December 2006

Health Insurance Benefits

 Please read Article 43 and 44 of our contract to learn about Health Care Insurance benefits. If you have any questions about the benefits you are entitled to receive please call the LMEA.

You can familiarize yourself with the health, prescription, dental, vision and flexible spending plans by visiting www.lmsd.org, then to Virtual Employment, and then to New Employees Forms. Other descriptions for the plans are found at the Independence Blue Cross, Aetna, and Delta Dental websites. A limited number of printed brochures may be picked up in Human Resources

Seminars prior to the open enrollment period (when you can change plans) will be conducted by IBC and Aetna. The open enrollment period will be in late May/early June. Specific dates and times will be announced later in the year.

If you have any questions about the benefits, please contact Barbara Pollack, Benefits Specialist, in Human Resources

www.lmeaonline.org

 Minutes, Apple Cores, archives, classified ads (new sub-section), and other information can be found at the LMEA’s web-site www.lmeaonline.org. Please take a few minutes and visit our site.

District Handbooks/Contract

 Please read your handbook to learn about policies and protocols you are expected to follow. While the District seeks LMEA input in writing the handbooks, the District is not required to use the recommendations of the LMEA. The policy and protocols in the handbooks are managerial rights. They may not be part of the contract. The LMEA ensures that the practices and protocols in the handbooks do not violate the contract or the law.

Also, please read the contract to learn about your benefits and conditions of employment.

Emergency Personal Days

 If you use a personal day with less than a week’s notice it is called an emergency personal day. The reason for taking the emergency personal day must be submitted on a Special Consideration Form to HR within 3 days. If you do not notify HR by the end of the third day you will be docked a day’s pay. Please refer to page 20 of the contract for the actual language. HR has a zero tolerance policy regarding this contractual provision. Also, in addition to being docked, HR will send you a letter threatening further disciplinary action should you fail to follow the required procedure again.

LMEA Events

January 3- Officers’ Meeting

January 8- Exec. Council, PR&R

January 18- NEA Northeast Leadership Conf.

February 7 –Officers’ Meeting

February 12- Exec. Council, PR&R

February 26- CAPS Work Group

March 7- Officers’ Meeting

March 9 to 11- Minority Affairs Conf.

March 12- Exec. Council, PR&R

March 14- Gen. Membership Meeting

March 19- CAPS

April 9- Exec. Council, PR&R

April 19- Mid-East House

May 9- Officers’ Meeting

May 14- Exec. Council, PR&R

May 16- Gen Membership Meeting

May 18&19-PSEA House of Delegates- Phila.

May 22- LMEA Election Day

May 31- LMEA Spring Banquet

June 5- Officers’ Meeting

June 11- Exec. Council Meeting,PR&R

June 21- MER Golf Classic

June 30 to July 5- NEA-RA- Phila.

July 22 to 27- Gettysburg Leadership Workshop

Executive Council meetings are held the second Monday of the month in the LMEA office at 4:00PM

Officers Meetings are held the Wednesday before Executive Council meetings at the LMEA office.