BENEFITS
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ENROLLMENT
OPEN ENROLLMENT
Eligible plan members may elect to enroll in or make changes to benefits during the Open Enrollment Period: October 3rd - November 3rd, 2025.
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The coverage effective date is January 1, 2026, unless Evidence of Insurability (EOI) is required. Please be sure to have all of your dependent and beneficiary information. Accurate social security numbers and dates of birth are required. Please review the 2026 Plan Year Updates link below (coming soon). For more detailed plan information, please click the 2026 Benefits Guide link at the top of the page (coming soon).
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Open enrollment office hours will be available on October 7th and 8th from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. to get your questions answered. During this time, please reach out to the contacts below. Look for more information about how to attend our In-Person Benefit Fairs on BV Connect and in your District e-mail.
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How to Enroll
Benefit Elections
Employees may elect to enroll in the following benefits on the Blue Valley Enrollment Site:
• Health Insurance
• Vision
• Dental
• Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Identity Theft + Cyber Protection
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Legal Insurance
QUALIFIED LIFE EVENTS (QLE)
QUALIFIED LIFE EVENTS (QLE)
You may change your benefit elections if you experience one of the following qualified life change events (QLE). Please note that you may enroll for coverage for the first time when you experience a QLE or you may change which dependents you cover based on the circumstance.
Changes must be made within 31 days of the event (example: your child is born on May 1st, the deadline to enroll is May 31st). If changes are not made during that time, you must wait until the next open enrollment to make changes to your benefits. To make a change, contact the Blue Valley Benefits Help Center at 844-239-0434 anytime Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm. You will need to provide supporting documentation verifying the change event, such as a birth certificate or marriage license.
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ATTENTION: IN ORDER TO COMPLETE YOUR QUALIFYING LIFE EVENT, YOU MUST CONTACT A BENEFIT COUNSELOR AT THE BLUE VALLEY BENEFITS HELP CENTER (844-239-0434) TO FINALIZE YOUR ELECTIONS WITHIN 31 DAYS OF YOUR LIFE EVENT DATE.
For more information, please click the Benefit Guide link at the top of the page.
BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY
Blue Valley School District is pleased to provide its employees with a broad spectrum of employee benefits in accordance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Typically, an employee is eligible to enroll in the District’s insurance plans if he/she is regularly scheduled to work:
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Certified (teaching) Staff: 0.60 FTE +
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Classified/Administrative Staff: 20 + hours per week
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Employees must complete the benefits enrollment process within 31 days from their hire (start) date or benefits eligibility date.
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You may also enroll your eligible dependents for coverage. This includes the following:
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Your spouse- defined as a person you are legally married to, including a common law spouse. NOTE: the state of Kansas does not currently recognize a same sex common law spouse.
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Children may be covered until the end of the year in which they reach age 26, regardless of student, dependency or marital status
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Children who are past the age of 26 and are fully dependent on you for support due to a mental or physical disability, and who are indicated as such on your federal tax return
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For more detailed information, please click the Benefit Guide link at the top of the page.
NEW ENROLLEES
If you are enrolling as a newly benefits-eligible employee:
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You must complete the benefits enrollment process online at the Blue Valley Enrollment Site or by contacting the Blue Valley Benefits Help Center at 844-239-0434 within 31 days from your start date (New Hires); or benefits eligibility date (NOT a new hire).
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9/10 Month Employee Premium Rates
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If there is insufficient pay to cover the 9/10 month health insurance premium rates, the employee must make arrangements with the Payroll Department to have outstanding amounts paid via ACH payments.
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If there is insufficient payroll for voluntary benefits, the employee cannot elect the voluntary benefit(s).
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Eligible employees who do not enroll or do not complete the waiver process within the first 31 days will be enrolled in the District paid short-term disability plan.
For more detailed information, please click the Benefit Guide link at the top of the page.