Employee Benefits & Services
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Because all our employees are valued for their essential role in the overall accomplishment of the school district's major goals and objectives, Fayette County Public Schools provides benefits for regular, full-time employees and their families. Open enrollment for health insurance, dental and vision coverage, and other optional plans is in the fall for the following calendar year.
More questions? Please call (859) 381-4154.
For employees: Payroll onboarding
Web tip: The URL shortcut to this page is fcps.net/benefits
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State- and board-sponsored benefits
Anthem health insurance:
Kentucky Employees' Health Plan (KEHP)
LifeHealth Online - free video visits for Anthem users
WebMD: a well-being and incentive program
Life insurance:
MetLife board-sponsored policy, with MetLife beneficiary form
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Preparing to retire?
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The first step is to call Frankfort to find out your eligibility and pension estimates.
- Certified and classified salaried employees in the Teachers’ Retirement System*, (800) 618-1687. (This 12-month checklist is also helpful.)
- Classified hourly employees in the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, (800) 928-4646
After you set a retirement date, then email Misty Stevens or call her at (859) 381-4744 for an appointment to review the FCPS process and ask specific questions. If you are or will be age 65 in three months, please call the Social Security Office as well.
Note that the state applications are due 30 days before your retirement date, but the deadline in Fayette County Public Schools is 45 days out:
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Voluntary / optional benefits
American Fidelity options
AF contact: Beth Wyatt or (859) 223-8030
- Disability income insurance
- Accident-only insurance
- Critical illness coverage
- Cancer insurance
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Life insurance
- Universal life insurance
- Annuities with 403(b), 457(b), traditional IRA, or Roth IRA plans
- AF 2022 vision plan through EyeMed
- AF 2022 dental plan through Dental Care Plus (Three choices: AF Dental PPO high plan || AF Dental PPO mid plan || AF Dental PPO low plan)
More options
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Pet insurance
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Employee discounts
For staff use:
Discounts for FCPS Employees (password-protected)
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Contact us
Byron Costner,
associate director
of Employee Services
(859) 381-4117 or
(859) 327-6894Point of contact for administrators, new hires, and voluntary benefits:
Carol Coleman,
Phone: (859) 381-4154
Cell: (859) 447-6178FMLA:
Sharon Bullard, FMLA (A-M)
(859) 381-4328
Alissa Hawkins FMLA (N-Z), maternity, disability claims
(859) 381-4679State benefits:
Jackie Terhune,
(859) 381-4131
Cell: (859) 327-6462
Shondiste Brown, (state-qualifying events)
(859) 381-4118
Cell: (859) 447-5445Voluntary benefits:
Constance Carlisle,
(859) 381-4254
Cell: (859) 447-5534Retirement:
Misty Stevens,
(859) 381-4744
Office fax: (859) 381-4714
