2016/09/06 RESOLUTION TO AWARD HARNETT COUNTY CLASSROOM TEACHERS ADDITIONAL $1,000 SUPPLEMENTS , Harnett
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RESOLUTION BY THE HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $1,000 SUPPLEMENT
TO REWARD AND RETAIN HARNETT COUNTY'S CLASSROOM TEACHERS
THAT WHEREAS,the Harnett County Board of Commissioners acknowledges that good
teachers are the backbone of the Harnett County School System, providing a quality education to
the children of Harnett County; and
WHEREAS,the Board appreciates the work done by these teachers and believes they should be
paid well for the important work they do; and
WHEREAS,the Board acknowledges that Harnett County has lost good teachers to other
counties, primarily due to the higher supplement these counties are able to pay teachers; and
WHEREAS, the Board wishes to aid the Harnett County Board of Education in its efforts to
retain these teachers and keep them in Harnett County classrooms; and
WHEREAS,the Board seeks to close the supplement gap and reward classroom teachers who
choose to stay in Harnett County by providing those teachers with an additional $1,000
supplement on top of what they receive from Harnett County Schools.
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Harnett County Board of Commissioners
will provide a$1,000 supplement to all currently employed classroom teachers, defined as those
who spend at least 50 percent of their time in the classroom in front of students, who were
employed by Harnett County Schools as of September 1, 2015, to be paid out in September
2016.
Adopted this 6th day of September 2016.
HARNETT COU Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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