2024 Legislative Session Stipends

In Spring 2024, the Louisiana Legislature passed two different stipends:

1. a one-time stipend for certificated and support staff
2. a one-time stipend for differential pay

At last night’s board meeting, the School Board approved the payout timeline for these one-time state funded stipends. To be clear, these stipends are completely separate from the proposed December 7, 2024 millage.

2024 Legislative Session for Certificated and Support Staff Stipends 
Eligible employees will receive a stipend of $2,000 or $1,000 depending on the following criteria:

• $2,000 for certificated staff which is defined as: All employees on the teacher pay scale (certified or non-certified), ROTC, OT/PTs, Nurse Practitioners, Central Office Specialists, Project Managers and all employees whose position is a multiplier of the teacher pay scale.  A part time teacher-based position will receive a stipend in the amount of $1,000 (examples: part time nurse, social workers, speech pathologist)
• $1,000 for support staff is any position that is not defined as a certificated staff. Examples: paraprofessionals, bus driver, bus attendant, school clerical, monitors, child nutrition, custodial, central office clerical, crossing guards, truck/van drivers, maintenance foreman, and technical support technicians.

Eligible employees who are employed on October 1, 2024 and November 6, 2024 will receive your stipend on or before November 18, 2024.

2024 Legislative Session for Pay Differentials Stipends
Eligible classroom teachers will receive a $1,250 stipend for those eligible classroom teachers who teach full time in the critical shortage areas defined by the Louisiana Department of Education (Math 6-12, Science 6-12, Special Education K-12).

For the purpose of this stipend, the full-time classroom teacher does not need to be certified in the content area. The teacher must teach all periods of the school day (less their planning period) in the critical shortage areas.

Eligible classroom teachers will receive a $1,250 stipend if they were employed on February 1, 2025 and the last day of school. This stipend will be paid on or around June 15, 2025.