Classified Staff Salary & Benefit Information
2023-2025 CLASSIFIED STAFF SALARY & BENEFIT INFORMATION FULL TIME
Retirement Contributions:
ND Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) 7% of the classified staff person’s salary goes directly into the staff member’s account at PERS and accumulates interest. The district is responsible for a matching contribution into an employer pooled fund at PERS. This fund is used to pay out benefits for those currently retired.
Health Insurance:
The WFPS 80 400 Plan or WFPS Blue Saver 90 High Deductible Health Plan paired with a health savings account is available to all full-time classified staff members working (30 or more per week). The district will pay 85% per month of a single or single plus dependent premium, or 75% of a family monthly premium for the full-time employee (see Human Resources Dept. for these rates).
Dental and Vision Insurance:
Full-time Classified employees are eligible for a single monthly premium paid by the district for dental and/or vision insurance. Employees may elect family dental and/or family vision coverage, and the employee will pay the difference between the monthly single premium and the monthly family premium (see Human Resources Dept. for these rates).
Life Insurance:
Full-time Classified employees are eligible for a term life insurance policy of $25,000. The premium is paid by the district. Employees will have the option to purchase up to an additional $100,000 of life insurance coverage, plus optional coverage on family members.
Long Term Disability Insurance:
Full-time Classified employees are eligible for a long-term disability insurance policy. Disability Insurance covers 66 2/3% of salary in the case of a long-term disability.
Liability Insurance:
Consistent with all employees…Maximum coverage of $3,000,000.
Sick Leave:
Classified employees accrue one day of sick leave for every month of work. A day is defined as the employee’s standard workday as shown on the work calendar. Sick family leave may be used for surgery/illness of spouse, domestic partner, fiancé, or child under 21 or as otherwise described in the classified employee handbook.
Emergency Leave:
Leave for emergency purposes as outlined in the classified employee handbook. Three days per year accumulative to four days.
Funeral Leave:
Maximum of five days per occurrence for immediate family (spouse, parent, stepparent, sibling, step-sibling, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law). Maximum of two days per year allowed for other funerals.
Paid Holidays:
Seven paid holidays for classified employees who work less than twelve months: Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, and Memorial Day.
Classified employees who work twelve months will receive eight paid holidays; Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day and 4th of July.
- After completing 5 years of employment, employees will receive the Friday after Thanksgiving as a paid holiday.
- After completing 10 years of employment, employees will receive Christmas Eve as a paid holiday.
- After completing 15 years of employment, employees will receive New Year’s Eve as a paid holiday.
- After completing 20+ years of employment, employees that are less than twelve months will receive one extra personal day. Employees that are twelve months will receive one extra vacation day.
Holiday pay is based on the employee’s standard workday as listed on their work calendar. An employee on leave without pay for the week will not receive holiday pay for any holiday occurring during that workweek.
Personal Leave:
Employees who work less than twelve months per year do not qualify for vacation. The table below illustrates the number of days an employee will receive as well as the maximum accumulation allowed. Unused personal leave not eligible for carryover to the next school year shall be payable at a rate equal to the employee’s regular hourly rate, except that no payment shall be made for unused personal leave that is less than (1) hour in duration. Per District Policy, One full day of unpaid personal leave may be approved by the principal and the HR Director. On occasion, under specific circumstances, additional days at a full deduction of pay may be granted at the discretion of the superintendent or assigned designee. This request should be made after all paid personal days have been used.
Year of service | Number of days per year | Maximum Accumulation |
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Employees with less than 15 years of service | 2 | 6 |
Employees who have completed 15 years of service | 3 | 6 |
Employees who have completed 25 years of service | 4 | 6 |