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Wayzata staff recommends 2% dental-rate renewal with Delta Dental for 2025-26
Summary
Administration told the board on March 26 that it supports a 2% overall rate increase for the district's Delta Dental self-insured plan for 2025-26 with no plan design changes; the recommendation appears in meeting materials but no board vote is recorded in the transcript.
The district's administration and the Insurance Committee recommended on March 26 that Wayzata Public Schools remain self-insured with Delta Dental of Minnesota and approve a 2% overall rate renewal for the 2025-26 dental plan year. Joanne Fieldseth, Human Resources Benefits Manager, presented the dental recommendation as part of the Human Resource Services report.
Staff told the board that dental claims experience is less variable than medical and that the district has maintained an average 2% increase in dental over the past 23 years. The meeting materials say administration and the Insurance Committee "support the recommended 2% increase for active employees," and the recommendation notes there are no proposed plan-design changes. The transcript includes the recommended action to remain with Delta Dental but does not record a motion, second, or vote.
If approved by the board, the 2% renewal would take effect for the 2025-26 plan year and remain in place through the plan-year period specified in district materials. The staff presentation emphasized that dental-rate planning relies on claims experience and the district's fund balance for the dental plan.
The transcript provides the recommendation and context but does not show the board's final decision in this meeting.
