APS will now pay $1,000 bonus to employees after state superintendent's criticism

Atlanta Public Schools will still pay employees a $1,000 bonus from the state, even after the district preemptively paid the bonuses before Gov. Brian Kemp made the announcement. (Jasmine Robinson/WABE)

Camisha Butler is a textiles artist and art teacher at Maynard H. Jackson High School in southeast Atlanta. 

Earlier this month, she received a $1,000 bonus from Atlanta Public Schools (APS), a routine tradition of the district around this time of year. 

But there was more good news than normal this holiday season.