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HEALTH INSURANCE

• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Coventry

Employees choose from a variety of plans and pay a "small" co-pay depending on the plan that is chosen. State/Milford School District pays the majority of the cost of health insurance..

GROUP LIFE INSURANCE

Employee and/or dependents are eligible for this plan. Employee pays a reduced rate based on age, salary amount, and dependent coverage

DENTAL INSURANCE

• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• United Concordia

BLOOD BANK OF DELAWARE

State of Delaware pays yearly fee for full-time employees.

PENSION

Milford School District employees are covered by the State of Delaware Pension System.

COURSE REIMBURSEMENTS

Subject to the available funds, the Milford School District will reimburse employees for 100% of the total tuition up to the University of Delaware per credit rates for in-state students for up to two courses per year. Courses at Delaware State University and the University of Delaware are tuition-free to Delaware teachers during summer sessions.

WORK DAY

Milford School District teachers work a 7 œ hour workday and are entitled to a 60 minute planning period and a duty-free lunch (30 minutes) every day.

WORK YEAR

During the 2004-2005 school year teachers at Milford School District work a 188 day work year.

SICK DAYS

Milford School District teachers are allocated 10 sick days per year. Of this allotment, 3 may be used for personal reasons. These sick days accumulate annually and can be "cashed in" at retirement.

MENTORING PROGRAM

All new teachers to the Milford School District will be assigned a mentor for at least the first year.

LOSS OF INCOME PROTECTION

Covers a portion of an employee's salary in the event that they are incapacitated due to injury/illness.

BLOCK SCHEDULING

Milford High School utilizes the 4 X 4 block schedule. This allows teachers to spend 85-minute "blocks" of time each day with students. This also insures that no teacher has more than 3 "preps" each day. Most teachers at Milford High School have 2 or less "preps" each day.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Milford School District offers a variety of opportunities for staff members to continually keep themselves knowledgeable of their teaching area and current educational developments. Included in this are 25 minutes each morning that is set aside for staff members to meet in teams to discuss ways of improving instruction to the students at Milford.

SCHOOL CLIMATE

Milford High School boasts an extraordinary school climate. Student suspension rates are continuously one of the lowest rates for high schools in the State of Delaware. In our annual survey students, parents, and teachers continuously rate the school climate and cleanliness of the school as two of the top qualities of Milford.