• RAISE RATIFICATION VOTING:

  Raise Ratification Voting will take place at the following places, dates, and times:

  • North Garage Dec 11 8:00 am -1:30 pm
  • Bailey Middle Dec 12th 8:00 am -1:30 pm
  • Tate High Dec 13th 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
  • Hall Center Dec 14th 7:00 am -3:30 pm
  • Hall Center Dec 15th 7:00 am -1:00 pm

  EVERYONE NEEDS TO VOTE. This vote is for both Union and NON-Union members.

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  Collective Bargaining Update (11-16-2023):

  The School District of Escambia County and the Escambia Education Association Union reached an agreement last night (11-15-2023) around 10 pm for the upcoming year. The agreement reached has all employees receiving a 1% COLA as well as a step increase for all ESP`s excluding SBO`s. Together with the Cola the raise will equal a 3% increase this year. SBO`s will maintain their CURRENT STEP and move to paygrade 19. This will be an 8% increase in pay for SBO`s. Also, every employee will recieve a 500.00 Christmas bonus paid on the Dec 20th check, as well as a 500.00 end of year bonus paid in May. Please watch your email for information regarding the vote for ratification.

Second semester field trip sign-ups will be open from Friday, Dec 1st until 4pm Tuesday, Dec 12th. If you already signed up for first semester, you do not need to sign up again. If you are not currently signed up, but would like to, you can come to the Texar office or Walnut Hill garage to get a sign-up form. All forms must be received at the Texar Office before 4pm on Tuesday the 12th. This gives all employees 8 full business days to sign up.

The district will be hosting a Family Fun Day event on December 2nd at the Wahoos stadium. Tickets MUST be reserved in advance. The Foundation is supplying two free tickets which include a meal and a drink in addition to all of the activities. Extra tickets will be $10 for adults and $5 for children to help cover the cost of the meals. It is going to be a great event for all employees. Employees can view the informational flyer on the transportation website Bus Employee Resources page. The link for ordering tickets will also be there. If you need help ordering tickets, you can come use the office computers.

View Information Flyer

Instructions for Ordering Tickets

Order Your Tickets

Hey, hey, hey everyone, it's that time of year again. The Manna food drive will be held from November 6th through December 6th. This year Manna wants to focus on the most requested items such as canned fruit, canned vegetables, and non-perishable microwavable dinners (Hormel). Bread, chips and other such items (things that are fragile or have a short shelf life) are not needed. Collection boxes are located in the lobby of the transportation office, decorated with various college sports teams, to see which group of fans can collect the most. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

• Open Enrollment is Coming: Nov. 1-15th, 2023

  The Escambia County Public Schools is extremely excited to announce the upcoming 2024 Open Enrollment to review, make changes, add new plans, or enroll in a flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA), for an effective date of January 1, 2024. All employees that wish to review their benefits, enroll in new coverage, enroll in an FSA or HSA account, or make changes to coverage can click on the following link: Employee Benefits Enrollment Portal.

  2024 Open Enrollment Information Flyer

  2024 Benefits Enrollment Guide

  What's NEW for 2024?

  1. All current Instructional, Professional and Administrative (IAP) Employees will move from a 12 to 24 pay and deduction schedule effective January 2024. This means all insurance premiums posted will be based on a semi-monthly premium amount vs. a monthly amount.
  2. Slight increases in medical premiums were approved to cover the projected increase in medical and Rx costs in the 2024 plan year. See Page 23 of the 2024 Benefits Enrollment Guide for both the semi-monthly (24 deducts) and bi-weekly (20 deducts) medical premium rates.
  3. The dental plans had minimal changes vs. premium increase so rates remain the same. When using out-of-network dental providers, it will cost 10% more in 2024, so we encourage you to use in-network dental providers to get the most value for your dental coverage.
  4. FSA and HSA Limits increase for 2024. The individual deductible for the HSA medical plan for those employees with dependents covered increases from $3,000 to $3,200, but the family out-of-pocket maximum remains at $6,000.  Individual coverage deductible remains the same at $3,000. Note: This was required due to IRS changes in 2024 in order to continue pre-tax contributions to an HSA account. (See page 3 & 6 in the 2024 Benefits Enrollment Guide) 
  5. Benefitfocus's Health Insights tool can be used to guide you to the right medical plan based on how you used the plan in the last year, so give it a try when selecting or changing your medical coverage plan for 2024.  

  Attached is a flyer announcing Open Enrollment, PLUS the new "2024 Interactive Benefits Guide". Future emails about Open Enrollment, enrollment confirmations, warning emails about Open Enrollment Ending, etc..., will be coming from the email address donotreply@benefitfocus.com, so make sure you are reading emails and/or text messaging from this address. This email will be used for communicating with benefit eligible employees, including new hires, about Open Enrollment or other benefits related information throughout the year.   

  You will now use your Escambia County Public Schools single-sign on (SSO) credentials to access the enrollment portal. The SSO is the same user name and password that you use to access your email, Focus, Skyward and other applications also using SSO.  This enrollment link may also be found by going to the Escambia County Public Schools website, under "STAFF" and the Benefitfocus Enrollment Portal link is on the right side where other applications are listed. 

  The enrollment portal not only provides all details on benefit plans offered, this is also where you enroll as a new hire, make changes during Open Enrollment and also to make mid-year enrollment changes if you experience a family life event (change in status) and make the requested change within 31 days from the date of the event.  During each type of enrollment, employees will be able to attach any documentation or dependent verification while in the enrollment portal vs. having to bring or send this information to the Risk Management and Benefits Dept. If you use the BenefitFocus mobile app you can simply take a picture and upload your document directly to the portal from your phone or other mobile device with a camera.

  This year's Open Enrollment will be a passive "CHANGES ONLY" ENROLLMENT for employees. This means ALL EMPLOYEES are encouraged to visit the Employee Benefits Enrollment Portal  to 1) review your benefits, 2) add any coverage, 3) change any coverage, 4) enroll in a FSA (Medical or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account) or a HSA (Health Savings Account). If you do not complete an enrollment session, all existing benefits and payroll deductions will continue for 2024, with the exception of an FSA or HSA account, as you will be required to re-enroll in one of these plans during Open Enrollment according to IRS rules.

  This is also a great time to review the group voluntary plans offered, including the 1) AFLAC's Accident, Critical Illness and In-Hospital Confinement plans, 2) TransAmerica's Universal Life plan, 3) MetLife's Legal Plan, and 4) TransUnion's "IdentityForce" Theft Plan (formally known as with Cyberscout).  These voluntary benefit plans are an excellent way to purchase an insurance plan that assists you financially, if and/or when you experience a catastrophic life event, as many of these plans pay you directly or provide coverage when this occurs and AFLAC Critical Illness even has a Wellness benefit that pays you for your annual Wellness Screening.  

  In addition, you can review or make changes to your Medical Plans with United Healthcare, Vision Plan with Humana Vision, or the Dental Plans, Supplemental Life, Dependent Life, Short and Long Term Disability Plans with the Standard Insurance Company, so check out the additional information ALL available at the Escambia County Public School's Benefits and Enrollment Portal.

  The Employee Benefits Enrollment Portal is also a complete, comprehensive Escambia Benefits website that provides details for each plan that is offered during Open Enrollment so make sure to check it out at any time during the year.

  Have questions about your benefits? Review the information available in the Interactive Employee Benefits Guide or the Benefits Portal at Employee Benefits Enrollment Portal.

You will be required to complete online training modules. Modules will be available starting at 5 AM and must be completed by 5 PM Monday evening. On the day of the training, you fill find the link to the training modules at the very TOP of this page (Bus Employee Resources). To receive full credit, you will need to complete ALL 4 modules. You must submit a personal leave paper to get paid if you do not complete the modules.  You will need to use your district email to access the training module. Please ensure you can log in with your district email before Monday. If you have questions or need help, please contact your route manager BEFORE MONDAY.

FTE Survey will run September 30th through October 13th. Please make sure to mark students on you check offs if they ride am or pm. Please make sure to complete your check offs with pen. You are to sign every page and date them the last day of the survey, Friday, October 13th. Please refer to the instruction sheet in your packet. If you have any question contact your route manager.

2023 On-Site Flu Clinic:

The District has made arrangements to once again offer on-site flu clinics, available to all employees.  We must collect a list of interested employees before we can schedule our flu clinic.

New Baptist Hospital Opening:

The new Baptist Hospital will be fully open for business with all operations moved to the new location, effective Monday, September 25, 2023. The new hospital is located on Brent Lane, directly across the street from Pensacola Christian College.  Keep in mind this stretch of road has numerous sets of stoplights in close proximity to one another.  Drivers in the area should be aware that traffic patterns are likely to undergo significant changes in that area over the next couple of weeks, and should be extra cautious moving through the area as traffic adjusts to the "new normal."

Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival 2023:

DRAGON BOAT RACES-- WHO'S IN?
Saturday, September 30th, 8 am to 5:30 pm at Bayview Park
We are looking for team members who want to participate in the rowing. If you are not able to participate, we would love for you to come out and support our team. If you would like, you can donate toward your favorite team member. We will also have a tent set up. This is to help raise money for Gulf Coast Kids House and Habitat for Humanity, which is a great cause to be a part of. If you're interested, contact your Route Manager.

Wristbands to Identify New Riders

All drivers should have received a couple sheets of yellow wristbands in your paperwork packets.  During the first few weeks of school, these are to be handed out to students who board your bus in the morning if:

The student is not on your roster.
AND
The school has not already given you a printed bus ticket for the student.

These wristbands alert school staff that they will need to request a bus ticket for the student to get them home on the PM route.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your route manager.

Notice: July 2023 DOT Physical Price Change / Closure
From: Transportation Department Safety and Training Office

Sacred Heart Urgent Care:
PRICE INCREASE for DOT physicals for Escambia County School District employees from $60.00 to $75.00. (a DOT physical without proof of employment and flex test, which can be obtained in the Safety & Training Office, will cost $100)

Baptist Hospital will no longer offer DOT physicals, as of June 2023.

If you completed your DOT physical with Baptist last year, you must complete your new DOT physical 30 days before your expiration date with a District approved facility. This will allow time for any documents you may need to produce before your current DOTP expires. If you gave Baptist any document that you do not have a copy of (for your DOT physical), you may want to request a copy of your last DOTP file asap. That may keep you from repeatedly requesting those documents from your primary care physician.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call Katie at 850-469-5328; she will gladly help.

SBO Perm Bid

• When? Thursday, July 20, 2023, registration begins at 10:00am
• Where? JE Hall Center, Room 160
• Who can bid? All permanently-hired SBOs.
• ***Click Here to View SBO Perm Bid Sheet***
• ***Click Here to View Details of Available Routes***
  All routes and times are subject to change.

SBA Perm Bid

• When? Friday, July 21, 2023, registration begins at 10:00am
• Where? JE Hall Center, Room 160
• Who can bid? All permanently-hired SBAs.
• ***Click Here to View SBA Perm Bid Sheet***
• ***Click Here to View Details of Available Routes***
  All routes and times are subject to change.

SBO & SBA Temp Bid

• When? Thursday, July 27, 2023, registration begins at 10:00am
• SBO Temp bid will be up first, immediately followed by SBA Temp bid.
• Where? JE Hall Center, Room 160
• Who can bid? All permanently-hired SBOs & SBAs.
• ***Click Here to View SBO Temp Bid Sheet***
• ***Click Here to View SBA Temp Bid Sheet***
• ***Click Here to View Details of Available Routes***
  All routes and times are subject to change.