Victor Elementary School District offers health and welfare benefits to all eligible employees. Our goal is to provide resources to keep you informed so that you may utilize the plan benefits to their fullest potential.
• Medical Plans for VETA Bargaining Unit Members are offered through Self-Insured Schools of California (SISC). Click HERE to be directed to the Certificated Employee Benefits Webpage.
• 2023/2024 Part Time Classified Employee Insurance Costs
Cost information is provided for Part Time Classified Employees interested in purchasing medical insurance. The cost to enroll in medical insurance is prorated, based on your position hours. In addition to the plan summaries in the tabs below the Blue Shield HMO 12 (Trio ACO) Minimum Value Plan is also an option for Classified Part Time employees who wish to purchase coverage.
• NEW Effective July 1, 1023: Medical Plans for Classified, Management, Montessori, Confidential and Psychologist employees (and early retirees) transitioned to the California Schools Employee Benefits Association (CSEBA) effective July 1, 2023. Plan options include Blue Shield PPO, two Blue Shield HMO plans and Kaiser. View benefit summaries below.
Visit the CSEBA Employee Benefits Microsite to view more medical plan information as well as other value added benefits such as Go365, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) through Health Advocate and EPIC Hearing Plan. Here's the link: CSEBA Employee Benefits Site
IMPORTANT NEWS:
- VESD left the High Desert Trust and transitioned to the California Schools Employee Benefits Association (CSEBA) effective July 1, 2023.
- Aetna HMO, Aetna PPO, Kaiser HMO and the Bridge Plan through the High Desert Trust ended on 6/30/2023 due to our transition.
- Be sure to check your online account with Aetna or Kaiser (or call the Customer Service Number on the back of your ID card) to ask about any outstanding balances you need to submit to our Bridge Plan Administrator for services received through 6/30/2023. Last day to submit claims to the Bridge Plan is September 1, 2023.
• Grenz Co, Inc. Bridge Plan Administrator
Contact Information:1-800-235-7621 (Option 3)
Monday through Friday from 5:30 am to 3:30 pm
Contact Veronica Taylor in the Personnel Department if you need a Bridge Plan Claim Form.
• NEW Basic and Voluntary Life AD&D Benefits transitioned from Mutual of Omaha to MetLife with improved benefits. The Basic Life AD&D benefit amount increased to $50,000. All existing elections carried over to MetLife starting July 1, 2023. A special open enrollment period was held 9/11/23 through 9/22/23 (with an effective date of 10/1/23). This was an opportunity for employees to purchase/enroll, cancel or make changes to their Voluntary Supplemental Life/AD&D Insurance.
• Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plans
American Fidelity is our district's third-party administrator for the Section 125 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Plans. You can enroll in this plan during our Open Enrollment Period held in May each year, with an effective date of July 1st.
• 403(b) Voluntary Retirement Plan Informational Flyer
SchoolsFirst is our district’s third party administrator for the 403(b) and 403(b) Roth Voluntary Retirement Plans. Please contact Michael J. Duarte at 1-800-462-8328, ext 4116, option 1 or [email protected], for information or to enroll. Click following link for information available online at the SchoolsFirst Website
• 457(b) Voluntary Retirement Plan Informational Flyer
Plan member Services our district's third-party administrator for the 457(b)
Voluntary Retirement Plans. Please contact Andrew Jaramillo,
Financial Consultant at (760) 245-8638 or at [email protected] for information
or to enroll.
• Go365 Plan through the California Schools Employee Benefits Association (CSEBA) went into effect 8/1/2023.
• 2022/2023 VESD Combined Annual Benefits Notice
Reminders...
• Change in Legal Marital Status
Notify Personnel Services as soon as possible if you've had a change in legal marital status, including marriage, divorce, legal separation, annulment, or death of a spouse in order to submit insurance enrollment change forms within the required 30 day window. Scroll to bottom of page to download forms.
• New Spouse or Newborn Child
Coverage for a new spouse or newborn child is not automatic. If you experience a change in family status you have 30 days to update your insurance coverage. Contact Personnel Services immediately to complete the appropriate forms. If you do not update your coverage within 30 days from the family status change, you will have to wait until the next annual open enrollment period add them to your insurance. Scroll to bottom of page to download forms.
See tabs below for plan information and additional resources. Certificated employees should check Certificated Medical Benefits webpage for medical benefit summaries.
Please contact the Personnel Department with questions regarding benefits or Open Enrollment. Phone: (760) 245-1691 - Email: [email protected]