Amid the nationwide teacher shortage, the William S. Hart Union High School District’s Governing Board unanimously passed the Classified School Employees Summer Assistance Program (CSESAP).

Eligible to those employed for less than 12-months a year by the district, the CSESAP is offering the opportunity for employees to set aside 10 percent of their monthly salary, with the state matching up to $1 per every dollar the employee puts away. 

“We are thankful for the Board of Trustees continued support of this benefit for our classified staff,” said Ralph Peschek, chief business officer for the Hart District.

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The state-matched assistance program, scheduled between the 2022 and 2023 school year, intends to help employees who work only nine or 10 months a year through those months when they are not collecting a paycheck, according to officials. 

For reference, if a non-management classified employee works 10 months out of the year and brings home $2,000 a month while putting aside $200 into the program, the state is projected to match that $200. 

At the end of their 10-month work schedule, that employee would have $4,000 in an account from which to draw living expenses from over the summer months, according to Hart District officials. 

The State of California allocates $60 million annually for the CSESAP match, according to officials. 

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