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Managers: Please print and post this page for employees who do
not have computer access. Thank you.
TODAY!
To all Benefit-Eligible Employees:
What? Mini Benefits Fair!
When? Thursday, October 6, 2005
Where? ERAC-Boardroom
Time? 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
If you missed the August Benefits Fair, come to the mini benefits fair to speak with representatives from each of the district’s group medical, dental and other insurance carriers. They will be happy to assist you in understanding and selecting the coverages that best meet your needs.
Do you have questions about your Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) plan, Tax-Sheltered Accounts
(TSA), or Deferred Compensation Plans (DCP)? Are your medical, dental or other insurance plans changing in 2005-2006? How will switching your District-paid Mutual of Omaha Dental from “family” to “employee” coverage save money on your medical premium?
Come get your questions answered! Plan now to attend on October 6!
Open enrollment for insurance changes will end Monday, October 10, 2005.
October 10 Deadline for Changes Effective November 1!
Southern Heights PTA
Annual Spaghetti/Pasta Dinner
October 20, 5:30-7:30pm
Dinner includes pasta w/red
sauce (vegetarian available), salad, bread and a drink.
Dessert available for additional cost.
Note: This year all
proceeds will benefit 65 students displaced by Hurricane Katrina
to a school in Park, Louisiana.
Cost is $5 per person or
$15 for a family of 4.
Any additional donations
will be greatly appreciated.
Music to be provided by the
Southern Heights 6th Grade Steel Drum Band
For additional information
Tahnee Runions 206-246-4987
tahnee68@yahoo.com
Southern Heights PTA
2nd Annual Holiday Bazaar
Saturday, November 19.
We are seeking craft vendors and/or business people.
Check out the flyer.
For more information about the bazaar, or purchasing a booth space call Lynne Sitarsky at 206-243-6235 or email at
lsitarsky@yahoo.com
or SouthernHeightsPTA@comcast.net
Monday,
October 10 Deadline for Changes Effective November 1!
To
All Employees Eligible for Medical, Dental and Salary Insurance:
Annual
Open Enrollment for Medical, Dental and Salary Insurance
September
1 to October 10, 2005
The annual open enrollment for medical, dental and salary
insurance has begun. During this time you may add
dependents to your medical plan, change to another medical or
dental plan, and sign up for salary insurance or change your
salary insurance amount.
If you were unable to come to the Benefits Fair in August, please
watch for a mailing of booklets to your site. The
(lavender) booklet is entitled "A Summary of Health and
Welfare Benefit Plans for the 2005-2006 School Year."
It provides details on the benefit plans and changes.
Please note a few of the changes:
·
Monthly
state allocation increased by $46.60.
·
Premera Blue Cross-6.63% rate increase.
·
Regence Blue Shield-4.5% rate increase.
·
The
Group Health Traditional office visit co-pay change from $15 to
$20; 3.42% rate increase.
·
Alliant
Plus-6.02% rate increase.
·
Mutual
of Omaha Dental-Added 2-Tier Rates, Increased Annual Maximum
Benefit.
·
Willamette
Dental-No rate change.
·
NBN
Vision-No rate change, Increased Contact Lenses Allowance.
Enrollment forms are available in a circular file in the lobby of
ERAC. Please stop by to make your change.
Employees who submit new enrollment forms to the Human Resources
Department by Monday, October 10, will have coverage
effective November 1, 2005.
Employees who do not meet the enrollment deadline, will not
be eligible to enroll for insurance benefits until the next
annual open enrollment period (September 1 to October 10, 2006).
If you do not wish to make any changes, there is no need to
submit any forms.
New enrollees may not receive ID cards for several
weeks after their coverage takes effect. In the interim,
you may use your enrollment application for identification for
medical services. However, you will need to pay the full
cost of prescription drugs, then submit a prescription drug
reimbursement form. Enrollees will be reimbursed for the cost of
the prescription, less the applicable co-payment.
The office hours for Human Resources are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Stop by to submit your changes. Please do not wait
until the last minute!
Pam
Golden, Benefits Specialist
of Highline School District
Click to get details on
flu vaccination dates, locations and
cost.
Pacific Middle School
presents:
Auction 2005
"Support & Success for Our Students"
Date: October 22, 2005
Place: Normandy Park Cove
Time: 6:00 p.m. Silent Auction
7:00 p.m. Dinner (International Buffet) & Live Auction
9:30-11:00 p.m. Dancing with KJR Radio Parties
Tickets are $40.00 per person and are still available for purchase to attend this highly anticipated event. To receive more information on how to purchase, please contact Lora Bolding at
mbold32890@aol.com or (206) 465-9284. We have a fabulous variety of unique and entertaining as well as instructional and functional items to bid on. Please come and support Pacific Middle School and have a great time in the process!
For more auction information, please visit Pacific’s website: www.hsd401.org/pacific
Northwest
Symphony Orchestra Season Opener
Featuring
Oberon
Overture,
Carl
Maria von Weber
Dance
of the Comedians, Bedrich
Smetana
Time
and Space, Donald
Johnston
Dance
of the Tumblers, Rimsky
Korsakoff
Funky
Chicken, David
Kechley*
Capriccio
Italien, Peter
Ilich Tchaikovsky
Come
dressed in your favorite
Halloween costume or
concert attire!
Friday,
October 28th @ 7:30 PM
At
the Highline Performing Arts Center
STUDENT
TICKETS are available for this concert on a
first
come, first serve basis.
To
reserve tickets for your students, please contact me.
Special
student tickets
will be made and used only by students.
Thank
you for not giving these tickets out to friends or family.
Ticket
prices: $13.00 General Admission
$10.00
Seniors/Students
For
additional tickets you may purchase them from
Ticketmaster
or at the door.
Amy
Daligcon-Dowell
Highline
Performing Arts
Center
Seattle,
Washington
Phone:
206-433-2292
Fax:
206-433-2396
Email:
daligcal@hsd401.org
Website:
www.hsd401.org/pac
The Disney Teacher Awards
Sixteen years ago, The Walt Disney Company started celebrating true local heroes by establishing the annual Disney Teacher Awards to honor America’s finest educators. The nominating campaign is now underway. Anyone can nominate any K-12 teacher for the award between August 15 and October 15. In early November, every teacher nominated receives a congratulatory letter, a letter for the principal, and an application. The teacher’s nomination letter INVITES them to complete and mail the application to continue with the process.
Nominations can be made in one of two ways only:
* Through Disney’s website, www.DisneyHand.com
, or
* By phoning toll free, 1-877-282-8322.
Learn about Weather at The Children's Museum
Looking for a highly interactive field trip that gets children thinking about something they see and experience every day? The Magic School Bus "Kicks Up a Storm" exhibit will be at The Children's Museum in Seattle August 20 through November 27 for three months of weather-science fun.
Kids visiting the traveling, bilingual exhibit will be able to cook up some wind, activate a water cycle, measure cloud cover, learn abut lightning, file a weather report, and even build a giant snowflake.
Teachers who would like to book a field trip should call 206-441-1768 or email
groups@thechildrensmuseum.org.
To
list your event on this page, please email the details
to Judy Balko.
Deadlines
for Upcoming Issues:
| Issue
Date |
Information
Submission Deadline |
| Friday,
October
21, 2005 |
Tuesday,
October 18, noon |
| Thursday,
November
17, 2005 |
Tuesday,
November
15, noon |
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