Position split between East Chester Elementary and Chester County High School
The following position(s) have been deemed hard to staff for the 2024-2025 school year :
6-12 Mathematics & PreK-12 SPED
For educators to be in consideration for these bonuses, they must be fully endorsed in the hard-to-staff / high-need position and be hired on or before September 1st of the current school year.
Educators must meet one of the following requirements to receive the bonus :
Internal transfer or recruitment
Educators who agree to move to a hard-to-staff, high-need, or accountability area will receive a $2,000 one-time bonus.
This amount will be awarded in one lump sum payment. The amount of bonus the educator will receive will be based on the percentage of time that he is teaching in this area.
An educator not teaching 100% of the time in this area would not get 100% of the bonus amount.
New educator recruitment incentives
Educators new to the District who move into a designated hard-to-staff, high-need, or accountability area will receive a $1,500 signing bonus.
Educators will receive another $2,500 stipend following a demonstration of satisfactory performance (TEAM Overall Level of Effectiveness score of 3 or higher).
This amount will be awarded in one lump sum payment. The amount of bonus the educator will receive will be based on the percentage of time that he is teaching in this area.
An educator not teaching 100% of the time in this area would not get 100% of the bonus amount.
Retention Stipend
Existing educators who serve in hard-to-staff, high-need, or accountability positions will receive a $1,000 one-time bonus if an internal transfer or new educator moves into the same position in which they currently serve.
Previous recipients of the retention stipend will not receive another stipend.
This amount will be awarded in one lump sum payment. The amount of bonus the educator will receive will be based on the percentage of time that he is teaching in this area.
An educator not teaching 100% of the time in this area would not get 100% of the bonus amount.
Must hold a Teaching license to teach special education classes
Must be able to pass a background check
Salary dependable on years of experience and degree level