Employee Benefits

Retirement Savings Plans

403(b) Retirement Savings Plans

Several 403(b) retirement plans are available through TUSD. These plans allow employees to save pre-tax money for retirement through a payroll deduction. You can decide if you want to invest aggressively or conservatively with the help of your broker. Many of the 403(b) vendors offer valuable investment information on their websites. For more information, see the 403(b) Vendor List (in Adobe PDF).

To enroll, change or cancel your 403(b) Contributions, you can use the attached form (print on salmon colored paper): In MS Word | In Adobe PDF

457 Retirement Savings Plans

Educator's Money, a service of Great-West Life, is TUSD's 457 Retirement
Savings Plan provider. The benefits of a 457 Retirement Savings Plan include:

A wider choice of funds to invest pre-tax money.
Participants have the ability to withdraw money after separating from their employment without a 10% early withdrawal penalty for distributions prior to the age of 59 ½.

To enroll in the 457 plan, call Educator's Money toll-free at 877-816-0548, Option 3 or go to their website at www.educatorsmoney.com.

403 (b) Separation Pay Plan and 457 Information: In MS Word | In Adobe PDF

Arizona State Retirement System

The District is a plan member of the Arizona State Retirement System. All eligible employees are automatically enrolled and cannot waive contributions. The District and eligible employees both contribute an equal percentage of the employee's salary on a pre-tax basis to the retirement fund. Both the District and the employee contribute .50% on an after tax basis of the employee's salary toward the ASRS Long Term Disability program.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Tucson Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its educational programs or activities.

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucsón no discrimina a base de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, orientación sexual, edad, religión, o inhabilidad en admisión o acceso a, o tratamiento de personas o empleo en sus programas educacionales o actividades.