Applications open for Georgia s Families of Children with Special Needs Reimbursement
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Georgia Department of Education
and last updated 2021-04-13 12:41:26-04
ATLANTA, Ga. (WTXL) â Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Education opened applications for the Families of Children with Special Needs Reimbursement through May 14.
âIn my State of the State Address this year, I announced that Georgia would set aside $10 million in Governor s Emergency Education Relief funds to offset costs that parents of students with special needs faced due to COVID-19. As we launch these applications, we are taking the first step in fulfilling that promise, said Gov. Kemp.
When the state delivers on Gov. Brian Kemp’s promise to provide a one-time $1,000 bonus to every K-12 public teacher and school-level staff member, the Habersham County Board of Education will take it a step further.
In Habersham County, every employee in the school system will receive a one-time $1,000 bonus – not just those in school-level positions, said School Superintendent Matthew Cooper.
“Here’s what our board of education has said: In Habersham County, it should go to everybody,” Cooper said. “I want to publicly thank this board of education for taking that stance. That’s the fair thing to do is that every single employee in this school system should get it. The reality is our board is going to have to locally support some of this.”
School staff in Ga. eligible for COVID vaccine in early March
School staff in Ga. eligible for COVID vaccine in early March By Clinton Hinely, Sean Evans, Jake Wallace, and Dal Cannady | February 24, 2021 at 5:05 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 6:42 PM
ATLANTA, Ga. (WTOC) - Teachers and school staff in Georgia, along with a group of âmedically fragileâ residents, will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in early March.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made the announcement on Thursday from the State Capitol.
Pre-K through 12th grade educators and staff (includes public and private schools), adults with intellectual and development disabilities and their caregivers, and parents of children with complex medical conditions have been added to the list of those eligible to get the COVID vaccine in Georgia.
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