Benefits Full health benefits are paid by the district for eligible employees and their dependents (prorated based on FTE) including medical, dental, life insurance, and an employee assistance program. MetroED also provides several benefit options using pretax earnings. This increases spending power and protection when unforeseen events put a person at risk such as loss of income, unanticipated medical expenses, or worse. Employee enrollment in the following plans are optional and include a medical flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, additional life insurance, cancer insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and transportation. MetroED is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a Joint Powers Agency Background investigation will be conducted. Education Code: 200-262.4 / Metropolitan Education District BP: 0410 The Governing Board is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics