Westmoreland School District hourly support staff are eligible for benefits as defined in the Westmoreland Employee Benefits Policy.
Once hired, benefits eligible employees have 30 days to choose the medical and/or dental insurance most useful to you and your dependents. Once you submit your elections, your choices will be recorded as your benefits elections until the next Open Enrollment period (every July 1st). You may not make any changes to your elections – even within the 30 day enrollment period – unless you have a qualified family status change. The effective date for medical and/or dental insurance is the first of any given month following date of hire or date of qualifying event.
Currently, both medical and dental insurance is offered through the Local Government Center (LGC) HealthTrust. LGC HealthTrust has contracted with Anthem BC/BS of NH to insure their medical plans and Northeast Delta Dental to insure the Option 3A or Option 8 dental plans offered to Westmoreland school employees.
MEDICAL AND DENTAL PLANS
Summary Plan Descriptions:
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COSTS
Employee deductions for medical and dental are taken on a pre-tax basis throughout the year. To view the Employer and employee costs for medical and dental insurance, please click below.
FORMS NEEDED TO ENROLL IN MEDICAL AND/OR DENTAL INSURANCE are the "Medical and/or Dental Change Form" and if applicable, the "Certificate of Tax Dependent Status for a Civil Union Partner."
Click here to locate the forms at the Local Government Center's webpage
HEALTH BUY-OUT
Full-time Westmoreland District employees who have elected not to receive medical insurance from the District and who have provided documentation to Human Resources that they are covered by medical insurance not provided by the District, shall be eligible to receive a payment of two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500) payable in a lump sum upon the close of the applicable school year. The amount shall not be prorated and no consideration for partial years will be given. Contact Human Resources for more information or to apply for the health buyout.
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PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE
Prescription coverage for benefits eligible employees and eligible family members on the HMO or POS plan is offered through the Caremark Prescription Benefit Program at:
- $3.00 co-pay for generic prescriptions
- $15.00 co-pay for brand name prescriptions
- $1.00 co-pay for 90 day mail away through CVS/Caremark
VISION CARE
Employees and eligible family members enrolled in LGC HealthTrust’s medical plans are also automatically enrolled in the EyeMed Discount Vision Plan. To learn more about this discount plan, read the "Vision Care" section of LGC's HealthTrust Benefits Overview located at the below link.
LIFE INSURANCE
Term life insurance, with a $50,000 (fifty thousand dollar) life benefit amount and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) is provided to eligible Westmoreland teachers and hourly staff at no cost. Life insurance goes into effect the first day an employee is eligible or begins working for the district and remains in effect until an employee either retires or resigns. Upong first becoming eligible for the District paid term life insurance, please complete Sections A & C on the enrollment form, sign and date and return to Human resources: Lincoln Enrollment Form
To make any future changes to your designated beneficiar(ies), complete the Lincoln Beneficiary Form and return to Human Resources.
Following is the Life Insurance Policy to print for your records, along with a copy of Lincoln's Privacy Practices Statement. Please contact the Human Resources Department at 603-357-9001, ext. 215 if you would like information on Lincoln's TravelConnect-travel assistance services offered at no cost to SAU 29 employees.
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LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE
Long-term disability insurance is fully funded by the Westmoreland School District at no cost to employees who work 35 or more hours per week or teachers contracted between 80-100% FTE. Long-term disability (LTD) is paid as a monthly benefit by our insurance carrier at 60% of your pre-disability earnings. The benefit waiting period for long-term disability is the later of: a) 90 days; or b) the date your accumulated sick leave ends, if applicable.
SHORT-TERM DISABILITY COVERAGE
Short-term disability (STD) for eligible employees is paid by the District at 60% of either your per diem rate (if you are paid an annual salary), or 60% of your hourly rate (for support staff). An employee is eligible for STD upon exhaustion of all sick leave OR on the 10th consecutive day out sick (whichever is later).
NEW HAMPSHIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
All full-time, eligible employees must enroll in NHRS. Click here for more information and enrollment forms.
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DIRECT DEPOSIT
A Westmoreland school district employee may elect direct deposit of paychecks at anytime by completing the following form and returning to the payroll office:
403(B) Plan
NH School Administrative Unit 29 is pleased to partner with Fidelity Investments as our exclusive provider of investment options and recordkeeping services for the SAU 29 403(b) plan.
