Last week, the state of Ohio launched a new program aimed at encouraging school districts to recruit members of the military, military spouses and veterans as employees. The program, called the Military Recruit Award program, was announced by Gov. Mike DeWine and the Directors of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) Steve Dackin and Ohio Department of Veterans Services (ODVS) Maj. Gen. (U.S. Army, retired) Deborah Ashenhurst.
Under the program, school districts can offer a $3,000 signing bonus to eligible recruits who work in the district for at least a year. The amount of the bonus, as well as additional costs associated with it, will be reimbursed to the district by ODEW once the employee has worked in the district for a year. ODEW will also provide a $1,500 bonus to districts who recruit an eligible service member, spouse or veteran. The $1,500 bonus is unrestricted, and districts can use the funds at their discretion. Districts will need to utilize the application process to access the Award program.
For more information about the program, visit the state’s resource page, which you can find here.