<div dir="ltr"><div>Our district votes on Monday evening with a recommendation to go with the private plan through The Guardian.</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4" color="#0000ff" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><b><i style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Wendy Bradstreet</i></b></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>RSU29 Business Manager</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>PO Box 190</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Houlton ME 04730</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>(207)538-3137</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000ff"><b><u><a href="mailto:wendy.bradstreet@rsu29.org" target="_blank">wendy.bradstreet@rsu29.org</a></u></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM Dawn Fickett <<a href="mailto:dfickett@msad37.org">dfickett@msad37.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Our school board voted to go with Guardians on Wednesday night. I was out of the office today but will be reaching out to them tomorrow.<div>Dawn</div><div><br></div><div><br id="m_-2300776040788342933lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 1, 2025, at 2:08 PM, Field, Stacie <<a href="mailto:sfield@rsu16.org" target="_blank">sfield@rsu16.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>We have also submitted our letter of intent for Guardian. </div><div>I just hope the minimum is reached early so we can be excused as of 3/31/25. </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Stacie Field<br></div>Business Manager<br></div>RSU 16 - Poland, Mechanic Falls, Minot<br></div>207.998.2727 ext 102<br></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM Jennifer Pooler <<a href="mailto:jpooler@msad58.org" target="_blank">jpooler@msad58.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Same. We have voted and submitted our letter of intent for the Guardian, but are waiting for more details once they reach their minimum 'subscribers'.<div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM Sherry Moody <<a href="mailto:smoody@mcst8.org" target="_blank">smoody@mcst8.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Gabrielle,</div><div><br></div><div>Our board just voted to go with a private plan through the Guardian - which is offered through MSMA. Once enough schools sign on, we will get the information on how to apply for the private plan through the Dept of Labor. At this point, I am not sure of how the plan works as far as paying benefits, etc. We are still in the early stages of switching.</div><div><br></div><div>Sherry</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>----</div><div>Sherry Moody, Business Mgr</div><div>Mid-Coast School of Technology</div><div>1 Main Street</div><div>Rockland, ME 04841</div><div>(207) 594-2161</div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#666666"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mcst8.org/&source=gmail-imap&ust=1746727713000000&usg=AOvVaw3rGJdKFHmoOWiSw_Z8Ibrx" target="_blank">www.mcst8.org</a></font></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#666666" face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="https://www.google.com/a/mcst.tec.me.us/images/logo.gif" width="200" height="82"></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM Krol, Gabrielle <<a href="mailto:gabrielle.krol@msad52.org" target="_blank">gabrielle.krol@msad52.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Good Afternoon,<br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><div>I am wondering if you private plans, if you are opting for that route, is giving your district the option of paying the benefit and then getting reimbursed, or having the insurance company pay the benefit directly and what your district is doing?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif">Gabrielle Krol</font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif">Business Manager</font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif">MSAD 52</font></div><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"></font><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif">486 Turner Center Road</font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif">Turner, ME 04282</font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif">207-225-1006</font></div></div></div></div>
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