Eligibility

Benefits Eligibility

Current Eligibility (Effective October 1, 2025)

Employees are eligible if they meet any of the following:

  • Regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week for 12 months (52 weeks), or at least 36 hours per week for 10 months (39 weeks)
  • Licensed or waivered elementary or secondary school classroom teachers with an employment agreement longer than 6 months and scheduled for at least 30 hours per week
  • Temporary employees with an assignment expected to last longer than 6 months and scheduled for at least 30 hours per week
  • 10-month employees who meet any of the above are eligible for benefits for all 12 months, whether hourly or salaried
  • Positions will be reclassified as benefits-eligible if a current employee meets any of the above

 

Grandfathered Eligibility (Employees Hired Before October 1, 2025)

Employees already enrolled in benefits as of September 30, 2025, remain eligible under prior criteria:

  • Regularly scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week for 12 months (52 weeks), or at least 26 hours per week for 10 months (39 weeks)
  • Licensed or waivered elementary or secondary school classroom teachers with an employment agreement longer than 6 months and scheduled for at least 20 hours per week
  • Temporary employees with an assignment expected to last longer than 6 months and scheduled for at least 20 hours per week
  • 10-month employees who meet any of the above remain eligible for 12-month benefits, whether hourly or salaried
  • Positions will be reclassified as benefits-eligible if a current employee meets any of the above