Employee Benefits

Insurance  
Health Coverage- The Cooper Independent School District provides group health insurance coverage for employees under the TRS-ActiveCare statewide health care benefits program. The district contributes $225.00 per month toward each regular employee's health coverage. The state of Texas also contributes $75.00 per month for all active, contributing TRS members.

Optional Insurance Plans- Several types of individual insurance programs are available through payroll deductions at employees’ expense including disability, cancer, dental, and etc.  

The following link may be used to learn more about these optional plans: https://benefits.ffga.com/cooperisd

Tax Deferred Annuities  
Employees may have a specific amount of their salary payroll deducted and invested into a tax sheltered annuity plan.  

Sick Leave & Personal Leave  
All employees receive five State Personal days per year. In addition, all employees are given three local days that may be purchased in order to use.

Direct Deposit  
Employees may have their payroll check deposited directly in a checking or savings account. Additional information regarding employee benefits is available from the Business Office at (903) 300-3968.