EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

MDS strives to help its
employees meet personal and family health and welfare needs.  Employees regularly scheduled to work a
minimum of 17.5 hours per week are eligible to participate in the MDS benefits
package. Eligible employees may participate in the  medical and dental plans the
first of the month following three months of employment. The intent of the
benefits package is to protect the employee and his/her family and is an
integral part of the total compensation package. All employee benefits
available to family members of employees are also available to domestic
partners of employees. Benefit enrollment materials are provided through the
Human Resources office. All employees who choose not to participate in the
benefit plans provided must sign a waiver of benefits to be kept in their
personnel file.

Medical/Dental Plans:

MDS/EDS medical, dental and
vision plans provide coverage for preventative care and basic/major procedures
including hospitalization. MDS contributes a percentage of the employee's
premium for medical and dental coverage based on length of employment with MDS.  MDS covers 70% of the employee premium
through the *1st full contract year, 80% 2nd and 3rd full contract year,
90% 4th and 5th full contract years, and 100% for 6 or more.  Employees are responsible for the entire
premium for their family members, dependents, or domestic partners.

*If an individual’s
employment begins in January, their percentage will be prorated for the
following contract year.

Term Life Insurance Policy:

MDS/EDS regular employees that are eligible to receive
benefits will be enrolled in a term life insurance policy on the first of the
month following three months of employment. Employees must designate a
beneficiary at that time. Forms can be attained through Human Resources at the
business office.

Employee Assistance Program:

MDS/EDS regular employees that
are eligible to receive benefits will have access to the Employee Assistance
Program through Managed Health Network. The EAP is a counseling and
consultation service designed to help you and your eligible family members with
a wide range of personal issues. The services are confidential, and the cost is
covered by Marin Day Schools.

Retirement:

MDS/EDS regular full-time
employees are eligible to participate in a tax sheltered annuity retirement
plan. Voluntary contributions are made through automatic payroll deductions.
Please contact Human Resources for direction on how to get more information on
the plan and enrollment procedures.

Employee Child Care Discount:

MDS/EDS employees whose children
attend a MDS or EDS campus receive a 40% tuition discount for their children.

US FIRST Credit Union:

MDS/EDS regular employees are eligible to join US FIRST
Credit Union. USFCU offers superior, personal service, with higher dividend
rates, lower loan rates and fewer and lower fees. Contact Human Resources for
direction on how to enroll.

Commuter Checks:

MDS/EDS regular employees can purchase Commuter Checks
through pretax payroll deductions.
An employee can sign up to receive commuter checks in $20 increments by
asking their site director for the necessary form and then forwarding it to
Human Resources.

Employee Referral Bonus
Program:

Marin Day Schools employees who refer candidates for
specific Marin Day Schools jobs may be eligible to receive a bonus! A referring
employee must know a candidate personally, as well as the quality of that
candidate’s work, before referring anyone for employment consideration.
The candidate must originate from the referring employee. Additionally, the
candidate must list the referring employee’s name as the source of the
information about the job opportunity on the Marin Day Schools employment
application. The candidate must then be hired by MDS into a regular or
substitute position. All Administrators will not be eligible for the program.

State Disability Insurance - SDI:

The State of California
provides short-term disability compensation to qualified persons.  Statutory tax for this plan is employee
paid. State disability forms are available at the Business Office.

Workers' Compensation:

The school carries workers'
compensation insurance coverage as required by law to protect employees who are
injured on the job. This insurance plan provides medical, surgical and hospital
treatment in addition to payment for loss of earnings that result from
work-related injuries. The cost of this coverage is employer paid. Payments for
lost wages are not made for the first three days an employee is disabled unless
he/she is hospitalized as an inpatient or unable to work for more than 14 days.

Social Security:

Throughout employment, employees
continue to add to their eligibility for Social Security benefits.  Social Security provides retirement
benefits, death and disability benefits to your family and administers and pays
Medicare benefits. Whatever the amount of one's total Social Security tax
payments for the year, MDS/EDS pays the matching amount on the employee's
behalf.

Paid Time Off:

To recognize the periodic need
for absences due to health, personal reasons and vacations, MDS/EDS regular
employees accrue paid time off following each month of completed service.
Amount of time accrued is based on length of service with MDS/EDS. During the
*1st contract year employees receive 10 days of PTO. During the 2nd
and 3rd contract years employees receive 15 days of PTO. During the
4th and 5th contract years employees receive 20 days of
PTO. Employees who have 6 or more contract years with MDS/EDS receive 25 days
of PTO.

The rate of accrual is as
follows: 1 day per month for the first year, up to 10 days per contract year; 1
½ days per month for the second and third years of employment, up to 15
days per contract year; 2 days per month for the fourth and fifth years of
employment, up to 20 days per contract year; and 2 ½ days per month for
six years or more of employment, up to 25 days per contract year.

Employees may have an advance on
half of their accruable PTO. MDS reserves the right to require employees to use
a portion of their paid time off each year

*If an individual begins their employment with Marin Day
Schools in January of any given contract year, the PTO will be prorated for the
current contract year and the following contract year.

Employees may not take time off without pay unless
eligible for Family Medical Leave or pre-approved by your site director.

Time-off Policy

It is very important to remember
that the children come first in a preschool or childcare center. Stability of
faculty in the classrooms is essential to maintaining a high quality
program.  Faculty need and deserve
time off, but site directors also need to be able to plan ahead, schedule
substitutes and maintain consistency for the programs. The purpose of the
vacation policy is to minimize disruption in the classrooms that can negatively
impact everyone. Please read the guidelines carefully. Employees are expected
to adhere to the following vacation policies.

Vacation
requests are to be submitted to the site director in writing on a vacation
request form. Time off must be approved
before it is scheduled.  Do not
make plans until you know that the time off is approved. Vacation requests must
be submitted at least two months in advance of planned time off. The earlier a
request is submitted, the more likely it will be approved quickly.

Time off will
be approved on a first come, first serve basis. Faculty working in the same
classroom may not schedule vacation at the same time.

Donating PTO days:

Employees may donate a portion of their PTO to other employees that are in need
of additional days due to severe illness. These days, once donated, may not be
cashed out in the event of termination. To donate time
contact your site director for the proper forms.

Holidays:

MDS/EDS observes
approximately 11-12 paid holidays per year.  The specific observances vary by campus.
Each year the company publishes a schedule of precise dates for these holidays.

Other Holidays:

If an employee wishes to observe
a holiday other than one of those observed by MDS/EDS, an attempt will be made
to accommodate the request.
Employees may request time off, provided employees give advance notice
to their site director and receive authorization.

Inclement Weather &
Emergency Closings:

A Managing Director, or a
designee, may close Marin Day Schools due to inclement weather or emergency on
days other than regularly scheduled holidays. Should this occur, every attempt will be made to notify faculty of the
closing. Unless otherwise requested, faculty is not expected to work during an
emergency closing.

The absence will be considered
an excused absence for all staff, and will not be charged to earned leave time.
Should an emergency closing occur while a staff member is already on earned
leave time,  i.e.,
sick, vacation, he/she is not entitled to additional wages.

Faculty members who do not
report to work due to the weather, (in the absence of an official closing that
day), will be charged one day of vacation/personal leave or may request to be
docked for the day's wages.