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B e n e f i t s
updated 11/16/09

Flexible Spending Open Enrollment
Wednesday, November 18th-Wednesday, December 16th
Enrollment at www.smartben.com

Flexible Spending Open Enrollment for the 2010 calender year begins Wednesday, November 18th and runs until December 16th.  A Flexible Spending Account provides a way to pay for Medical expenses (ie medical/dental co-pays and deductibles, prescriptions) and Dependent Care expenses (ie childcare) on a pretax basis.  Elections will be made through the District's online benefits enrollment system, SmartBen.  Instructions can be found below.

**New option for 2010**
If you elect the Medical Flexible Spending Account, you may also elect to receive a Prepaid Benefits Card.  The value of your Medical election is stored on the Prepaid Benefits Card and at the point of sale, eligible purchases will be deducted automatically from your account for immediate payment. Using the Prepaid Benefits Card eliminates most out-of-pocket expenditures and paperwork (completing claim forms) as well as the need to wait for reimbursement checks.  NOTE: There is an $18 annual fee for the card that will be deducted out of your Medical Flexible Spending Account in January.  The fee is charged by the bank issuing the Prepaid Benefits Card; the District does not receive any portion of the fee.

Please see the following information regarding the 2010 Flexible Spending Plan and the optional
Prepaid Benefits Card.

2010 Flexible Spending Information
2010 Flexible Spending Reimbursement Schedule
Flexible Spending Direct Deposit Form
Flexible Spending Claim Form

Prepaid Benefits Card Flyer
Prepaid Benefits Card--Frequently Asked Questions

SmartBen Flexible Spending Open Enrollment Instructions

Healthy Benefits

Complete the Health Assessment by November 20th! 


Healthy Benefits Participation as of 11/14/09
Assessment: 
71.94% of eligible employees have taken the assessment (836 employees out of 1162 employees)
Wellness Program: 64.71% enrollment of employees in a Wellness Program (541 employees out of the 836 that have completed the survey)
Qualifying for the Preferred Benefit: 1.38% of employees have completed their Wellness Program (16 employees of the 1164 employee) 

Healthy Benefits Introduction

The District is pleased to be offering Healthy Benefits-an exciting wellness program from HealthPartners. Healthy Benefits encourages healthy habits and allows employees to receive a preferred health plan benefit for completing a health assessment and wellness program.

Participating in Healthy Benefits is easy as 1, 2, 3!
1. Complete HealthPartners quick, confidential on-line health assessment between now and November 20th
2. Complete one Healthy Benefits wellness program by March 31st
3. Qualify for a preferred benefit to be effective July 1, 2010

Link to HealthPartners website

Healthy Benefits Frequently Asked Questions

Healthy Benefits List of Wellness Programs

Healthy Benefit Meetings
During the last two weeks of October, almost 600 employees attended the 23 Healthy Benefits Informational meetings that were held at all District worksites.  If you weren't able to attend the meetings, please see the links below.  The 1st set of links is the presentation from the meeting including narration from a HealthPartners representative.  When you click on the presentation and the program opens, please go to "Slide Show" on the menu bar across the top, and then click "From the Beginning" in the far left.  This will start the show and narration.  *Be sure to listen to both parts of the presentation.  The second set of links is the presentation from the meeting without the narration.

Powerpoint Presentation with Narration
Explaination of Program-Part 1
Starting the Health Assessment-Part 2

Powerpoint Presentation/Handouts Only
Explaination of Program
Starting the Health Assessment
(step by step screenshots of how to log in and begin the survey)
 

Insurance Deductions to Begin Oct 5th



09-10 Health/Vision Premiums
To view the monthly insurance premium for your Employee Group, click on appropriate health plan below.  Find your employee group on the left column; be sure to note full time vs part time and any relevant dates. Then follow the row across to the gray section if you have Family coverage or the white section if you have Single coverage.

**NOTE**The the employee portion is based on the 08-09 District Contribution and the 09-10 Insurance Premiums.  There is not a 09-10 District Contribution as contracts have not been settled for the 09-10/10-11 school years.  When the contracts settle and if there is a change in District Contribution, the employee portion will be recalculated and adjusted through payroll deduction.

09-10 Delta Dental Premiums

Delta Dental Renewal 
    -Rates per bargaining unit

09-10 CIGNA Information

Rates/Payroll Deduction/Patient Charge Schedule

SmartBen Online Enrollment System

Life Event Instructions

New Hire Instructions

User Name: Social Security number

Password: Birth date (in MMDDYYYY format)

(No dashes or slashes) 

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