You made it! It’s almost the end of the school year, and whether this is your last year with ACPS or you’re returning for the 2024-25 school year, there are a few things about your benefits and compensation you should know before you head off for summer break. Continue reading
Category Archives: benefitsFOCUS
benefitsFOCUS: Your pay statements may look a little different in 2024!
In an effort toward business efficiency, we’ve streamlined some behind the scenes benefits coding that will simplify the description of employee premium deductions and employer contributions that you see on your pay statements. These changes apply to medical, dental, and voluntary vision coverage. Starting this week, you will no longer see coding that refers to the name of your plan and tier of coverage. Instead, you will see a simple acknowledgement of the type of coverage you have. Continue reading
benefitsFOCUS: Last Call – Open Enrollment Ends TONIGHT!
It’s not too late to complete your Open Enrollment session! Open Enrollment closes tonight at 11:59 p.m., but please note: The Human Resources benefits team will only be available to answer questions and assist with technical issues through 5 p.m.
What happens if I don’t do anything during Open Enrollment?
If you don’t log in to the Open Enrollment module in ADP and successfully save your benefits elections: Continue reading
benefitsFOCUS: Open Enrollment Closes Wednesday AND 2024 FSA Contribution Limits Announced!
Only THREE DAYS (including today!) remain until the Open Enrollment window closes on Wednesday, November 15! These are the last few days where you’ll be able to:
- Add, drop or change medical or dental coverage;
- Enroll in our NEW! optional vision plan;
- Add, drop or change the dependents covered on those plans; and
- Enroll in a healthcare or dependent care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for 2024. Continue reading
benefitsFOCUS: Planning on Doing Your Open Enrollment Session Over the Weekend?
Only SIX DAYS (including today!) remain until the Open Enrollment window closes on Wednesday, November 15! If you’re planning to complete your Open Enrollment session over the weekend, please take a moment TODAY to make sure you can successfully log in to ADP and access the Open Enrollment module. Hint: Your ADP login likely is not the same as your ACPS or Kronos login. If you cannot successfully log in to ADP, please email the benefits team to confirm your User ID. If you remember your User ID but have forgotten your password, you can reset it by using the Forgot Your Password? link on the ADP login screen.
Looking for Open Enrollment information that you may have missed? Continue reading
benefitsFOCUS: Open Enrollment in ADP – One Week to Go!
Your benefits Open Enrollment window is only available in ADP for one more week, through Wednesday, November 15! Don’t miss your chance to:
- Add, drop or change medical or dental coverage;
- Add, drop or change the dependents covered on those plans;
- Enroll in our new voluntary vision plan; and
- Enroll in a healthcare or dependent care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for 2024. Continue reading
benefitsFOCUS: Open Enrollment in ADP – Available NOW through November 15!
Your benefits Open Enrollment window (November 1-15) is active NOW! Any changes you make to your medical, dental, optional vision, and Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account elections during the Open Enrollment window will go into effect January 1, 2024, and will run through December 31, 2024.
Getting started is EASY! Open Enrollment takes place in the ADP Employee Portal. As soon as you log in, you’ll see this pop-up: Continue reading
benefitsFOCUS: Open Enrollment Begins TOMORROW!
Open Enrollment (November 1-15) is a BIG deal! Why? Because it’s the one time during the year that benefits-eligible employees can:
- Add, drop or change medical or dental coverage;
- Enroll in our new voluntary vision plan;
- Add, drop or change the dependents covered on those plans; and
- Enroll in a healthcare or dependent care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for 2024. Continue reading
benefitsFocus: Open Enrollment Essentials – Disability Benefit Options
This is the last of our “Open Enrollment Essentials” messages in advance of the November 2023 Open Enrollment window (November 1-15). Today’s message focuses on Disability Coverage.
No one plans to get sick or injured, but it happens, and a serious illness or injury can result in months of disability that keeps you from working and exhausts your paid leave balances. While medical insurance helps cover your medical bills, it doesn’t help you meet financial obligations like rent/mortgage and utility bills, and it doesn’t help you buy food and other necessities. This is where disability coverage comes in. Programs available to our benefits-eligible employees include Sick Leave Bank and Long-Term Disability. Continue reading
benefitsFOCUS: Open Enrollment Essentials – Flexible Spending Accounts & Why You Might Want One in 2024
Open Enrollment (November 1-15) starts next week! One of the benefits you can elect during Open Enrollment is a Flexible Spending Account, commonly referred to as an FSA. You must enroll annually if you want to have an FSA for the next plan year, and the only time you can do that is during Open Enrollment!
FSAs aren’t just a few random letters of the alphabet; they’re a way you can save pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible health and dependent care expenses! FSAs: Continue reading