Benefits

Two credit unions serve School System employees. Both provide comparable services and rates. Employees may decide which, if either or both, credit union(s) to use. Information on each may be obtained from the Human Resources Department. Both Credit Unions offer payroll deduction programs.

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Employees can stay up to date with information about their benefits by reading the Employee Benefits Handbook.

Employee Benefits Handbook

Employee Group Health Insurance is offered to employees on a voluntary basis. Employees may elect coverage for themselves and certain dependents at a shared cost to employees. The School Board pays a portion of the employee’s premium. Employee and Board contributions for coverage, that includes dependents, vary according to the specific plan. Health insurance is available to employees who work 30 or more hours per week. 

Health Insurance Information

Employee Group Life Insurance in the amount of $5,000 is provided free of charge by the School Board for all employees. Employees may purchase additional coverage, determined by annual salary.

Post-Employment Retirement Health and Life Insurance is offered. Upon retirement, employees may elect to continue their insurance programs, provided they are covered at the time of retirement. Find out more about health insurance and the health insurance vesting schedule.

Investment Programs in the form of mutual funds and annuities are offered for participation in a 403b and 457 plan. Tax-deferred/sheltered investments must follow federal Internal Revenue Service requirements. In addition, employees may elect to participate in a variety of other insurance programs through First Financial Group of America. Some programs may include disability, cancer, etc. Get more information about insurance programs on the First Financial Site for STPSB Employees.

LEAD Academy accepts candidates interested in learning more about the School System administrative career track. Sessions include topics covering all aspects of administrative responsibilities along with the advice of veteran administrators. A culminating activity allows candidates to practice what they have learned at school sites.

Teachers new to the district participate in a New Teacher Induction Program to prepare them to enter the professional culture of the St. Tammany Parish Public School System. The New Teacher Induction Program is a mandatory program conducted each year prior to the beginning of the school year. Topics covered in the New Teacher Induction Program include curriculum, best teaching practices, classroom management, and district policies and procedures.

The St. Tammany Parish Public School System is committed to providing professional learning activities that are high-quality, sustained, intensive, and classroom-focused to engage all students in meaningful learning. These professional development opportunities are created to fulfill the varied needs of employees, the needs expressed in each school’s improvement plan, district/state initiatives, and compliance issues. Professional development activities are presented at the school, department, and district levels.

The State of Louisiana requires teachers, paraprofessionals, clerical, administrators and lunchroom technicians to join the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL). Bus drivers, bus attendants, custodians and maintenance workers all contribute to the Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System (LSERS). Retirement contributions are tax-sheltered payroll deductions.

Retirement benefits are based on years of service and age. Information about retirement options is available from the Human Resources Department upon request. To help prepare employees for retirement, those contemplating retirement may attend informational planning meetings sponsored by the retirement systems which are held twice yearly. Or employees may contact the Human Resources Department for an appointment to discuss retirement options.

Additional information concerning purchase of previous service credit, military credit, transfers between public retirement systems, calculations of estimated retirement benefits, disability retirement benefits, survivors' benefits, and other related questions also may be obtained from the Human Resources Department or the retirement systems directly.

For retirement savings information from First Financial: 
Universal Availability  
Retirement Savings Newsletter

Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System 
1-800-256-3718 
www.lsers.net

Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana 
1-877-275-8775 
www.trsl.org

Up to (10) sick days annually, three (3) of which may be used as "personal" days, are offered to 9 month employees. These days are pro-rated for part-time employees, based on their workdays. Additional days are given to extended program employees.

To thank you for your valued service and dedication to the children of St. Tammany Parish, the School System has partnered with local businesses and service providers to develop a School System employee discount program. As a School System employee, the St. Tammany Advantage Reward (STAR) Program allows you to get discounts on various kinds of goods and services throughout the parish.

To take advantage of these great savings, all you have to do is show the participating business or service provider your STAR Card and your School System or School ID at the time of purchase. It really is that easy!

STAR Program Information

A Tax-Sheltered Payroll Deduction for health insurance plans is offered through the School Board.

Vacation time for 12 month employees is based on a fiscal year cycle.  Therefore, on July 1 of each year, active 12 month employees will receive vacation time for that fiscal year as well as vacation days rolled over from the previous year, within system guidelines.  Employees are permitted to roll over no more than 5 vacation days per year.  Any excess days will be lost.

For those 12 month employees who are on leave at the beginning of a fiscal year, vacation days will not roll up.  Once a 12 month employee who is on leave returns, vacation time will be prorated for the fiscal year in which the employee was on leave. 

If a 12 month employee receives vacation days for a fiscal year and takes a Leave Without Pay for more than 60 days, when the employee returns, the vacation days will be prorated.  If a 12 month employee takes a Leave Without Pay for less than 60 days, the vacation days will not be prorated.