Benefits Overview

Guilford County Schools is pleased to offer a variety of benefits reflecting the diverse needs of our employees. We offer comprehensive and cost-sensitive benefits to employees and their families. Some of the benefits are mandatory, such as the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS) and basic life insurance. Other plans are optional for example, health and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, tax deferred and tax sheltered plans, long term care insurance, and other supplemental plans. The plan options allow you to customize your benefits to meet your budgetary and personal objectives. We offer the following benefits with additional information available on the State Health Plan website: State Health Plan and our Flexible Benefits website: Mark III. Effective January 1, 2014, employees working on average of 30 hours per week are eligible for a new High Deductible Health Plan (previously known as the Bronze plan). Please click here for additional information or go to the State Health Plan site for HDHP. 

Current Benefits

Medical
70/30 plan
Enhanced 80/20
High Deductible Health Plan (Bronze) for employees working on average 30 hours per week

Dental
Ameritas Standard
Ameritas PPO
Direct Reimbursement

Flexible Benefits (FSA)
Medical Reimbursement
Dependent Care Reimbursement

Vision
Superior Vision by MetLife Plan 1 (Full Service Plan)
Superior Vision by MetLife Plan 2 (Materials Only)

Cancer Protection
Manhattan Life

Short Term and Long Term Disability
AUL Short Term Disability
AUL Long Term Disability

Accidental and Critical Illness

The Standard Insurance Company (New)

Aflac Group Insurance (Old)

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

The Standard Insurance Company (New)

Aflac Group Insurance (Old)

Life Insurance
The Standard (Employer Provided)

Life Insurance (Supplemental)
The Standard

Retirement
Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement
401K
403(b)
457

Legal Service
Legal Shield
Identity Theft

Liability (Employer Provided)