Human Resources - Employee Benefits

Anthem’s dental coverage for MCSD employees began January 1, 2020. If you have not yet received your dental cards from Anthem or need new ones, please contact Anthem at 800-627-0004. Our group number is GB0523. If you have questions regarding your 2020 dental coverage, please contact our benefits support center at 855-949-0060.

If you have not yet received your dental cards from Anthem or need new ones, please contact Anthem at 800-627-0004. Our group number is GB0523. If you have questions regarding your 2020 dental coverage, please contact our benefits support center at 855-949-0060.

No, any licensed dentist is covered to perform your dental care. However it is beneficial to see a participating dentist for possible lower out of pocket expense and less paperwork.

How do I find a participating dentist? Please visit https://www.anthem.com/find-care/

MCSD does offer Vision insurance though benefit carrier EyeMed as of 1/1/23.

You do not need a card for services. You need the member’s name and date of birth. You can get replacement cards by contacting EyeMed at 800-988-4421.

MCSD Group Number is 1040878.

To find a provider please visit https://www.eyemed.com/en-us.

Consolidated Administrative Services

Call Consolidated Admin Services at 1-877-941-5956

Go to Consolidated Admin website http://www.consolidatedadmin.com to register for online access or you may call 1-877-941-5956.

Go online to Consolidated Admin at website http://www.consolidatedadmin.com to view or print a list of eligible and ineligible expenses. Information is also located on the MCSD website.

Yes. They are offered cancer, accident, and critical illness products through payroll deduction.

A new employee may enroll within 30 days, or anyone may enroll during the open enrollment period each year.

The premium will remain the same and the employee will pay Aflac direct.

Yes. MCSD will pay for one-time annual salary for basic term life coverage for any benefits eligible employee. It does not build cash value.

MCSD offers additional term life products for employee, spouse and children if you wish to enroll and pay premiums. The additional life is payroll deducted monthly.

You may port or convert your term life insurance and should contact the Benefits Office if interested in receiving a premium quote. It will then be considered a personal policy and you will pay the company directly. Premium amounts will increase and coverage will end at age 70.

This is a whole life product, builds cash value, and does not have an age cap.

Once you’ve been employed for six months, and at the next open enrollment, an employee may apply.

The premium will remain the same and since it is a personal policy, premiums are paid directly to New York Life.

State Health Benefit Plan will contact you directly with continuation of coverage paperwork 7-10 days after your insurance coverage ends. Complete and return the forms with premium payment to reactivate your plan. Because you pay for your health insurance one month in advance, you will not receive the COBRA paperwork until approximately 37 days after your last health insurance deduction from your MCSD paycheck.

Contact Benefits by email for the current instructions and handouts at Benefits@Muscogee.k12.ga.us

Please contact State Health Benefit Plan directly at 1-800-610-1863. MCSD does not have access to your account after you retire.

Apply online for your refund at www.trsga.com.

• Any TRS correspondence you’ve received will have your TRS ID number
• It is located on the welcome letter a member receives at the time of his/her membership
• A member can request it as part of the “create your account” process on the TRS website or by contacting TRS at 1-800-352-0650

Contact PSERS at 1-800-805-4609 to request a refund.

Contact your 403(b) company to inform them of your intent. The 403(b) company will send you forms to be completed. Once completed, fax or mail your forms to Arista Consulting Group for the required employer signature. MCSD cannot sign the paperwork.
Call 1-877-4FIRST6 (877-434-7786)
or Fax: 1-678-533-6041
Mail: Arista Consulting Group
4550 North Point Pkwy. Suite 250
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Email: First@aristacg.com

Most states in the U.S. since 2000 have implemented the requirement of school district employees to have a thorough background check, using FBI and state fingerprint databases, to better insure the safety of the children in our care. Georgia School Code 20-2-211 (e) (1) states that “All personnel employed by a local unit of administration (school district) after July 1, 2000……shall be fingerprinted and have a criminal record check made………” Since teachers and other certificated employees have to be fingerprinted upon employment and every 5 years for recertification, the MCSD school board passed a policy in 2001 requiring all other MCSD employees to also be re-fingerprinted and have a criminal activity report processed in 5 year cycles. The date used is the date of hire or last date of fingerprinting, whichever is most recent.

It does not meet recertification requirements. The Georgia Professional Standards Commission requires that certificated personnel must have a background report done in the school year (7/01/2016 – 6/30/2017) in which their certification renewal application is completed. Therefore, we cannot use a report dated prior to 7/01/16 for a June 30, 2017 certification renewal.

Applicant prints for employment are not kept in the fingerprint database at Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC). Only criminal prints are maintained on file. Therefore, Georgia Crime Information Center must have a current set of scanned fingerprints for processing.

The only MCSD personnel who have access to criminal activity reports are the HR fingerprint administrator, respective HR upper management, and the Ethics Division of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. The reports are kept separate from other personnel records. No principal, director or other supervisor may have access to the criminal record report. The only time information from a report is shared with a principal/director/supervisor is when those issues have job-related implications.

If you have any questions concerning the last fingerprint date, contact Ms. Chris Estes , Human Resources or at (706) 748-2038.

As defined by federal and state regulations, the Criminal Record Report may only be used by the respective employer that submitted the fingerprints. We can not be allowed access to reports issued to other agencies/organizations.

Any employee who needs to complete this process and who has not completed it by the deadline, will be suspended or terminated from employment until compliance is complete.

If you hold a teaching certificate and want to maintain its validity, you will need to complete the certification renewal process, which mandates fingerprinting background checks. If you are not certificated, that is a personal decision; however, you would not be eligible for re-employment in any position without meeting the mandated fingerprinting requirement. If you plan on substitute teaching, there is higher pay for substitutes having a valid teaching certificate.

MCSD only charges the employee what Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) charges to process the criminal record report. MCSD does not charge for administering the fingerprinting.