Employees
News and Announcements
Updated 1/26/10Contents:
- Substitute Survey Results
- Freefile
- “Making Work Pay” Tax Credit
- PATH Adventure Program
- Planet Fitness - Limited time offer for CCSU employees
- Sports & Fitness Edge - Three month membership offer
- Employee Assistance Program
- Your Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare
- Notice of Privacy Practices
Substitute Survey Results
Thank you to those individuals who completed the substitute teacher survey a few weeks ago. Please click here for a summary of our findings and the resulting steps we’ve taken (or are considering) in response to our findings. In order to help ensure the quality of our substitute list and to limit the number of unnecessary calls, below are some important tips to remember:
- If you have a bad experience with a substitute on our list, we want to know about it so we can take appropriate action. If you have a concern about a substitute on our list, please be sure to inform your school principal, or e-mail Deb Robbins at drobbins@ccsuvt.org or Carol Kogut @ ckogut@ccsuvt.org.
- If a substitute informs you s/he is no longer available to sub in our district(s), or if their number has been disconnected, please be sure to inform Carol Kogut at ckogut@ccsuvt.org so we can keep our substitute list current, which will help limit the number of calls you need to make.
Freefile
Did you earn $57,000 or less in 2009? If so, you may qualify to file your federal taxes electronically for FREE using Freefile, which is made available by the IRS and their private-sector partners. Freefile is a fast and easy way to prepare and e-file your federal taxes online. With Freefile you can receive your refund in as few as 10 days with Direct Deposit. To learn more about Freefile, please visit the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118986,00.html.
back“Making Work Pay” Tax Credit
Are you having enough taxes taken out of your paycheck? Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) taxpayers received a Making Work Pay tax credit ($400 for individuals and $800 for joint filers) through a reduction on the amount of income taxes withheld from their paychecks. Unfortunately, around 10% of those who received the tax credit in their paychecks may have had too little taxes withheld in 2009 and could owe more taxes than expected. For more information about the “Making Work Pay” tax credit, please visit http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204447,00.html.
To make sure you’re having enough taxes being withheld in 2010, you can do a quick check using the IRS Withholding Calculator available at http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96196,00.html.
Although you may have received the benefit of this tax credit through larger paychecks, all eligible taxpayers must file Schedule M to claim the “Making Work Pay” credit. For more information about filing Schedule M, please visit http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=217793,00.html.
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PATH Adventure Program
Are you ready to eat better, exercise more, and live a more eco-friendly life? For those of you who signed up for the the Green Odyssey your adventure will begin on February 2, 2010. Be sure to set your goals, be physcially active, do a certain amount of strength training, and track your progress during this 10 week program. Completing the program will earn you up to 50 PATHpoints.
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Planet Fitness - Limited time offer
Planet Fitness is offering special membership rates to employees of the CCSU and members of their household. Pay as little as $10.00 per month plus a $10.00 annual fee with no commitment. Various membership types available. Offer valid January 1, 2010 - February 28, 2010. For more information, please click here or contact Planet Fitness at 879-5100 (Essex Junction) or 863-8910 (South Burlington).
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Sports & Fitness Edge - Three month membership offer
Path Adventure Membership Special for only $159
The Sports & Fitness Edge is offering CCSU employees three consecutive months of Active Edge membership between January 1, 2010 and April 15, 2010 for just $159. Spouses and partners can join for an additional $159. For more information, please click here or call Michael Marquis of Sports and Fitness Edge at (802) 879-7734 ext. 135 or Michaelm@sfedge.com.
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Are you suffering from family/relationship problems, anxiety, stress, depression, anger, problems with co-workers, alcohol/substance abuse, legal difficulties, life transitions, or other personal/work problems or concerns that are interfering with your performance? If so, CCSU offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through INVEST EAP that can help. EAP provides all employees and their family members with confidential, short-term counseling, assessment, and resource and referral information on a variety of life and work issues. INVEST EAP also provides supervisors and managers with training and consultation on different approaches to effectively resolve difficult employee issues that can benefit the employee. For more information about the CCSU Employee Assistance Program, please click here.
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Your Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare
If you or your spouse are age 65 years or older and you are a current participant on our group medical insurance plan, please read the Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare notice carefully and keep it where you can find it. This notice has information about your current prescription drug coverage with Chittenden Central Supervisory Union and prescription drug coverage available for members and participating dependents with Medicare.
backNotice of Privacy Practices
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, we are required to distribute a copy of our Privacy Practices annually to those employees participating in our group dental insurance plan. Attached is a copy of the CCSU Notice of Privacy Practices
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