Updating Beneficiary Information

This is a good time of year to double-check to ensure that your beneficiaries are updated on all applicable benefits. You must check your beneficiaries and ensure their contact information is up to date. If not, you should update the information accordingly and check on a regular basis! Please review and confirm which benefits are applicable by check your paycheck stub.

District Life Insurance – MetLife is the new administrator of the District’s life insurance plan as of 7/1/2026. Employees can check for this coverage via the most recent paycheck. The deduction code for the District's life insurance is DISTLIFEBT.

Voya is the administrator for The State of Delaware Deferred Compensation Plans. You can enroll in this plan at any time once you completed three months of employment with the State of Delaware. The code for this deduction is TSA01 or DC457. You can update your beneficiaries via https://delaware.beready2retire.com/

Employees are responsible for maintaining beneficiary information. Please be sure to create a physical file folder or an electronic file folder to store along with other very important documents. This is a file is critical to review your beneficiaries periodically, in addition it will provide directions to your love ones.

Your personal file should include the beneficiary form attached to any pertinent documents. For example:

• Your District Life Beneficiary form should be attached to the District Insurance Policy
• Your Beneficiary form for your pension should be attached to your most recent pension statement
• Your Beneficiary Form for Voya, should be attached to a Voya statement

• Your Beneficiary form for Securian Life (State Life Insurance), should be attached to the Securian Policy

Employees can send information in the following ways:

• Mail Information to the Address Listed Below, ATTN: Benefits Department
• Fax Information to 302-323-2748

• Scan Information to Benefit Contact Listed Below

Contacts:

Myeshia Jones-Christopher, Benefits Specialist

Email: Myeshia.JonesChristopher@colonial.k12.de.us

Darcel Porter, Benefits Secretary

Email: Darcel.Porter@colonial.k12.de.us

Address: 318 East Basin Road, New Castle, DE 19720

Website: https://www.colonialschooldistrict.org/employees/benefits/

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