Your Medical Benefits

Eligibility:

All employees who work at least .50 FTE per week are eligible for coverage the first of the month after their date of hire. Open Enrollment changes and Enrollments are effective 9/1/21.  Benefits are structured to continue through the summer.

Please review the EAP tab. This free benefit is open to ALL employees and those in their household regardless of benefit eligibility. Your benefit includes 3 visits per year (for 2021, 5 visits).  No enrollment needed.

Benefit Details

MAKING A CHANGE TO YOUR BENEFITS

Please print the desired forms, complete and send them to dudled@portlandschools.org or send via interoffice to the Central Office to Dee Dudley, District Benefits Administrator.

Once your forms are received, a confirmation email will be sent to you.  Forms are not considered accepted until/ unless you receive this confirmation email.

**Anthem and Delta Form Changes will require a new Benefits Election Form (BEF)to be signed, authorizing and acknowledging the biweekly deduction stated. This will be emailed to you once your enrollment forms are received. Confirmation emails will be sent once the BEF has been received and approved within the appropriate time frame.

Contributions
Helpful Resources

Carrier Service Contact
MEA Benefits Trust
https://meabt.org/
(207) 622-4418

Anthem Blue Cross
https://www.anthem.com/
1-800-331-1476

  • Contact Anthem for questions regarding claim and plan details
  • Contact HR for eligibility, qualifying life events, replacement cards and Name/ Address changes

Human Resources Generalist/ Benefits Administrator
Dee Dudley
dudled@portlandschools.org
207-874-8118

Your Dental Benefits

Eligibility:

All employees who work at least .50 FTE per week are eligible for coverage the first of the month after their date of hire. Open Enrollment changes and Enrollments are effective 9/1/21.  Benefits are structured to continue through the summer.

Benefit Details

MAKING A CHANGE TO YOUR BENEFITS

Please print the desired forms, complete and send them to dudled@portlandschools.org or send via interoffice to the Central Office to Dee Dudley, District Benefits Administrator.

Once your forms are received, a confirmation email will be sent to you.  Forms are not considered accepted until/ unless you receive this confirmation email.

**Anthem and Delta Form Changes will require a new Benefits Election Form (BEF)to be signed, authorizing and acknowledging the biweekly deduction stated. This will be emailed to you once your enrollment forms are received. Confirmation emails will be sent once the BEF has been received and approved within the appropriate time frame.

Benefit Forms
Contributions

Carrier Service Contact
Northeast Delta Dental
1-800-832-5700
www.nedelta.com

  • Contact Delta Dental for questions regarding claim and plan details
  • Contact HR for eligibility, qualifying life events, replacement cards and Name/ Address changes

Human Resources Generalist/ Benefits Administrator
Dee Dudley
dudled@portlandschools.org
207-874-8118

Your MSMA Flexible Spending Account Benefits

When does Open Enrollment close for MSMA Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s)?  

  • Open enrollment ends on June 12th for FSA enrollments for ALL EMPLOYEES.

What if I do not want a Medical FSA for 2021-2022, but want to roll over funds left over from 2020-2021?  

  • You would need to fill out an enrollment form for 21-22. Within the form is an option to roll over the funds without setting up further deductions.

The IRS has announced that the 2021 salary reduction limit for Medical FSAs is $2,750. For 2021, the annual maximum for Dependent Care FSAs is $5,000.

Eligibility:

All employees who work at least .50 FTE per week are eligible for coverage the first of the month after their date of hire. Open Enrollment changes and Enrollments are effective 9/1/21.  Benefits are structured to continue through the summer.

Benefit Details
Benefit Forms
Helpful Resources

MSMA
www.msmaweb.com
1-207-622-3473

Click here to log in to MSMA

Human Resources Generalist/ Benefits Administrator
Dee Dudley
dudled@portlandschools.org
207-874-8118

Your MainePERS Voluntary Life Benefits

Eligibility:

All employees who work at least .50 FTE per week are eligible for coverage the first of the month after their date of hire. Open Enrollment changes and Enrollments are effective 9/1/21.  Benefits are structured to continue through the summer.

Benefit Forms
Contribution Schedule

100% Employee Paid

Helpful Resources

Contact Information

Maine Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)
Contact MainePERS

  • New Hires may elect Life insurance in the 1st 31 days of employment with no evidence of insurability.
  • Applications to enroll or make changes in GLI at any other time will require Evidence of Insurability. MainePERS will determine acceptance.
  • For enrollment forms and instructions, contact Dee at dudled@portlandschools.org

Human Resources Generalist/ Benefits Administrator
Dee Dudley
dudled@portlandschools.org
207-874-8118

Your Short Term Disability Benefits

Benefit Details
Helpful Resources

Carrier Service Contact
Horace Mann

Your Long Term Disability Benefits

Benefit Details
Helpful Resources

Carrier Service Contact
Horace Mann

Your Retirement Benefits

Eligibility:

All employees who work at least .50 FTE per week are eligible for coverage the first of the month after their date of hire. Open Enrollment changes and Enrollments are effective 9/1/21.  Benefits are structured to continue through the summer.

MainePERS is mandatory.

Benefit Forms
Helpful Resources

Contact MainePERS

Your EAP Benefits

Open to ALL employees and those in their household regardless of benefit eligibility.  Your benefit includes 3 visits per year (for 2021, 5 visits).

*No enrollment needed.

Helpful Resources

Human Resources Generalist/ Benefits Administrator
Dee Dudley
dudled@portlandschools.org
207-874-8118

Your Additional Benefits

Sick Bank

Sick Bank Enrollment and instructions:

Can I enroll in a Sick Bank?

  • Eligible Educational Technicians employees may enroll in a Sick Bank at initial onboarding or during our Annual Open Enrollment Period. You must fill out an enrollment form and submit it to Human Resources. Your current enrollment election will automatically carry into each new school year unless updated at an open enrollment period.
Helpful Resources

Human Resources Generalist/ Benefits Administrator
Dee Dudley
dudled@portlandschools.org
207-874-8118

Your Pay Averaging Benefits