THANKS to ATTENDEES!!

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We want to thank the following union members for taking time to attend the NEA ESP Conference in Dallas, Tx.

Janet Grimes, Bill Favero, Shelley Gabriel, Tammy Potter, Patty McAdams, Jodi Oliver, Tina Vasquez and Juanita Samms

We really appreciate you taking time to go!!

Executive Committee

Universal Availability News

To All Plainfield School District 202 Employees:

Under the terms of the IRS non-discrimination rule called “Universal Availability” employers sponsoring a 403b plan are required to notify all eligible employees of their right to participate.  Attached is the Universal Availability and Meaningful Notice Letter.

Payroll Department

Date: March 10, 2017

Re: Annual Notice of Participation

Plainfield School District 202 403(b) Plan

The Plainfield School District 202 (“the Employer”) offers a 403(b) Plan for eligible employees of the organization. Employees are eligible to participate as described below:

  • All W-2 employees are eligible to participate in the 403(b) Plan

A 403(b) plan is a tax-deferred retirement program that permits an employee to reduce his or her compensation on a pre-tax basis and have the contribution deposited into a 403(b) investment. The plan also allows employees to make 403(b) retirement contributions on an after-tax basis (a Roth 403(b) contribution).

To enroll in a 403(b) program, you must complete a Salary Reduction Agreement. Salary Reduction Agreements are available on the Employee Portal.

You may also be required to complete an annuity contract or custodial account application to establish your investment account under the Plan. Application forms for an annuity contract or a custodial account can be obtained from the representative of the investment provider you select. Employees should contact each vendor for information about the 403(b) products and services it offers. A list of the approved providers in our Plan is attached and available on the Employee Portal.

You can make a change to or stop your contribution at any time. You will need to complete a new Salary Reduction Agreement and provide it to the Payroll office to do so. The change will take effect for the next available payroll period as described above after the new Salary Reduction Agreement is processed by the Payroll Office.

The IRS limits the annual contributions you can make to a 403(b) plan. For 2017, the limit is $18,000 for participants under age 50 and up to $24,000 for participants who become age 50 or older during this calendar year.

The Plainfield School District 202 assumes no liability for any employee’s election to participate in the 403(b) plan, choice of 403(b) vendor(s), or the expected tax consequences resulting from participating in the 403(b) plan. The Plainfield School District 202 does not provide tax, legal or investment advice and recommends that employees seek advice from professionals who specialize in these areas.

If you have any questions about our 403(b) Plan, please contact Laura Sharp at Plainfield School District: LSHARP@psd202.org or the Plan’s third party administrator, ADMIN Partners, LLC at 877-484-4400.

Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202

Authorized 403(b) Vendors

Name of Organization Mailing Info Web/Telephone
403basp – Aspire 4010 Bay Scout Blvd., Suite 450

Tampa, FL 33607

www.aspireonline.com

813-856-4543

AZA/Equitable Life Insurance Co. 500 Plaza Drive

Secaucus, NJ 07094

www.asa-equitable.com

800-789-7771

Great American 525 Vine Street, 7th Floor

Cincinnati, Oh 45202

www.greatamericaninsurance.com

888-497-8556

Horace Mann 1 Horace Mann Plaza

Springfield, Il 62715

www.horacemann.com

800-999-1030

Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. 218 Glenside Avenue

Wyncote, PA 19095

www.lincolninvestment.com

800-242-1421

MetLife P.O. Box 10356

Des Moines, IA 50306

www.metlife.com

800-560-5001

Oppenheimer Funds Two World Financial Center

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10281-1008

www.oppenheimerfunds.com

888-470-0862

Security Distributors One Security Benefit Place

Topeka, KS 66636

www.securitybenefit.com

80-888-2461

Thrivent Financial Appleton Office

4321 N. Ballard Road

Appleton, WI 54919-0001

www.thrivent.com

888-847-4836

Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co.

(VALIC)

205 E. 10th Avenue

Amarillo, TX 79101

www.valic.com

800-448-2542

VOYA 230 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10169

www.voya.com

800-584-6001

Waddell & Reed P.O. Box 29217

Shawnee Mission, KS 66201

www.horacemann.com

800-999-1030

For any questions relating to 403(b) Vendors please contact

Rose Kidd, Director of Fiscal Services

rkidd@psd202.org (815) 577-4049

 

ESP Insider

2017  |  March 13

NEA ESP Leaders For Tomorrow applications due Mar. 24

Applications are due in the IEA ESP program office by the close of business on Fri., Mar. 24 for review and a state affiliate acknowledgement letter. IEA will submit all applications to NEA by the Mar. 31 deadline.

Visit the IEA website for additional information and to download an application.

Submit applications to Arlene Criglar by email or mail to:

Illinois Education Association
Attn:  Arlene Criglar, ESP program
2250  Point Blvd., Suite 400
Elgin, IL  60123-9204

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IEA welcomes new ESP locals

  • Sunnybrook Education Association, Region 55
  • Lee County Special Education Support Professionals, Region 20

Statewide spring elections

  • Mar. 29 – IEA election instructions mailed
  • Apr. 26 – Voting closes/ballots due
  • Apr. 28 – Ballots counted

Visit the IEA website for election information.

Questions? Email Kim Trader or call her at 217.321.2250.


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Important dates

  • Mar. 24 – Deadline to submit application NEA ESP Leaders for Tomorrow applications to the IEA ESP program office
  • Mar. 29 – IEA election instructions mailed
  • Mar. 2–Apr. 1 – IEA Representative Assembly, Sheraton Grand, Chicago
  • Apr. 7 – Deadline to volunteer to serve on an IEA Ad Hoc Committee
  • Apr. 22 – ESP Council meeting, Naperville IEA office, 9 a.m.
  • Apr. 26 – Voting closes/ballots due
  • Apr. 28 – Ballots counted

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IEA ESP members attend NEA Leadership Development Conference in Orlando

Upper photo: During one of the conference sessions, ESP members Holly Smigelski (left) and Tammra Fabis (right) had the opportunity to meet and sit with NEA ESP President Debby Chandler (center).

Lower photo: ESP members Holly Smigelski and Julie Wilt at the conference.


Oswego Transportation Association’s Read Across America event

The Oswego Transportation Association (OTA) members held their annual Read Across America event for kindergartners and first graders. OTA donated books to Southbury Elementary School and passed out prizes to the students. Participating OTA members included school bus drivers, monitors, crossing guards and dean’s assistants.


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National Call to Action

Hi Members,
Student learning conditions are educator working conditions. That’s why it’s so important that educators have the right to advocate for better working conditions.
President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court Judge Gorsuch has consistently sided against workers. And that is just one reason why we are urging Senators to vote against his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Join workers around the country for a national call in day – call your senators right now! Click here to get started.

A Court with Neil Gorsuch could be disastrous for public school students and educators, and for workers around the country.

By joining with educators and other working people around the country, you can send a strong message to your senators that protecting workers must be a top priority.

We can’t trust Neil Gorsuch to protect our rights. Make sure your senators hear from you today that Gorsuch is wrong for students, wrong for educators, wrong for workers, and wrong for the Supreme Court.

– Lily
Lily Eskelsen García
President
National Education Association

PS – Can’t make a call today? Call tomorrow! Or the next day! Your senators need to hear from you all the way up through the first hearing on March 20, and through the vote. So call any time you can.