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BENEFITS ANNUAL ENROLLMENT
Blue Valley School District # 229 - Benefits October 2017
Enroll in your 2018 Plan Year Benefits between October 10 -
November 2, 2017
Employee Benefit Changes & Information Effective January 1, 2018
Changes to group plan benefits and programs are typically recommended by members of the Employee Benefits
Committee to the Negotiations Committee and to the Board of Education. Plans, benefits, contract provisions,
rates, carriers, and providers are subject to change and/or termination.
District Benefit Fairs
District Benefit Fairs will be held in the District Office High Plains Room
(lower level of Academic Services) on:
October 10th, 2017: Noon to 7 PM
October 11th, 2017: 10 AM to 5 PM
Vendors and Benefits Department staff will be available to help answer your
questions. A computer lab will be set-up to help employees re-enroll in their
benefits for the 2018 Plan Year.
Anyone who has a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending
Account (FSA) and wants to continue the plan benefit in 2018 MUST
re-enroll during the Annual Enrollment Period.
2018 Updates
 Enrollment Information
 BlueKC Updates
NEW! Medical Plan - SPIRA
DISCONTINUED! - PPO Buy-up
 HSA & FSA Information
 Additional Benefits:
NEW! Short - Term Disability &
Voluntary Life Insurance
Vendor - Principal
 Wellbeing Updates
 Retirement Plans
 Working After KPERS
Retirement
Want to $ave $ome cash?
Then check out the NEW medical plan
offering from BlueKC - SPIRA!
 NO cost visits at SPIRA Stand-
alone Clinics
 Lowest deductible/max-out-of-
pocket of all plans offered
 On-site patient advocates
How can SPIRA help me $ave?
Attend a BlueKC SPIRA information
meeting on :
October 10th and 11th
Located in the Board Room of the
District Office Admin Center
Visit MyBVBenefits website: