Putnam County Schools Awarded More Than $60K For Employee Appreciation

Putnam County Schools awarded more than $60,000 to promote employee recognition and appreciation.

The funding from Utrust includes $30,000 to promote employee appreciation system-wide and an additional $30,200 to be divided among all Putnam County schools to fund appreciation activities in each school.

Utrust is an organization that assists school systems in Tennessee with unemployment issues and in recognizing, supporting, and appreciating school employees. It sponsors the Utrust Appreciation Program, a student leadership program that seeks to help students recognize and express appreciation for people who make their lives better each day.

Putnam County is one of 51 school systems in Tennessee that will collectively receive $1 million in mini-grants from Utrust.