Employee health insurance is administered by Summit (formerly SRT). Employees may access their enrollment or claims information from their website. Summit - Third Party Administration

The health plan also uses the AZBCBS rates and the PPO listing is available on their website. Arizona Blue Cross Blue Shield Provider Information

Employees with questions about a work related injury please call the Human Resources office, or use the Employer's Instructions .

Also, to understand the claim process you can visit the Industrial Commission of Arizona website.

SPS Health Insurance Package (TPA-SUMMIT formerly SRT) offers medical benefits, dental, prescription medicine, vision, and Life Insurance.Employee only premium is paid 100% by the employer. To have dependent benefits, the employer contributes 40% of the premium amount. The dependent benefit includes eligible children, spouse, or family coverage. The premium cost of $266.15 per month for employee only coverage and $284.24 per month additional for dependent coverage. Depending upon the length of employment (10-months, 11-months, 12-months) the premium is applied evenly on a bi-weekly deduction.

Effective September 1, 2007, the dependent coverage premium will increase by six percent. The new rate includes an employer contribution of 38.6% toward the dependent premium of $113.70. The employee's portion is 61.4% or $180.77 per month.

SPS offers their employees Standard Life Insurance. The minimum coverage is $30,000, the amount varies based on the employee's salary. The insurance premium is 100% paid by employer.

Summit contact information: P.O. Box 25160, Scottsdale, AZ 85255-0102.Toll free 888-690-2020, Fax (480) 505-0406

The employee pension plan is a 401K with Manulife Financial, a packet is available after regular employment. SPS, employer, will match up to 5%. The school will contribute 2% to all eligible employees even if the employee decides not to contribute. The employee will be 100% vested after two years of service. This salary deferral is deducted before taxes. No federal or state tax will be applied to this deduction, while employed at SPS. Employee will receive a statement every three (3) months. Telephone and online access are available to make any investment changes. All financial consulting services are provided by Greg Zale.

Contact information: 4711 E. Falcon Drive, Suite 201, Mesa, AZ 85215. Toll Free (877) 909-7526, Tel. (480) 325-6286, ext. 207 Fax (480) 807-8025. Email: vipfs@yahoo.com

Regular full-time Teachers are given three (3) days of personal leave; should an employee enter on duty in the middle of the school year, they are given one and one-half days (1.5). Personal leave is not cumulative and is subject to lose or use basis at the end of each school year contract period. Regular full-time Teachers earn four (4) hours of sick leave per pay period and sick leave is cumulative. Unused sick leave may be carried forward. Use the SPS Personnel Policy as your guide for leave request approval and usage.

Regular full-time 12-months employees may earn up to twenty (20) days of vacation leave. Computation of earned vacation days is based upon a full-time, eight-hour day, and forty-hour week. Sick leave can be earned at four (4) hours per pay period and sick leave is cumulative. Unused sick leave may be carried torward. Use the SPS Personnel Policy as your guide for leave request approval and usage.