Employee Benefits
High Desert ESD employees who work at least 175 days a year and 18.75 hrs or more per week are eligible for dental, medical, pharmacy, vision, life and long term disability insurance.
All staff members working 10 hrs per week are eligible for Section 125 with American Fidelity and 403b Retirement Savings Plan.
For further information contact the HR department, 541-693-5620.
American Fidelity is the Flexible Spending Section 125 provider for Dependent Care Assistance Plan and the Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan. They can also provide you with accidental, cancer, short term disability and other coverage.
For information contact: Kristin.Kanalos@af-group.com
ClearOne insurance plans have been bought out by Pacific Source. Pacific Source will take over these plans on October 1, 2010. At that time Pacific Source will be your insurance carrier for medical, vision, prescriptions, dental and ortho.
For any reimbursement of services before October 1, 2010 contact: Trusteed Plans Service Corporation: Member Services, 800-426-9786 ext 210
Carruth Compliance Consulting, Inc.
As a benefit to it's employees, High Desert ESD contracts with Carruth Compliance Consulting to sponsor a supplemental, tax-advantaged, retirement saving program authorized by Section 403b of the Internal revenue Code. Such plans are often called 403b Plans or Tax Sheltered Annuity Plans or simply TSA plans.
Mutual of Omaha provides life, long term disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance along with voluntary life insurance policies.
OGSP is a tax-deferred saving plan authorized by Section 457 of the Internal revenue Code. commonly referred to as a deferred compensation plan, OGSP is administered by PERS and provides state of Oregon employees and some local government employees with a convenient way to save for retirement. It allows employees of an OGSP participating employer to contribute a portion of their salary on a pre-tax basis. Contributions and earnings continue to grow tax-deferred until distribution. It is a great way to supplement your PERS retirement benefit.
Pacific Source Health Plans have recently bought out ClearOne Health Plans. This will take effect on October 1, 2010. At that time Pacific Source will be your provider for all medical, visions, prescriptions, dental and ortho.
Please see their website for a complete list of Pharmacies available in Central Oregon. Along with walk in pharmacies they also offer two mail order services; CVS Caremark and Well Partner Pharmacy. The Pacific Source website has all of the forms that you will need for either of the mail order pharmacies. http://pacificsource.com/PDL/
For insurance quesitons please contact Debbie Adams, 541-923-5437, debbie.adams@redmond.k12.or.us
Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
Make sure to visit this Website if you change your marital status, name change or beneficiary and are in the Tier I or II or IAP plan.
This site contains retirement information for Employees and Retirees, a Benefit Estimate Calculator, Education Sessions and Newsletters.