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ARTICLE XV - COMPENSATION - PAYROLL PROCEDURES - FRINGE BENEFITS REIMBURSEMENT A.
Payroll Procedure Teachers will have the option of receiving their pay on a twenty-two (22) or twentysix (26) payment schedule. This choice must be made at the beginning of the school year or within two weeks of employment. It cannot be changed until the start of the next school year. Regular pay days shall be every other Friday except when during the school term, school is not in session, teachers will receive their checks on the last day school is in session that particular pay period. During the summer months, checks may be picked up by the teacher on the designated pay day or mailed to an address designated by the teacher. Subject to the approval of the Superintendent a teacher who elects the twenty-six (26) payment schedule may receive all remaining monies due on June 30th.
B. Fringe Benefits The Board will pay eighty-five (85)% of the premium rate of single health coverage and seventy-five (75)% of the premium rate of family health coverage for all plans offered. The Board will conduct on-site health screening(s) during the first forty-five (45) calendar days of each school year. The Board will pay for the cost of the health screening for participants who are enrolled in the health insurance plan at the time of the screening. For teachers who participate in this health screening each year and if applicable covered spouses at the time of the screening, the Board will pay ninety (90)% of the premium rate of single health coverage and eighty (80)% of the premium rate of family health coverage. For teachers with family coverage, spouses if applicable must participate in order to receive the higher Board contribution levels. Status of all covered members at the end of open enrollment will determine who shall participate in the screening. If a teacher or spouse is/are unable to participate in the health screenings when they are held onsite, the teacher or spouse will have until October 31st to obtain a screening at one of the screening company’s alternate locations. Failure to obtain a screening by October 31st will result in higher premium costs for the employee as listed above, retroactive to the start of the insurance year (currently September 1st each year).
