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ACPS believes that when schools, parents, families, and communities work together to support learning, students are more likely to earn higher grades, attend school more regularly, enroll in higher-level programs, and graduate prepared to engage their world.
Salary and Fringe Benefits Program
Salary and Fringe Benefits Program
The Amherst County School Board provides a competitive salary and fringe benefit program for all employees of the public school system.
Salary & Benefits
Salary & Benefits
Experience is the determining factor in establishing individual rates of pay with graduate degree supplements
Direct deposit is mandatory for all employees.
A group health insurance plan is offered to all full-time employees
Counseling services are available through the All Points Employee Assistance Program of Central Virginia
Group Life Insurance is provided for all full-time employees
Liability insurance coverage and Worker's Compensation coverage is provided for all employees
Tax-sheltered annuities and other optional insurances and investment opportunities are available through payroll deduction.
Employees may elect to shelter funds for out-of-pocket medical expenses and dependent care from taxes through a Section 125 plan administered by American Fidelity
Tuition Reimbursement and Professional Development
Tuition Reimbursement and Professional Development
College tuition is supported through reimbursement at a capped rate each year
Professional development courses are offered annually
Mentor Teacher program to support teachers in their first two years in ACPS
Leave
Leave
Annual leave, or vacation, is provided for all 12-month employees
Sick leave is granted on the basis of one (1) day for each month of employment, or 10 days for the regular 10-month contract (full-time employee). Sick leave, to a maximum of 90 days, may be transferred from other public school systems in Virginia
Professional leave is on a request-grant basis
Two personal leave days are granted annually to full-time personnel
Retirement
Retirement
Participation in the Virginia Retirement System for all full-time public school personnel
Upon retirement from ACPS, all personnel who have been employed in ACPS for a minimum of 5 consecutive years will be paid for unused sick leave, up to 100 days
Additional ACPS Employee Benefit Information
Additional ACPS Employee Benefit Information
The Amherst County Public Schools Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices, as required by Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, and Section 504. Mr. Jim Gallagher, Chief Human Resources Officer is designated as the Compliance Office responsible for assurances of non-discrimination. He may be reached at the following address: PO Box 1257, Amherst, VA 24521, telephone number (434) 946-9376 and e-mail jgallagher@amherst.k12.va.us. The school system is committed to providing a workplace which reflects the racial, gender and cultural diversity of our county and the children we serve. We are dedicated to equality of opportunity. The school system will make reasonable accommodations upon request to enable any employee with a disability to perform essential job functions. Refer to Policy GB.
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