Hamblen County Department of Education

2021-2022 Benefit Package

CERTIFIED STAFF

• Retiree health insurance

Board pays entire individual cost with full retirement and minimum 15 years HCBOE total service, last 7 years continuous service up to age 65 for qualifying individuals

• Retiree life insurance, $10,000 to age 70

Board pays entire amount until age 65 with full retirement and minimum 15 years HCBOE total service, last 7 years continuous service

• Retirement incentive (one-time eligibility at age 60 or at 30 years of service, whichever comes first, with minimum 10 years HCBOE service)

                $3,500 for 3 years ($10,500), or

                $4,500 for 2 years ($9,000)

• Honorarium for retirees with minimum 10 years HCBOE service

                $100 for every year certified HCBOE service

• 3 compensatory days annually (noncumulative)

• 1 paid administrative contract day annually

• 1 sick leave day per 20-scheduled days annually (cumulative)

• 1 personal leave day per full semester (unused reverts to cumulative sick leave)

• Active employee health insurance

                Single coverage: Board pays entire amount of any plan chosen

                Family coverage: Board pays minimum $10,228.00 per year

• Active employee life insurance, $40,000 life and $40,000 AD&D

                Board pays entire amount

                33% reduction at age 70; 50% reduction at age 75

• Active employee retirement contribution by Board

                Legacy-10.3% of gross wages; Hybrid- 9.00% of gross wages

• If you work in any Hamblen County School and have a Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL), Federal Direct Loan, or Federal Perkins Loan/NDSL, you may be eligible to have your loan payments postponed or canceled.

NONCERTIFIED STAFF

• Retiree health insurance

Board pays entire individual cost with full retirement and minimum 15 years HCBOE total service, last 7 years continuous service up to age 65 for qualifying individuals

• Retiree life insurance, $10,000 to age 70

Board pays entire amount until age 65 with full retirement and minimum 15 years HCBOE total service, last 7 years continuous service

• Retiree Medicare supplement support

                Board pays minimum average $450 per year

•Sick Leave

For 9-month schedule- 1 sick leave day per 20 scheduled days annually (cumulative) 

                For 12-month schedule- 1 sick leave day per 21.75 scheduled days annually (cumulative)

• Personal leave

                For 9-month schedule, 2 sick leave days may be used as personal leave annually

                For 12-month schedule, 1 personal leave days per full semester contract (unused reverts to              cumulative sick leave)

• Vacation

                For 12-month schedule, 1 vacation day per 21.75 days annually (noncumulative)

• Active employee health insurance

                Single coverage: Board pays entire amount of any plan chosen

                Family coverage: Board pays $10,228.00 per year

• Active employee life insurance, $40,000 life and $40,000 AD&D

                Board pays entire amount

                33% reduction at age 70; 50% reduction at age 75

• Active employee retirement contribution by Board

                7% of gross wages

SUBSTITUTE EMPLOYEES

• $100 annual bonus with minimum 100 workdays

*Subject to approval by HCBOE