EMPLOYEE GROUP
BENEFITS PROGRAM
General Information
for New Employees Seattle Public
Schools
Enrollment &
Change Form
Employees of Seattle
Public Schools have a selection of medical plans and are
automatically covered by a group dental plan, a vision plan, and
life and long term disability insurance. Employees are also
protected by the District's Workers' Compensation plan.
A
District contribution is provided for eligible employees to help
defray the cost of the plans selected. The District contribution is
set at the beginning of each year plan year, and then adjusted once
in January, based on enrollment and plan selections.
Generally, employees
must meet the following criteria in order to become eligible for
the Dental, Vision, Medical, and Life/Long Term Disability group
benefits plans offered by the Seattle Public Schools:
- Be
working in a regular, budgeted position requiring the equivalent of
half-time or more;
- Have sufficient salary
each month from which the employee's share of costs, if applicable,
may be deducted and be paid to the carrier on a twelve-month basis;
and
- Not
be covered under another District's benefits program with District
contributions through a union contract.
For
represented employees, eligibility to participate in the group
benefits program is based upon the specific eligibility criteria
contained in the appropriate collective bargaining
agreement.
The
effective date of your benefit coverage is determined by the
following:
- Employees who become
eligible for the District's group benefits program must enroll in a
medical plan option within 31 calendar days of their employment
date. Employees who wait beyond the first 31 calendar days of
employment to enroll in a group medical plan will forfeit coverage
until the next established annual open enrollment
period.
- If you begin work on
or before the 15th of the month and your paperwork is
received by Human Resources on or before the 20th day of that
month, your coverage will begin on the first of the following
month. However, if your work begins after the 15th of the month
or your paperwork is received after the 20th day of the
month, your coverage will begin on the first of the month following
one full calendar month of employment.
A
comprehensive explanation of benefits will be provided in the New
Employee Orientation. Additional information is available to
current employees through the District's benefits website, found
at
www.ourpasswordpage.com
(password:
sps)
Contact your Human Resources Service Team for
more information.
last
update 09/25/2007
