| Hampshire County Schools |
| Bylaws & Policies |
3420 - BENEFITS
The State of West Virginia, through the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA), shall offer all eligible professional personnel staff members with the following benefits:
| A. | Hospital and Medical Care Benefits | |
| Through a flexible benefits program, all instructors shall have the opportunity to enroll in hospitalization, surgical, prescription drug, and other medical care benefits. | ||
| B. | Life Insurance | |
| A basic $10,000.00 decreasing term life insurance policy is provided at no additional cost if enrolled for health benefits. If an employee is not enrolled for health benefits, s/he may enroll for basic life insurance at no cost. Optional life insurance is available up to $500,000.00 with the cost based upon age. If an employee enrolls for more than $100,000.00, a statement of health must be completed and approved. Dependent life insurance is available for an employee’s spouse in amounts of $5,000.00 to $20,000.00 and child(ren) in amounts of $2,000.00 to $10,000.00. | ||
| C. | Flexible Benefits | |
| The Mountaineer Flexible Benefits Plan enables employees to choose dental and vision. |
The following are other benefits provided by the State of West Virginia:
| A. | Holidays | |
| The following days are designated by the State of West Virginia as holidays for school employees if the days are within their contract period: Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s birthday, Memorial Day, and West Virginia Day. | ||
| B. | Personal Leave | |
| Employees shall be eligible for annual leave equal to 1 1/2 days per month, three (3) which may be taken without regard to the cause of absence. Unused leave shall be accumulative without limitation and shall be transferable within the State. | ||
| C. | Outside of School Environment Days | |
| Six (6) days shall be designated by the county board to be used by the employees outside the school environment. | ||
| D. | Tuition Reimbursement | |
| See HCBE Policy 3243.01. | ||
| E. | Early Notification of Retirement/Resignation | |
| Any classroom teacher who gives written notice to the Board on or before the first day of February of the school year of their resignation or retirement from employment with the Board at the conclusion of the school year shall be paid $500 from the "Early Notification of Retirement" line item established for the Department of Education for this purpose, subject to appropriation by the Legislature. If the appropriations to the Department of Education for this purpose are insufficient to compensate all applicable teachers, the Department of Education shall request a supplemental appropriation in an amount sufficient to compensate all such teachers. Additionally, if funds are still insufficient to compensate all applicable teachers, the priority of payment is for teachers who give written notice the earliest. This payment shall not be counted as part of the final average salary for the purpose of calculating retirement. | ||
| F. | Liability Coverage | |
| The State Board of Risk and Insurance Management (BRIM) shall provide appropriate professional or other liability insurance for the County Board of Education, teachers, supervisory and administrative staff members, service personnel, County Superintendent of Schools and School Board members. | ||
| The insurance shall cover any claim, demand, action, suit, or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or other acts resulting in bodily injury or property damage to any person within or without any school building, if, at the time of the alleged injury, the teacher, supervisor, administrator, service personnel employee, County Superintendent, School Board member, or employee was acting in the discharge of his/her duties, within the scope of his/her office, position of employment, under the direction of the Board of Education or in an official capacity as a County Superintendent or as a School Board member. | ||
| The insurance coverage shall be in an amount to be determined by the BRIM, but in no event less than $1,000,000 for each occurrence. |
The following benefits are provided by Hampshire County:
| A. | Excess Liability Coverage | |
| In addition to the liability insurance provided by the State, the County Board of Education shall purchase, through the Board of Risk and Insurance Management, excess coverage of at least $5,000,000 for each occurrence. The cost of this excess coverage will be paid by the County Board of Education. Any insurance purchased under this section shall be obtained from a company licensed to do business in this State. | ||
| The insurance policy shall include comprehensive coverage, personal injury coverage, malpractice coverage, corporal punishment coverage, legal liability coverage as well as a provision for the payment of the cost of attorney’s fees in connection with any claim, demand, action, suit or judgment arising from such alleged negligence or other act resulting in bodily injury under the conditions specified in this policy. |
The County Superintendent and other school personnel shall be defended by the County Board or an insurer in the case of suit, unless the act or omission shall not have been within the course or scope of employment or official responsibility or was motivated by malicious or criminal intent.
| B. | Worker’s Compensation | |
| West Virginia State Law requires Worker’s Compensation to be provided to all employees of the Board. | ||
| C. | Retirement | |
| All regular professional personnel employees are required to join the West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board. | ||
| For detailed information, the employee should contact the Retirement Board. | ||
| D. | Flexible Spending Accounts | |
| Through a cafeteria style flexible benefits plan accounts are available as an option for paying some medical, dental, vision, and child care costs with pre-tax dollars. | ||
| E. | Vacation | |
| Effective July 1, 2003, each 252-day employee of the Hampshire County Board of Education shall be eligible for vacation based on the number of years of job-related experience within a county school system or similar system (State or Federal) and calculated on a fiscal year basis. |
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One (1) through seven (7) years' experience |
10 days |
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Eight (8) through fifteen (15) years' experience |
15 days |
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Sixteen (16) and over |
20 days |
WV Code 29-12-5a
WV Code 5-16-1, et seq.
WV Code 18-5-45
WV Code 18A-5-2
WV Code 18A-4-10