The superintendent of a Georgia public school system is donating his $10,000 bonus to help high school seniors in his district pay their college application fees
Grant Rivera, 44, has been the superintendent of Marietta City Schools, where he oversees approximately 8,900 students and 1,200 employees across 11 schools, since 2017. When he was given his contract, he requested that any bonus he received be repurposed to benefit students. He then began working with the college adviser and scholarship coordinator at Marietta High School to find the best way the funds could support college access.Grant Rivera with students from Marietta High School.
"Rivera earned the $10,000 bonus check last fall after his first full year as superintendent. However, in addition to helping students, he wanted to make a value statement to his staffers.Read More"Our success as a district and my subsequent bonus was a collective effort," he said."As such, this does not go into the wallet of the superintendent; it gets invested into the future of our children.
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