
Health Connection
Wellness for the Sioux City Community Schools
September 2019
Health Plan Update: Effective 7/1/2019
Virtual Visits are now only $10!!!
Member ID Cards:
- If you made a plan change during open enrollment and have not received your new medical or dental ID card, please contact the HR department.
- VSP does not issue ID cards, you can create an account through www.VSP.com to print a member ID.
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NEW Financial Health Seminars Presented by Wells Fargo
Seminar 1: Let's Talk Credit
Knowing how credit works and how it can help your specific needs and goals is a great way to build your financial confidence. In this workshop, we will help you understand credit so you can know if credit is an option for your needs. Credit confidence is:
- Understanding credit basics
- Knowing how to establish good credit
- Improving credit
- Managing credit
- Knowing your options
Where: West High School Auditorium
Who: Open to Employees & Family Members
Let's Talk Credit
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2019, 04:00 PM
West High School, Casselman Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
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Kim Smith
Benefits and Insurance Manager
Email: smithk@live.siouxcityschools.com
Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/insurance/
Location: 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6692
Non-Discrimination Statement
The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.
The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices.
Inquiries or grievances, including Section 504 grievances and grievances under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services & Equity Education at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, gomezj2@live.siouxcityschools.com. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.