The AACPS Spring Pre-Retirement Seminar will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the Central Office.

For more information CLICK HERE .

1095-C

AACPS will issue your 1095-C, if applicable, to your home by March 2, 2020. This form reflects your healthcare participation in 2019 and covered dependents. Failure to maintain medical insurance coverage can require you to pay a penalty. This is the second year the 1095-C has been issued. You simply keep the form with your tax records and do not file it with your tax return. Any questions regarding the 1095-C should be addressed to HR/Benefits.

Benefit Elections

Check your online paystub to confirm your benefits elections for 2020 (especially if you made a change). All CareFirst medical members should have received a new card dated January 1, 2020. It is recommended that, once the new cards are received, previous medical ID cards should be discarded. Remember your medical card reflects medical, vision and prescription benefits through CVS Caremark.  

Employees are responsible for checking the accuracy of all their voluntary deductions, including taxes, from their paycheck, and notifying HR/Payroll or Benefits if you have any questions or concerns.

Flexible Spending Account

If you had an FSA in 2019, continue to use your Discovery Benefits Flexible Spending Account (FSA) debit card .

If you have $50 - $500 in unused healthcare FSA funds from 2019, these will be rolled over to 2020 for healthcare spending account expenses. After the end of the run out period (March 31, 2020) Discovery Benefits will include in your rollover funds in your available balance for reimbursement during the remainder of 2020.

The Supplemental Retirement Consolidated Quarterly Investment Performance Report for third quarter 2019 has been posted.

To view the report CLICK HERE

AACPS is currently recruiting candidates for National Board Certification. Register on Unified Talent Learn. Grow. Succed. for informational sessions at Carver.  For additional information regarding the NBC process and the application click here. 

Your completed application packet must reach Angela Reisler, NBCT, at the NBC Office/HR, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 no later than Monday, April 27, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. For questions, call 410-222-5082, or email areisler@aacps.org.

Information related to Spring 2020 Professional Development Workshops and college courses is accessible on the AACPS homepage.  The Spring 2020 Workshop Opportunities chart can be accessed here.  

Registration on Unified Talent LGS for spring workshops has begun.  Workshops started as early as January 22, 2020.  Please register on Unified Talent LGS as early as possible but no later than five days before the workshop start date.

2020 Defined Contribution Plan Limits Increase

In Notice 2019-59, the IRS highlighted Defined Contribution Plan limit adjustments taking effect on January 1, 2020, for 403(b) and most 457 plans.  In 2020, the maximum employee elective deferral amount increases to $19,500 – a $500 increase from 2019.  For participants ages 50 and over, the additional “catch-up” contribution limit will increase to $6,500. 

Human Resources provides access to paystubs for all active employees through our Employee Self Service (ESS) site. Go to ESS to view your paystub, W-2, as well as your pay details, deductions, leave, benefits, dependents, and other personal information. You can also update your address and contact information for ConnectED calls. To access the ESS system, go to https://ess.aacps.org and enter your network username (entered in lower case letters) and password. You must log out of the ESS system when you are done.  You should keep your password secure and not share it with anyone.

Links to ESS Resources are available on the HR Intranet page. Just click on the Employee Self Service button. If you have questions about the data in ESS, call HR at 410-222-5061. If you have trouble accessing ESS or don’t know your username and password, contact the Help Desk at 410-222-5135 or Help-Desk@aacps.org

The online Job Description Library (JDL) can be accessed via the Intranet.  It is designed to allow:

• employees to search and view active job descriptions online,
• managers to create new job descriptions,
• managers to edit and submit job description changes, and
• HR to track and store historical job descriptions.  

The following Help documents are available in the JDL:

• Job Aids ("How-To" Guides:  View, Edit, Create, or Reclassification)
• Job Description Templates
• Job Level Guidelines

For assistance, contact the JDL Administrator, Sherria Coates, at skcoates@aacps.org or call 410-222-5088.

Are you buying or refinancing a home? Need a car loan? Direct your lender to use The Work Number to obtain verification of your employment/salary.  Tell your lender the code for AACPS is 10599.  Instructions are available.  There is also a handy flyer.   

AACPS has a Fraud, Waste and Abuse reporting hotline number that employees and citizens of Anne Arundel County can call to report potential instances where they believe fraud, waste or abuse of AACPS property or resources is taking place. The toll free fraud hotline number is 1-888-484-1169. It can be reached 24 hours a day. All calls are confidential and can be made anonymously.