Eligibility & Timing

When benefits begin,

When Do Benefits Begin?

Benefits begin on the 1st of the month, 30 days after your start date.

For example, if your start date is September 9, 30 days after your start date is October 9. Therefore, benefits begin on November 1.

Who is Eligible?

Employees, spouses, and dependents up to age 26 are eligible for benefits! Classified employees working 0.625 FTE (25 hours per week), Certified employees, and administrators working 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week) or more are eligible for benefits.

Contact Us

For questions about staff benefits, please contact us at benefits@tempeschools.org or call (480) 730-7108.

Core Benefits

Benefits that

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Health & Wellbeing

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Retirement & Income

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Protection & Extras

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Time & Family

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Growth & Onboarding

Employee Wellness

Thriving staff,

Employee Wellness

Employee Wellness is more than just fitness.

Improving the lives of our employees have serious implications in our students' outcomes. That's why we place a high value on work/life balance. Many of our employees seek a positive work culture and environment where they feel appreciated, listened to, have the right materials and tools, recognition, development opportunities and a motivating purpose in their work.

Our comprehensive, data-driven wellness program is designed to support well-being and promote preventative care and bring health-costs down for all employees, assisting in building thriving lives with the help of each other and our partners.

What our employees look for

Appreciated
Listened to
The right materials and tools
Recognition
Development opportunities
A motivating purpose

Contact Us

Sandra Barrat

Wellness Coach

Wellness Benefits

More than

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Health & Prevention

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Culture & Community

Recognition

Award winning

Award Winning District

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Healthiest Employers

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Ranked #1 in Education

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Did You Know?

Tempe Elementary Schools is the first public elementary school district in the state of Arizona to offer PAID Parental Leave!

Effective July 1, 2024