• This year's annual benefits enrollment period begins on Monday, November 6, and ends on Friday, November 17, 2023. Changes made to your coverage will go into effect on January 1, 2024.

    The New School has designed a benefits plan to meet the needs of our diverse employees. A thorough understanding of your benefits options can help you ensure that you have the appropriate level of coverage for your and your family's needs and that you have chosen the most cost-effective plan for your needs. Please review the resources below to help you evaluate your elections.

    Open Enrollment Resources

    How to Enroll

    1. Learn more about your benefits and the benefit changes for 2024 by reviewing the Open Enrollment Guide and the Open Enrollment page for your employee classification. You may also wish to attend an upcoming Benefits Information Session, Q&A, or on-campus office hours if you have questions regarding open enrollment or your benefits.
    2. Review your current benefit elections and costs in MyDay. Click on the Benefits app on your homepage, then select View > Benefit Elections.
    3. Decide if you want to make any changes to medical, dental, or life insurance and/or to enroll in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for 2024. Use the resources provided to inform decisions on any changes. As a reminder, you must re-enroll in a FSA each year to participate; plans do not renew automatically.
    4. Use our Navigating Open Enrollment guide for step-by-step instructions to make changes to your benefits in MyDay.
    5. Use the Print button in MyDay to download a PDF for your records.

    Your changes will go into effect on January 1, 2024.

    Note: Qualified Transportation Expense and Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan changes can be made outside of the Open Enrollment Benefit Event.

    Please feel free to contact Human Resources at [email protected] with any questions about the open enrollment process.

    Below you will find the most commonly asked questions about Open Enrollment that apply to all New School employees.

    FAQ

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    Office of Human Resources
    212.229.5671 (general number) 

    HR Help
    212.229.5671 x4964
    Fax: 212.229.5884
    [email protected]

    Benefits Help
    212.229.5671 x4942 
    Fax: 646.843.3656
    [email protected]

    Payroll Help
    212.229.5671 x4963
    Fax: 646.843.3651
    [email protected]

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