Employment Benefits - Butler County Special Education

Employment Benefits

Butler County Cooperative teachers are provided with a variety of benefits. A summary of benefits for the teaching employees of the Butler County Cooperative follows:

Employee liability insurance
Liability insurance is carried on professional employees.

Health insurance
The board pays $205.00 toward the purchase of the district health insurance plan. Additional options available to employees include health, dental and life insurance.

Kansas Public Employment Retirement System (KPERS)
The Kansas State Department of Education requires employees to participate in the state's retirement program. The state of Kansas provides employees with a statement each year which summarizes contributions and other pertinent information.

Personal leave
A maximum of two days per year may be used at the discretion of each teacher for the conduct of personal business which cannot be conducted during hours when school is not in session. Teachers will be allowed a third personal day each year provided they reimburse the district for one day of substitute salary.

Other leaves
Additional leaves are available for legal leave, adoption leave, funeral leave, association leave and professional leave.

Social Security
All school district employees are covered by the Federal Social Security Act. A required percentage of their salary is deducted to pay their portion of this protection and the school district matches their deductions dollar for dollar. The plan, as provided by the federal government, is designed for employees' future security and that of their dependents by providing retirement, disability and death benefits.

Tax-sheltered annuities
School district employees are entitled to participate in approved tax-sheltered annuity programs.

Sick leave
Professional employees receive 10 sick leave days each year. Sick leave days not used during the year may be accumulated for future years up to ninty-five days.

Mutual Extraordinary leave
Employees may request an extended leave due to dread diseases or catastrophic and life-threatening accidents or illnesses. A pool of temporary leave days has been created for employees to borrow additional temporary leave days up to 25 days in the event of unusual circumstances which exceed the employee's available number of sich leave days.

Worker's compensation
The school district carries insurance to cover the cost of work-incurred injury or illness. Benefits help pay for medical treatment and part of any income they may lose while recovering.