Community School of Excellence works to provide a comprehensive employee benefit package for its staff. It is important to CSE that our staff feel valued, have a well-rounded benefit plan and options that fit their needs. CSE offers a full benefit package that includes: medical, dental, vision, long-term care, life and AD&D, and flexible spending account (FSA).- HealthPartners Provides both our medical and dental plans.
- Ameritas Provides our vision plan.
- UNUM Provides our long-term care, life and AD&D plans, which is covered at 100% by CSE.
The following additional coverage options are available on a voluntary basis:- Short Term Disability
- Additional Life and AD&D
- Additional Long Term Care
Retirement Plan
- Teacher's Retirement Association (TRA) - CSE contributes the state regulated percentage of payroll to each eligible employee's account. Employee pays 7.5% and CSE matches 7.5%
- Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) - CSE contributes the state regulated percentage of payroll to each eligible employee's account. Employee pays 6.5% and CSE matches 7.5%
- 401K Plans - CSE works with retirement vendors to provide staff additional retirement options that will supplement the TRA/PERA. This is employee contribution only.
Paid Time Off
- In addition to the 10 paid Holidays, CSE offers a generous paid time off plan for its employees.
Family Medical Leave Act and Minnesota Parenting Leave
- CSE is 100% compliant with FMLA and Minnesota Parenting Leave.
Q-Comp
- CSE participates in the Q-Comp system in which teachers may qualify to receive stipends based on the involvement in the Q-Comp system.
Other Benefits
- Employees receive a laptop computer for their professional use during the school year
- Teachers still paying off federal student loans may qualify for loan forgiveness on Stafford loans or have Perkins loans cancelled.
Collective Bargaining Agreement