Enrolling in Benefits
Benefit Bridge
The district uses an online enrollment site Benefit Bridge. All new hire, status change, and Open Enrollment benefit changes should be submitted through the site. Emails or written / verbal requests will not be accepted.
New Hires / RehiresYou are required to enroll in or waive benefits within 30 days of your hire date. Benefits cannot be enrolled in or changed after 30 days of your hire date or outside the Open Enrollment period unless you experience a qualifying life event, per IRS regulations.
All new hires receive information regarding Benefit Bridge in their new hire packet. If you need assistance with the online enrollment process or have problems logging in, please contact our vendor customer service line at 1-888-249-1039 between the hours of 10AM and 7PM CST.
Mid-Year ChangesYou may not make changes to your benefits outside the annual Open Enrollment period or your new hire event. The only time you may make changes outside those events would be if you experience a qualifying life event. Any benefit changes elected due to a qualifying life event must be made and substantiated within 30 days of the date of the event. Once documentation supporting the event is received and approved, your election change(s) will be submitted to the insurance carriers as appropriate. Failure to satisfy this requirement waives your right to change your benefits.
Below is a list of qualifying events.
- Marriage
- Birth or adoption of a child
- Newly eligible child (ie legal guardianship)
- Divorce, annulment, legal separation
- Death of spouse or child
- Spouse employment/eligibility change
- Child eligibility change
- Employee position/FTE change affecting benefit eligibility
Please note:
- All status changes are effective as of the date of the qualifying life event.
- You will be responsible for any retroactive payroll deductions, if applicable.
- All benefit changes must be consistent with the status change.
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