(Griswold) The Griswold School Board added an extra financial incentive to the district’s early retirement policy.
The board offers the early retirement plan yearly, and the policy allows up to five people to apply per year on a first-come, first-served basis. The former policy offered the retirees $18,000 paid out over three years. On Monday, the board raised the incentive to $24,000, paid out over three years. The deadline to apply is at the end of February.
Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs says the board upfronted the policy because the district will not offer the early retirement package during the 2022-2023 school year.
The School Board also approved a contract adjustment for the district principals. Henrichs says the district’s principals take and make calls on their cell phones relating to school business while on their own time. The school board agreed to a $60-per month stipend to allow for an additional cell phone on their current plan, used solely for school business.
