Guidelines for Receiving Title I Stipends

A stipend is compensation paid to an employee of Muscogee County School District (MCSD) for his/her participation in a professional learning activity under the specific conditions delineated below.



• The professional learning activity must have a written proposal that is approved by the Professional Learning Director or his/her designee and the Director of Title I prior to the first day of the activity.


• The activity must have an assigned course number from MCSDs Professional Learning Department or the Georgia Department of Education.


• The activity must occur during the fiscal year of the funding.


• The activity must result in at least one professional learning unit (PLU) based on 10 clock hours per PLU.


• Participation must be documented through the participant’s signature or initials on a sign-in sheet.


• The participant in the professional learning activity must be a teacher or other certified employee. Pre-kindergarten teachers may not receive Title I stipends.


• The professional learning activity must occur during the time the participant is off contract.


• The participant must sign a Title I Stipend Contract for the professional learning activity.


• The amount of the stipend for the professional learning activity must be pre-approved by the Title I Director.


• The stipend may not exceed $150 per day of the professional learning activity. The amount could be less and is contingent upon the availability of Title I funds. For these purposes only, a day is defined as a minimum of five or more hours.


• The stipend will be included in the participant’s regular pay check following the completion of the activity. If the contract is signed and processed after the payroll submission date for that month, it will be included in the following month’s pay check.