PEOPLE MATTERS

Form 1095-C includes information about health insurance coverage offered to you by your employer. These forms are to be furnished to an employee who is full-time status for one or more months of the calendar year. For information as to how this form may or may not be needed for your individual circumstance, the IRS link is available for Questions and Answers. Form 1095-C will be mailed directly to FCPS employees in late February.

Enrollment changes can only be made during Open Enrollment (May of each year) or within 30 days of a qualifying life event. A qualifying life event includes:

• Marriage/ Divorce
• Birth/ Adoption/ Guardianship
• Gain/ Loss of other insurance coverage
• Change in Medicaid or SCHIP eligibility
• Death

For further information, please visit https://www.fcps.org/benefits and click on Qualifying Life Events from the “Insurance” tab. If you experience an event such as a divorce it is your responsibility to notify the Benefits Team in a timely manner for a review of dependent eligibility status for the ex-spouse.

Where: Tuscarora High School

Events Include: Massage, Financial Literacy, Physical Fitness Classes, Health Vendors and more!

More information to come!

The new year is a great time to make sure your personal information is up to date. Sign into Employee Self Service today! Use the links below to assist you through the update process.

The Recruitment Team has planned a number of internal events. We host monthly virtual informational sessions for prospective candidates to share information regarding Frederick County, FCPS benefits and supports, and the application process. These are followed by monthly initial teacher interviews, which are held more often in the Spring. Please share recruiting information with interns and other prospective applicants! You can also refer candidates to the FCPS recruitment team, Toya Newman-Piermarini at Toya.Piermarin@fcps.org or April Vierra at April.Vierra@fcps.org

• FCPS Job Fair--March 3, 2025, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Mount St. Mary’s Frederick Campus. More details will be shared closer to the event! We will incorporate our BECOME AN EDUCATOR event with this.
• March 28, 2025--Higher Education Event: FCPS College and University partners will be in attendance at the annual WELLNESS EXPO to share their programs and offerings for all staff!
• FCPS Support Job Fair--April 25, 2025, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Frederick Community College. More details will be shared closer to the event.
• FCPS Inspire & Acquire: Teacher Licensing Fair--May 1, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Frederick High School. This event is specifically designed to help our conditionally licensed teachers plan for professional licensure.

We are thrilled to see a number of support staff who are looking to complete full-time student teaching or internships! If you are considering this in the future, please take time to read over your FASSE Negotiated Agreement. There are a limited number of full-time sabbaticals that can be requested for those support staff members who have worked for FCPS for 5 years.

Support staff who do not qualify for a paid sabbatical, could request an unpaid leave of absence to complete their internship. Details regarding this can also be found in the FASSE Agreement or by contacting a Support Team Personnel Officer or the Senior Manager of Support Staffing.

Please see the information at: https://apps.fcps.org/forms/staff-human-resources/247 for full details.

Please contact your recruitment team Toya Newman-Piermarini at Toya.Piermarin@fcps.org or April Vierra at April.Vierra@fcps.org if you have specific questions.

The following are important contractual dates for bargaining unit members of the Frederick County Teachers Association (FCTA), the Frederick County Administrative and Supervisory Association (FCASA), and the Frederick Association of School Support Employees (FASSE):

• January (first week annually): The period by when a vacancy-posting calendar will be identified and shared with bargaining unit members for the voluntary transfer period.
• February to May (annually): The period when vacancies are posted for five (5) days.
• For more information, see Article XV, titled “Transfers” of the Negotiated Agreement between the Board of Education of Frederick County and the Frederick County Teachers Association (“Negotiated Agreement”).

Below please find a list of internal teacher transfer dates. Instructions on how to apply for vacancies were sent by Human Resources via School Messenger. Messaging previously shared can be viewed HERE.

FCTA members can request lane changes as they continue to achieve credits that move them to the next pay lane on the salary scale. For more information, see Article XXIII, titled “Reimbursement for Education Expenses,” of the Negotiated Agreement.

Lane changes are processed twice a year, 7/1 and 2/1. The deadline is 2/28/25 to have your coursework documentation and lane change review request form submitted for a 2/1/25 lane change. For more information on the lane change process, please visit our website.

• March 1 (annually): The date by which Fall courses (ending December 31) must be submitted for tuition reimbursement.
• For more information, see Article XXIII, titled “Reimbursement for Education Expenses,” of the Negotiated Agreement.

• March 1 (annually): The date by which bargaining unit members on an extended leave of absence must provide Human Resources with notice of their intention to return to work or request an extension of leave, if applicable, for the following school year.
• For more information, see Article XXVIII, titled “Extended Leaves of Absence,” of the Negotiated Agreement.

• March 1 (annually): The date by which a previously approved job share request must be submitted for renewal consideration for the following school year.
• April 1 (annually): The date by which a new job share request must be submitted for the following school year.
• For more information, see Article XXXV, titled “Job Sharing,” of the Negotiated Agreement.

• March 1 (annually): The date by which bargaining unit members must submit an intention form to their interest in remaining in a current assignment or express interest in a new assignment.
• For more information, see Article XIV, titled “Transfers, Promotions, and Reductions of Unit Positions,” of the Negotiated Agreement between the Board of Education of Frederick County and the Frederick County Administrative and Supervisory Association (“Negotiated Agreement”).

• January 31 (annually): The date by which bargaining unit members and supervisors must meet to review performance progress. Employees must have met with their evaluator by September 30 of the same school year to review the evaluation process and collaboratively establish objectives.
• For more information, see Article XII, titled “Evaluations” of the Negotiated Agreement between the Board of Education of Frederick County and the Frederick County Administrative and Supervisory Association (“Negotiated Agreement”).

• March 1 (annually): The date by which Fall courses (ending December 31) must be submitted for tuition reimbursement.
• For more information, see Article XVI, titled “Reimbursements,” of the Negotiated Agreement.

FCPS is now accepting applications for Support Sabbatical Leave for the 2024 – 2025 school year! The purpose of Sabbatical Leave is to enable an educational support employee an opportunity to pursue higher education while still maintaining their position with FCPS. In order to be considered for Sabbatical Leave, please click here and select the Sabbaticals tab to learn more and to access the Sabbatical Leave Application. Applications are due by March 1, 2025.

Support Professionals who desire a voluntary lateral transfer are required to submit a Transfer Request form to the Human Resources Support Talent Acquisition and Relations Office between March 1 and May 31 of each year to take effect the following school year. The transfer list will remain in effect for a period of one (1) school year or until exhausted. Keep an eye out for the link to access this transfer request form in the Spring.

• March 1 (annually): The date by which Fall courses (ending December 31) must be submitted for tuition reimbursement.
• For more information, see Article 8 - Section 8.05, titled “Tuition Reimbursement,” of the Negotiated Agreement.