Teachers, administrators and staff at Catoosa County Schools have been told to expect a 5.5% cut in salary as the school district prepares for a $12.6 million budget cut due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Superintendent Denia Reese said the only way to manage the significant cuts in state funding was to reduce payroll.
In order to do that, the district will be changing its calendar for the next school year. Students will have five fewer instructional days and five teacher in-service days will be eliminated.
That means all Catoosa County Schools employees’ salaries will be reduced by 10 days.
The 10-day cut should save the district $4.7 million. The district will also be getting$1.6 million in federal relief funds from the CARES Act.