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The VI Department of Education offers a generous benefit package to all education personnel, which includes:

• Pension Plans with the Government Employees' Retirement System (GERS) including retirement, disability and death benefits.
• Health Insurance *
• Life Insurance *
• Union membership in the local American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

*Applies only to full time employees

Pre-Approved Leave Plans

• Sick Leave
• Personal Leave up to five (5) non-consecutive days per school year
• Administrative leave may also be granted for continuing education conferences or bereavement
• As a U.S. territory, the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act applies

Health and Life Insurance 

Health Insurance is provided through CIGNA Healthcare and covers dependents  up to the age of Twenty-Six (26).  Insurance is paid bi-weekly in the following amount:

Employee Medical and Dental- $127.47                            Employee only Vision- $2.07

Employee Family Medical- $220.80                                  Employee Family Vision- $5.50

Employee Family Medical and Dental- $225.12

The Government of the Virgin Islands provides a life insurance policy of $10,00.00 at no additional cost to you.  You may also purchase additional life insurance through our  Supplemental life insurance plan.