Employee Benefits, Payroll, Retirement Information
Health, Dental and Life Insurance Information
Employees who work twenty hours or more per week in an assignment for six months or greater are eligible for benefits through the Town of Needham.
Please note that any change in enrollment must be completed within 30 days of the qualifying event.
Please click on this link to visit the Town of Needham benefits page. There you will find fillable enrollment forms for health, dental, and vision plans, comparison charts, the rate sheet, as well as, health savings and flexible spending/dependent care enrollment information. Once you have completed a form please email it to the school Human Resources office at [email protected]
Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
Benefit Strategies offers both an FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and a DCA (Dependent Care Account). Please note that HSA Qualified Plans are not eligible for an FSA. Once you enroll in Benefit Strategies during open enrollment you will want to visit their website to set up an account:
FSA DCA Extended Eligible Expenses
FSA Eligible Expense List
Standard Rollover Payroll Information
Benefit Strategies Spanish Brochure
Health Equity - Health Savings Account (HSA)
Health Equity Health Savings Account information - for use with High Deductible health insurance plans.
Wellness Program
Needham Public Schools has a strong commitment to ensuring that its employees have access to as many tools as possible to sustain a healthy lifestyle. The district has created and partnered with other entities to offer programs and incentives to support endeavors by employees to eat healthy, exercise frequently and foster a healthy lifestyle. These include discounted gym memberships, wellness challenges and more!
Payroll Information
This online system will allow you to update your tax withholdings, view your paycheck receipts, as well as a copy of your W2.
Portal Paystub/W2 Instructions:
Access Guide Portal instructions - non-Needham school email users
Infinite Visions Employee Portal
Information about Form 1095-C and Why You Have Received One.pdf
SAMPLE 1095-C Form
1095-C codes.pdf
Credit Union Membership/Savings Plan
Employees are eligible to join the Wellesley Credit Union and can have deductions taken from their
payroll checks for some of the services offered by the Credit Union. If you have any questions, please call
(781) 235-0503.
Direct Federal Credit Union
All NPS faculty and staff are eligible to become members of Direct Federal Credit Union and receive loan discounts, premium rates on deposits, reduced closing costs, & other specials throughout the year. Through the Direct@Work program, you have a financial resource available to you to help with all of your financial needs.
Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)
Short & Long Term Disability Income Protection Insurance Highlights
Short & Long Term Disability Income Enrollment form
Retirement
Teachers and Administrators (Units A and B, Principals, Central Administrators) participate in the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System. Teaching assistants, program specialists, secretaries, office assistants, food service workers and managers (Units C, D, and E) participate in the Town of Needham Retirement Board.
Each contract has a required notification date to access sick leave buy back (see specific unit contracts).
Units A, B and some Non-Represented staff interested in more information about retirement can visit the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System's web page.
Units C, D, E and some Non-Represented staff interested in retirement may visit the Town of Needham Retirement page.
Social Security
Windfall Elimination Provision
Government Pension Offset
What You Can Do Online - Social Security
Workshop Powerpoint Presentation
403b and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan Information
TSA Consulting Group, Needham's third-party administrator, manages all aspects of the 403(b) voluntary retirement annuity accounts. You will find everything you need to open a new account or manage an existing account on this website.
The Annual Administrative Fee paid to TSA for a 403b is $22.50.
403(b) TSA Consulting Group enrollment/change form
457 plan