Student Achievements, After-School Programs, and Staff Benefits
The Springfield District 186 Board of Education celebrates student success in hockey, healthcare, and robotics, announces new leadership roles, and previews spring events for families. The board also tightens SCOPE attendance expectations to open spots for families needing care, and reviews modest insurance premium changes along with a new employee wellness program. 14mins
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Director of Business, Finance and Operations, Steve Miller, previewed a board vote on next year’s employee insurance, explaining that prior restructuring kept health costs stable so the insurance committee only recommended a 1% premium increase—about $15 per month on the most expensive plan—along with dental, vision, and wellness program items.
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Director Miller outlined the upcoming open enrollment period for employee insurance, explaining that staff would receive plan information and Employee Navigator access details, with a mid-April to May 1 window to make changes and multiple Zoom sessions offered before school, at lunch, and after school for additional guidance.
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Director Miller asked the board to approve a voluntary Wellness program with Memorial Health that would provide a Wellness coach, encourage annual exams for employees and spouses through a 10% premium differential, and aim to improve employee health while reducing absenteeism and catastrophic medical costs.
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