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At Carnegie Learning, we value not only your hard work but your overall well-being and happiness. We're excited to share a curated selection of benefits and perks designed to enrich both your professional journey and your personal life as a full-time employee.
It's our way of saying thank you for choosing to be a part of our mission to revolutionize education.
Benefit Plans
We want to give you a choice to select from a variety of benefit options. The majority can be elected as stand-alone plans so you can create a package that fits your needs.
Read on to learn more about the benefits that will be available to you.
Regular, Full-Time employees who are scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll themselves and qualified dependents in company-sponsored benefits. Dependents include spouse, domestic partner and/or child(ren).
Benefits are effective on the first of the month following the employee’s start date.
Medical Insurance
Carnegie Learning offers two (2) High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) and one (1) Preferred Provider Option (PPO) through Cigna.
All Cigna medical plans are open-access, which means you do not need a referral to see a specialist. Prescription drug plans are built into all three (3) medical plans. The plans may also be paired with a pre-tax medical savings plan. The snapshot to the right reflects in-network benefits.
Additionally, Carnegie Learning contributes to employee health savings accounts for participants electing the Medical 4000 HDHP insurance plan. To receive the contribution, you must enroll in an HSA and contribute, at least, $1 per pay period, and be employed at the time of award. Employer Contributions are based on the coverage tier participation of the HDHP 3000 plan, as follows:
Dental Insurance
Carnegie Learning offers two (2) Preferred Provider Option plans through Principal on the Ameritas Dental Network. The snapshot below reflects in-network benefits.
Vision Insurance
Carnegie Learning offers one (1) Preferred Provider Option plan through EyeMed on the Insight Network. The snapshot below reflects in-network benefits.
Telehealth & Virtual Care
All Carnegie Learning medical insurance plans have built-in telehealth options; however, Carnegie Learning offer two (2) stand-alone telehealth options through HealthiestYou by Teladoc.
Ancillary Benefit Plans
Basic Life & Disability
Benefit-eligible employees are provided Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, as well as Short- & Long-term Disability. Basic Life insurance coverage is 2 times an employee’s base salary (up to $50k). Disability coverage is 60% of an employee's weekly (up to $3,000) and/or monthly (up to $14,000) salary, depending on the length of the disability leave.
Supplemental Life
Benefit-eligible employees have the opportunity to purchase additional life and AD&D coverage for themselves and any qualified dependent(s). Dependent coverage is only available when the employee elects voluntary coverage on him/herself. An Evidence of Insurability (EOI) may be required for specific insurance amounts.
Medical Savings Plan(s)
We offer Health Savings Accounts (HSA) & Medical Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) through Surency to benefit eligible employees. Our HDHP medical plans can be partnered with a HSA. If an employee elects a non-HDHP medical plan, they can take advantage of the Medical FSA. Both offer pre-tax benefits to assist in covering out-of-pocket medical, dental and/or vision expenses.
Ancillary Medical
Benefit eligible employees can elect voluntary accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and/or critical care insurance to assist in paying for out-of-pocket expenses incurred from an accident, hospitalization, or critical illness diagnosis for themselves or qualified dependent(s). Payments received from ancillary medical insurance are tax-free.
401K Retirement Plan
Administered & managed through John Hancock, the 401K Retirement Plan is a great way to make Traditional (pre-tax) and/or Roth (after tax) contributions for your future! If you have 401K funds through previous employers, you may elect to rollover those funds into your 401K account. We match 50% of salary deferrals up to 4% of compensation per pay period for eligible full-time employees after 1 year of service or after 1,000 hours of service for eligible part-time employees.
Flexible Spending Plans
A Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account allows employees to use pre-tax dollars for expenses related to the care of a child, disabled spouse or elderly parent. Transit & Parking Flexible Spending Accounts allow employees to use pre-tax dollars for expenses related to mass transit and/or parking for work.
Employee Assistance
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is offered to employees at no cost. The plan is confidential. The EAP provides access to helpful resources that assist in your everyday life, such as: emotion well-being, work/life balance, financial/legal services and global travel assistance.
Family-Forming Services
We've partnered with Carrot Fertility to bring our employees comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits. Through Carrot, you have access to exclusive resources designed to make fertility care more accessible and affordable to everyone - regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or location.
Pet Insurance
Nationwide pet insurance allows employees to protect their furry companions with 2 plan options: a Basic Protection plan or a Protection + Wellness plan. Participants also have 24/7 access to a veterinary professional via phone or web chat.
Global Travel Assistance
The Global Travel Assistance is offered to employees at no cost. When traveling, one phone call can connect employees and their family members to medical, legal and other services 24/7 to help with a variety of travel related issues, such as replacing RXs, referring travelers to native speaking providers and replacing Passports/other docs.
Legal Services
LegalShield connects participants with board certified, state licensed law firms for legal protection around the clock and around the country. Participating employees can take advantage of services for creating a last will and testament, power of attorneys, mortgage document review and many more.
Employee Pricing & Rewards
Carnegie Learning offers exclusive member pricing through InsurChoice by NFP. InsurChoice by NFP is a one-stop shop for a wide variety of goods and services. This benefit leverages the purchasing power of all members to help employees save money on purchases, big or small. Employees receive free membership and the absolute best pricing in 50+ categories including, but not limited to travel, auto, electronics, apparel, education, entertainment, restaurants, health & wellness, beauty & spa, tickets, sports & outdoors, and more.
Armadillo
Carnegie Learning offers access to a subscription-based protection plan for home appliances through Armadillo. Armadillo is here for you when major systems and appliances break down in your home. From kitchen and laundry appliances to heating/cooling, plumbing, and electric, Armadillo covers the cost of repairs or replacements and ensures it's done swiftly and hassle-free. Think of it like healthcare for your home.
Benefit Premiums & Cost Share
Carnegie Learning operates our benefit premiums on a defined contribution for all eligible employees. Regardless of the medical, dental, telehealth and/or vision insurance elected, all eligible employees receive the same amount of dollars from the Company. In total, this amount varies from $10,000 - $15,000 annually based on the coverage tier elected per benefit plan. Benefit premiums are deducted from every scheduled pay date, 26 pays per year. All benefits are stand-alone and can be elected separately. For employees who elect medical insurance through Carnegie Learning, the HealthiestYou by Teladoc General Medicine premium is covered 100% by the Company. Per the IRS, employees are not permitted to pay for benefits for most domestic partners as pre-tax dollars, the portion of the premium attributable to the domestic partner must be paid post-tax. Additionally, the employer-paid portion of the domestic partner benefits is taxable to the employee.
Opportunities to Explore and Find Joy
We understand that work is just one part of your life's adventure. We believe in creating an environment
that encourages exploration, both within and outside of the office.
Learn more about how we make sure our employees have the opportunity to do just that.
Paid Time Off (PTO)
All regular, full-time employees are eligible for paid time off. PTO is accrued per the chart, biweekly, up to 26 accruals per calendar year:
Need to run out for an errand in the middle of the workday? Save your PTO for the times when you are truly away from work. Using PTO is only required if you will be away from work for 4 hours or more.
Our employees may use their balance into a negative amount, as long as they do not use more hours than could be accrued in the calendar year.
We encourage our employees to take their PTO throughout the year so they can have the time away from work to unwind. Unused PTO does not roll over from year to year, unless an employee lives in a state where rollover is required by law.
In addition to regular PTO, Carnegie Learning offers 10 sick days per year (pro-rated for mid-year hires) and dedicated leave for important life events like jury duty, bereavement, and parental leave.
Paid Holidays
All regular, full-time employees are eligible for paid holidays. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, it is recognized the Friday preceding. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is recognized the Monday following.
We understand that not all employees may celebrate the holidays that our company observes, so we allow employees to switch out their observed holidays for another day. Our employees work directly with their manager to coordinate the switch.
The holidays that we recognize as a company are below.
New Year's Day
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
US Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Native American Heritage Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Annual Rest & Recharge Break
Each year, Carnegie Learning closes operations between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day to provide employees with dedicated time to rest and recharge. This company-wide paid break allows all employees to step away from work simultaneously, without using personal PTO, and typically provides 3-5 days of additional paid holidays annually.
Work From Anywhere (WFA)
We embrace autonomy at our organization and want our employees to have the power to work where they want, at the times that work for them. To encourage this culture and guide our employees and their managers to successfully navigate it, we've created our Work from Anywhere policy.
Some of the highlights:
While most positions are eligible to work 100% remotely, we also have office locations in Pittsburgh, PA (USA) and St. John's, NL (Canada) where employees can work from the office 100% of the time or on a hybrid basis.
Carnegie Learning provides all full-time employees with the gear that they need to work remotely - a laptop, monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
We allow for adjusted schedules and temporarily reduced workloads for employees who want to work during their travels.
For global jet-setters, our WFA program isn't a green light for working outside your country of residence for any amount of time. We focus on creating a WFA experience within the boundaries of reason, practicality, and tax entities.
Read more about the details in the document to the right.
Variable Compensation
We believe in rewarding exceptional performance and providing opportunities for you to maximize your earnings potential. Therefore, all of our full-time employees are eligible for either our annual bonus plan or a commission plan.
Read on for more insights into these compensation structures, designed to recognize and celebrate your contributions to our shared success.
Commission Plans
Full-time employees in certain Sales and Professional Learning roles are eligible for a commission incentive plan at Carnegie Learning.
The positions eligible for a commission plan are:
Sales:
Sales Development Representative
Account Manager
Account Executive
Regional Vice President
Professional Learning:
Director of Professional Learning
Regional Vice President of Professional Learning
Commission plans are personalized based on the role and territory, and full details are provided to employees during their first week at the company.
Annual Bonus Plan
Full-time employees in positions that are not eligible for commission participate in our Annual Employee Bonus Plan.
A few highlights about the plan:
The bonus incentive payout that you are eligible for is dependent on a number of factors, including the level of your position, company performance, and individual performance in the plan year.
Bonuses are paid out in the first quarter of the year following the conclusion of the plan year (e.g. the 2023 bonus plan will pay out in Q1 of 2024).
Employees who start mid-year receive a pro-rated bonus payment for their first year participating in the plan.
Review the full details of the plan here.
Use the New Hire Bonus Calculator to see exactly what your bonus target will be!
Enhanced Parental Benefits
In the Carnegie Learning community, we understand that family is at the heart of our mission to help students learn and grow. We're proud to share our enhanced parental benefits, providing comprehensive support to both seasoned and new parents. Your family's well-being is a cornerstone of our commitment to our employees, reflecting our deep appreciation for the meaningful roles you play in both our company and the lives of the students we serve.
For All of Our Parents
Working Parents Employee Affinity GroupAt Carnegie Learning, we proudly support our working parents through our Employee Affinity Group (EAG), providing a nurturing space for sharing experiences, insights, and resources to help them thrive in both their professional roles and their journey as parents.FSA Dependent Care AccountWe know that working parents have a lot on their plate and childcare is often top of mind. Carnegie Learning offers a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account as an optional benefit for our employees. It allows employees to use pre-tax dollars for expenses related to the care of a child (or a disabled spouse or elderly dependent).Access to All of Our Products In recognition of the importance of family and education, at Carnegie Learning, we extend a unique perk to our employees - your children gain exclusive access to our comprehensive suite of educational solutions in K-12 math, literacy, and world languages. Our products empower your children to explore, engage, and grow, all while you pursue your career with us. Check out the possibilities available to your family by exploring our diverse range of solutions here.
For Our New Parents
Parental LeaveAll new parents are eligible for up to 12 weeks of leave as they welcome their new family member. Carnegie Learning provides all full-time employees with twenty (20) days of paid parental leave to care for a newborn or newly adopted child.
A Personalized PlanAll new parents receive 1:1 support from a member of the People & Culture team to create a personalized plan to maximize all benefits available to them as they welcome a new member into their family.
Ramp Down and Ramp Up Time
A Personalized PlanAll new parents receive 1:1 support from a member of the People & Culture team to create a personalized plan to maximize all benefits available to them as they welcome a new member into their family.
Ramp Down and Ramp Up Time
We want to make your transition to and from your leave as easy as possible for you and your family. Carnegie Learning offers employees a reduced schedule equivalent to 1 week of part-time before going out on leave, and up to 2 weeks after returning from leave to help ease back into work. During these ramp down and ramp up periods, employees receive full pay despite the reduced workload.
For Our Birthing Parents
Company-Paid Short-Term Disability InsuranceCarnegie Learning provides Short-Term Disability coverage at no cost to our employees. For birthing parents, this means that your disability benefit will cover you for 6 to 8 weeks of your leave at 60% pay, up to $3,000 per week.
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
You will have the option to enroll in Hospital Indemnity Insurance with Carnegie Learning. If elected, this coverage provides a cash benefit for hospital admissions, including for childbirth.
Equipment
At Carnegie Learning, we want to make sure you have the essentials you need to get started with confidence. While equipment varies slightly by department, all new full-time employees receive the core tools necessary to step into their role smoothly.
Basic Equipment Provided
A laptop computer
A monitor
A keyboard and mouse combo
Software necessary for the role
Not Provided
Cell phone - Certain positions may be eligible for a monthly phone stipend, which would be noted in your offer letter if applicable
Printer
Office Equipment (chairs, desks, etc.)
Internet service, Internet Service equipment (i.e. modem), WiFi Hotspot
So what's next?
Have we convinced you to join our team yet? We're hoping we have, so we've outlined the next steps for you to accept our offer,
and what to expect in the next few weeks as your journey with Carnegie Learning begins!
Questions?
Reach out to us
Do you have more questions about your offer or want to get some more details? Please don't hesitate to reach out to the Talent Coordinator you've been working with, or reach out to our entire Talent Team below.
Carnegie Learning Talent Team
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