Killeen ISD partners with Tarleton to provide scholarships and admission for qualifying seniors
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Killeen ISD paid $1.28 million in administrative COVID-19 leave, will not be reimbursed
Jarell Baker
and last updated 2021-01-15 23:31:59-05
KILLEEN, TX â Since the start of the pandemic last March until the end of last year and Christmas break, more than 400 employees with KISD took administrative COVID-19 leave.
âThese costs weâve incurred, to the tune of now $1.2 million, will not be reimbursed for the district,â explained KISD Chief Communications and Marketing Officer Taina Maya.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act required the district to give paid 10 leave days (80 hours) to their workers for specific reasons related to COVID-19.
Maya says the district also pushed other COVID-19 precaution efforts, which werenât originally budgeted for.