Kent County Public Schools offers a comprehensive benefit package for eligible employees; including health, vision, dental and prescription coverage for you and your family, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, retirement plan, generous leave time and course reimbursement programs. These benefits not only enhance your financial security and well-being, they also add significantly to your total compensation.

Kent County Public Schools offers a comprehensive benefit package for eligible employees; including health, vision, dental and prescription coverage for you and your family, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, retirement plan, generous leave time and course reimbursement programs. These benefits not only enhance your financial security and well-being, they also add significantly to your total compensation.

 

 

• View your medical, dental and vision benefits

• Check your Explanation of Benefit (EOB's) statements

• Access your claims

• Find a doctor or dentist

• Order new ID cards

 

• EPO

• PPO

• Vision

• Dental

 

When your primary care provider (PCP) isn’t available, CareFirst Video Visit allows you to securely connect with a doctor whenever and wherever you want on a smartphone, tablet or computer. Video Visits cost the same as your PCP sick office visit copay.

 

Learn more:

• Quick Reference Guide

• More information on CareFirst Video Visits

 

• My Account – Guide 

• Health Assessment – Get Started 

• Health Assessment – Take Charge

• Know Before You Go

• Take the Call

 

Plan Information:

• Getting Started With Your Prescription Drug Plan
• Prescription Guidelines
• Preferred Drug List Formulary 2
• Mandatory Generics Program

We’re pleased to introduce CareFirst WellBeing — your personalized digital connection to your healthiest life.

Catering to your unique health and wellness goals, CareFirst WellBeing offers motivating digital resources accessible anytime, plus specialized programs for extra support.

CareFirst’s well-being program is full of resources and tools that reflect your own preferences and interests.

You get:

• Trackers: Connect your wearable devices or enter your own data to monitor daily habits like sleep, steps, nutrition and more.

• A personalized health timeline: Receive content and programs tailored to you.

• Challenges: Stay motivated by joining a challenge to make achieving your health goals more entertaining.

• Inspirations: Break free from stress, unwind at the end of the day or ease into a restful night of sleep with meditation, streaming music and videos.

Additional programs can help you focus on specific wellness goals such as: health coaching, weight management, tobacco cessation and financial well-being.

To start exploring the program, visit carefirst.com/wellbeing to download the CareFirst WellBeing app and register for your account.

If you’re already registered with Sharecare, you can download the app and log in with your current username and password.

Plan Information:

• CareFirst Wellbeing Program Overview

ADDITIONAL CAREFIRST INFORMATION

• CareFirst Behavioral Health and Addiction Resources

• Gender-Based Services

• Virtual-First Primary Care: CloseKnit

• Healthy Pregnancy Education and Support

• Health Information, Tips and Tools from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

• Health and Wellness Programs and My Care First

Kent County Public Schools offers two types of flexible spending options through Flexible Benefits Administrators:

 

For out-of-pocket healthcare costs

Maximum annual contribution amount: $2,700

 

Maximum annual family contribution amount: $5,000

 

Your family relies on you for their financial security. With this in mind, Kent County Public Schools is pleased to provide full-time employees who work 30 or more hours per week on a regular basis, a basic life insurance policy of $50,000.

 

Employee Basic Life Coverage ($50,000)

If you qualify for basic life insurance provided by Kent County Public Schools, you must complete beneficiary designation information during enrollment.

 

Up to $200,000

Kent County Public Schools offers all eligible employees the opportunity to purchase a supplemental life insurance in addition to the basic life coverage. Supplemental life is available to eligible full-time employees who work 30 or more hours per week on a regular basis. You are able to elect up to $200,000 coverage in increments of $10,000.

• Enrollment Form/Beneficiary Designation

• Rate Chart 

• Summary Plan Description 

• Life Services ToolKit 

• Travel Assistance

The Kent County Board of Education 403(b) Plan allows all employees to participate in the Plan and elect to have deferrals made on his or her behalf immediately upon becoming employed by the Kent County Public School System. This is a voluntary retirement plan that allows full-time employees to save for retirement through pre-tax payroll deductions. 

 

https://equitable.com/teacher-retirement/403b 

Adrian Peralta

6200 Old Dobbin Lane, Suite 100 

Columbia MD 21045

301-254-5692 (cell)

410-309-3604 (office)

John A. Johns

PO Box 589

Bel Air, MD 21014

410-879-7303

Christopher Mann

610 Germantown Pike, Suite 210

Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

302-423-4065 (cell)

800-492-3553 ext. 28188

www.stecherfinancialgroup.com
 Michael Stecher/Rebecca Stecher

1160 Town Point Road

Chesapeake City, MD 21915

800-277-7773

Logan Grossman

1304 Concourse Drive, Ste. 150

Linthicum, MD 21090

410-859-2164 Office

410-991-5022 Cell

Joseph Opalski

416 Goldsborough St.

Easton, MD 21601

410-829-8714

410-784-4500

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides you and your household members with free, confidential assistance to help with personal and professional problems that may interfere with work or family responsibilities. This program is administered through Business Health Services.

Go to: www.bhsonline.com

Username: ESMEC

 

Additional Resources 

• Summary of Services

• What Happens When You Call

• Video Counseling Services

The Kent County Board of Education reimburses a maximum of 12 credits per fiscal year, July 1 to June 30. Please refer to your Negotiated Agreement regarding the amount per credit. Payments will be made to those who submit all the required materials on the following schedule: the first pay of October, the first pay of February and the last pay in June.

 

Prior to course registration, you will be required to: 

• Complete the Course Approval and Reimbursement Form

• Obtain Approval from you Principal or Supervisor

• Retain signed form until completion of course

 

• Enter grade earned on Course Approval and Reimbursement Form

• Attach course transcript (unofficial transcript or grade report is acceptable)

• Attach receipt of payment

• Send the completed packet to the Office of Human Resources via email, as a single pdf file, or via pony. Individual documents will NOT be accepted.   

 

• Course Approval and Reimbursement Form

• Course Transcript

• Receipt of Payment

We have Direct Payment Agreements with a number of universities. Simply complete the form for your chosen university and obtain approval from your Principal or Supervisor prior to course registration. Provide the form to the university when registering for your course. Please provide a copy of the completed form to the Office of Human Resources for processing. 

 

Please note: Each university handles transcripts a little differently. You are responsible for understanding your requirements for providing transcripts/grade reports upon course completion.  

 

• LaSalle Direct Pay Form 

• Chesapeake College Direct Pay Form 

• Notre Dame of Maryland Direct Pay Form 

• Salisbury University Direct Pay Form

• University of Phoenix Direct Pay Form

• Chesapeake College Sponsorship Billing Authorization Form