Benefits
Michigan Connections Academy
Michigan Connections Academy offers competitive compensation with annual performance-based salary review, and an annual bonus incentive based on school and individual performance. We offer comprehensive benefit plans (with great employee rates) to full-time employees:
- Health plan: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield BluePreferred PPO
- Dental plan: Delta Dental
- Vision plan: Vision Service Providers
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account: HFS Benefits
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account: HFS Benefits
- 401(k) plan: American Funds
- Supplemental employee, spouse, and dependent child Life and AD&D insurance
- Online benefits enrollment and 24/7 web access
We also offer an employee self-service web site with 24/7 access to pay stubs, W-2s, personal information, job and compensation information, and paid leave accruals and balances.
Additional Employer-Paid Benefits
- Short-Term Disability equal to 100% of your base pay for up to 6 weeks and 66 2/3rd for the balance of your disability period; After five years of service, the benefit improves to cover employees at 100% of pay for a longer period of time
- Long-Term Disability equal to 50% of your base pay up to a maximum of $20,833 per month
- Employer-paid Group Term Life insurance and AD&D insurance equal to two times base salary (up to a maximum of $1,000,000)
- Employer-paid Business Travel Accident insurance equal to 5 times your base salary with a maximum of $1,500,000
- Health Advocate Program to assist with healthcare and insurance related problems
- Employee Assistance Program (provides wellness, mental health, financial, and legal resources)
- Discretionary 401(k) Employer Match equal to 100% of the first 3% of eligible earnings contributed, and 50% of the next 3% of eligible earnings contributed
- Tuition Assistance Programs that provide tuition payment or tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year
- Investment Planning Assistance: UBS
- Matching Gift Program for educational institutions
- Financial Aid for Adoption up to $10,000 per adopted child
Additional Voluntary Benefits
- Veterinary care discounts through Pet Assure
- Auto, Homeowners, and Renters Insurance discounts through Liberty Mutual
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Universal Life Insurance
- Cell Phone Discounts with AT&T and Verizon Wireless
Paid Leave
- 10-month staff (per school year): (all paid time off is pro-rated for a partial year of service)
- 2 personal days with the potential to earn additional personal days based on annual performance review
- 4 sick days
- 12-month employees: (all paid time off is pro-rated for a partial year of service)
- 9 paid holidays
- Holiday Break (includes 12/26–12/31) (excludes employees hired between 12/1–12/31)
- 1 floating holiday
- 5 sick days per year
- 1 personal day
- Vacation days based upon tenure and start date
- First year: up to 5 days
- Years 1–2: 10 days
- Years 3–6: 15 days
- Years 7–9: 17 days
- Year 10 or above: 20 days
Michigan Connections Academy offers advancement opportunities for teachers. Learn about our Career Ladder Program.
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