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2020 Benefits Open Enrollment

Visit the Employee Self Service Portal

It's time to review your healthcare and other benefit options and update your selections for 2020.

Benefits open enrollment is available now through Friday, November 8. If you're ready to make your elections, log into Employee Self Service now. The benefits selections you make during open enrollment are effective from January 1 to December 31, 2020.

You can find more information about your options at the benefits information webpage and in the open enrollment newsletter that was mailed to your home. Also, don't miss the annual health fairs on Wednesday, October 30 from 3-6 p.m and Wednesday, November 6 from 3-8 p.m. 

This is your annual opportunity to review and update your benefits selections, including,

  • Adding a dependent to your coverage
  • Enrolling or re-enrolling in a medical or dependent care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Increasing life insurance coverage

There are a few new things this year:

  • Biometric screenings and flu shots during the health fairs

Whether you are enrolling for the first time, changing your current benefits, or simply reviewing and confirming your current benefits selections, please follow these five easy steps:

  1. Log into Employee Self Service
  2. Click on 2020 Open Enrollment
  3. Review the enrollment authorization page and click 'Accept' to agree. (This page will only appear the first time you log in)
  4. Follow the instructions to review your current benefits and make coverage and/or dependent changes for 2020. (Note: If you add a new dependent, submit proof of your relationship by emailing documents to benefits@bcps.k12.md.us or dropping off copies at the district headquarters by November 8, 2019.
  5. Review your final benefits selections to make sure they fit your needs. If you need to make changes, click the 'Home' link. If everything is correct, print the confirmation page for your records. 

Annual Health Fairs

  • October 30
    Wednesday
    3-6 p.m.
     
  • November 6
    Wednesday
    3-8 p.m.

Events will be held at the district office in the 1st-floor board room. 

New for this year, City Schools is offering Free Biometric Screenings and Flu Shots for all City Schools employees (through 6 pm only). Registration for the biometric screenings is mandatory and you could earn a free gift. See your newsletter for more details. Also, be sure to check out the exciting new vendors this year: Kala meditation van, seated massage, and cooking demonstrations.