Welcome to the Gurdon Public Schools Business Office section of the website. We hope that this page will serve as a one-stop shop for your needs regarding school finance, human resources, and other related services.

Feel free to contact our office for further assistance at 870-353-4454 x 2.

The following links may also be useful to personnel:

• American Fidelity Assurance Company

• Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield

• Arkansas Employee Benefits Division

• Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

• Health Advantage

• Social Security Administration

The following resources are provided in folders requiring the user to access them while logged into their school Google Account (ending with @go-devils.net). All forms are made available in PDF format, to access these documents you will need software able to open these documents. The forms may be viewed and printed using Acrobat Reader​. If you are unable to view or print these forms please contact us at (870) 353-4454 x 2.

Click here for updates including procedures, reminders, and related announcements.

Click here for Payroll Resources including the following:

• Information Change Form

• Federal Withholding Form

• Arkansas Withholding Form

• Direct Deposit Enrollment Form

• Payroll Schedule

Click here for Accounts Payable Resources including the following:

• Expense Reimbursement Request Form

The Employee Access Center (EAC) web portal provides on-line services to active employees of a School District. Employees can view their personal information via the internet through a web browser.

Currently, access to EAC can only be accomplished while being on the internal school district network.

Click here to view the EAC User Guide. The guide requires users to access it while logged into their school Google Account (ending with @go-devils.net).

The main features of EAC include the following:

• View Employee Demographics

• View Degree and Certification Information

• View and Print Payroll Check history information (can be printed or downloaded as PDF file)

• View Employee Salary and Benefits

• View Leave Banks/Attendance absence detail

• View and Print W2’s for current and prior years

• View Tax Information

• View Active Deductions and Benefits

For questions and concerns about access or features, contact Rhonda Spruill at 870-353-4454 x 141.

Taking care of yourself is key to balancing the many moving parts of your life. Without proper self-care and stress management, there is a greater risk of burnout and more severe consequences. With that in mind, be sure to follow the recommendations of credible sources and those trained in wellness principles.

The following links may provide some general guidance in terms of wellness.

• Arkansas Department of Health: Covid-19

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• Arkansas Department of Health: Prevention and Healthy Living

• Self-Care Tips to Help You Care for Others

The following resources are helpful to those who participate in employee insurance through AR Benefits.

EBD Wellness Resources: The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) offers a number of wellness services addressing the total needs of the employee. Click here to examine these various resources.

24/7 Nurse Line: Around-the-Clock Medical Support: Unsure if you should go to the doctor or Emergency Room? Have a sick child at 2 a.m.? Looking for an answer to a health question? Call the 24/7 Nurse Line to speak with a Registered Nurse who can answer your health questions. This confidential benefit is part of your health plan and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at no cost to you! When you call, you will speak directly with a Registered Nurse who can help you with your health questions. Click here for the informational flyer about these services.

New Directions Various Services: As of January 1, 2019, New Directions Behavioral Health is the new Employee Assistance Program provider for the State of Arkansas. New Directions offers services to State and Public School employees and their households at no extra cost to the participant. Services include confidential counseling, legal services, improving overall health, career development, and more. Click here for the informational flyer about these services.

Online Group Tobacco Cessation Through New Directions: New Directions Behavioral Health now offers online group tobacco cessation counseling, in addition to one-on-one coaching over the phone. Online group counseling with New Directions consists of one 60 minute session. Completing the session satisfies the tobacco cessation requirement and gives the member access to prescribed nicotine replacement therapies paid for by the Plan. Members interested in completing tobacco cessation with New Directions can call 1-877-300-9103 to enroll. Click here for more information on the ARBenefits website.

Act 862 of 1993 requires school districts to provide workers' compensation coverage for all employees. Our district has joined the Arkansas School Boards Association (ASBA) Workers' Compensation Trust Program. The third party administrator is Arkansas School Boards Association. Their address is P.O. Box 165460, Little Rock, AR 72216.

If you have any questions regarding a workers' compensation claim, contact our office at 870-353-4454 x 135.

The following steps must be followed when a job related injury occurs. Failure to do so may result in your claim for workers' compensation being denied.

1. Notify your building principal or supervisor immediately.

2. See the school nurse in order to complete an accident report.

3. See Mrs. McDonald to complete Form N and to report the claim.

4. Employee's Notice of Injury must be completed even if medical attention is not required.

5. If medical attention is needed, IMMEDIATELY call 870-353-4454 x 135. An appointment is required and will be made with the designated physicians.

The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) manages the group health and life insurance plans and other select benefits to build quality programs for eligible members while promoting customer service, education, accessibility and affordability.

• Click here to visit the Employee Benefits Division Portal of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services.

• Click here to visit the ARTRS Website is here.

Click here to examine these frequently-used employee health insurance forms and resources including the following:

• Rates

• Summary of Benefits

• Primary Care Physician Form

• Enrollment Election Form

Gurdon Public Schools partners with American Fidelity to provide supplemental health insurance options to personnel. Schools have unique needs that may not be met with a generic benefits plan made for private corporations. Since 1960, American Fidelity has focused on providing a different opinion for school districts and currently serves 4,300 districts across the country. American Fidelity is both the carrier and benefits provider. This is necessary in order to manage benefits education, enrollment, costs, and interaction with employees. By using one provider, employees also benefit from using a single online portal to file claims and manage their accounts.

Click here to access American Fidelity's Online Service Center.

The following resources are provided in folders requiring the user to access them while logged into their school Google Account (ending with @go-devils.net). All forms are made available in PDF format, to access these documents you will need software able to open these documents. The forms may be viewed and printed using Acrobat Reader​. If you are unable to view or print these forms please contact us at (870) 353-4454 x 2.

Click here for Employee Supplemental Insurance Resources including the following:

• Delta Dental Benefits

• Health Savings Account (HSA) Application

• Vision Plan Information

A 403(b) Plan, also known as a Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) plan, is a qualified retirement plan for employees of certain tax-exempt, governmental organizations or public education institutions. Your employer sponsors this 403(b) Plan to provide eligible employees an opportunity to save for retirement and other long-term financial needs on a tax-deferred basis.

There is an annual reminder. Click here to see the flyer for our personnel from the November 2020 update.

For questions and concerns about eligibility, procedures, paperwork, etc. contact Rhonda Spruill at 870-353-4454 x 141.

The following information is adapted from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division website located here.

The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. Eligible employees are entitled to:

Twelve workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for:

• the birth of a child and to care for the newborn child within one year of birth;

• the placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care and to care for the newly placed child within one year of placement;

• to care for the employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition;

• a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his or her job;

• any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a covered military member on “covered active duty;”

OR

Twenty-six workweeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness if the eligible employee is the servicemember’s spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin (military caregiver leave).

Click here to view the U.S. Department of Labor's Fact Sheet #28: The Family and Medical Leave Act.

For questions and concerns about eligibility, procedures, paperwork, etc. contact Rhonda Spruill at 870-353-4454 x 141.

Since 1937, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) has been providing retirement benefits to Arkansas's public school and education employees. ATRS pursues excellence in managing the pension fund and strives to deliver exemplary service to its members and stakeholders.

 

ATRS is a defined benefit plan for public school and other public education employees. It is administered as a "qualified" retirement plan under the provisions of IRS § 401(a). The state statutes contain the benefit provisions for our members at Arkansas Code §§ 24-7-201 et. seq., which are supplemented by ATRS Rules and Regulations.

 

Individual requests for access to ATRS's public records may be obtained by contacting ATRS by mail, telephone, fax or e-mail. Visit the ARTRS Website is here.

Click here to examine these frequently-used Arkansas Teacher Retirement Forms including the following:

• Changing Personal Information

• T-Drop Application

• Retirement Application Packets

• Beneficiaries

Download a copy of our applications for...

• licensed personnel, click here.

• non-licensed personnel, click here.

To inquire about openings:

• Call (870) 353-4454 x 2

• ​Email our Superintendent, Dr. Kenneth Vaughn at vaughnk@go-devils.net 

• Mail us at Gurdon Public School District, #1 Go-Devil Road, Gurdon, AR 71743