North Central Educational Service District has joined with ACI Specialty Benefits to offer employee assistance programs for our districts we serve.
Benefit Summary
ACI Specialty Benefits partners with schools to offer an EAP solution designed to improve employee engagement, retention and performance. ACI is a TOP Ten EAP provider with three decades of success in delivering award-winning services to clients worldwide.
Employees and families have access to:
- 24/7 Program Access – live answer calls, text, email, mobile apps, web services
- Each employee or family member has access to 3 face to face sessions per year for counseling support (if more than 3 sessions are needed ACI will assist in finding ongoing support through the employees private insurance)
- ALL family members are covered – regardless of location or relationship
- Online clinical sessions with licensed mental health professionals
- Telephonic legal assistance including one 60 minute in-office or telephonic consultation with local attorneys
- Telephonic financial assistance for unlimited financial coaching benefit with 90- day action plan.
- Identity theft prevention/recover. Includes 50-minute consultation
- Legal and Financial Online Resource Center including interactive legal document preparation
- Always “live answer” – no automated prompts
- Veteran and military family support including veteran connection
- Total well-being benefits, mental, physical, emotional
- Unlimited child care, elder care, pet care and educational referrals
- Unlimited referrals and resources for personal services and community-based resources
- Unlimited referrals and resources for veteran-specific needs through Veteran Connection
- Unlimited access to Affinity Online, a library of work-life topics and resources
Employee Assistance Program Contacts
Latest Program News
NCESD Expands Migrant Education Services to Support Student Health and Academic Success
Going into the 2024-2025 school year, NCESD hired two Migrant Nurse Case Managers through a new initiative to support school districts in improving the health and academic success of migrant students across our region.
NCESD Professionals Gain Skills to Facilitate Student Psychoeducational Support Groups
In October 2024, the entire NCESD team of Student Assistance Professionals and Educational Advocates spent two valuable days developing their expertise in running student support groups, learning best practices, and handling challenging situations when facilitating student groups.
Horan Natural Area Field Experience: A Transformative Outdoor Learning Journey
Over four action-packed days, 290 seventh graders from Eastmont School District ventured into the Horan Natural Area (part of the Confluence State Park) a wetland landscape just 15 minutes from their school grounds.