Benefits

NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM BENEFITS OVERVIEW

  • Health Insurance administered through the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP)

      • Providers include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, United Healthcare, and Kaiser Permanente

  • State Retirement Plan administered through the Teacher Retirement System (TRS)

      • Annual benefit of up to 60% of average salary base upon retirement

      • Please visit TRS website for additional information:www.trsga.com

  • Supplemental Retirement Savings Program

      • For TRS eligible employees, the school system contributes 5.5% of annual salary

      • Employees are required to contribute .5% of annual salary

  • Life Insurance

      • The School System provides free life insurance for each full-time employee in an amount equal to an employee's annual salary (rounded up to the next thousand) plus $5,000

      • In the event of an accidental death an additional $5,000 benefit is provided

      • Coverage is available for dependents at a low-cost premium

  • Disability Insurance

      • The School System provides free long-term disability insurance for all full-time employees

      • At a low-cost premium, the School System provides short-term disability insurance for all full-time employees

  • Critical Illness/Cancer Insurance

      • The School System provides, through ALLSTATE, an optional premium-based critical illness policy

  • Dental/Optical/Hearing Reimbursement Plan

      • Direct Reimbursement Plan for all full-time employees which covers 55% of most dental, hearing, and optical expenses up to a maximum of $2,200 in annual reimbursements

      • Direct Reimbursement Plan also covers 100% of the first $150 of preventative service

  • Flexible Spending Accounts

      • Health-care spending account - maximum annual employee pretax contribution is $2,750

      • Dependent-care spending account - maximum annual employee pretax contribution is $5,000

  • Credit Union Membership

      • The School System is a participant in the Georgia United Credit Union

      • Payroll deductions are permitted for contributions to the Credit Union, the Covington-Newton County United Way, the Georgia Association of Educators, and the Professional Association of Georgia Educators

  • Leave Benefits

      • Sick leave is earned at the rate of 1 1/4 days per month times the number of months worked

      • Three sick leave days per year may be taken as personal leave