Tuition reimbursement is provided for all full-time teachers in the amount of $232.50 per three-hour course at a maximum of $465 per year. (Policy GCBCA)
Graduate supplements are available for teachers who are enrolled in an approved graduate program. (Policy GCBCB) Increments are as follows:
The Amherst County Public Schools accepts all years of teaching experience in other localities to determine individual rates of pay.
Group Life insurance is provided for all full-time employees and the premium is paid by the Amherst County School Board. This policy is provided through Minnesota Life in conjunction with the Virginia Retirement System. The amount of insurance is twice the amount of the annual salary raised to the next higher one thousand dollars. The policy provides double payment in the event of accidental death.
The Virginia Retirement System provides a retirement program for all full-time public school personnel. The Amherst County School Board pays both the employer's and employee's contribution.
Liability insurance coverage is provided for all employees and the premium is paid by the Amherst County School Board. Also, worker's compensation coverage is provided for all employees.
A group health insurance plan is offered to all full-time employees. The School Board funds eighty percent of the cost of the employee-only base plan plus an additional twenty percent of the cost difference for child, spouse or family coverage.
Anthem KeyCare is the insuring company.
An optional dental plan is available to employees. Guardian is the insuring company.
Amherst County Public School Employees have the opportunity to invest in tax sheltered annuities through payroll deduction.
Counseling services are available through the Employee Assistance Program of Central Virginia. The Amherst County School Board provides the program to its employees at no cost.
Sick leave is granted on a basis on (1) day for each month of employment, or 10 days for the regular 10-month contract. Sick leave, to a maximum of 90 days, may be transferred from another public school system in Virginia (please refer to School Board Policy GCBD-R and GDBD-R). Sick leave accumulated is unlimited. Two personal leave days per year are available to full-time employees.
Upon retirement from Amherst County Public Schools System, all personnel will be paid for unused sick leave, up to 100 days, earned in Amherst County at the rate of $25.00 per day.
A voluntary sick leave bank is available to all full-time personnel of Amherst County School Board (Policy GCBF.)
Annual leave, or vacation, is provided for all 12-month employees. (Policy GCBD.)
Professional leave is on a request-grant basis.