A number of contracts ago, EM-R negotiated a 2% match for a Health Care Savings plan as part of the benefits package found in your contract. The Health Care Savings Plan allows you to invest money in a medical savings account while employed. The plan is administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS) and is a TAX-FREE Account! More of your money works for you in an HCSP account because you don’t pay income taxes on contributions or reimbursements. Details of the plan can be found in this document and also in the three minute video linked below. Click HERE to login and check the balance of your account. If desired, you are able to re-allocate the money in your account into different types of investment options. Information on the different options can be found HERE.
Month: April 2021
2021 Share My Lesson Virtual Conference
All of the sessions from Share My Lesson’s 2021 virtual conference are now available on demand for free. Check out the remarkable lineup of webinars to support your upcoming needs, including how best to reopen schools safely, support social and emotional recovery and learning recovery, strengthen a foundation of anti-bias education, increase civic engagement and incorporate trauma-sensitive practices.
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| Professional Learning OpportunitiesThe Culturally Responsive Dilemma, Wednesday, April 21, 6-7:30 p.m. ET Educators are being asked to be culturally responsive, but sometimes it seems like just another layer added to existing structures, which may not support culturally responsive constructs. So how can educators survive these mandates and still meet the needs of students? Let’s explore these challenges during our next session in the new teachers series. The AFT’s Rosalind LaRocque, a senior associate director in the Educational Issues Department, will host the session to help you discover ways to overcome these challenges. |
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One of the many things Education Minnesota ESI Member Benefits provides for members are informational seminars. With the Covid-19 pandemic, we have transitioned our seminars online. We will be holding a When Can I Afford to Retire seminar for locals serviced out of the Woodbury field office on Thursday, April 22, 2021 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM. This session will focus on those with a TRA pension. When thinking about or planning for retirement, we encourage members to do the following: 1) Attend an ESI seminar, topics to be discussed are listed below. 2) Schedule a meeting with a TRA and/or PERA counselor to provide you with individualized options. 3) Schedule a meeting with a financial advisor to help you in making the decisions that are the best for you. If you don’t have one, check out our sponsored partner, EFS Advisors. You can find your local advisor here. |
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Topics to be discussed include: Pension education Learn how benefits are calculated Understand defined benefit pension plans Financial planning What can you expect from Social Security? Tax-deferred and tax-free savings Asset allocation and asset management/diversification/performance and fees 403(b) match and severance payment options |
