Procurement of Hearing Officers for Student Discipline Hearings By Bill Munch, CPPO, CPPB Hopefully, none of our students are currently facing discipline issues this early in the year, and since online learning is the way of the world right now. However, I received a question via one of the many listservs I belong to regarding whether or not student discipline … Read More
Procurement Compliance in Our New Reality 2020
This article was previously published in the AASBO Edge By Bill Munch, CPPO, CPPB Our new reality includes an emphasis on living in the online world as we cope with trying to remain compliant with the School District Procurement Rules which demand transparency. Procurement Challenges that Impact Public Entities As the Stay-At-Home order came down in mid-March and many … Read More
Are You Maximizing Your Flexible Spending Account?
Flexible Spending Account Management At Valley Schools, we are always searching for ways to make our employee’s benefit experiences easy and advantageous. A simple way to enhance that experience on an existing benefit plan is to allow carryover and/or a grace period for your Flexible Spending Account plans. Now is the perfect time to explore this option and make a … Read More
Kindness RX
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. – Maya Angelou Prescribe Kindness for Better Connections With the negativity infiltrating our media sources right now, it is clear our world can use a little more kindness. Whether you are struggling to offer yourself … Read More
Strategies to Make Your Open Enrollment for Employee Benefits During COVID-19 Safe and Successful
Open Enrollment Messaging COVID-19 is disturbing public and private employer and employee operations across the board and the country. The extraordinary challenges and questions posed by COVID-19 has created a storm of emotion around health coverage. If your open enrollment for benefits is right around the corner, it couldn’t come at a better time as health coverage is at the … Read More
Achieving Financial Wellness in the New Year
Achieving Financial Wellness in the New Year is a great goal. Welcome to January and a shiny new decade! With 2019 behind us, it’s time to set our sights on our goals and aspirations for 2020. One area that often gets overlooked is our financial wellness. Financial well-being, simply means that your financial situation is well-managed, you are able to … Read More
Building a Better YOU in 2020
Each month our WellStyles™ team brings you highlights of our 7 pillars of wellness and tips on how to improve yourself from head to toe, inside and out and on building a better YOU! This month is centered around building a better you. In the new year, we tend to set resolutions for ourselves and as such your wellness team … Read More
Voluntary Benefits: The Cherry on Top
An ice cream sundae just isn’t the same without the shiny cherry, and while medical benefits are employee’s #1 priority, voluntary benefits make the complete options package more appealing. As your full-service, benefits consultant, Valley Schools is here to help point you in the right direction on choosing the right voluntary plans for your organization. Ancillary or voluntary benefits are … Read More
Using Your Health Carrier’s Cost Comparisons Tool
That MRI Costs HOW MUCH?! If you’ve been one of the unlucky ones who know how much a knee or chest MRI impacts your wallet, you probably have had an unfortunate experience of sticker shock. If you are on a PPO or Copay Plan, diagnostic testing isn’t something we think much about as it’s likely only a $20-50 dollar copay. … Read More
Serving Your Employees With A Dedicated Employee Benefit Administrator
When it came to choosing benefits for your business, Human Resources was the one leading the research charge. Traditionally, the HR department would take on the duty to explain employee benefits and assist employees with enrolling in their group plans. Previously, things were pretty straightforward with a simple list of plans to understand. Employees would select from one to three … Read More
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