Benefits

Uplift Education is proud to offer a comprehensive array of employer-paid and supplemental benefits to support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their dependents.  Our Talent Management team is here to partner with and assist you as you make decisions on the purchase of your benefit plans that will serve you and your family through the next school year and beyond.

Exciting Benefits Update Coming In 2025-26!

We’re thrilled to announce that effective September 1, 2025 Uplift is switching to Cigna as our medical, dental, and vision insurance provider—bringing expanded services and more value to our team. This change allows us to keep medical premiums steady, lower vision plan costs, and enhance overall coverage. We’re excited about the benefits ahead and committed to a smooth transition for all employees.

Benefits Service Center

From answering eligibility and rate questions, to helping you enroll, to working through claims and usage issues, our Benefits Service Center is standing by to help. You work tirelessly and diligently to take care of our scholars and schools each day. We are here to take care of you!

Need enrollment assistance? Contact the Benefits Service Center. Hablamos Español!
1-866-409-3174
Mondays – Fridays: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT 
Saturdays: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT

Review our 2025-26 Benefits Guide (English | Spanish) for detailed information about each of our benefit plans.

New Hires

You have 30 days from your hire date to enroll in benefits. Please see the 2025-26 Benefits Guide (English | Spanish) and complete your enrollment or decline benefits you do not need. We also encourage you to update your contact information, beneficiaries, and dependents.

Online Enrollment

For online enrollment, use the following format as your login information:
Employee ID or SSN: Your SSN with no formatting (#########)
PIN: Last 4 digits of your SSN and the last 2 digits of your birth year (######)

Example: John Smith | SSN: 123-45-6789
Employee ID or SSN: 123456789
PIN: 678993

Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Entity

Uplift Education is a TRS-covered public education employer whose employees are members of the TRS retirement plan.

As a TRS member, you’re required to contribute a percentage of your eligible compensation as your share in funding for your future retirement benefits. Contribution rates are as follows:

Contribution Rates for FY 2025-26

• Employee Retirement Plan Contribution: 8.25% of their salary.
• Uplift Retirement Plan Contribution: 2.00% of employee’s salary.
• State of Texas Retirement Plan Contribution: 8.25% of the employee’s salary.
• Employee TRS-Care (retiree medical insurance) Contribution: 0.65% of their salary.
• Uplift TRS-Care Contribution: 0.75% of employee’s salary.
• State of Texas TRS-Care Contribution:1.25% of employee’s salary.

Learn more about your TRS Benefits here.

NOTE: Uplift does not match employee contributions into the 403(b) retirement savings plan.

Uplift Family Leave (UFL)*

Uplift Family Leave is a phenomenal benefit from Uplift that provides up to 30 workdays (240 hours) of PTO to eligible employees on FMLA Leave to care for a family member (includes maternity/paternity leave and bonding time for adoption or foster care placement).  Current employees can learn more here.

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