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About The Trust

The School District No. 1 Health and Welfare Trust provides you and your family with the security of knowing that you have health insurance coverage you can count on—for help with everyday bumps along the road, to managing challenging health issues, to financial protection in the event of a catastrophic illness or accident.

The Trust. Benefits Since 1972.

The security of having health coverage is a valuable benefit you receive as a Trust member. The Trust works with Portland Public Schools and your bargaining group to offer high-quality benefits that are low in cost to members and provides the option to cover your eligible dependents.

For more than four decades, the Trust has provided group health and welfare benefits to active employees and retirees of the Portland Public Schools (PPS) who are members of the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT), Portland Federation of School Professionals (PFSP), District Council of Unions (DCU), and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) bargaining groups.

To learn more, watch this informative video: What is a Health Trust

Current Board of Trustees (as of August 2024):

PPS

Ligena Hein
Emily Linnertz (Alternate)
Stacey Lukas
Molly Romay (Alternate)

PAT

Brian Halberg
Steve Lancaster (Alternate)
Nahir Perez
Russ Peterson
Gwen Sullivan

DCU

David Donachie
Jennie Johnson
Kerry Young (Alternate)

PFSP

Tammy Adams
Michelle Batten
Elizabeth Held (Alternate)

For more information about the Trust, click here.

For contact information for a Trustee from your bargaining group, go to the Contact page.