Madison Schools Getting Relief

American Rescue Act & Local Business Taking Care Of Textbooks

Madison Consolidated Schools will receive $5.5 million from the American Rescue Act — the third phase of COVID-19 relief funding provided by the federal government — and hopes to better define what that can be used for by next month.

Among the possibilities is earmarking funding for learning loss interventions to respond the students’ academic and emotional needs as impacted by the coronavirus.

Ventilation safety issues related to COVID-19 are also being considered with the possibility that some of the money might go toward improve heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) at Madison Junior High School and Anderson Elementary as the school corporation evaluates how to fund that work.

Some money might also be budgeted as a staff stipend for additional duties related to COVID management next school year.

The one-time stipend was approved as a memorandum between the Madison Teachers Association and Madison Consolidated Schools for 2020-2021 in regard to additional work completed during the COVID crisis. Pay was set at $1,000 for bargaining unit members, administrators and professional certified while members who work part-time were pro-rated at $900 for 12-month full-time, professional non-certified, $700 for nine-month full-time, $500 for nine-month part-time, and employees hired after Jan. 1 will be reduced by 50%.

• Approved textbook rental fees for the 2021-2022 school year which are then paid by Super ATV as a donation to the corporation and its students for the 2021-2022 school year.