The UTN is requesting that retirees that had any connection to the current location of Northport Middle School, or its previous incarnation as Middleville Middle School/Middleville Junior High School, to please read the attached document, “Reconnecting and Revisiting NMS Environmental Concerns”. It was recently prepared by the School-Community Subcommittee of the Northport – East Northport Board of Education, and requests anyone with connection to Northport Middle School to take part in a Voluntary Occupant Health Survey as outlined in the document. Download the Report. The deadline for taking part in the survey is March 5.
Informational
Informational posts feature information and informational events that might be of interest to our membership.
Sad News
Rose M. Boccia, longtime Head Cook at Northport High School, passed away on January 2. Donations to the VNS Hospice of Suffolk, 505 Main Street, Northport, NY, in her memory, are appreciated.
Northport Middle School Update
On January 9 over one hundred residents, staff members and retirees attended a meeting of the Northport – East Northport UFSD Board of Education to listen and respond to the report by the Board Subcommittee on Northport Middle School Soil Testing. John Kobel, retired Middleville/Northport Middle School teacher, spoke at length at the meeting, and prepared an update for the R-UTN membership. His report is in PDF format and may be downloaded HERE.
A PowerPoint of the presentation made by the Subcommittee on Northport Middle School Soil Testing can be found by visiting the Board of Education Northport – East Northport UFSD website, selecting Meetings from the menu, and viewing item 7 of the Agenda for the January 9 meeting.
Make Sure You Get Reimbursed
Social Security Administration sends out a letter every year informing you of how much you will receive for your monthly Social Security payment. Page 1 itemizes basic payment, the standard deduction for Medicare Part B and the deduction for IRMAA. IRMAA is the amount deducted based on your income as reported on last year’s income tax form. Northport/East Northport School District is required to reimburse you for the standard Medicare Part B and the IRMAA deductions from your Social Security benefit.
Recently, the district sent you a letter, “Open Enrollment”, that discussed medical plan options. Page 3 of that letter gives instructions on how to get reimbursement for the deductions from your Social Security benefit for Medicare Part B and IRMAA – If you do not respond by March you will get reimbursed for the Medicare Part B deduction only – losing the reimbursement for IRMAA that you are entitled to.
For additional information, Contact Dayna West, Empolyee Benefits for the district, at 631-262-6634, or email Fran LaDuca at [email protected].
Did you know …
Georgi Bonsignore? She is retiring after 25 years of service to the Northport – East Northport district. A donation is being made in her honor to Habitat for Humanity. For additional informations, Download this Flyer.