Benefits
The Boise School District offers eligible employees over $10,000 worth of available benefits each year. Many benefits are paid for in full or in part by the District and other benefits are offered on a voluntary basis and paid for by the employee through payroll deduction. For more information, refer to the contents below.
2024-25 Benefits Rate Sheet w Part Time Breakdown - 2024-03-28.pdf2024-25 Insurance Rate Sheet
2024 Annual Compliance Notices - Boise School District.pdf2024 Annual Compliance Notices
2023-24 Benefits Rate Sheet w Part Time Breakdown - 2023-03-07.pdf2023-24 Insurance Rate Sheet
2023 BSD Annual Compliance Notices.pdf2023 Annual Compliance Notices
Cafeteria Plan & Making Benefit Election Changes
The District is able to offer medical, dental, vision, and flexible spending plan premiums on a pre-tax basis. This is known as a Cafeteria Plan and is operated under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Offering benefits on a pre-tax basis allows the District and employees to save tax dollars; however, it also limits when enrollments and changes are permissible. Changes to your benefits outside of the New Hire Eligibility and Spring Enrollment periods will be subject to the limitations of the District’s Cafeteria Plan as outlined in the Qualifying Life Event Guide. The District will not make any enrollments or changes that do not correlate with the qualified changes in this document.
How to Enroll and/or Make Eligible Mid-Year Changes
How to Log In to ARCORO.mp4How To Login to ARCORO
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The District uses an online benefits platform for the initial enrollment and annual elections of your benefits. To ENROLL in benefits, VIEW existing benefits, or to complete an ELIGIBLE MID-YEAR CHANGE, visit ARCORO.
To Login:
Visit ARCORO and enter your User ID and Password.
Your User ID is your Employee ID followed by the last five (5) of your social security number (SSN).
For example, John Doe's Boise School District Employee ID is 232556; His Social Security Number is 078-05-1120. John's ARCORO User ID would therefore be 23255651120.
Reset ID and Password
If you do not remember your password, navigate to ARCORO and click the Reset ID and Password link. Follow the prompts to reset your password.
Who is eligible for benefits?
Administrative & Certified Employees
Administrative and certified employees who work 0.5 FTE or greater are eligible for the District’s benefit plans.
Administrative and certified employees who work 1.0 FTE and enroll in one of the plans will have their premiums paid in full by the District. Employees who work less than 1.0 FTE and enroll in one of the plans will cost-share the premium with the District; reference the premium cost-sharing example below.
Premium Cost-Sharing Example:
Employee A works a 0.5 FTE contract, the District will pay 50% of the premium and the employee will pay the other 50%.
Employee B works a 0.75 FTE contract, the District will pay 75% of the premium and the employee will pay the other 25%.
Classified Employees
Regular, classified employees - as outlined in the Classified Employee Handbook, 2.3.2 Status Classifications - who work 20+ hours per week and who were hired prior to February 1st of the current school year are eligible for District benefits. The February 1st rule only applies to positions working less than 12-months per year.
Employees who work 30 or more hours per week and enroll in one of the plans will have their premiums paid in full by the District. Employees who work less than 30 hours per week and enroll in one of the plans will cost-share the premium with the District; reference the premium cost-sharing below.
Premium Cost-Sharing Example:
Employees working 20 - 24.9 hrs/week will pay 50% of the premium and the District will pay the other 50%.
Employees working 25 - 29.9 hrs/week will pay 25% of the premium and the District will pay the other 75%.
Eligible Dependents
If you are enrolling eligible dependents on your plan, you must provide dependent validation documentation. Please submit the Healthcare Dependent Validation Form or acceptable supporting document(s) as found on page two (2) of the Healthcare Dependent Validation Form to Human Resources by the following business day following plan enrollment.
If you do not have the acceptable supporting documents (as found on page two (2) of the Healthcare Dependent Validation Form) to submit by the following business day, please submit the Healthcare Dependent Validation Form to Human Resources for each eligible dependent you are enrolling. You will then have 30 days to provide the acceptable supporting document(s).
You may submit the forms to Human Resources via one of the following methods:
By scanning and uploading to ARCORO (formerly InfinityHR) during enrollment.
By faxing to HR via our confidential fax number, (208) 854-4010.
Benefit Election Windows
New-Hire Eligibility Period
Employees and their eligible dependents are eligible for benefits on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. If an employee does not enroll in benefits during this time, the employee may make eligible changes to benefits if they experience an IRS qualifying life event. Benefit eligible employees have the opportunity to make voluntary changes to benefits during Spring Enrollment.
The District is able to offer medical, dental, vision, and flexible spending plan premiums on a pre-tax basis. This is known as a Cafeteria Plan and is operated under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Offering benefits on a pre-tax basis allows the District and employees to save tax dollars; however, it also limits when enrollments and changes are permissible. Changes to your benefits outside of the New Hire Eligibility and Spring Enrollment periods will be subject to the limitations of the District’s Cafeteria Plan as outlined in the Qualifying Life Event Guide. The District will not make any enrollments or changes that do not correlate with the qualified changes in this document.
The District offers qualifying health plan premiums (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts) to be deducted from your pay on a pre-tax basis by operating its plan under Section 125 (a.k.a. Cafeteria Plan) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This limits when and what changes to elections can be made. Benefit eligible employees may make voluntary changes to their elections during the annual open enrollment window. Our annual enrollment is May 1st - May 31st, so we call it Spring Enrollment.
Glossary of Benefit Terms
Need some assistance with insurance terminology? Check out these resources for assistance:
Glossary of Terms from HealthCare.gov
Glossary to Terms from CMS.gov
Helpful Videos
2023-24 New Hire Benefits Part 1 2023-06-01.mp4New to the Boise School District? This short video provides helpful information for new employees who are benefit eligible. This video includes benefit eligibility, where to find benefit information, an introduction to PERSI, Paid Leave benefits, Wellness Plan information, and next steps for enrollment.
2023-24 New Hire Benefits Part 2.mp4New to the Boise School District? This 10 minute video is a step-by-step guide on how to enroll in benefits. This video includes the benefit enrollment timeline, learning about the benefit plans, how to login to ARCORO, making your benefit elections, and confirming your benefit elections.
Need to make a change to your benefits outside of Spring Enrollment? Watch this helpful video to review the necessary steps to initiate a mid-year change.