Chalkboard, a K-12 public education news outlet, reported that Wake County Public School System used more than 40% of $442 million in COVID-19 relief funding to supply 'bonus pay' to its employees.
that"77.69% of spending to salaries and benefits, with about 10% or less was spent"on other categories." The report explained further that the school district spent $238.2 million on salaries and benefits, approximately $30 million spent on supplies, $19 million for purchased services, $88,690 for capital outlay, and $9 million for"other" expenses."Wake County schools, according to state data through Nov. 30, has spent $120.4 million on bonus pay.
A breakdown of the state data shows Wake County Public School System shows that 64.5% of COVID-19 funds were used to fund"salary." It also shows that 11.1% was used for"employee Benefits," 10.1% for"purchased Services," 11.2% for"supplies and"materials," and 3.0% for"other.
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