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Staff Writer MARTINS FERRY — The Martins Ferry Board of Education prepared to close out the 2020-21 school year Tuesday. Staff receiving financial recognition for their work and risks taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board approved a 4 percent base salary increase. A $1,000 COVID bonus for all teachers, staff, administrators and at-will central office employees effective Aug. 1. Treasurer Dana Garrison said the staff will receive 4-percent raises for 2022 through 2024. “The COVID bonus is only a one-time payment of $1,000 per employee, and it’s due to the additional work and in...

School board adopts $39.9M budget | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS JOHNSTOWN — Thanks to a $776,948 increase in state and federal aid, the Greater Johnstown School District school board Thursday night adopted its first budget in four years that doesn’t seek to break the New York state tax cap. All school board members in attendance Thursday night voted to adopt the proposed $39.96 million 2021-22 budget. The budget includes a 2.5% year-over-year spending increase of $992,700 and a 3.8% property tax levy increase of $393,247. The budget spends $2.5 million of the school district’s roughly $...

COVID-19 Cost Recovery: Ways to Maximize Federal Funding Feb. 25, 2021 , 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Contact Eryn Hurley COVID-19 Cost Recovery: Ways to Maximize Federal Funding Cost recovery for COVID-19 is a complex puzzle with many different pieces. Current challenges are magnified as the virus continues to spread, the response continues, vaccine distribution ramps up and federal funding opportunities and rules change almost daily. While the maze of federal funding can be difficult to navigate, planning your cost recovery now will help maximize federal reimbursement opportunit...

Tennessee educators and parents call for fully funded remote learning to contain the pandemic On Tuesday, Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee opened a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly by doubling down on his hard-line stance that all schools should be open for in-person instruction amid the deepening COVID-19 pandemic. As hospitals reach capacity across the state and reputable scientists increasingly recognize that schools are major vectors for the spread of the virus, Lee stated provocatively, “Here’s the bottom line. You can’t say ‘follow the science’ and k...

Saturday, January 9, 2021 Highlights A fourth federal COVID stimulus package, totaling $900 billion was signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020 The package, also known as the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, extends many relief programs from the CARES Act Relief funding is available to individuals, businesses, banks, healthcare providers, tribal governments, transportation, infrastructure, and more For businesses, communities and individuals, the $900 billion stimulus package signed into law carries more than just the weight of its 5,000 pages.  The s...