Call the BISD Benefits Department at 409-617-5129 or 5032 and speak to a Benefits Specialist from 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time, weekdays, except holidays. You can also visit our Benefits Page. 

If you are a newly eligible employee and you do not enroll, you will not have any district benefits coverage except:

• Employee Assistance Program
• 10k Basic Life and AD&D Insurance 

You will be sent information for benefits in your TalentEd onboarding packet online. Upon doing so, benefits coverage begins on your benefits effective date, which is the first of the month following 30 days after your hire date. 

You have 30 days after your hire date to enroll in the BISD benefits program. If you miss the enrollment deadline, you will not have coverage for the remainder of the calendar year. Visit our Benefits Page for more information and who to contact! 

Contact Information: TRS 1-800-223-8778 or visit the TRS website for more information or forms. 

Questions regarding employment after retirement, please visit the link below for a quick interactive video from TRS.

TRS EMPLOYMENT AFTER RETIREMENT

You must request a reference packet from TRS 2-3 months prior to your retirement date. 

Contact Information: TRS 1-800-223-8778 or visit the TRS website for more information or forms. 

If you received the packet and need general questions answered, please contact Mona Richard at 409-617-5094 or by email at mrichar@bmtisd.com.

Questions regarding employment after retirement, please visit the link below for a quick interactive video from TRS.

TRS EMPLOYMENT AFTER RETIREMENT

You may contact the Payroll Department by visiting the Payroll Contact Page.  Choose the staff member by your last name or department you work in for assistance. 

For teaching experience, original service record(s) from previous school district(s) must be presented to the Human Resources Specialist for review and consideration.

An employee’s first paycheck is paid based upon the pay period during which the employee officially reports to work. Reference the Payroll Calendar on our website. 

The date an employee receives his/her first paycheck will depend on the date on which the employee was hired. Employees are paid on the 10th and 25th of each month. 

Employee paycheck information is available online by logging on to Employee Service Center. Go to My Payroll Information. 

Your username will be created once you have completed the hiring process. To find your username, please go to any BISD computer, go to the About Me  web page: 

• Fill in the form with the EXACT information that was given to Human Resources: Last Name, Last 4 of SSN, and Date of Birth. 
• This page provides the employee with his/her "User Account ID" or username used to sign in a computer and Employee Self Service. 

Once you have your username, then you can sign on to any BISD desktop computer.

The first time long in will prompt you to create a password. The password must match these requirements:

1. Be at least eight (8) characters long
2. Contain at least one (1) "capital" letter
3. Contain at least one (1) number 

Once your password is set, then it will be used for BISD computers , Google email and Employee Self Service. 

BISD utilizes Google Mail (GMAIL) as our email system. To sign on to email:

1. Open a web browser. 
2. Go to GMAIL
3. Enter the email address, which will be the employee's username, followed by "@bmtisd.com". 
   • Username: jdoe
   • Email: jdoe@bmtisd.com 
4. Click the "Next" button. 
5. Enter the same password you previously created. (See "How do I log on for the first time?)
6. Click "Sign In". 

Please call the I.T. Department at 409-617-5072, Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm.

If you need any additional assistance, then create an, I.T. Helpdesk Ticket.