Benefit Resource Portal

Welcome to the Akron Public Schools benefit enrollment portal. You will find valuable benefit information along with how to enroll in your benefits using the EMB Enroll online benefits enrollment system. Please take some time to review your benefit guide, along with the brochures and videos on this page.  

Mobile App Information

Options to Enroll

  • Enroll in Insurance Benefits (New Hires Only)
  • View Current Benefits and Download Forms
  • Update Personal information for yourself and dependents and beneficiary changes
  • Process Qualifying Life Event (Ex. Gain of Other Coverage, Loss of Other Coverage, Marriage, Divorce, and Birth of a Child)

2024 Benefit Guide

Enrollment Options

Call Center New Hire Enrollment:

Benefit Counselor assisted enrollments are available through the EMB Call Center. Click the button below to schedule your telephonic enrollment meeting.

Appointments are available every Tuesday – Friday of each week between 9:00am – 5:00pm EST.

OneAmerica Short Term & Long Term Disability:

Click the OneAmerica button below to see how exclusive this program is to Akron Public Schools.

  • Important, A tax free benefit that gets paid in addition to sick pay or STRS/SERS disability. Does NOT offset, pays in addition to any sick pay or STRS/SERS disability
  • Special Underwriting: Guaranteed Issue Coverage – Regardless of past medical conditions you qualify to receive coverage
  • Pregnancy is covered and comes with a 3/6 pre-existing condition.* 

(*The pre-existing period is 3/6. Benefits will not be paid if the Person’s disability begins in the first 6 months of coverage; and the disability is caused by, contributed to, or the result of a condition, whether or not that condition is diagnosed at all or is misdiagnosed, for which the Person received medical treatment, consultation, care or services, including diagnostic measures, or was prescribed medicines in the 3 months just prior to the Individual’s effective date of insurance.)

**Please make sure to view videos in benefit section below to see detailed explanation of benefits.

Voluntary Benefits

Voluntary Benefits are designed to provide additional cash flow to assist with out of pocket medical costs and other bills based on individual concerns and needs.

Guardian Accident Insurance

Offsets the cost of unexpected expenses that result from accidents that occur everyday. It also features a Wellness Benefit payable every year while coverage is in force.
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OneAmerica Disability Insurance

Designed to provide income to you and your family when you cannot work due to an illness or injury. This benefit is also known as your “paycheck protection"
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Guardian Critical Illness/Cancer Insurance

Provides immediate financial relief from overwhelming expenses of a serious illness, such as a heart attack, stroke or cancer. It pays a lump-sum cash benefit when you are diagnosed with a covered illness easing your financial worries.
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LifeLock Theft Protection

Works to help stop identity theft before it happens. As a member, if you become a victim of identity theft because of failure in their service, they will help fix it at their expense, up to $1,000,000. This benefit through your employer saves you 10-15% off the retail rate.
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Trustmark Universal Life Insurance

Provides protection for you and your loved ones in the event of untimely death and while you are living too, if you need home health care, assisted living, or nursing care. This benefit has a Guaranteed Rate till age 100.
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Life Change Affecting Your Voluntary Benefits?

These benefits may require a custom rate quote and/or underwriting questions to make changes. 

Need to Make a Claim? We Can Help!

Click the button to learn more on submitting a Critical Illness, Accident, or Health Assessment Benefit Claim.

Benefit Summaries and Forms

From summary plan descriptions to service forms, this site has everything you need.
Refer to each benefit section to find what you are looking for, then click on the desired item.

Vision

Important Contacts

Click the Icons below to contact the carrier.

Medical/Health Benefits

Medical Mutual of Ohio
800-525-5957

FSA

Medical Mutual of Ohio
800-525-9252

Dental

Delta Dental of Ohio
800-524-0149

Short/Long Term Disability

OneAmerica
800-553-5318

BeWell


216-378-0888

Universal Life

Trustmark
800-918-8877

Vision

VSP
800-877-7195

Voluntary Benefits

Guardian
888-482-7342

Prescription

Express Scripts
877-554-4177

Basic Life Insurance

One America
800-553-5318

Identity Theft

LifeLock
800-543-3562

Health Services

Everside
866-808-6005

Term/Supplemental Life

Lincoln Financial
800-431-2958

Employee Assistance

ESI Educator's EAP
800-252-4555