Next month, about 6,500 employees of the Atlanta Public School system will receive a $1,000 one-time payment. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the payment, plus the district’s share of related payroll taxes, will cost the district about $7.5 million.
Money will come from a $30.5 million spend-down of rainy day funds approved by the school board earlier this month. Active, full-time employees and those who work at least 29 hours a week are eligible for the payment that will be included in workers' Dec. 15 paychecks.