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The first of the month following thirty days of continuous employment from your date of hire or benefit eligibility date.

The last day of the month in which you resign unless you are a less than year round employee and complete your contract in June; in those cases, benefits will end on August 31.

Detailed information regarding your benefit plan options are available online at: https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/benefits/plandocs. Or for further information, please call Employee Benefits at (813)794-2253, (727)774-2253, or (352)524-2253.
If you have specific questions regarding your medical coverage (e.g. medical claims, co-payment amounts, etc), contact our dedicated on-site Florida Blue representative, Patty Nguyen at (813)794-2492, (727)774-2492 or (352)524-2492.

The first of the month following thirty (30) days of continuous employment from your date of hire or benefit eligibility date.

Each situation is unique, so please contact Employee Benefits at Extension 4-2253 | (813) 794-2253 | (727) 774-2253 | (352) 524-2253, to discuss.

You can change your benefits during Open Enrollment once a year and/or when a qualifying event occurs. Open Enrollment usually occurs in the fall with implementation effective January 1 of the following year. Examples of qualifying events are the birth or adoption of a child, marriage, the death of a dependent, or loss of benefits by a non-covered dependent.

This information is detailed on the work calendars. All work calendars are located under the Office for Human Resources and Educator Quality, Work Calendars section at https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/hreq/work_calendars/.

The term Out of Field or OOF means you are teaching in an area that is not on your teaching certificate. For example, if you are currently certified in English 6-12 and you are teaching a Biology class, you are considered Out of Field in Biology.

Highly Qualified is a term that refers to Federal legislation impacting Elementary Ed, ESE, Art, Music, and Social Science teachers. Earning Highly Qualified status can be satisfied with a Florida or out-of-state subject area exam, a HOUSSE Plan, or a valid out of state professional teaching certificate.

Log onto Employee Self-Service. Under Paychecks, click on the camera icon that corresponds to the paycheck stub you want to view.

Update all personal information through Employee Self-Service. Once you log on to ESS, click on Personal Information to access information you want to change.

Update direct deposit information through Employee Self-Service. Once you log on to ESS, click on Pay/Tax Information and choos Direct Deposit to access information you want to change.

If you enrolled in one of the District's medical plans, you should have received a registration email from no-reply@eclinicalmail.com My Health Onsite Patient Portal. You will use the login information in that email to register with My Health Onsite so you can access the Employee Health and Wellness Centers. If you did not receive the registration email for My Health Onsite, please contact their customer service department at 888-644-1448.

Employees, spouses and dependents (over the age of 10; age 8 and above for acute/urgent care) who are covered under the health insurance plan offered by the School District.