UISD approves $3.5K payments to employees
June 27, 2021
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Administration offices for Laredo United ISD, located at 201 Lindenwood Drive.Cuate Santos / Laredo Morning Times
During a Wednesday Special Call meeting, UISD approved a one-time payment for all full-time employees equaling $3,500 that will be split into two equal payments using federal funding.
Eligible employees can expect to receive the payments in early October and mid-January. According to Laida Benavides, UISD’s Superintendent of Business and Finance, the decision had to have been made prior to June 30 before new employee contracts started.
The funds will be taken directly from the second Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, making up approximately 20% of those. ESSER II is slated to expire in 2023, and Benavides said it was a portion that would be best allocated to the staff after a difficult year.