What is New Hire Benefits Orientation?

For new hires who are eligible to participate in the LSR7 benefits program, the new hire benefit orientation process will be completed in Unified Talent (aka Talent Ed).

New hires are required to complete the new hire benefit orientation tasks and will receive an email to either their personal or LSR7 Google email account with instructions and a link to login and access Unified Talent (aka Talent Ed).

New hires should expect to receive their New Hire Benefits Orientation within their first 30 days of employment in a benefit-eligible position.

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What Will I Learn in New Hire Benefits Orientation?

  • Review of the insurance choices and benefits available to you and your family
  • Ability to complete your benefit enrollment online
  • Opportunity to schedule benefit enrollment assistance with the District’s Benefits team if necessary
  • Introduction to the District’s employee portal: Employee Online
  • Review of retirement savings options, including the PSRS/PEERS Retirement System
  • Introduction to Inspiring Balance, the District’s Employee Wellbeing program
  • Review of available Leaves & Absences
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Tips for Completing Tasks in Unified Talent

  • The content in the new hire benefits orientation checklist in Unified Talent (aka Talent Ed) is best accessed using "Google Chrome" as your browser.
  • Unified Talent is the system in which you submitted new hire documents such as your W4 and I9 during your onboarding process.
  • Login to Unified Talent at https://lsr7.tedk12.com/sso/Account/Login
  • Your new hire benefit orientation tasks are numbered in the suggested order of viewing; it is recommended you follow this order.
  • Some tasks are required and others are optional. The instructions within each task will identify if the task is required.
  • Once you have completed a task, click "Save Final" in the bottom right of the task to mark it as completed.
  • Once a task has been completed, you can view it again in your "Completed" task list.
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How to Enroll in Your Benefits

  1. Step 1

    Review the overview, benefits guide, emails, videos, and our website to assist you in making your benefit choices.

  2. Step 2

    Use the Enrollment Worksheet to confirm you have all the information needed. You can also view this worksheet in Spanish here .

  3. Step 3

    Visit benefits.plansource.com/?LSR7 to begin your benefits enrollment.

  4. Step 4

    Log in with your username and password. Refer to the email you receive from PlanSource.

  5. Step 5

    Once logged in, click “Get Started” to begin making elections. Follow the on-screen instructions.

  6. Step 6

    After entering all benefit elections, click “Review and Checkout”, then “Checkout” to confirm your elections.

  7. Confirmation

    A confirmation statement will appear. You can print it or have it emailed to you.

Important for First-Time HSA Enrollees

For first time Health Savings Account Enrollees (High Deductible Health Plan Enrollees only): If you are electing to have the District’s contribution deposited into a Health Savings Account (HSA) for the first time, then you must set up your HSA through Central Bank of the Midwest by following these steps. The District will make contributions only to Central Bank of the Midwest HSA accounts.

Set Up Your HSA at Central Bank
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