HR News Today

Please be sure to link your profile to our new updated and correct Centennial School District LinkedIn page with logo:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/centennialsd

The transfer period is over and the retirement incentive expired February 28th. Next steps in the process include meeting with CEA leadership and district Administration to review all transfer requests to ensure smooth and consistent processes this year. All contingencies have been reviewed and will be considered during the process.

Shannon Stone is Centennial School District’s Supervisor of Food and Nutritional Services. Shannon started her Centennial Career in the kitchen, first as Food Service Worker and then moving into a Manager’s position. Shannon is adored by her staff and co-workers. She is not only a pleasure to work for, but a pleasure to work with!

Thanks to Shannon’s excellent managerial skills, the district has been able to provide the community’s children with over 450,000 meals since the start of the pandemic. No matter what obstacles were thrown at Shannon, and there were many, she has managed to not miss a beat of distributing meals. Shannon’s dedication to the district and the community unwavering. Shannon has also managed to obtain numerous grants and donations to keep the meal distribution flowing flawlessly.

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We want your recommendations for future monthly recognition spotlight nominees. Please submit your nominations using the attached google form:

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• The Commonwealth intends to vaccinate all school employees and contractors by the end of March and make the vaccine available in tiers based on supply availability. We expect up to 96,000 vaccines to be available statewide as soon as next week. We then expect several hundred thousand more to be made available in the weeks that follow.
• The Commonwealth’s vaccine survey for school employees and contractors closed at 5:00 PM on Friday, March 5th. The next steps now include CSSD sorting and prioritizing the data to facilitate scheduling appointments for school employees and contractors (essential workers).
• Per previous communications, and as articulated during the last school board meeting, per the board member's questions during the meeting, the vaccination is only for school employees and contractors (essential workers). This decision and declaration is from the Commonwealth and not a local decision. Vaccine allocations per school entity have been established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) based on an equitable and prioritized system. Anyone who signed up who is not a school employee or contractor of CSD is not eligible, and we are required to remove them from our list as it could cause someone who is entitled to the vaccine not to receive the vaccine.

• Those of you who indicated an interest in being vaccinated through this opportunity, stay alert for emails from the Commonwealth’s scheduling system to pick your preferred date and time. The date and time you will receive this scheduling email are not yet known. Please check your SPAM folder.


• If you indicated on the survey that you wish to be vaccinated and do not receive an email to schedule an appointment during this first tier, we expect you to receive one in the coming weeks.
• We believe that vaccinations could begin onsite at the Bucks IU as soon as this coming Wednesday.
• The tentative vaccine administration schedule for the Bucks IU:
  




Wednesday, March 10th through Wednesday, March 17th

Mondays through Fridays: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Saturday & Sunday: 8:00AM - 8:00PM




• We ask that all CSD employees and contractors being vaccinated schedule their appointments around work obligations to ensure that our students remain supported during the school day.
  

• If you wish to be vaccinated and did not complete the required survey in time, the Commonwealth has indicated that a new survey window may open in the future. You will be able to indicate your interest at that time.
• If you wish to be vaccinated but completed the initial survey incorrectly, the Commonwealth has indicated that a new survey window may open in the future. You will be able to indicate your interest at that time.
• The vaccine allocations per school entity have been established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) based on an equitable and prioritized system.
• CSD only receives a percentage of the vaccines we need for our staff and contractors to receive appointments for this first tier beginning the week of March 8th.
• As previously communicated and shared, the first tier of eligibility will be for those school employees and contractors who support special education programs, English language learners, district and IU-run Pre-K programs, and elementary school students. As mentioned previously, these Tier One employees and contractors may be vaccinated starting the week of March 8th.

For your information, please be aware that DVHT no longer partners with CareHere network. Instead, DVHT uses CERNER Health Connections, effective August 1, 2020. To schedule an appointment or register as a new patient, please call (833) 227-3558 and the CERNER Care Team will assist you. Registered portal users can access their patient portal information here:

https://cernerhealth.com/oauth/authenticate?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fcernerhealth.com%2Fsaml%2Fsso%2Fresponse%3Fmessage_id%3D_5540b4c4-7c15-4967-9974-0d7bfabb16ac%26issuer%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdvhtpa.iqhealth.com%252Fsession-api%252Fprotocol%252Fsaml2%252Fmetadata&sign_in_only=on&client_id=89e6f9a555bb4d20a8b1019e362dc3bf

Please see the attached summary of the Health Trust Wellness Program effective January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. All incentives and reimbursements are available on an annual (calendar-year) basis to enrollees and their covered spouses.

• NOTE: Proof of visits/workouts and meetings is required for all months in 2021 for the Gym Membership and Weight Watchers (in-person meeting) Reimbursements.

• NOTE: Enrollees and covered spouses that had their biometrics collected from January 1 – January 31 will need to follow-up with their physician to complete the Physician Results Form, available for download at My.QuestForHealth.com (registration key DVHT).

Virtual Wellness Presentations and virtual Health Fairs are available during the COVID-19 pandemic upon request. Other on-site wellness services may become available after June 2021 dependent upon the status of the pandemic. Health Trust entities may request a wellness program service by clicking THIS LINK (login required) and you will be contacted by a member of the Wellness Team to coordinate the event.

Please contact the Wellness Team at wellness@dvtrusts.com or 267.803.5721 with questions or to request any of the above services.

Attached please find a summary of the 2021 DVHT Wellness Incentives and Reimbursements Programs:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10CPirdIKgPbdjwGmXHlopwHrTmHoCyil/view?usp=sharing

DVHT's second 2021 presentation “Understanding the New Food Labels” is being offered on March 18, 2021 in partnership with the Doylestown Hospital Health Team. Please view the link for additional information and to register for this virtual presentation:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pCB1V2tRs-jK2eu0EyxOpFRHDKMNsjJk/view?usp=sharing

If you would like to update your 403b contribution (either percentage or fixed amount), please complete the attached form and return to Yulia Portman and Robin Risdon.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lJNlqtYUWlecFODJHhkj56ZTRmwGepsU/view?usp=sharing

Please keep in mind that Centennial School District only works with Henderson Brothers as our Third Party Administrator for the 403b deductions, and the TIAA Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association as our retirement plan provider.

A friendly reminder if you receive any email inquiries from any other parties (i.e.: Perabuilds, etc.) please disregard and assume the email is spam or a phishing email.

If you have any additional questions regarding your 403b or retirement benefits, please contact Yulia Portman at x11032.

We recently completed two virtual sessions for an overview of the EAP program.

Click here for slides and information about the session.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1osArw0PimDRHeSdizuMwiOamyw5uVETs/view?usp=sharing

The next sessions are planned for April 7th and 9th. Stay tuned for more information via email.

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is provided through Health Advocate by the Delaware Valley Trusts and Centennial School DIstrict. It is available 24/7 to all employees, their spouses, dependent children, parents and in-laws, and gives access to confidential short term counseling (up to five sessions at no cost) and resources to help create a happier, healthier balance between work and life. The telephone number is (877) 240-6863.

Your certified counselor can address: stress, depression, anxiety; Marital relationships; Family/parenting issue; Work conflicts; Anger, grief, and loss; Drug and alcohol abuse.

After 4 consecutive illness days, you must submit a Doctor's note for medical leave.

For bereavement leave, please provide supporting documents, such as a copy of the obituary.

Please send your documentation to Yulia Portman's attention at portyu@centennialsd.org or feel free to contact her with questions at x11032.

Our monthly newsletter will also be posted on the district website for convenience:

https://www.centennialsd.org/Page/12361

Email: hr@centennialsd.org
Website: https://www.centennialsd.org/
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Phone: (215) 441-6000
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