Support Staff Employment Handbook - Plymouth School District

document. Type II annual work year is described in the job description but includes holidaypay, personal day, emergency leave days and sick leaves as described in this document.Benefits: Fringe benefits are part of compensation. The Board of Education will provide thebenefits in accordance with the following policy. Full time employees are eligible to receivefull benefits. Substitute employees, temporary employees and student employees will receiveno benefits. The board of education or administration may modify benefits at any time.Temporary and Student positions are not eligible for benefits except social security. A studentworker may be classified as such up to one year following high school graduation and mayremain in the program without benefits.Medical Insurance Premiums: Annually, the Board of Education shall adopt the premiumsto be paid per employee for the approved District Health and Accident Insurance programs.Employee portions of medical insurance premiums shall be made with payroll deductionswhenever possible.Dental Insurance: Annually, the Board of Education shall adopt the premiums to be paid peremployee for the approved District Dental Insurance. Employee portions of dental insurancepremiums shall be made with payroll deductions whenever possible.Group Life Insurance: The Board of Education shall provide a group term life insuranceplan for support staff employees. Participation is optional. If the employee elects coverage,the employer shall pay the employer’s share only. Employee portions of group life insurancepremiums shall be made with payroll deductions whenever possible.Long Term Disability Insurance: The Board of Education shall pay the annualpremium for long term disability insurance for working at least 1080 hours annually.Retirement: The Board of Education, in accordance with law, shall determine annually theemployer’s share and the employee’s share of retirement of contributions to the WisconsinRetirement System. Employee portions of retirement contributions shall be made with payrolldeductions whenever possible.MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCEAll benefitted support staff personnel are eligible to participate in the Plymouth SchoolDistrict’s group medical and dental insurance plans. This coverage is paid in part by theBoard of Education and represents a major benefit to the employee.Support staff must regularly work at least 30 hours per week during the regular school year tobe classified as a “benefitted” employee. Benefitted Group I employees shall have 12 monthsof continuous coverage. Continuing Benefitted Group II employees shall have 11 months ofcoverage with the month of July covered fully at their own expense. Benefitted Group IIbenefitted employees may qualify for Benefitted Group I employee coverage provided theywork at least 80 hours during the designated summer school session. District administrationshall establish the dates of available work for such coverage. There is no guarantee ofemployment for any Benefitted Group II employee during the designated summer session. Ifa Benefitted Group II employee fails to return to employment or terminates prior to October1 st of the subsequent school year, that employee shall be responsible for the full premium of23