OPEN ENROLLMENT IS HERE!
Open Enrollment is here again, beginning October 14, 2002 and ending October 31, 2002. This period will allow you, the employee, to make various elections to your benefits that will be in effect for 2003. With the addition of Supplemental Insurances and links to the carriers’ web sites, The School Board’s Benefits web site is a powerful tool. Below, you will find a listing of the dates, times and locations representatives will be available to meet with you, face to face, to address any questions you may have relating to your 2003 benefit elections. You are encouraged to take an active role and visit the benefits web site and the sites listed below to answer all the questions you may have.

Open Enrollment Schedule 2003

Representatives of all insurance carriers will be available for questions regarding your insurance

INNOVATION ZONES HIGH SCHOOLS
Dates: Monday October 14 and
Tuesday October 22, 2002

Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

NORTH AREA
Blanche Ely H.S.
Coconut Creek H.S.
Coral Springs H.S.
Deerfield Beach H.S.
Pompano at Blanche Ely H.S.
Stoneman Douglas H.S.
Taravella H.S.


NORTH CENTRAL AREA
Boyd Anderson H.S.
Northeast H.S
Nova H.S.
Piper H.S.

Location: All Transportation Sites, North, South, Central, West, North-West Areas
Dates: Tuesday October 15 and
Thursday October 24, 2002

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: All Maintenance District, North, Central, and South Areas
Dates: Tuesday October 15 and
Thursday October 24, 2002

Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: K.C. Wright and Technology and Support Service Center
Dates: Wednesday October 23 and
Friday October 25, 2002

Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

INNOVATION ZONES HIGH SCHOOLS
Dates: Monday, October 17
and Tuesday October 21, 2002

Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

SOUTH CENTRAL AREA
Cypress Bay H.S.
Dillard H.S.
Fort Lauderdale H.S.
Plantation H.S.
South Plantation H.S.
Stranahan H.S.
Western H.S.

SOUTH AREA
Cooper City H.S.
Flanagan H.S.
Hallandale H.S.
Hollywood Hills H.S.
McArthur H.S.
Miramar H.S.
South Broward H.S.

LOCATION: ALL INNOVATION ZONES HIGH SCHOOLS
Dates: Friday, October 18, 2002

Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

NORTH AREA AREA
Coconut Creek H.S.
Coral Springs H.S.
Deerfield Beach H.S.
Blanche Ely H.S.
Pompano at Ely H.S.
Stoneman Douglas H.S.
Taravella H.S.

NORTH CENTRAL AREA
Boyd Anderson H.S.
Northeast H.S.
Nova H.S.
Piper H.S.

SOUTH CENTRALAREA
Cypress Bay H.S.
Dillard H.S.
Fort Lauderdale H.S.
Plantation H.S.
South Plantation H.S.
Stranahan H.S.
Western H.S.

SOUTH AREA
Cooper City H.S.
Flanagan H.S.
Hallandale H.S.
Hollywood Hills H.S.
McArthur H.S.
Miramar H.S.
South Broward H.S.

Visit us on the web at
http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/benefits

Safety Department Highlights
As we start the new 2002 - 2003 school year, the Safety Department received a lot of requests for services and information. In order to assist our schools and other sites, we would like to provide you with the following safety highlights:

1. Schools are required to have two (2) fire drills and
one (1) tornado drill during the first two (2) weeks
of school.
2. Check the batteries and operation of your weather
radio.
3. Only 20% of the available wall space in a classroom
or interior corridor can be covered with student art
work and other papers.
4. All student accidents must be processed on the
AS400.
5. The District’s Emergency Preparedness Program
has been updated and is available on the Safety
Department Web Page at
6. The Head Serviceperson at schools utilizing Liquid
Petroleum (LP) gas powered floor cleaning
equipment must receive training in LP gas safety.
Classes are set up throughout the Safety
Department and the Fire Academy.
7. Contact the Safety Department if there are any
problems with school crossing guards or with
school zone flashing lights. We will notify the
appropriate agency for corrective actions.
8. Be sure to schedule staff members for Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) classes in order
to receive a portable automaticexternal defibrillator
(AED).
9. The Annual Comprehensive Safety Inspection
Report will be available on line for your review.
10. A list of 30 safety tips for the school driveways and
the adjoining streets is available for review from
the Safety Department Web page.

Check us out at:
http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/safetydept