Benefits and Open Enrollment

2024 Open Enrollment Guide

RSU 21 offers a benefits package to all employees who work at least 15 hours per week or who have benefits negotiated through one of our collective bargaining agreements. Click on the links below for additional details and plan summaries. Here is a brief overview of what we offer:

Medical Insurance: You have your choice of HMO or PPO through Anthem BlueCross BlueShield. Full-time employees contribute a small percentage of the medical insurance premium. There is also a generous employer contribution towards coverage for those employees who work less than full time. Coverage for other family members is available and is made affordable through cost sharing.

Benefit Plan Comparison

Vision Insurance: This is included at no additional cost in all of our medical insurance plans.

Dental Insurance: Single coverage is paid in full by RSU 21 for all employees who work 15 hours or more each week. Coverage for other family members is available and is made affordable through cost sharing. Dental insurance coverage is provided through Maine School Management Association (MSMA).

Retirement Plans: Pension plans are offered through the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) for employees who work at least 25 hours per week. Administrators, Teachers, and Educational Technicians (II and III) are required to enroll in the MainePERS retirement program. Contact MainePERS by email at www.mainepers.org or phone at either (207) 512-3100 or 1(800)451-9800.

RSU 21 also offers voluntary 403 (b) plans. Employees working 15 hours or more each week may enroll in a voluntary 403(b) Plan with one of our participating vendors, all of which are administered by TSA Consulting Group, Inc.

Group Life Insurance:  This is an elective insurance option. Coverage is provided through MainePERS.

Short Term Disability:  This is an elective insurance option. Coverage is provided through Horace Mann Insurance or AFLAC. For more information contact Dominic Vermette at Horace Mann, (207)247-0186 or Christopher Brakley at AFLAC, (207) 212-4159.

Long Term Disability:   This is an elective insurance option. Coverage is provided through Horace Mann Insurance or AFLAC. For more information contact Dominic Vermette at Horace Mann, (207)247-0186 or Christopher Brakley at AFLAC, (207) 212-4159.

Flexible Spending Accounts:  Enrollees may make pre-tax contributions to be spent on their health/dental care and/or dependent care needs. FSA plans are administered by Horace Mann or WageWorks.

FSA Enrollment Form

Member Assistance Program (MAP): Also referred to as the Employee Assistance Program, the MAP is available to all employees and provides quick and easy access to confidential counseling and referral services to help you deal with daily work and life challenges. It is employer-sponsored, so it is available at no cost to you, your dependents or household members.

Learn more about RSU 21's Member Assistance Program (MAP) which is available to all employees and provides quick and easy access to confidential counseling and referral services to help you deal with daily work and life challenges. It’s employer-sponsored, so it’s available at no cost to you, your dependents or household members.

MAP Pamphlet

MAP Member Login

HEALTH INSURANCE DOCUMENTS

DENTAL INSURANCE - MSMA

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT

Flexible Spending Account Enrollment Form

BENEFIT INFORMATION

For more information on the benefit plans please contact Lorraine Orlando at lorlando@rsu21.net, Sondra Bull at sbull@rsu21.net, or Autumn Wentworth at awentworth@rsu21.net.