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Milpitas Unified School District

Payroll & Benefits

Payroll & Benefits Team 

P: 1-408-635-2600 | x6012 
​Fax: ​1-408-635-2621
E-mail: payroll@musd.org
Alicia Aldama
Benefits | x6029
​​Sherry Ames
Payroll | x6027
Uyen Dao
Payroll, Mortgage Employment Verification | x6021
Payroll Director 
​Employment Verification Requests for Loan Applications
Email the employment verification request and employee's authorization page to Payroll@musd.org, or they may be faxed to (408) 635-2621. Please include email address on your request. Documents will be completed and emailed or faxed back within three business days from date of receipt.  Employee's salary information will not be released via phone.​

Human Relations Contacts

Tel. 408-635-2600  | Fax: 408-635-2617
Employment Status Verification, Hire Date, Status, and Job Title
Personnel Analysts
Katherine Amaya, kamaya@musd.org
Virginia Coleman, vcoleman@musd.org
Shubhra Mathur, smathur@musd.org
Maria Elena Montoya, mmontoya@musd.org
Keerthy Muraleedharan, kmuraleedharan@musd.org

Executive Secretary
Marylynne Suarez, msuarez@musd.org
Systems Supervisor
Heather Forsyth-Cano, hforsyth@musd.org 
Director
Kristin Stonehouse, kstonehouse@musd.org 
Assistant Superintendent
​Damon James, djames@musd.org

EMPLOYEE INFORMATION

RETIREMENT OPTIONS

  • ​403(b)/457: https://tdsplans.org/
    • Medicare Mandatory both employer/employee contribution (no form needed)​
    • Employee MUST enroll with Medicare Parts A & B and/or Part A only within 90 days of his/her 65th birthday. It's your choice. 
    • MUSD will continue your medical coverage as long as you are an active employee (in paid status). Contact the Social Security Agency local office, or go online to sign up for Parts A & B. If you do not sign up when eligible you may be fined the late enrollment lifetime penalty!
    • https://www.medicare.gov/sign-up-change-plans/how-do-i-get-parts-a-b/part-a-part-b-sign-up-periods
  • CalPERS Beneficiary Designation_form_send to CalPERS

    Download File


    CalPERS_Notice-exclusion (for non-eligible employees)

    Download File


    CalPERS Reciprocity Self-certification (info from previous employer)

    Download File

  • CalSTRS CalPERS RetirementSystemElection (for brand new hire teacher and a current CalPERS member) must choose one system

    Download File


    CalSTRS Permissive Election Form-es0350_for certificated substitute employees waiving membership

    Download File


    CalSTRS Express Benefit Report (HR Dept completes this form for retiring employees)

    Download File

    • Permanent Classified CSEA employees with less than .50% FTE work hours per week

                  OR

    • Certificated Substitute (on-call basis employees) waiving CalSTRS Membership Election

    Public Alternative Retirement System (PARS) Designation of Beneficiary - Complete Form If waiving CalSTRS membership election

    Download File

BENEFITS

2023 NEW BENEFIT RATES (EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023)

Below are the new benefit rates effective January 1, 2023. Also, included is a handout that outlines the new enhancements effective 1/1/2023.
  • Health/Medical, Dental, and Vision Online Enrollment and Changes, go to https://www.workterra.net
    Enrollment must be completed within 30 days of hire date/increase in work hours (permanent employees from <.50% to >.50+%FTE) or a qualifying (life changing) event outside the Open Enrollment month (e-mail notification from workterra Administrator@ebsbenefits.com).
    workterra.net Employee Self-service guide
    Download File

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  • Benefits Eligibility requirement: permanent hours must be 24.50 hours per week or >.8166%FTE work hours per week ****
    Certificated Adult Ed Staff Benefits Package: Kaiser Permanente with Delta Dental Rider (combined Kaiser and Delta Dental within the Kaiser plan) and Vision Service Plan. Cert Adult Ed are not eligible for a separate Delta Dental plan under CSEA/MTA/Mgmt. This is a special contract which has been established specifically for Adult Ed Certificated Staff.  
    delta_dental_ben_ffs_e1000_adult_ed_dental_plan_1.pdf
    2023_musd_matrix_rates-_mta_cta_adult_education.pdf

  • United Healthcare (UHC):  888-641-9142  |  www.uhc.com    
    Kaiser Permanente (KP):  866-454-8855  | www.kp.org ​      
    Delta Dental (DD):  888-335-8227  |  www.deltadentalins.com 
    Vision Service Plan (VSP):  800-877-7195  | www.vsp.com

    Insurance Broker Agency: JPA  www.sccsig.org    
    ​Broker: www.willistowerswatson.com

  • Life Insurance Benefits is for CSEA (permanent >.50%+FTE) employees only.

    Enrollment Form

    Metlife Enrollment/Change Form - CSEA
    Download File

    Life Insurance Conversion Form - MUSD Group Life Insurance to Personal Life Insurance
    Download File
  • SCCSIG_EAP FLYER_ENGLISH
    Download File
    SCCSIG-EAP_WL_Brochure-Wallet Cards
    Download File
    SCCSIG Optum-EAP Overview Powerpoint
    Download File
  •  COBRA Continuation (optional, self-pay premium) must enroll within 60 days of eligibility period. COBRA is not an automatic enrollment:
    FAQs on COBRA Continuation Health Coverage for Workers

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EMPLOYEE BARGAINING UNITS

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) OFFER

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Offer (130 average hours per month)​- Substitute, non-permanent and less than 50% permanent employees - must meet  the 130 average hours per month during measurement period):

MARKETPLACE INSURANCE (Unaffiliated with MUSD)


 

Payroll & Benefits Contacts

kstonehouse@musd.org

Tel: 408-635-2600 x6012 | Fax: ​408-635-2621 
Send Payroll / Benefits inquiries to:  payroll@musd.org
Alicia Aldama, x6029​, aaldama@musd.org
Sherry Ames, x6027, sames@musd.org
Uyen Dao, x6021, udao@musd.org

Employment Verification Requests for Loan Applications
Email the employment verification request and employee's authorization page to 

Payroll@musd.org, or they may be faxed to (408) 635-2621.

Please include email address on your request. 

Documents will be completed and emailed or faxed back within three business days from date of receipt.  Employee's salary information will not be released via phone.​

Human Relations Contacts

Human Relations
Tel. 408-635-2600  x6001 | Fax: 408-635-2617
Employment Status Verification, Hire Date, Status, and Job Title
​Dept. Email (District email users only): HumanResources@musd.org
 
Personnel Analysts
Katherine Amaya, x6078, kamaya@musd.org
Virginia Cisneros-Lopez, x6079, vcisneroslopez@musd.org
Maria Elena Montoya x6076, mmontoya@musd.org
Keerthy Muraleedharan, x6075, kmuraleedharan@musd.org
Executive Secretary
Lori Porter, x6077, lporter@musd.org
Systems Supervisor
Heather Forsyth-Cano, x6073, hforsyth@musd.org 
Director
Kristin Stonehouse, kstonehouse@musd.org
Assistant Superintendent
​Damon James, djames@musd.org

Absence Tracking http://ars.sccoe.org/

Milpitas Unified School District
1331 E. Calaveras Blvd
Milpitas, California 95035
Phone: 4086352600
Fax: 4086352616