Employee Benefits
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Employee Benefits Center
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New Plan Highlights
Based on your TRS ActiveCare Medical enrollment from 2023-2024, if you do not change plans during the open enrollment period, you will be placed in the plan you are currently enrolled in.
| Medical Plans: |
| TRS ActiveCare Primary * |
| TRS ActiveCare Primary +* |
| TRS ActiveCare HD |
| TRS ActiveCare 2 (closed plan) |
| Medical Insurance |
The district provides health
insurance benefits for each employee. The district pays a portion of the
total cost for the employee only. Employees may add family members by
paying premiums through payroll deduction. The district's health
insurance is with TRS ActiveCare with various options to choose from. There are three plans for employees
to choose. Mail order
service for prescriptions is also available. Call in and virtual visits are available also.
https://www.bcbstx.com/trsactivecare |
| Life Insurance |
Life insurance may be purchased by each employee through payroll deduction from the approved carrier. |
| Dental Insurance |
Dental insurance may be purchased by
each employee through payroll deduction from the approved carrier. A
family dental plan is also available for purchase. |
| Income Protection |
Salary continuation insurance may be purchased by each employee through payroll deduction from the approved insurance carrier. |
| Cafeteria Benefits Election Program |
The program allows the employee to
select from a menu of health insurance options, such as dental plan,
cancer plan, extended disability plan, medical reimbursement, and others
that allow a payroll deduction with pre-tax dollars. |
| Retirement Benefits |
Employees are members of the Texas
Teacher Retirement System. The employee's contribution is 8.25% of
annual compensation as of 9/1/23.
The State contribution rate can be found at:
https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx |
| Sick Leave / Personal Business |
Professional employees are allowed
five (5) days of state personal leave and two (2) days of local sick
leave annually. Leave includes personal illness, immediate family
illness, death in the immediate family, and emergencies. Unused state
days are cumulative with no limit. Local sick leave is cumulative to 35
days. |
| Direct Deposit |
Employees may choose to have their payroll check deposited by direct deposit. |
| Tax-Sheltered Annuity |
Through this program, known as the
403 (b) Plan, an employee can elect to have a portion of his/her salary
invested in a tax-deferred contract, including investments like fixed
accounts, money market accounts and a broad portfolio of stocks and
bonds |
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Worker's Compensation
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Financial and medical protection is provided for on-the-job injuries. |