Bonuses and academic calendar discussed at December board meeting

Trisha Dasgupta

Applications for district advisory committees have officially opened. All community members — from students and staff, to teachers and taxpayers — are invited to apply to become a member of the district’s numerous advisory committees, including the Legislative Leadership Committee, School Health Advisory Committee, and District Library Advisory Committee.

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December 13, 2022

Frisco ISD’s Board of Trustees held its monthly school board meeting Monday evening to discuss many topics including FISD employee retention bonuses and the 2023-24 calendar.

The resolution for the January 2023 retention incentive was approved with eligible employees receiving a bonus equal to $50 for each year of their time at FISD as well as the greater of 1% of their salary or $250.

Psychology teacher Tim Johannes, who’s been teaching on campus since 2006, the bonus is nice to have.

“It’s a nice bonus at the end of the calendar year to have,” Johannes said. “They do it every year, so I guess it’s expected. If they didn’t do it, that would be a little bit sad.”

After receiving comments on the school calendar, the board is postponing approval of the 2023-24 calendar until January.

For humanities teacher Sarah Wiseman, FISD’s calendar not aligning with surrounding school districts is a family struggle.

“We live in Plano, so my whole family is gonna be out starting on Friday afternoon,” Wiseman said. “So I’m gonna miss a week of Christmas vacation with them, and then they’re gonna go back to school and I’ll be out for a week. It’s just created a real childcare problem.”