Business Services Department

The Business Services Department supports the district by managing essential business operations. These operations include but are not limited to budget management, financial planning, accounting responsibilities, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, employee insurance/benefits, grant reporting, debt service, banking, investments and audit compliance.

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2025 Insurance Information and Enrollment Documents

Open enrollment will be November 1-15, 2024. 

If you are contractually eligible for benefits, please follow these instructions during Open Enrollment:

EVERYONE WITH EXISTING MESSA COVERAGE IS REQUIRED TO LOG IN AND CONFIRM YOUR ELECTIONS. (This does apply to ALL TEACHERS/ABEA. ) 

• There will be an open enrollment email sent through MESSA.
  • Log in to MESSA Website: https://secure.messa.org/MemberPortal/Login
  • Password/Login issues – contact MESSA Member Services at 1.800.336.0013
  • Click on the online benefits website tab on the left hand side of the screen. It will open the online benefits website – on the top of that screen it will say “Welcome to your Open Enrollment” – (instructions are posted on https://www.anchorbay.misd.net/departments/business-and-finance/  under 2025 Open Enrollment Documents/MESSA informational flyers)
  • Rates for 2025 will show in the MESSA system (monthly rate is posted). 
• Waived medical coverage:
  • Teachers that waive medical coverage must still log in to MESSA and confirm elections and beneficiaries, fill out the online Talent Ed payroll form, and provide proof of medical coverage
  • Other union groups that waive medical coverage need to fill out the payroll form and provide proof of medical coverage – If you would like to opt-in to coverage for 2025, please contact me for a user id.

Employees with SETSEG Medical, Vision, Dental, Life, LTD Coverage also need to log in and confirm your elections. (Teachers/ABEA do NOT have SETSEG)

• An open enrollment email will be sent on November 1^st through SETSEG/Employee Navigator with a link to login – there will be a green button that says “Start Enrollment” once you log in to your account. The window for enrollment will be open until November 15^th for SETSEG.
• Everyone with coverage will need to log in and confirm coverages and beneficiaries.

ACA – MESSA Essentials

• If you qualify for Affordable Care Act coverage and currently take MESSA Essentials coverage, please follow the instructions above for existing MESSA coverage.
• If you qualify for ACA and do not currently take the coverage, but would like to for 2025, please contact cschell@abs.misd.net for a user id.
• If you have questions about your eligibility for benefits, please contact call x1809.

Required forms – Everyone eligible for medical coverage must sign and send back a payroll deduction form 

• Teachers/ABEA, Admin, Paras, Central members will be using our HR Talent Ed system to streamline the annual forms required. You will receive an email to fill out the form until complete. If you are waiving medical insurance, it will ask you to upload proof of insurance (a photo of your card works) You will get a daily reminder until this step is complete. 
• All other groups will use the standard payroll deduction form available below. 

Plan Information:

Teachers/MEA

• Payroll Form will be digitally sent
• Teacher Benefit Booklet - (medical, vision, dental, life and LTD)
• Teacher Rates and Comparisons

Paraprofessionals (7 hours or more)
 

• Payroll Form will be digitally sent
• Paraprofessional Benefit Booklet - (medical only)
• Paraprofessional Rates and Comparisons

AFSCME
 

• Payroll Deduction Form - AFSCME
• AFSCME Benefits Breakdown by Bid Time
• AFSCME Benefit Booklet - (medical only)
• AFSCME Rates and Comparisons

Central Office

• Payroll Form will be digitally sent
• Central Benefit Booklet - (medical only)
• Central Rates and Comparisons

Administration
 

• Payroll Form will be digitally sent
• Administration Benefit Booklet- (medical only)
• Administration Rates and Comparisons

Teamsters Office Managers/Secretary
 

• Plan information: https://www.mctwf.org/ - (medical only)
• Payroll Deduction Form
• Teamsters Rates

ACA Eligible
 

• Payroll Deduction Form - ACA
• ACA Benefit Book - (medical only)
• ACA Rates

MESSA Informational Flyers

MESSA Member Portal Website

• Open Enrollment with Ask Emma Guide
• MESSA Online Enrollment At A Glance
• MESSA Optional Plan Information
• What is Co-Insurance?
• How does Co-Insurance Work?
• MESSA Online Plan Comparison Tool
• MESSA Plan Information
• Know Where to Go
• Health Insurance Terminology Sheet
• Dependent Care Enrollment Form
• Dependent Care Claim Form

SETSEG/Employee Navigator

• Employee Open Enrollment Resource
• Voluntary Products Information
• NVA Summary
• How to log into NVA
• General COBRA Notice

Click here for all SETSEG plan information for Anchor Bay groups
Click here for all SETSEG forms

MetLife Pet Insurance

Insurance Booklet

www.metlife.com/getpetquote

Employees must select “Anchor Bay School District” from the dropdown menu in order to receive all applicable discounts. Payment will be processed directly between MetLife and the employee.

Health Equity HSA 

Health Equity Website

HSA Payroll Deduction Form- Send to Renee Keller in Payroll.

Annual Notices for Medicare Eligible Individuals

Creditable or Non-creditable Prescription Drug Benefits Coverage (This notice is provided on eligible employees' October pay stub.)

New Hire Notice of Marketplace Coverage Options 

Marketplace Notice

Please contact Chelsey Schell, Benefits Coordinator, for additional information, group specific enrollment packets, or general questions at x1809 or cschell@abs.misd.net.