E.Q.
SEPTEMBER 2021
Help keep school open and students learning, consider vaccination.
As we all continue to navigate the start of another school year under unique circumstances, we hope that you find this edition of the Employee Quarterly helpful and informative.
In Dr. Trani's welcome back message, he expressed “The best way to put COVID in our collective rear view mirrors is to get vaccinated, so I encourage all of you to spread that message. Until the overwhelming majority of us are vaccinated, we will have to continue to deal with COVID-19.”
This sentiment was recently reiterated by the State’s Chief Medical Officer in a presentation to the MSBSD School Board, in which Dr. Zink said that the importance of vaccines is abundantly clear.
If you have not yet been vaccinated please visit the State of Alaska Vaccine Homepage for additional information about vaccine benefits and a listing of available vaccine appointments. If you are unable to find an appointment during non-working hours please contact the Human Resources office and we can help you navigate paid leave options that will help you access the vaccine without a loss of pay.
DATES TO REMEMBER
VOLUNTARY BENEFITS
COLUMN MOVE REQUEST DEADLINE
CEA SICK LEAVE BANK DEDUCTIONS
MORE DATES TO REMEMBER
NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION
LONGEVITY PAYMENTS
YEAR LONG CO-CURRICULAR STIPENDS
6TH ANNUAL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FAIR (VIRTUAL)
SAVE THE DATE
MSBSD's 6TH ANNUAL VIRTUAL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FAIR
Take advantage of this opportunity to attend a Group Retirement Session, hosted by the State of Alaska Department of Retirement and Benefits, from the comfort of your home.
More information to come as we work with Community Partners to create this Virtual Event!
Saturday, Nov 6, 2021, 09:00 AM
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION
REVIEWING YOUR PAY
- Pay Rate: Make sure the rate listed under the BASE PAY line is the correct published rate. You can check this against the posted salary schedule or your employment contract if you receive one.
- Benefits and Deductions: Look at the employer and employee paid benefits and pre and post tax items. Is everything listed that should be; retirement, life insurance, health insurance, other purchased benefits etc. You do not need to verify the amounts unless you would like, just a quick check to make sure everything is there. See an explanation of Pay Advice Abbreviations here.
- Leave Balance: Review the leave posted, did you receive a new accrual and are all leave types correctly listed.
If anything is wrong or you have questions, contact the payroll department and ask that they review the items with you in more detail. From here, you should be able to note the amount deposited in your bank account each payroll, which should remain the same. Pay amounts from period to period rarely change, and if they do, it is for a specific reason. Most commonly due to leave without pay usage or an additional earnings amount for example, bonus, longevity, overtime etc. Pay will also be different from September 15th through May 30th of each year as some deductions (health, life, union dues, etc.) are only taken during this period.
In addition to the above there are three other simple checks that we recommend annually.
- Evaluate your federal withholdings. Have you had a life event recently which would require you to change your deduction amounts? Maybe you paid a large tax bill last year and would prefer to have more withheld every pay period to avoid writing that large check in April. Regardless, the IRS recommends that all individuals review and complete a form W4 annually to keep elections up to date.
- Calendar Year Amounts. When W2s are received in January we recommend you take a few minutes to match your pay to the reported W2 boxes. This review is the most time consuming but will allow you to have a greater understanding of how each of your benefit elections impacts your net earnings. This form provides you with instructions on how to complete this review.
- Fiscal Year Amounts. After your final pay in May or June, you should review the fiscal year amounts listed for each pay type. Most importantly look at the “BASE PAY” line item. Does the fiscal year to date amount match the salary amount published on the salary schedule or your employment contract. This is the total amount you were paid for the year, in regular wages/salary, take a look to make sure it is what you expected.
**New HR Process: Separation Notification**
Question: Employees often ask 'How do I officially resign my position or notify the district of my intent to retire?'.
Answer: Providing Human Resources with official notification that an employee is separating from a position with MSBSD is now standardized in Team Dynamix. The notification can be made by either the employee or site admin team.To submit a Separation Notification please go to the Service Request page from the Employee Quicklinks page and click on ‘Services’. In the Service Catalog go to: Business Service -> Separation Notification -> Request Service and fill in the fields. If the employee has provided written notification, it can be attached to the service ticket.
EXPLORE YOUR BENEFITS
SPREAD THE WORD
MAT-SU BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Email: HR@MATSUK12.US
Website: WWW.MATSUK12.US
Location: 501 North Gulkana Street, Palmer, AK, USA
Phone: 907-761-4357