Benefits Department
The Benefits Department assists Grant Parish Public Schools employees with health insurance, supplemental benefits, retirement-related resources, enrollment deadlines, qualifying life events, and workers’ compensation reporting.
New employees: Benefits enrollment windows are limited. Contact the Benefits Coordinator as soon as possible after your hire date so you do not miss an enrollment deadline.
Important Enrollment Deadlines
Benefit enrollment windows are time-sensitive. Missing a deadline may require you to wait until the next annual enrollment period unless you experience a qualifying life event.
Employees must enroll within 30 days from their hire date.
Employees must enroll within 60 days from their hire date.
Annual enrollment takes place each October and becomes effective January 1.
Common Benefit Changes
Employees should contact the Benefits Coordinator when a life change, dependent change, or coverage question may affect benefit enrollment.
Qualifying Life Events
Employees may be able to make benefit changes outside of annual enrollment after a qualifying life event, such as marriage, divorce, birth or adoption of a child, or loss of other coverage.
Employees have 30 days from the event to notify the Benefits Coordinator and request benefit changes.
Required Documentation
- Self: Social Security card
- Spouse: Marriage certificate signed by the Clerk of Court and Social Security card
- Child: Birth certificate and Social Security card
Benefit and Retirement Systems
Employees participate in different systems depending on their position and benefit type. Each card below explains who the system is for and provides a direct link to the official website.
Retirement Systems
TRSL — Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana
TRSL is the retirement system for teachers, administrators, counselors, and other certified or instructional employees.
Visit TRSL →LSERS — Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System
LSERS is the retirement system for bus drivers, custodians, paraprofessionals, clerical staff, and other non-instructional employees.
Visit LSERS →Insurance Benefits
OGB — Office of Group Benefits
OGB handles health insurance for employees. The Benefits Coordinator is the district’s agency representative for OGB health insurance matters.
Visit OGB →FFGA — First Financial Group of America
FFGA handles voluntary supplemental benefits such as dental, vision, disability, cancer, and other supplemental insurance options.
Visit FFGA →2026 Health Insurance Packet and Plan Information
The annual health insurance packet includes current plan information, premium rates, enrollment/change forms, plan comparison materials, and MedPlus GAP plan information for eligible employees.
Employees should review the current packet and contact the Benefits Coordinator before submitting enrollment or change paperwork. Official plan details, rates, forms, eligibility rules, and account access are maintained by the applicable benefit provider.
The 2026 OGB Health Insurance Open Enrollment period is listed as October 1, 2025 – November 15, 2025.
Grant Parish School Board offers the following health plans through the Office of Group Benefits:
- Magnolia Open Access, administered by Blue Cross
- Magnolia Local Plus, administered by Blue Cross
- Pelican HSA 775, administered by Blue Cross
- Pelican HRA 1000, administered by Blue Cross
The packet also includes plan comparison materials and MedPlus GAP plan information for Pelican HRA 1000 and Pelican HSA775 options.
Workers’ Compensation
Employees should report work-related injuries or illnesses to their supervisor immediately. The official workers’ compensation report is completed by the employer, typically a supervisor or the Benefits Coordinator.
Severe injury notice: Claims involving death, amputation, blindness or loss of eye, brain injury, paraplegia, burns of more than 20 percent of the body, quadriplegia, or severe paralysis must be reported by telephone to LUBA at 1-888-884-5822.
If the injury involves a fatality, amputation, or loss of an eye, LUBA also notes that OSHA must be contacted immediately at 1-800-321-OSHA (6742).
Report the injury right away
- Notify your supervisor immediately after a work-related injury or illness.
- Seek appropriate medical attention if needed.
- Provide the date, time, location, and description of what happened.
- Contact the Benefits Coordinator if you have questions about the workers’ compensation process.
Employees should not guess which LUBA form to complete. The district will help determine the correct reporting method and whether the employer report is required.
Use the official LUBA resources
The Louisiana First Report of Injury or Illness is an employer report. Supervisors or the Benefits Coordinator should use the current LUBA resources below rather than a scanned copy of the form.