Open Enrollment is almost here! If you work 20 hours or more per week, you are eligible for benefits and must take action during Open Enrollment.

Between April 18-May 6, you must log in to the Benefits Enrollment Site and either enroll or waive benefits. Employees who do not take action will be auto-enrolled in the AETNA 3500 (employee only, post-tax and an HSA).

And, take advantage of DPS’s comprehensive supplemental benefits to customize your benefits to best fit your needs. Visit thecommons.dpsk12.org/openenrollment for all the resources, updates and support you will need for this year's open enrollment!

Welcome back from spring break! We hope you had an opportunity to recharge and do what matters most to you -- and we want to hear about it! Share your spring break stories and pictures through this form, and we'll share it in next week's edition!

Join the DPS Foundation to watch the Colorado Rapids in two games at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on April 30 and May 14! Discounted tickets start at $24, and $5 from each ticket sold will go back to the DPS Foundation.

The first 50 people to purchase tickets for the match on May 14 will have access to the Rapids pre-game Warm-up Watcher’s Experience! If you are within the first 50 tickets purchased, you will receive an additional email with more information. Get your tickets here.

Are you passionate and knowledgeable about racial and cultural identity? Are you skilled at teaching ethnic studies and incoming ninth-grade students? Teach or lead at the Achieving Excellence Academy! The Achieving Excellence Academy (AEA) summer program is an in-person, immersive four-week pilot taking place June 21-July 14 at Denver School of the Arts. AEA will serve as a cultural identity and ethnic studies program especially for -- but not exclusive to -- Black/African-American and Latinx families, students and educators to learn more about these experiences and ancestral histories. Learn more here.

Curious how your retirement plan works in conjunction with the state PERA Pension Plan, or the benefits of participating in a workplace retirement plan? If so, join AIG -- DPS’s supplemental retirement plan provider -- and attend the Your Retirement Plan at Work webinar on April 12 at 4:30 p.m.

AIG will also be offering a Cash Management and Financial Goals webinar on April 14 at 4:30 p.m. This class will cover cash management disciplines, credit tips, how to create a budget, cash reserve, and every day saving tips.

Please review important and upcoming deadlines for Financial Services year-end close. As a reminder, if year-end close processes are not completed prior to June 30, they could have potential budget implications for fiscal year 2022-23. If you have questions, contact your Financial Partner.

"Ms. Tracy goes above and beyond to keep our students safe and happy. She scours the playground every morning to be sure that everything is cleaned and in working order. She helps shovel when it snows, puts down salt if there is even one icy spot, and digs out those icy pools at the base of the slide so that students won't miss one day of outdoor adventure! She brings tools from home and makes sure our garden (that the students plant) is always tidy and ready for little hands to tend. Her kindness and attention follows her inside as well where she always has extra clothes and supplies ready for any students that needs them. She is soft spoken and kind while still holding students to the expectations of our daily routines and practices. I hope to see Tracy become a teacher herself someday. I couldn't imagine doing my job without her." 

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