Employee Benefits
Health Insurance Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Employee Coverage Board Paid
- Dependent Coverage Employee Paid
- $300 Allowance for Annual Physical for Employee
(Not Included in Deductible)
- Dental Coverage Board Paid for Employee Only;
Dependent Coverage Available
- Vision Coverage Included in Health Insurance
- Prescription Card - $20 for Brand Name; $10 for
Generic or Brand Name With No Generic Equivalent. Mail-Order
Option Available for Three Month Supply of Medication.
- After $300 Deductible, 80/20 Insurance Coverage
Employee Assistance Program
- Initial counseling available at no cost to Unit
5 employees.
- Unlimited 24-hour phone counseling available.
Life Insurance
- $30,000 Board-Paid Life Insurance for Certified
Employees
Sick Leave/Personal Leave/Sick Bank/Medical Leave
- 11 Days Sick Leave Annually Paid
- 2 Days Personal Leave Annually Paid. If not used
revert to accumulated Sick Leave.
- Sick Bank 20 Additional Days Available Per Year
If One Day is Contributed by Employee to Sick Bank.
Can be used for personal illness after Sick Leave has
been exhausted if approved by UFEA president.
- 10 Days Medical Leave Annually Unpaid
Retirement Plan
- Teachers Retirement System 9-1/2% of Employee
Salary Deducted for TRS. Nine percent is tax sheltered.
Extra-Curricular Assignments
- Opportunity for Coaching and Other Activities See
Extra-Curricular
School Year
- Based on 180 Working Days Per Year
Tuition Waivers/In-Service Credit/Additional Education
Credit
- Tuition Waivers are available for classes taken
through Illinois State University. Salary schedule credit
typically granted for courses taken.
- Salary schedule credit typically granted for courses
taken through other colleges and universities.
- Courses are offered frequently throughout the year
through Unit 5 at no cost to the employee. Salary schedule
credit or stipends available.
Salary Schedule Interpretation
- Step Number of Years Employee Has Been Employed.
New employees are granted prior credit at the rate of
one year for each of the first five years and one year
for each two years through the eleventh year of experience.
Employees may start as high as Step 9.
- Lane Number of Hours Employee Has Earned After
Completion of the Bachelors or Masters Degree. Lane
changes made twice each year once in September and
once in March.
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