2009-10 Total Compensation Statements to Be Distributed Electronically

Starting this summer, total compensation statements for 2009-10 will no longer be mailed to employee residences. However, in early August, each employee will receive an electronic salary notification in his or her FCPS e-mail account; it will contain position and salary information for the 2009-10 school year. 

For more information, contact Client Services at 571-423-3000. 

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Insulin, Diabetic Supplies Now Available via Mail Order

As of May 1, Express Scripts added insulin and some diabetic supplies to its maintenance medication list. This list represents prescription drugs that Fairfax County Public Schools’ medical benefits participants must obtain through Express Scripts’ home delivery service. Home delivery saves you money on your prescription drug copayments. Basically, you receive a three-month supply of your prescription drug with home delivery for what you would have spent for a two-month supply from a retail pharmacy.

For more information about home delivery, see pp. 19-20 of the FCPS Employee Benefits Handbook, http://www.fcps.edu/DHR/employees/benefits/2009health/pdfs/09benefitshandbook.pdf.  

For a list of Express Scripts’ maintenance medications (MMD215) effective May 1, go to http://www.fcps.edu/DHR/employees/benefits/news/RxMailOrderAdditions.pdf.

Note: A participant will incur a copay penalty if he or she continues to use retail pharmacies for items on Express Scripts’ maintenance medication list. For more information, contact the Office of Benefit Services at 571-423-3200.

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VRS Member Benefits Statements to Go Online

Effective September 1, the annual VRS Member Benefit Profile statements will be made available online only. The Virginia Retirement System will no longer be mailing individual printed statements to home addresses. 

To access your VRS Member Benefit Profile statement–-as well as your individual account data–-you must register for a secure myVRS account online through the members section on the VRS web site at www.varetire.org. If you have not already registered online with VRS, put it on your to do list now. For more information, call 1-888-827-3847.

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FCPS Online Classifieds System Free for Employees

(Note: If you are trying to access the classifieds from your home computer, you will need to use VPN, because the classifieds are located on the FCPS intranet.)

The FCPS Online Classifieds system—which is for employees only and as such can be found on FCPSnet (the FCPS employee intranet) at http://commapps.fcps.edu/classifieds—is a free way for employees to post ads for personally owned items that they are seeking to buy, sell, or give away, such as electronics, real estate, items for children, fitness and sports equipment, furniture, pets, cars, and tickets. It's also a great tool to help an employee look for someone to share a ride to work, find a roommate, or rent real estate.  

Due to server restrictions, electronic photos cannot be uploaded along with postings. Feel free to include information in your posting that a picture is available by e-mail upon request. For answers to some other frequently asked questions, go to http://commapps.fcps.edu/classifieds/FAQ.cfm.

Ads for employee-owned businesses or school or workplace fund-raisers will not be accepted. A complete list of rules of use can be found at http://commapps.fcps.edu/classifieds/Policy.cfm.

The FCPS Online Classifieds system is completely self-service and allows users to post new ads or update or renew existing ads at any time. Highlights and security features of the FCPS Online Classifieds system include:

• A user must log in using his or her existing FCPS network user name and password.
  
• A user must agree to the posted conditions before submitting an ad. A user cannot use his or her FCPS phone number or e-mail address as a listed point of contact.
  
• Active ads are searchable by date, category, and keyword.
  
• Ads will be reviewed by the system administrator before they are posted online. Ads will be approved or denied within two to three business days or as soon as resources allow. An automatic e-mail will be sent upon approval or denial to a user who includes a personal e-mail address as part of his or her contact information.
  
• A user who includes a personal e-mail address as part of his or her contact information will receive an automatic e-mail reminder before the ad is set to expire.

For more information, contact Andy Grunig at andy.grunig@fcps.edu. If you encounter a technical problem, contact Phung Trinh at phung.trinh@fcps.edu.

Send Your Success Stories

Have you used the FCPS Online Classifieds to buy or sell anything or to rent a room or a house, or do you have any other FCPS Online Classifieds success story you would like to share? Send your stories to andy.grunig@fcps.edu.

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