Resources, updates, and everything you need — all in one place.
🌟Welcome to the 2026–2027 school year. New classrooms, new faces, and the integrated care model now live. Here's to building it together.
🌿The Clinical Leadership Council met May 28, June 18 and again on July 15. Five clinical leaders — speech, OT, ABA, and infant development — mapped how their programs connect, identified coordination gaps, and are working through standing orders, integration structure, and role clarity. Their focus: how to collaborate across disciplines in a structured way, how to define who leads and who supports, and how to make sure the whole team knows when a child's care changes. Most recently, the Council adopted our first shared Strategy Card, the common tool that helps every discipline coordinate around a single child. This is how integrated care gets built.
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Weekly Updates
Current
Weekly team updates — what's happening, what's ahead, and what you need to know.
A child should not attend if they have had any of the following within the past 24 hours:
Fever of 100°F or higher
Vomiting or diarrhea
Undiagnosed rash
Pink eye (conjunctivitis) with discharge
Symptoms of a contagious illness
Return-to-School Requirements
Fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication
No vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours
For diagnosed illnesses, a doctor's clearance may be required
Sending a Child Home During the Day
If a child becomes ill during the school day, notify the family using the standard illness notification process in Trainual. Send the notification through the system — do not contact families informally first.
For the full illness notification workflow, including the return-to-school confirmation process, open Trainual and search "illness notification."
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Trainual
Policies & Training
Trainual is our learning and policy platform — all SOI procedures, training modules, and compliance requirements live here. When in doubt, search Trainual first.
Log in to Trainual and search for any of these topics directly:
Illness notification process — sending a child home, return-to-school confirmation
SIR process — DDS Serious Incident Reporting, updated 2026
Tardiness and attendance — clocking in, punch corrections, late policy
Cancellation communication — how to communicate schedule changes to families
Calming Space — etiquette, use, coverage, and the weekly maintenance duty
Safety for All — emergency procedures, incident reporting
Onboarding — new hire checklists and orientation modules
New policies are added to Trainual regularly. If you complete a module, your completion is tracked automatically. Reach out to Megan if you can't find something.
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Benefits & Transition
Active · Plan Year 2026–2027
Your 2026–2027 benefits are now in effect as of August 1. Open Enrollment for this plan year is closed, but your plan guides and resources are always here.
Go to employeenavigator.com and click Register as a new user
Enter company identifier SCHOOLOFIMAGINATION, your last name, birthdate, and last 4 of your SSN
Add any dependents you want to cover
Select or waive each coverage option, then click Agree to finalize
Returning Users
Go to employeenavigator.com and click Login
Sign in with your existing username and password (use Forgot Password if needed)
Finish any incomplete steps, then click Agree to finalize
If you skip a step, you'll see "Enrollment Not Complete" with the unfinished steps highlighted — click any incomplete step to finish, then click Agree. Questions? Contact Kelly Jonas at 925-482-3013.
A quick reference for terms that come up in the survey and in our benefits docs. Not a quiz — just here if helpful.
The Basics
Premium — what you pay each month for insurance, usually taken out of your paycheck.
Deductible — what you pay out of pocket each year before insurance starts paying.
Copay — a fixed amount you pay at the time of service (e.g., $30 for a doctor visit).
Coinsurance — a percentage you pay after meeting your deductible (e.g., you pay 20%, insurance pays 80%).
Out-of-pocket maximum — the most you'd pay in a year. Once you hit it, insurance covers 100% of covered services.
Network — the doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies your plan has agreements with. In-network = lower cost.
Plan Types
HMO — a plan with a defined network that usually requires referrals (e.g., Kaiser).
PPO — more flexibility to see specialists, often with a larger network.
HDHP (High-Deductible Health Plan) — lower monthly premium, higher deductible. Required to be eligible for an HSA.
Savings Accounts
HSA (Health Savings Account) — tax-advantaged account paired with an HDHP. SOI would contribute. Rolls over every year. Always yours, even if you leave.
FSA (Flexible Spending Account) — pre-tax account for medical expenses that typically must be used within the year (use-it-or-lose-it).
Other
Dependent — a spouse, partner, or child you cover on your plan.
Open Enrollment — the annual window when you can change your benefits selections.
Want a deeper explanation? Reach out to Megan or ask in any 1-on-1 with our benefits advisor — no question is too basic.
Watch: HSA Explained
What Is a High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)?
An HDHP is a health insurance plan with lower monthly premiums and a higher annual deductible. HDHPs give you more control over day-to-day health care spending while protecting you from major expenses.
What Is a Health Savings Account (HSA)?
An HSA is a personal, tax-advantaged savings account you can use to pay for qualified health care expenses.
Available only if you're enrolled in an HDHP
You own the account — it stays with you if you change jobs or retire
Unused funds roll over every year — no "use it or lose it" rule
How They Work Together
You enroll in an HDHP for lower monthly premiums
SOI contributes to an HSA on your behalf
You use those HSA funds for doctor visits, prescriptions, lab work, dental & vision, and over-the-counter medications
Tax-free growth — interest and investments grow untaxed
Tax-free withdrawals — when used for qualified medical expenses
California notice: HSA contributions and earnings are taxable for CA state income tax. The federal tax advantages still apply fully.
Who Benefits Most?
Generally healthy team members who want lower paycheck deductions
Anyone who wants to build a healthcare savings cushion for the future
Team members planning ahead for retirement healthcare costs
The big picture: An HDHP + HSA means lower premiums now, plus a tax-free savings account that grows and is always yours — even if you leave SOI. The money never expires.
The Clinical Leadership Council is the leadership structure that coordinates clinical care across all disciplines at Happy Talkers — ensuring that speech, OT, ABA, and infant development work as one integrated system.
Our guiding principle
No single discipline solves developmental challenges alone. Children and families benefit most when our clinical teams collaborate across specialties.
