Information for Staff

• Budget Transfer Request Form
• Conference Approval and Expense Claim Form
• General Fund Deposit Record
• Revolving Fund:  Deposit Form
• Revolving Fund: Authorization for Payment Form
• Routine Travel and Misc. Expense Form
• Student Activity:  Deposit Record
• Student Activity:  Authorization for Payment

Health / Dental Benefits

Regional School District No. 1 is part of the CT Partnership Plan 2.0 (SPP2.0).  The Medical, Dental, and Prescription Drug Coverage through SPP2.0 aligns with coverage offered to State of Connecticut employees and other Partnership Plan groups, including municipalities, boards of education, and other public entities.

• CT Partnership Plan 2.0 and Health Enhancement Program (HEP) – Managed by Quantum Health.
  • Quantum Health – Creating an account within Quantum Health will allow you to see your health and dental benefits information and check your HEP status all in one place.  You will also have access to Quantum Health’s Care Coordinators, who are available to help you understand your plan options and review your current benefits during Open Enrollment and throughout the year.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Premium Cost Shares – Employees should refer to their Collective Bargaining Agreement for employee health, dental, and vision premium cost shares.

Cafeteria Plan (Section 125) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• How to Save on Medical and Child Care Expenses
• How a Flexible Spending Account Works
• FSA Eligible and Ineligible Expenses
• The maximum annual contribution limit into a Health Care FSA for 2023 is $3,050 and is projected to increase to $3,200 in 2024.
• The maximum annual contribution limit into a Dependent Care FSA for 2023 is $5,000 (family) and $2,500 (married, filing separately).

Health, Dental, Vision, Cafeteria Plan Open Enrollment

• What is open enrollment?  Open enrollment is an important time every year when employees can review, assess, and modify their existing benefits or enroll in new ones.
• How does open enrollment work?  During open enrollment, you can enroll in or make changes to health/dental insurance and sign up for a Cafeteria Plan (Section 125).
• When is open enrollment?  June 1 – June 20 of each year.

Payroll Schedules

• Regional School District No. 1 Payroll Schedule for 2023-2024

Payroll Forms

If you need to change a payroll form, such as W-4s, Direct Deposit Authorization, Health Insurance Enrollment/Coverage Chg. Form, Beneficiary Forms, etc., log into your Frontline Central account and click My Forms, then Forms you can start.  If you work at the high school or for the Special Education dept., choose the form that begins with RSD1, for example: RSD1 – W-4 Federal.

Log into Frontline Education to access any of the solutions below.

Absence Management
We use Absence Management to track employee absences and find the right substitutes to ensure uninterrupted student learning.

Employee User Guide
Employee Mobile App Guide (Region One’s 4-digit invitation code: 7354)
Substitute User Guide
Substitute Mobile App Guide (Region One’s 4-digit invitation code: 7354)
Campus User Guide

Time & Attendance
Non-certified employees use Time & Attendance to log their hours each day, and their supervisor(s) or administrator(s) can approve employee time each week.

Employee Clocking In/Out Guide (we use the manual function)
Supervisor/Administrator Reviewing and Approving Timesheets

Central
Frontline Central brings all of our HR Captial Management solutions together.  Central is used to manage all our employee-related forms (payroll, reimbursements, contracts, etc.) and employee information and gives our employees the power to manage their own information.

Employee User Guide
Administrator User Guide

403b and 457(b) Retirement Plans

• 403(b) Contribution Limit: 2023 – $22,500 – Employees age 50 or over at the end of the calendar year can also make catch-up contributions of $7,500 beyond the basic limit on elective deferrals.  Read IRS Retirement Topics – 403(b) Contribution Limits for more information.
• 457(b) Contribution Limit: 100% of the participant’s includible compensation or the elective deferral limit of 22,500.  Read IRS Retirement Topics – 457(b) Contribution Limits for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q. How often will I be paid?  A. Every two weeks.
• Q. Where do I change my W-4 tax withholding, address change, direct deposit, 403(b) or 457(b) contribution?  A. All these payroll changes can be made by logging into Frontline Central and clicking My Forms>Forms I Can Start.
• Q. Why is the amount on my final pay stub different than what is listed on my W-2?  A. You contributed to a 403(b) or 457(b) plan.  You were enrolled in your employer’s health/dental insurance plan, a pre-tax deduction.
• Q. How do I change dependents enrolled in my health insurance  A. Log into Frontline Central, go to My Forms>Forms I Can Start, and search for “health,” then choose the correct enrollment/coverage change form for your school and click Start This Form.