The Emporia board of education hopes to avoid a non-voluntary personnel reduction through a one-year policy that offers incentives for a Voluntary Early Retirement Program (VERP). The board unanimously approved a plan that would give extra pay to eligible employees who agree to retire this school year.
The vote came during the board meeting Wednesday evening in the Mary Herbert Education Center.
The Emporia National Education Association already ratified the plan, which will be in effect only for the current fiscal year.
For certified staff, the change is an addendum to the 2009-10 master contract.
“We tried to explain it’s not to push anyone into retirement, but it’s really to give an opportunity to people who would like to have that option,” said Associate Superintendent of Personnel M. Theresa Davidson.
To read complete story see the print edition or the online print edition.