Franklin Community School Corporation

Bylaws & Policies

3220.01 - TEACHER APPRECIATION GRANTS

The Franklin Community School Corporation will distribute its Teacher Appreciation Grant monies received from the Indiana Department of Education to the teachers who meet the following criteria:

	A.	employed in the classroom or directly provided education in a virtual classroom setting;
	B.	received a Highly Effective or an Effective rating on their most recently completed performance evaluation; and

C. employed on December 1st of the year the Corporation receives the Teacher Appreciation Grant monies.

The School Corporation will distribute its Teacher Appreciate Grant monies as follows:

	A.	To All Effective Teachers: A stipend as determined by the Superintendent.
	B.	To All Highly Effective Teachers: A stipend in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) more than the stipend given to Effective teachers.

The School Corporation will distribute the stipends within twenty (20) business days of the distribution date by the Indiana Department of Education of the Teacher Appreciation Grant monies to the School Corporation.

I.C. 20-43-10-3.5

Adopted 7/10/17