Employee Benefits
Angel Dawson
Employee Benefits & Workers' Comp Supervisor
Phone: 706-879-5026
Fax: 706-879-5043
Email: adawson@gcbe.org
We are committed to providing employees with a benefits program that is both comprehensive and competitive. Our program offers a range of plan options to meet the needs of our diverse workforce. We know that your benefits are important to you and your family. Helping you understand the benefits we offer is important to us. We encourage you to review each section in the Employee Benefits Center (EBC) located at www.mygordonbenefits.com and to discuss your benefits with your family members. Please take time to read about and understand the benefit. Call Center: (844) 268-0689
Employee Benefits
Cafeteria Plan
A flexible benefit plan is available that allows employees to select non-taxable benefits according to Section 125 of the IRS code. The cafeteria pla also enables eligible employees to convert their premium contributions for health, dental, vision, cancer, critical illness, accident and flex medical/dependent reimbursement care from an after tax expense to a pre-tax expense. All employees will default to the cafeteria plan unless you opt out in writing to the Benefits Department.
Employee Retirement Benefits
Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
Gordon County Schools participates in the TRS system of Georgia. Members contribute a mandatory retirement contribution of 6% and the employer contributes 19.98% of the gross earnings per month.
Eligibility for TRS is any employee with the exception of those employees required to be a member of the Public School Employees Retirement System listed below.
Retirement eligibility for TRS is age 60 OR 30 years of service OR be eligible for disability retirement with a minimum of 10 years of credible service.
Please visit the TRS website to create a profile, designate your beneficiary, and learn more about your retirement options.
TRS Contact Information: 1-800-352-0650
Public School Employee Retirement System (PSERS)
Eligibility for PSERS is Non-Supervisory positions in the school system in: Maintenance, Custodial, Transportation, and Cafeteria. (Certain managers are eligible for TRS membership)
Members who joined PSERS prior to July 1, 2012, will pay a mandatory $4.00 per month for nine months of the year for a total of $36 per year. If you joined PSERS after July 1, 2012, you will pay $10 per month for nine months of the year for a total contribution of $90 per year.
Please visit the PSERS website to create a profile, designate your beneficiary, and learn more about your retirement options.
PSERS Contact Information: 1-800-805-4609
Supplemental Retirement 403(b), 457, ROTH
Gordon County Schools offers employees the opportunity to participate in two tax deferred savings plans: the 403(b) and the 457 deferred compensation plan. The 403(b) plan also offers a ROTH option for accumulating additional retirement savings. The supplemental retirement plan is currently administered through Lincoln Financial.
All employees may participate in the supplemental retirement plan including substitutes, after-school care, part-time, or full-time employees.
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
The Gordon County Schools Tuition Assistance Program provides opportunities for full-time employees who do not have a bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate to achieve a degree and become certified with the possibility of filling teaching positions in the future.
We are excited about the potential of this program assisting employees in completing their education degrees and certification!
Please see the following 4 attachments about the Tuition Assistance Program:
After reading the attachment "Program Information" to see if you qualify, please e-mail Allen Bowen at abowen@gcbe.org declaring your interest if you qualify. If you qualify, please complete the agreement and application, and return them to abowen@gcbe.org.
Remember, returning the agreement and application does not guarantee acceptance into the program.