Teacher and Support Staff COVID-19 Hazard Pay
The Michigan Department of Treasury recently released details regarding the process for teachers and school support staff to access the one-time hazard pay for teachers and support staff included in Public Act 166 of 2020. Public Act 166 of 2020 calls for a one-time payment up to $500.00 hazard pay to be paid out to eligible teaching staff and a one-time payment up to $250.00 hazard pay to be paid out to eligible school support staff to recognize the additional time spent outside of normal working hours and additional costs teachers have incurred as a result of the school closure in the spring of 2020.
Teachers will need to meet the following eligibility requirements:
School support staff will need to meet the following eligibility requirements:
Timeline:
Upon reviewing each submitted Form 5734, if the district determines that you do not meet the qualification requirements released by the Michigan Department of Treasury you will be notified via email. If you feel this was done so in error, you may submit your written appeal to this decision to mdongvillo@sjschools.org. This written appeal must be received by December 9, 2020.
Please contact Brenda Graham: bgraham@sjschools.org with any questions.