The St. Tammany Parish School Board voted Monday to approve a contract with the local teachers union that would provide $2,000 stipends for teachers and $1,700 stipends for other staff as part of a four-year collective bargaining agreement between the two parties.
Leaders of the St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees are scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to endorse the contract. If ratified, the district will provide a one-time payment of $1,000 to all employees who have worked through the coronavirus pandemic. Another $1,000 payment, referred to in the agreement as a âstep-replacement stipend,â would go to certified teachers, with $700 going to non-certified personnel.