New Employee Information
Congratulations on your new position with St. Vrain Valley Schools! As the 7th largest district in the State of Colorado, boasting over 5000 employees, we are committed to providing our students with the highest quality education. Your addition to the team of talented and energetic professionals is a testament to our ongoing mission of academic excellence by design. We’re excited to have you on board! To align you with some of our practices and procedures, we’ve highlighted some key areas of focus for you to explore.
Pay Schedule
St Vrain Valley Schools employees are paid once a month, on the last working day of the month. Employees who are hired and begin working after the 15th of the month will be paid the following month.
Benefits
Benefits will begin on the first of the month following 31 days after your first date of employment. For example, if you begin working August 9th, your benefits will begin October 1st.
You are eligible for the District provided Basic Life Insurance if you have a regular FTE position and are scheduled to work 10 or more hours per week. If you work 17.5 hours or more per week in a regular FTE position, you are eligible for all District benefits. Please refer to the New Hire Benefits Guide for detailed information. Supplemental positions are not eligible for benefits, such as guest teachers, coaches or seasonal workers.
The month prior to your benefits effective date, you will receive a welcome email to your svvsd.org address. This will include benefits enrollment information and instructions for accessing the Infinite Visions Employee Portal.
Infinite Visions Employee Portal
Every employee has access to the Infinite Visions Employee Portal where you can accept your employment contract, view your leave balance, view and print your pay stubs and W2s, and sign up for your Employee Benefits.
Paid Time Off (PTO)
PTO is a benefit to all Professional Technical employees. For every month that an employee is assigned to work, the employee will accumulate leave equal to the number of hours that the employee is assigned to work each day. Annually, as of June 30th, up to 40 hours of PTO will remain in the employee’s PTO account. Any remaining hours of PTO above 40 hours will be converted to Accrued Sick Leave. See Section 4.1 in the APT Handbook for additional information, hr.svvsd.org > Handbooks.
Vacation Leave for 248 Day Employees
Only Professional Technical employees who are on a 248 day calendar receive vacation leave. Professional Technical personnel who are assigned 248 days, based on FTE, will earn twenty paid vacation days during the contract year beginning July 1. For new employees, vacation time will be front-loaded for your use and prorated based on start date. In each subsequent year, vacation will be accrued monthly, and prorated based on FTE. Earned vacation will be accrued up to 240 hours. When an employee’s balance falls below 240 hours the employee will resume accruing vacation hours. See Section 3.9 of the APT Handbook for further information, hr.svvsd.org > Handbooks.
Listed below are scheduled holidays and other non-work days for 12 month (248-Day) employees
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day and the day following Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- President’s Day
- Spring Break (refer to Work Calendar)
- Memorial Day
To view your specific work calendar, please click here.
Evaluations
The purpose of Evaluations is to promote the growth and development of employees. This process serves as a basis for continued improvement. Professional Technical employees will receive a yearly evaluation. Employees and supervisors should engage in discussions regarding goals and professional practices during a mid‐year review and a final end‐of‐year review. Evaluation information can be found at hr.svvsd.org > Evaluations.
Professional Development
St. Vrain Valley Schools provides ongoing educational support for Professional Technical personnel, offering over 40 low cost continuing education classes each semester. For more information regarding Professional Development visit opd.svvsd.org.
Pay Schedule
Employees get paid once a month on the last working day of the month. Most Professional Technical employees are paid July through June in twelve equal payments.
Fingerprints
St. Vrain Valley Schools requires each employee to be fingerprinted. Employees are charged $40 for the background check, $20 deducted from the first two paychecks.
Welcome to PERA
St. Vrain Valley Schools is one of more than 400 employers throughout Colorado that are part of PERA. PERA stands for Public Employees’ Retirement Association which provides retirement benefits for those working in Colorado’s public sector. Because of your new job with the District, you’re now a PERA member.
PERA has two types of retirement plans: A defined benefit (also called a pension) plan where PERA invests funds on your behalf and then provides a lifetime monthly benefit in retirement, and a defined contribution plan where you choose your investments and then draw from your account balance in retirement.
Please refer to the PERA Overview for New Members Booklet for more information.