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Mountain View Whisman gives staff $1K bonuses
The Mountain View Whisman School District is giving its teachers and other employees a $1,000 bonus, which the school board approved last week.
The board voted unanimously at a Jan. 30 meeting to sign off on the $1,000 payments. The intention of the one-time bonus, district officials said, is to help employees to save for the future or pay down debt. Changes to the state’s public public employee retirement system means that newer staff will receive reduced benefits, Interim Superintendent Kevin Skelly told board members.
“A thousand dollars is not that much, but (it’s) sort of a message of appreciation mid-year,” Skelly said. “This is a reflection of the board’s commitment to treating its employees well.”
Skelly finished his time as interim superintendent last week, with Jeff Baier taking over the temporary leadership spot.
The bonuses are expected to cost roughly $700,000, according to the district. Staff who aren’t full-time employees will receive a pro-rated payment.
According to Skelly, the district’s top administrators won’t receive the bonus, because they have individual contracts that haven’t been changed to reflect this payment.
Mountain View library book sale this weekend
The Friends of the Mountain View Library are hosting a book sale this weekend, Feb. 8-9, to raise money for the library.
The sale will be held in the bookmobile garage behind the library, which is at the corner of Mercy and Franklin streets in downtown Mountain View.
The sale is scheduled to run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The first hour on Saturday is reserved for members of the Friends of the Mountain View Library. The rest of the sale is open to the public.
Most books and other items will be priced at $1 or less, according to the group’s website. Sunday is a bag-sale day, where shoppers pay $5 for each grocery-sized bag that they fill with items.
For more information visit mvlibraryfriends.org/book-sales.
City of Mountain View to host free vaccine clinic
The city of Mountain View plans to host a free flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic in coordination with Santa Clara County on Saturday, Feb. 15.
The event is meant for those without health insurance or who are underinsured, according to the city. A limited supply of vaccines will also be available for those with insurance.
The vaccination clinic will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mountain View Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave.
