GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — Teachers and other employees in the Gwinnett County School District will not receive the $2,000 retention bonuses they had been expecting after the district announced that the necessary funding was not included in the approved state budget.
The one-time bonuses were expected after the Gwinnett County Board of Education adopted its budget earlier this year.
However, an email sent to teachers and staff explained that the payments were contingent on state funding, which was not allocated in the approved budget.
The district also stated that it does not have enough money in its current budget to cover the bonuses independently.
The expected payments would have gone to teachers and other school employees, including custodians, school nutrition workers, bus drivers, nurses and counselors.
The email was also apparently sent to parents accidentally through the district’s ParentVUE system.
Although the retention bonuses will not be distributed, the district did approve a $1,000 salary increase for teachers in its latest fiscal year budget, which took effect over the summer.
WSB Radio’s Ashley Simmons & Cheryl Castro contributed to this story.