New and expecting parents who are employed by Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. and eligible for benefits can receive a $50 gift for creating a 529 College Choice Account.
To encourage employees to save for college for their child or children, BCSC will begin allowing employees to deduct directly from their checks to contribute to a 529 savings account to prepare to pay college expenses in the future.
The corporation also announced a partnership with First Financial Bank to give a “boost” to any benefits-eligible employee who gives birth or adopts a child after Sept. 19. Six employees signed up for a payroll deduction for a 529 account at the corporation’s monthly benefits workshop Thursday. Those new parents received a $50 bonus from First Financial Bank.
Josh Burnett, a spokesperson for BCSC, said the corporation anticipates many more employees who could not attend the workshop will sign up for the 529 savings plan and payroll deduction.
BCSC employees who were unable to attend Thursday’s workshop can go to bcsc.k12.in.us/Page/17778 for information about the plans and instructions for enrolling.
