Author: PASS202

Effective today, October 27, 2017, Janet Grimes has stepped down as Secretary of PASS.

 

We are now seeking a secretary for the PASS Executive Board.

 

Duties include:

• Attend one meeting a month on the second Thursday of each month at 4:30 at Plainfield East High School
• Attend all General Membership Meetings (4 per year)
• The Secretary shall maintain the official records of the Association and assist the President of the Association with any Association correspondence.
• The Secretary shall maintain accurate minutes of each meeting of the Executive Committee and each meeting of the membership.
• Work closely with the Executive Board to make decisions for PASS as a whole.

 

Please fill out the attached nomination form to: JoAnne Clemans, jlclemanspass202@gmail.com, by November 10, 2017. There will then be an interview process of those interested, followed by appointment by Marty Paczkowski, President, PASS.

 

If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact any of the PASS Executive Board members as listed below.

President – Marty Paczkowski

                PASS Cell Phone-815-666-8589

Home-815-254-3584

Email-marty.paczkowski@gmail.com

Address-4754 Flanders Ct.

Plainfield, IL 60544

Head Custodian, PEHS

 

First Vice-President – JoAnne Clemans

                Cell phone-815-210-6349

                School Phone-815-439-5521

                Email-jlcelemans@comcast.net

                Special Ed Para-Professional, Plainfield Academy

               

Second Vice-President – Jen Peil

                Cell phone-815-355-2419

                School Phone-815-439-4288

                Email-Jennifer.peil@sbcglobal.net

                Special Ed Para-Professional, Bonnie McBeth Learning Center

 

Membership Chair – Jodi Oliver

                Cell Phone-815-693-4784

                School Phone-815-439-4288

Email-jodiopass@gmail.com

                Special Ed Para-Professional, Bonnie McBeth Learning Center

 

Treasurer -Juanita Samms

                School Phone-815-439-4288

                Cell Phone-908-531-7676
                Email–jsammspass202@gmail.com

                Special Ed Para-Professional, Bonnie McBeth Learning Center

 

Region 61 Representative – William Favero

                School Phone-815-436-3200

                Cell Phone-815-546-5641
                Email-Pass2022017@gmail.com

                Operations and Maintenance, PCHS

 

IEANEA UniServ Director – Ann Bachman-McIntosh

Cell-630-569-3474

Office-630-369-1555

Email-ann.bachman-mcintosh@ieanea.org

Office Address: 1555 Bond Street, Suite 121 Naperville, IL 60563

 

 

JoAnne Clemans

1^st Vice President, PASS

Paraprofessional

Plainfield Academy

23930 W. Lockport St.

Plainfield, IL 60544

(815) 439-5521 (work)

(815)210-6349 (cell)

Open enrollment begins Monday, October 23 and runs through Friday, November 3.  All benefit eligible employees MUST complete open enrollment.  If you have waived benefits or do not want to make changes, you still have to complete open enrollment.  If you are a recent new hire, you must also complete open enrollment.  If you participated in the biometric screenings (health evaluations), you will see the discounted rates in the Employee Portal when you complete your enrollment.

 

Please read below for some frequently asked questions.  If you have any other questions, please contact us at benefits2@psd202.org.  You can also reach us by phone at 815-577-4063 (Dawn Bjorklund) or 815-577-4068 (Morissa Rostron).  If you need assistance completing open enrollment or you do not have access to a computer, we are available at the Administration Center to help you.

FAQs: 

How do I enroll?

Login to the Employee Portal, and go to Benefits, then click on Benefits Enrollment. 

 

Who is benefit eligible?

All regular employees working six or more hours per day as well as permanent substitutes are benefit eligible.

 

What benefits can we enroll in or change during this annual open enrollment?

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Optional Life Insurance and Voluntary AD&D
• Health Care Flexible Spending (FSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending (DCA) – you need to actively enroll in Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA for the 2018 calendar year

 

Where can I view detailed information about the benefit plans offered?

Detailed benefits information can be found in the Employee Portal.  Please go to Benefits then click on Helpful Benefits Documents.  There you will be able to view documents about our plan offerings.

 

If I make changes during open enrollment, when are the changes effective?

Any changes made during our annual open enrollment are effective January 1, 2018.

 

Will I receive new ID cards?

You will only receive new ID cards if you change plans or enroll in a benefit for the first time.  If you are enrolled or enrolling for the first time in HMO Dental, you will not receive ID cards for this plan; your primary dentist will have your name on their “roster” at their office.  If you do not make any changes, please keep and continue to use your current ID cards.  If you have misplaced your ID cards, please contact benefits2@psd202.org.

 

Will my Health Care Flexible Spending dollars rollover to 2018?

If you have $500 or less remaining in your Health Care FSA account as of December 31, your funds will automatically rollover to 2018.  If you elect new funds for 2018, you will not see your rollover funds available until April 15.  The reason for this – you can still submit 2017 claims through the runout period ending March 31, 2018.  Dependent Care FSA does not allow any rollover to the next year.

 

I forgot my password, what do I do?

If you do not have your password, you can request your password to be reset.  The password you use for the Employee Portal is the same password you use for email, logging into your computer and to view your paycheck.

• Teachers and support staff in the buildings – please ask your building secretary
• Custodians – please contact Sally Holmes at 815-439-4852 or sholmes@psd202.org
• Grounds and Maintenance – please contact Regina Bonomo at 815-439-5483 or rbonomo@psd202.org

 

When will enrollees in the HDHP with HSA receive the district’s contribution?

If you are a new participant to the HDHP, your contribution will be January 12, 2018.  If you are continuing participation in the HDHP in 2018, your first quarterly contribution will be January 12, 2018.

 

 

 

October 22, 2017

Tell Congress to invest in students, not cut education funding to finance tax cuts

By a vote of 51-49, the Senate passed the NEA-opposed FY2018 budget resolution that sets the stage for deep cuts in education, Medicaid, and Medicare to finance huge tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest among us. Over the next decade, funding for non-defense discretionary programs would drop to levels not seen since the Hoover administration, forcing even deeper cuts in federal education programs that limit opportunities for students and deprive them of a quality education. We need your help to stop this terrible plan! Click on the take action button and tell your representatives to oppose the Trump tax cuts.

Urge Congress to Pass the Dream Act of 2017

Educators and students from key states – including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, and Texas – will fly to Washington next week to meet with members of Congress and urge them to pass the Dream Act. In particular, we need to build support among Republicans. This vitally important legislation gives Dreamers – people brought to this country as children – the certainty and permanent protections they deserve, including multiple pathways to citizenship via higher education, military service, and employment. To qualify, individuals must have entered the United States as minors and have a continuous presence in the United States for four years before the date of the bill’s enactment. Click on the take action button to contact your representatives and urge them to support the Dream Act.

 

Cheers and Jeers

Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Lamar Alexander  (R-TN) for crafting a bipartisan bill with 24 original co-sponsors – equally divided between Republicans and Democrats – that would continue Affordable Care Act provisions that help make health coverage affordable while giving states more flexibility

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) for opposing the bipartisan agreement on the Affordable Care Act because it would save the law instead of “replacing” it with a new approach that causes as many as 30 million people to lose health coverage

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