Employee Benefits
- Welcome to Employee Benefits
- COVID Resources
- Wellness Verifications
- 2022 Health Plan Benefits
- Workers Compensation
- Additional Medical Plan Information
- Retirement Office
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Your Online Benefit Manager
- Catastrophic Benefit Pool
- BEnefits and WELLbeing
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- Technology Replacement
- Student Accidents
- Discounts for WPS Employees
- Wichita Public Schools
- COVID Resources
FAQs
Testing
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Where can I get tested?
No cost symptomatic and asymptomatic testing is available by appointment at AMAC. To make an appointment, please call 973-4790.
Alternative testing options, which may be more delayed, can be found at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/280/COVID-19-Testing
Quarantine
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Will the district require me to quarantine?
The district has and will continue to follow local guidance. The District's protocol can be found at https://bit.ly/WPSCOVIDprotocol or
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What is the current “modified quarantine process”?
Travel
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Where can I find current travel restrictions?
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How does KDHE determine which countries or states are on the travel list?
For countries outside of the U.S., KDHE evaluates rates of disease in those places compared to the KS rate. For areas within the U.S., KDHE uses a number of sources of data including the number of cases each state has per population to determine whether the rate of disease is higher than the KS rate. Typically, a state must have a rate at least three times worse than KS to be added to the list.
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How often is this list updated?
Approximately every two weeks.
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If I am vaccinated or have had COVID in the past, how will this impact my travel?
Vaccines
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How can I find out more about vaccines or schedule a vaccine?
The District will hold periodic Vaccine clinics. Click here to sign up for an appointment: https://bit.ly/USD259Clinics.
You can also receive the vaccine from other providers. Additional vaccination resources can be found at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/284/COVID-19-Vaccine
Immunity Related Questions
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How long am I considered immune if I had COVID-19?
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How long am I considered immune if I had the COVID-19 vaccine?
Leave Related to COVID
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Will my leave be covered if I am out for a COVID reason?
The district COVID leave program expired after May 31, 2021. Leave used for COVID related reasons after this date should be considered like normal sick leave. If an employee is positive and the absence reaches a 6th day of absence, they should contact Employee Benefits to file for medical leave coverage, but this is the only situation that would apply.
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Will I be disciplined for attendance if I am required to be out for a quarantine that is not my fault?
Employee Benefits encourages you to keep and be prepared to provide any documentation that would help support an absence as it could help negate this for you. That will be at the discretion of the manager and the Chief Human Resources Officer and any case will be thoroughly reviewed.
Additional Resources
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What if I still have questions that are not answered on this page?
Please contact us at covidhotline@usd259.net where a team of four specialized and dedicated team members will field and respond to inquiries. Much of the content on this page is also linked to the most up to date protocols from the county and state found at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/
