Parenting and Academic Resources

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• 00:00Informative webinar
• 00:02on parenting and academic resources.
• 00:06My name is Jessica Cloud,
• 00:07and I am the program
• 00:08manager for the Office of
• 00:09Academic and Professional Development at
• 00:11the Yale School of Medicine.
• 00:13Joining me today is Angela
• 00:15Reese, who is the manager
• 00:17of work life of the
• 00:18work life program and child
• 00:20care resources.
• 00:22Angela is a licensed
• 00:23clinical social worker who holds
• 00:25a master
• 00:26of social work degree and
• 00:28a bachelor
• 00:29of science in public health
• 00:31education.
• 00:32Angela
• 00:33champions a workplace culture that
• 00:36honors and embraces the complete
• 00:38identity and multiple
• 00:39roles of employees at work
• 00:42and beyond. Angela is committed
• 00:44to supporting,
• 00:46employees living with
• 00:49with living a productive, sustainable,
• 00:51and thriving professional and personal
• 00:53life. We are also joined,
• 00:55by Catherine Carino from,
• 00:59Bright Horizons. There she is
• 01:01a
• 01:01event specialist.
• 01:03Catherine has been with Bright
• 01:05Horizons for over nineteen years,
• 01:07working for the first ten
• 01:08years as a lead teacher
• 01:10at one of the Bright
• 01:11Horizon centers before
• 01:13coming into her current role
• 01:14as an event specialist.
• 01:16She has seven she has
• 01:17a seventeen year old son
• 01:18who is about to go
• 01:20to college and use the
• 01:21college coach benefit that we'll
• 01:23talk about today to help
• 01:24navigate her through the
• 01:26whole process from choosing classes
• 01:28in high school
• 01:29to building transcripts
• 01:31along the way,
• 01:34all the way through
• 01:35to the acceptance letters piece.
• 01:38Please note that eligibility for
• 01:40each of the benefits discussed
• 01:42today can vary based on
• 01:44the nature in terms of
• 01:45appointment,
• 01:46salary source, and other factors.
• 01:48If you have questions about
• 01:50your eligibility for a particular
• 01:51benefit discussed here today, please
• 01:53contact
• 01:54the employee services center.
• 01:56I'll put their contact information
• 01:58in the chat.
• 02:01If you have any questions,
• 02:02during the webinar,
• 02:04please type them into the
• 02:05q and a function at
• 02:06the bottom of the screen,
• 02:07and we'll address as many
• 02:08as we can,
• 02:10at the end of the
• 02:11presentation.
• 02:12Today's session is being recorded,
• 02:14and the slides for the
• 02:16session along with a survey
• 02:18will be sent to all
• 02:19the attendees.
• 02:21For
• 02:22without further ado,
• 02:24please join me in welcoming
• 02:26our first speaker, Angela Reese.
• 02:29Thank you, Jessica
• 02:31and Esther, and welcome, Catherine.
• 02:33And welcome everyone who's attending.
• 02:36Again, my name is Angela
• 02:37Reese, and I am the
• 02:38manager for the Yale work
• 02:40and life office. And I
• 02:41would like to share with
• 02:43you a variety
• 02:45of family supports that are
• 02:47offered here at Yale,
• 02:49to all employees.
• 02:51And just as, Jessica mentioned
• 02:57there we go.
• 03:00I will get to the
• 03:01disclaimer later, but,
• 03:03we will discuss childcare and
• 03:05parenting support resources,
• 03:07elder care, and other
• 03:09resources,
• 03:10as well as family health
• 03:12and education and financial support.
• 03:17This is the disclaimer that,
• 03:20Jessica just shared. Just a
• 03:21reminder that we have a
• 03:23wide range of benefits. The
• 03:25eligibility
• 03:26is based on,
• 03:28your job category,
• 03:29So we,
• 03:31urge you to reach out
• 03:32to employee services,
• 03:35either by email or telephone.
• 03:37You will receive a copy
• 03:39of these PowerPoint slides.
• 03:41So,
• 03:42no need to write it
• 03:43down. We have it here
• 03:44as far as how to
• 03:46connect, and I believe Jessica
• 03:48did put it in the
• 03:48chat as well.
• 03:51Just a little bit about
• 03:52work life. Our, vision is
• 03:54to be a trusted resource
• 03:56that helps employees navigate the
• 03:58intersection
• 03:59of work and life,
• 04:01supporting the realities of life
• 04:02beyond work at every stage.
• 04:05Our mission is to provide
• 04:07accessible,
• 04:08inclusive programs,
• 04:10resources, and experiences
• 04:12that support employees at every
• 04:14stage of life, building on
• 04:16our strong foundation of family
• 04:18support
• 04:19while expanding to foster well-being
• 04:21and meaningful connections at work
• 04:23and beyond.
• 04:26First, we'll discuss our, benefits
• 04:29that are available,
• 04:30for family health.
• 04:32One is our Ovia Healthcare
• 04:35app,
• 04:36and what they offer is
• 04:39information, support,
• 04:40access to health coaches
• 04:44surrounding,
• 04:45activities such as starting a
• 04:46family,
• 04:47navigating pregnancy,
• 04:49managing life as a parent.
• 04:51You can receive
• 04:52expert content and tips from
• 04:54personalized health insights based on
• 04:56the information that you enter
• 04:58into the app,
• 05:00unlimited
• 05:00on demand health coaching with
• 05:03the RN, which is all
• 05:04free,
• 05:05on topics such as fertility,
• 05:08pregnancy,
• 05:09parenting journey. You'll receive tips
• 05:11and strategies for that. And
• 05:13we have the expanded program
• 05:15as far as pro programming
• 05:17for adoption and surrogacy,
• 05:19guidance through challenges and opportunities
• 05:21on the path of parenthood,
• 05:24and,
• 05:24even
• 05:25access for support with spouses,
• 05:28your grandparents, or caregivers who
• 05:30will also be involved in
• 05:32that parenting
• 05:35journey.
• 05:39Also, available through that app,
• 05:41you'll have daily personalized articles
• 05:43and tips based on how
• 05:45you set up your notifications,
• 05:47unlimited in app messaging,
• 05:50and telephonic coaching. So they
• 05:52are at your fingertips if
• 05:53you need that,
• 05:55quick support,
• 05:57personalized insights on health data
• 05:59as well as a library
• 06:01of Yale benefits. You can
• 06:02also
• 06:03and what that means
• 06:05is while you're in the
• 06:06app, you can even access
• 06:08a lot of the benefits
• 06:09or get information about
• 06:12bit the benefits that I
• 06:13will be covering throughout this
• 06:15presentation.
• 06:20You, again, will get a
• 06:22copy of this,
• 06:23PowerPoint.
• 06:24So you can have the
• 06:25option to either log in
• 06:27online
• 06:28via,
• 06:29Obeah Health or you can,
• 06:32select
• 06:33the app through the Apple
• 06:35Store or Google Play,
• 06:38and you will be able
• 06:39to click on the link
• 06:40to go to whichever,
• 06:42area you need to download
• 06:44the app.
• 06:50RethinkCare
• 06:52is a awesome benefit where
• 06:53it helps with,
• 06:56the services help with challenges
• 06:58you may have with,
• 07:00parenting
• 07:01a child with special needs,
• 07:02specifically
• 07:04along the spec spectrum in
• 07:06neurodiversity.
• 07:07You have access to remote
• 07:09consultations,
• 07:10unlimited access to how to
• 07:13videos and resources.
• 07:15We have exclusive resources through
• 07:18the app where you can
• 07:19help with development of the
• 07:21child and learning challenges, social
• 07:23challenges, as well as behavioral
• 07:25challenges,
• 07:27going through the developmental stages
• 07:29of specialized content and guidance
• 07:32for developmental
• 07:33disabilities.
• 07:35This is a wonderful
• 07:37benefit for parents
• 07:39who are looking for these
• 07:40resources,
• 07:42which
• 07:45globally
• 07:46is a challenge because they're
• 07:48still trying to
• 07:50get through research and information
• 07:53on dealing with neurodiversity.
• 07:59Also, in this app, they
• 08:01look at found foundational skills,
• 08:03again, like ADHD,
• 08:05autism, the challenges
• 08:07of that developmental
• 08:08stages,
• 08:12skills, how to express emotions,
• 08:14how to work hard, how
• 08:15to build self esteem.
• 08:17You have the opportunity to
• 08:19search
• 08:20additional,
• 08:21resources to help with skills
• 08:23for mental health and parenting
• 08:25skills,
• 08:26increase awareness
• 08:28of self and others, managing
• 08:30emotions and developmental
• 08:32communications.
• 08:32All of this can be
• 08:34at the your fingertips,
• 08:36all through the RethinkCare
• 08:38app. Also, you do have
• 08:40access through this via online
• 08:42who
• 08:43for those who don't wanna
• 08:44always be connected to their
• 08:46phone.
• 08:50Any questions
• 08:51regarding,
• 08:52Ovia Health and Rethink?
• 09:03Okay. We'll move forward.
• 09:07Yale has seven Yale affiliated
• 09:09childcare centers.
• 09:11We have,
• 09:12Bright Horizons who is
• 09:15offered on the West Campus.
• 09:17We also have Calvin Hill,
• 09:19Edith b Jackson, and Alphabet,
• 09:22Academy's The Nest.
• 09:24They are all located on
• 09:26the,
• 09:28close to the Science Hill
• 09:29part of our campus.
• 09:31We have Phyllis Bodell Child
• 09:33Care Center that is located
• 09:35north and south, and they
• 09:37are dedicated to our medical
• 09:39campus. And then, also, we
• 09:41have Yale School Learning
• 09:43and, Early Learning Center.
• 09:46I wanted to share these
• 09:47just in case you were
• 09:48not aware of the seven
• 09:50affiliated
• 09:51campuses. Again, you will have
• 09:53access to more information
• 09:55about these,
• 09:57our centers by clicking on
• 09:59the link once you receive
• 10:00the PowerPoint slide.
• 10:06We also have a online
• 10:07childcare directory that provides
• 10:10information about various childcare centers
• 10:13that are in the greater
• 10:15New Haven area.
• 10:17It provides information as far
• 10:19as fees for childcare,
• 10:22languages that are spoken there,
• 10:25what ages the child care
• 10:27centers accept, their enrollment periods,
• 10:31access to contact information.
• 10:34All of that is available
• 10:35online through our child care
• 10:37directories.
• 10:38You also receive one on
• 10:40one childcare advisement through our
• 10:42office where we can help,
• 10:44guide you through
• 10:47various programs that are are
• 10:49offered on for Yale employees
• 10:51through our seven affiliated
• 10:53childcare centers.
• 10:54We also help with additional
• 10:57information about childcare,
• 10:58again, within the community.
• 11:02Here, you will,
• 11:03access a link to our
• 11:05summer camps that,
• 11:07our summer camps that we
• 11:09list throughout
• 11:11the greater New Haven area.
• 11:13They're all not Yale summer
• 11:15camps, but information about those
• 11:17that are available throughout the
• 11:18area,
• 11:20for summer. And I know
• 11:21that a lot of employees
• 11:23start at in January
• 11:25to begin looking for summer
• 11:27camp information because
• 11:29it sounds like that they
• 11:30fill up very quickly,
• 11:32before we even get into
• 11:34a place of spring.
• 11:42Additional childcare resources,
• 11:44we have,
• 11:46Bright Horizons subsidized backup care
• 11:50where employees
• 11:51receive ten
• 11:52days of backup care.
• 11:55In home, the, employees will
• 11:57pay a six dollar co
• 11:58pay per hour up to
• 12:00ten hours that day.
• 12:02If you're looking for child
• 12:03care within the child care
• 12:05center, which would be the
• 12:06Bright Horizons West Campus,
• 12:08you will, pay twenty five
• 12:10to thirty dollar,
• 12:12co pay for the entire
• 12:14day.
• 12:15Again, you receive ten days
• 12:17of backup care
• 12:19per calendar year.
• 12:20If you have a newborn
• 12:22and you're within eighteen months
• 12:24of their birth, you get
• 12:26an additional five days to
• 12:28support your return to work.
• 12:30That's in addition to the
• 12:32ten days of,
• 12:33backup care that we're allotted
• 12:35each calendar year, which is
• 12:37January through,
• 12:39December thirty one.
• 12:41You also have the Yale
• 12:43babysitting
• 12:44and tutoring directory
• 12:46where,
• 12:47employees have access to
• 12:50host a job for babysitting
• 12:52or if you're looking for
• 12:53a tutor for your,
• 12:55school age children.
• 12:58Through that, babysitting directory, you
• 13:00have access to Yale students
• 13:02only.
• 13:03This is
• 13:04exclusive to Yale community,
• 13:07access to Yale students who
• 13:08are interested in providing babysitting
• 13:11or tutoring services. And from
• 13:13there, you can connect with
• 13:15them
• 13:17to, set up that,
• 13:19care or services that you're
• 13:21looking for.
• 13:24As,
• 13:25faculty,
• 13:27MMPs,
• 13:29our postdoctoral associates and postdoctoral
• 13:31fellows, you have access to
• 13:33Sittercity
• 13:34through Bright Horizons as well
• 13:36where the membership is,
• 13:39waived, which is a hundred
• 13:40and fifty dollar value.
• 13:42Through Sittercity, you have access
• 13:44to finding,
• 13:45babysitters,
• 13:46nannies,
• 13:49housekeeping
• 13:50support,
• 13:52I believe even dog walking.
• 13:54Now through City City,
• 13:56you will have to pay
• 13:57for the services, but the
• 13:59membership is waived and it's
• 14:01for free for those,
• 14:03job categories that I mentioned
• 14:05earlier.
• 14:10We have parenting resources that
• 14:13are available.
• 14:14We have the new parent
• 14:15packet for those who are
• 14:17interested in finding out more
• 14:19information
• 14:20about,
• 14:21benefits and resources that are
• 14:23available
• 14:24for,
• 14:25employees who are new parents,
• 14:27have,
• 14:28new infant,
• 14:30that they're caring for.
• 14:32It provides information again about
• 14:34really what we're sharing today,
• 14:35the babysitting directory, child care,
• 14:38backup care,
• 14:40support for working parents, and
• 14:43you have an optional baby
• 14:44gift that you can receive
• 14:46as well.
• 14:52Peace at Home Parenting Solutions
• 14:54is one of my favorite
• 14:55benefits
• 14:56because they offer free resources,
• 14:59educational,
• 15:01videos, over two hundred video,
• 15:05webinars
• 15:06that are short and quick
• 15:08for parents. We know that
• 15:10you do not have time
• 15:11to sit down for an
• 15:12hour to look at a
• 15:14video to share parenting tips.
• 15:16With Peace at Home, the
• 15:18videos are no more than
• 15:19twelve minutes long. They can
• 15:21get straight to the point
• 15:22as far as strategies and
• 15:24tips on how to deal
• 15:25with various
• 15:27challenges you may be experiencing
• 15:29as a parent.
• 15:31They also have live workshops,
• 15:33podcasts,
• 15:34blogs, and,
• 15:35articles that,
• 15:38complement some of the webinars
• 15:40that you can download and
• 15:42look at later. It's a
• 15:44wonderful benefit, and all of
• 15:46these,
• 15:46resources through Peace at Home
• 15:48Parenting Solutions is are free.
• 15:56You have the Yale Parenting
• 15:58Network,
• 15:59which is a online community
• 16:00connecting Yale parents
• 16:02with this, platform.
• 16:05It is on Yale connect,
• 16:07and you have access to
• 16:08information
• 16:09about upcoming parenting programs,
• 16:12parenting resources.
• 16:14If, one of our childcare
• 16:16centers have, openings, you'll learn
• 16:19information about that. And you
• 16:21also have a opportunity to
• 16:22ask questions,
• 16:24from other parents to get
• 16:25the answers on tips. For
• 16:27instance, we have a lot
• 16:28of people that are looking
• 16:29for,
• 16:31where's the best school when
• 16:33someone is going into when
• 16:34their child is going into
• 16:36kindergarten, they'll ask that question.
• 16:38Or, what is available,
• 16:41you know, for those
• 16:42for instance, if you're helping,
• 16:45raise a child with special
• 16:47needs,
• 16:48You have the option to
• 16:50ask the,
• 16:51the network of employees
• 16:53that are in the parenting
• 16:55network.
• 16:56And it also provides connection
• 16:58with those who are,
• 17:00experiencing and walking in that
• 17:02same stage of life as
• 17:03parenting.
• 17:08Our education and financial support,
• 17:11which we won't go into
• 17:12much detail because we have
• 17:14Catherine here to share more
• 17:29middle school,
• 17:31support in planning to for
• 17:33high school and college. So
• 17:35I think this is a
• 17:36wonderful benefit, and we'll leave
• 17:38it up to,
• 17:39Catherine to share more about
• 17:41College Coach through Bright Horizon.
• 17:48Additional support that is available
• 17:51is childcare centers,
• 17:53discounts through kinder care,
• 17:56Bright Horizons, West Campus, as
• 17:58well as tutor time. You've
• 18:00received ten percent discount on
• 18:01that through Yale Advantages.
• 18:04We also have the college
• 18:05saving plan that you can
• 18:07learn more about that.
• 18:09Just reach out to employee
• 18:11services where they can get
• 18:12you connected
• 18:13to, the right department to
• 18:15share information about the college
• 18:17savings plan.
• 18:18And we also have child,
• 18:21scholarship plans that are available
• 18:23to faculty and staff.
• 18:29I'm sure many of you
• 18:30are aware about the childcare
• 18:32subsidy program that is available
• 18:35through our office
• 18:37where employees re receive reimbursements
• 18:39for childcare that is paid
• 18:41on a per calendar year
• 18:43through January one through December
• 18:45thirty first.
• 18:46This is available again to
• 18:48our faculty MMPs,
• 18:51postdoctoral
• 18:52associates and fellows.
• 18:54Eligibility
• 18:56begins at your ninety first
• 18:57day of employment. Once you
• 18:59hit that ninety first day,
• 19:00you can submit,
• 19:03child care receipts
• 19:05that where you have already
• 19:07paid for the child care.
• 19:08It must be paid before
• 19:10you submit the, request for
• 19:12reimbursement.
• 19:15It is on a tiered
• 19:17scale where up to
• 19:19employees who receive up to
• 19:21to a hundred and fifteen
• 19:22thousand nine hundred and ninety
• 19:24nine dollars in income,
• 19:26you're eligible for four thousand
• 19:28dollars in reimbursement.
• 19:30If you receive a hundred
• 19:31and sixteen thousand to one
• 19:33hundred and fifty nine thousand
• 19:34nine hundred ninety nine dollars,
• 19:36it's three thousand dollar reimbursement.
• 19:38And
• 19:39if you make more than
• 19:41a hundred sixty thousand,
• 19:42but under two hundred thousand,
• 19:44you receive a two thousand
• 19:45dollar reimbursement,
• 19:47and this is per calendar
• 19:49year per household.
• 19:55An additional financial support that
• 19:57is available is the policy
• 19:59thirty three zero one travel
• 20:01on university,
• 20:03business.
• 20:04Through this, program,
• 20:06reimbursable
• 20:08travel expenses include,
• 20:10reimbursement
• 20:11for,
• 20:13excuse me, the cost of
• 20:15shipping
• 20:16human milk while traveling.
• 20:19A lot of universities
• 20:20do not receive
• 20:21such a pleasure of this,
• 20:23but while a mom is
• 20:24traveling,
• 20:26the cost to ship the
• 20:27milk back home as she's,
• 20:29pumping milk for her newborn
• 20:32is,
• 20:33available for reimbursement.
• 20:40Additional financial support is through
• 20:42the Anne Kaufman Hansen
• 20:44faculty
• 20:45support fund,
• 20:46provides reimbursement
• 20:47up to a thousand dollars
• 20:49for
• 20:49specific child care expenses to
• 20:51our for our postdoctoral
• 20:53associates
• 20:54in, schools of the university
• 20:57while traveling.
• 20:58We also have the adoption
• 21:00support,
• 21:01benefit at Yale where employees
• 21:04will are eligible up to
• 21:06ten thousand dollars
• 21:07per eligible child,
• 21:10during the adopt adopt
• 21:12adoption process. Excuse me.
• 21:20We also have elder care,
• 21:22which we have been promoting
• 21:24quite a bit this year,
• 21:26supports that are available, which
• 21:28include backup care through Bright
• 21:30Horizons.
• 21:31And it, is the same
• 21:33as backup care for child
• 21:34care, which is helping adults,
• 21:37say, for instance,
• 21:38hopefully not.
• 21:40You may break a leg
• 21:41or, need support after a
• 21:44surgery. You could call,
• 21:45backup sup call Bright Horizons
• 21:48for backup support for yourself
• 21:50or for the care of
• 21:51a elderly loved one. Again,
• 21:54it's a six dollar co
• 21:55pay in the home
• 21:57at, ten dot ten hours
• 21:59per day.
• 22:00We New Haven or Connecticut
• 22:03right now, we don't have
• 22:04access to adult center care,
• 22:07but we do have it
• 22:08for in home, which is,
• 22:10again, a six dollar co
• 22:11pay. If your loved one
• 22:13is outside of Connecticut, you
• 22:15do have the option for,
• 22:17adult day care
• 22:19where, twenty five dollar co
• 22:21pay is
• 22:22allowed for,
• 22:24the entire day within the
• 22:26center.
• 22:28We also have,
• 22:31excuse me,
• 22:33enhanced elder care support through
• 22:35Optum.
• 22:36And we have been discussing
• 22:38this benefit quite a bit,
• 22:40this last month where you
• 22:41have up to six hours
• 22:43of support with a social
• 22:45worker or
• 22:47a registered nurse that has
• 22:51extensive background in support for,
• 22:55elderly loved ones.
• 22:56They could connect you to
• 22:58vetted,
• 23:00centers
• 23:01and,
• 23:02agencies
• 23:04that can support with,
• 23:06various resources that you may
• 23:07need to support your elderly
• 23:09loved one. They also have
• 23:11supports for you as a
• 23:13caregiver.
• 23:14They could help with financial
• 23:16and legal and medical concerns,
• 23:18help you navigate
• 23:19Medicaid, Medicare.
• 23:21They could also help with
• 23:23finding
• 23:24respite,
• 23:25which is, also what backup
• 23:27care can do as far
• 23:28as that respite care. When
• 23:30you need a break and
• 23:31you need someone to be
• 23:32with mom or dad or
• 23:33grandmother,
• 23:34grandfather,
• 23:36to support while you're taking
• 23:38that time for yourself.
• 23:40This is all through,
• 23:43Optum.
• 23:44Again, it's, their care solutions
• 23:47for caregiving,
• 23:48and I could share a
• 23:50video that we,
• 23:52of a webinar we just
• 23:53held at the top of
• 23:54the month. I will share
• 23:55that as well with this
• 23:57PowerPoint
• 23:58slides.
• 24:02Other benefits that we also
• 24:04have, again, with, Sittercity through
• 24:07Bright Horizons,
• 24:08you have access to the
• 24:09nannies, housekeepers,
• 24:11pet sitting, dog walkers.
• 24:13We have over seventy some
• 24:15lactation rooms on campus
• 24:17where,
• 24:18parents can,
• 24:20express milk
• 24:22or breastfeed in privacy
• 24:24and quiet
• 24:25as they're caring for and
• 24:27pro providing nourishment to their
• 24:29little ones.
• 24:30We also have the monthly
• 24:31caregiver
• 24:32education that is available,
• 24:35telephonically
• 24:36through Optum.
• 24:38And, also, we have Optum
• 24:39emotional well-being to support your
• 24:42emotional and mental health support
• 24:44where we have dedicated counselors
• 24:46on campus
• 24:48where you can, set up
• 24:49appointment to meet with them
• 24:51thirty minutes or sixty minutes
• 24:54around the array of,
• 24:56concerns. It could be anxiety,
• 24:58depression, work conflict,
• 25:01grief support,
• 25:03just navigating your career. They're
• 25:05here to help.
• 25:07And it usually only take
• 25:08about twenty four to forty
• 25:10eight hours to get in
• 25:11to see them.
• 25:16If you have any questions
• 25:18or would like additional information,
• 25:20please do not hesitate to
• 25:22reach out to work life
• 25:24at yale dot e d
• 25:25u. Again, it's work life
• 25:27at yale dot e d
• 25:28u.
• 25:29And, also, once I,
• 25:32send out my
• 25:34email to Esther,
• 25:36there's also a link where
• 25:37you could set up a
• 25:38one on one consultation, a
• 25:40thirty minute consultation,
• 25:41whether it's elder care,
• 25:43backup care, looking for childcare,
• 25:46or just how to navigate
• 25:48work and life. You could
• 25:49reach out to us.
• 25:57Thank you. Thank
• 25:58you so much for that
• 25:59great information.
• 26:01We only have one question
• 26:03in the chat right now,
• 26:04so I'll let you address
• 26:05it. It's, is there any
• 26:07support for elder
• 26:08elderly loved ones that live
• 26:10in another country?
• 26:13I will have to check
• 26:14and see if we do
• 26:16have those supports.
• 26:18How expansive is Optum,
• 26:21and I could get back
• 26:22with that individual.
• 26:25Okay. Should they, just send
• 26:26you a email? Yes. If
• 26:28you send the email to
• 26:29work life at yale dot
• 26:31e d u, I could
• 26:32do some research on that
• 26:34for you.
• 26:35Great. Thank you.
• 26:37Next, we'll have Karina.
• 26:40I'm sorry. That's your last
• 26:41name. Oh, okay.
• 26:44Next time, we'll have I
• 26:45mean, next, we'll have Catherine,
• 26:47join us, and she will
• 26:49talk to us about the
• 26:50college coach benefit.
• 26:52Great. Well, thank you so
• 26:53much. You guys have a
• 26:54lot of great benefits,
• 26:56and I hope that, you
• 26:57guys take advantage of all
• 26:59of those because those are
• 27:00awesome.
• 27:01Let me go ahead and
• 27:02share my screen, and then
• 27:03we'll get started talking about
• 27:05College Coach.
• 27:07And then I just wanna
• 27:08confirm that you guys can
• 27:09see that.
• 27:12We can. Thank you.
• 27:13Great.
• 27:15Okay. Hi again, everyone.
• 27:16Thanks for having me today
• 27:18and giving me the opportunity
• 27:20to tell you all about
• 27:21College Coach.
• 27:23College Coach is one of
• 27:24the most popular benefits we
• 27:25offer. I know you heard
• 27:26a lot of them,
• 27:28earlier,
• 27:29but this is one of
• 27:30our popular ones. And in
• 27:31the next few slides,
• 27:33you'll start to see why.
• 27:34Your college coach benefit provides
• 27:37support at multiple stages of
• 27:39the college journey.
• 27:40That,
• 27:41that can start as early
• 27:42as saving for college,
• 27:45when your children are young
• 27:46and continue all the way
• 27:48through,
• 27:49choosing schools, completing college applications,
• 27:52and understanding financial aid and
• 27:54scholarship opportunities.
• 27:56And the best part is
• 27:57that you're not navigating this
• 27:59alone. You'll have access to
• 28:01your own highly experienced team
• 28:03of experts at Bright Horizons
• 28:05College Coach who are there
• 28:07to guide you every step
• 28:08of the way.
• 28:09Oh, let me move this.
• 28:14Okay. So the college planning
• 28:16process has definitely become more
• 28:18complex over the years.
• 28:20Some of you may have
• 28:21gone to college twenty or
• 28:23even thirty years ago when
• 28:25there were,
• 28:26fewer choices,
• 28:28applications were simpler, and costs
• 28:30were a lot different than
• 28:31what they are today.
• 28:34Others of you may have
• 28:35students who will be the
• 28:36first in your family to
• 28:37attend college, which can make
• 28:38the process feel completely new.
• 28:41Either way, we understand that
• 28:43families often need guidance as
• 28:45they navigate all of this.
• 28:47That's why your employer has
• 28:49partnered with Bright Horizons to
• 28:50provide,
• 28:51the college coach benefit.
• 28:53This is a fully subsidized
• 28:55benefit, which means there's no
• 28:57cost to you. So, again,
• 28:58fully subsidized.
• 29:00You don't pay anything.
• 29:01Through college coach, you have
• 29:03access to expert advisors who
• 29:05can help through each stage
• 29:07of the college planning process.
• 29:09And one of the things
• 29:10we hear most often from
• 29:11families is how much time
• 29:13it saves them and how
• 29:14much it helps reduce
• 29:16the stress that can come
• 29:18with planning for college.
• 29:20As mentioned earlier at the
• 29:21top of, the hour,
• 29:24as a Bright Horizons employee
• 29:25myself, I was able to
• 29:26use college the College Coach
• 29:28benefit,
• 29:29for my own family.
• 29:31My son, again, is seventeen
• 29:32and is about to leave
• 29:34the nest, and he's currently
• 29:36in the process of trying
• 29:37to
• 29:38decide where he'd like to
• 29:40go.
• 29:41The college process is very
• 29:42different from when I went
• 29:44to college, and honestly, it
• 29:45felt like I was going
• 29:47through it all over again.
• 29:48And once we started we
• 29:50we started working with College
• 29:51Coach when our son was
• 29:52still in middle school,
• 29:54because we were saving for
• 29:55college, but we weren't sure
• 29:57if we were saving enough
• 29:59or if we started too
• 30:00late.
• 30:01And also,
• 30:03just it was on our
• 30:04mind. It was during COVID
• 30:05times, and we were like,
• 30:06let's take this opportunity to
• 30:08sit down and figure out
• 30:10where this kid's gonna live
• 30:11next, basically.
• 30:14Our coach reassured us that,
• 30:16it's never too late and
• 30:18helped us understand the different
• 30:20options available to us.
• 30:22As our son got older,
• 30:25they also helped us think
• 30:26about which colleges
• 30:28might be a good fit
• 30:29for his goal of becoming
• 30:31a CRNA,
• 30:33when we should start visiting
• 30:34schools, and when to begin
• 30:36the application process. Also, they,
• 30:39they gave us, like, what
• 30:41to look for when we're
• 30:43touring colleges and what questions
• 30:44to ask.
• 30:46One thing we learned through
• 30:47College Coach,
• 30:48that we hadn't known before
• 30:49and we probably wouldn't have
• 30:50even found out about
• 30:52is the WUI program. So
• 30:54WUI stands for,
• 30:56Western Undergraduate
• 30:58Exchange, which offers tuition discounts
• 31:00at participating
• 31:02schools here, across the western
• 31:04US. So since we're on
• 31:06the West Coast,
• 31:07that really helped us expand
• 31:09our son's list of possible
• 31:11colleges to consider outside of
• 31:13the state of California.
• 31:19Okay. So now let's talk
• 31:20about,
• 31:22the part that gets everyone's
• 31:24attention. So paying for college.
• 31:27Another area where we've seen
• 31:28a lot of recent changes
• 31:30is with college financing. And
• 31:32many of you may have
• 31:33heard of the FAFSA, the
• 31:34free application for federal student
• 31:36aid,
• 31:37recently went through its biggest
• 31:39overhaul in about forty years.
• 31:41So these updates bring both
• 31:42new opportunities and some new
• 31:44challenges for families, actually.
• 31:46So for example, one positive
• 31:48change is that the four
• 31:49zero one k contributions
• 31:51are no longer counted as
• 31:52part of,
• 31:54the parents' income in the
• 31:55financial aid calculation.
• 31:57And that can create opportunities
• 31:59for families to potentially shield
• 32:01some income by increasing retirement
• 32:04contributions,
• 32:05and our advisers can definitely
• 32:07help you understand exactly how
• 32:09that works.
• 32:11There are also some changes
• 32:13that are a little less
• 32:14favorable for families.
• 32:16One example is that FAFSA
• 32:17no longer accounts for having
• 32:18multiple children in college at
• 32:20the same time.
• 32:22This is what many families
• 32:23used to call,
• 32:24the sibling discount.
• 32:26However, some colleges still consider
• 32:28that factor because they use
• 32:30an additional financial aid application
• 32:32called the CSS
• 32:34profile, and that stands for
• 32:35college
• 32:36scholarship service profile
• 32:38and is separate from the
• 32:39federal FAFSA. So our advisers
• 32:41can help identify those schools
• 32:43when that might be beneficial
• 32:45to, you and your family.
• 32:47Another way our team supports,
• 32:50families is through financial
• 32:52aid appeals.
• 32:53Many of our college coach
• 32:54advisors are former financial aid
• 32:57officers and, collectively,
• 32:59they've reviewed thousands of appeals.
• 33:01They know how to frame
• 33:03requests and document circumstances
• 33:05in ways that gives families
• 33:06the best possible chance for
• 33:08success.
• 33:10We also help families look
• 33:11at the bigger financial picture,
• 33:12things like, savings,
• 33:14cash flow,
• 33:16payment plans,
• 33:17and loan options so they
• 33:18can better understand how colleges
• 33:20might real how college might
• 33:22realistically,
• 33:24fit into their financial plans.
• 33:27And, of course,
• 33:28college costs continue to rise,
• 33:30which can be very stressful
• 33:32for families.
• 33:34One of the ways we
• 33:35help is by sharing strategies
• 33:38that can help reduce overall,
• 33:40college costs.
• 33:42Because of their experience working
• 33:43in financial aid offices,
• 33:46our advisors understand how aid
• 33:48formulas works, how schools prioritize
• 33:50scholarships, and how students can
• 33:52position themselves,
• 33:54to receive stronger offers.
• 33:56For example, we can help
• 33:57students identify colleges where they
• 33:59may be,
• 34:01there may be stronger institutional
• 34:03may be a stronger institutional
• 34:05priority,
• 34:06which can often translate into
• 34:08more scholarship opportunities.
• 34:11And finally, we also recognize
• 34:12that, a traditional four year
• 34:14college path may not be
• 34:16the right fit for every
• 34:17student.
• 34:18College Coach offers guidance on
• 34:20a wide range of post
• 34:22high school options, including,
• 34:24two year programs,
• 34:25short term certificates,
• 34:27hands on training programs, and
• 34:29other pathways.
• 34:30Ultimately,
• 34:31the goal of college the
• 34:32college coach program is to
• 34:34support
• 34:35families wherever they are in
• 34:36the process and help them
• 34:38make informed decisions about the
• 34:39path that's right for their
• 34:41student.
• 34:45The college coach program is
• 34:47multifaceted, and we provide support
• 34:49in three main ways.
• 34:50First, and probably the most
• 34:52valuable part of our program,
• 34:53is access to the that
• 34:54team of college coach experts.
• 34:57We have more than eighty
• 34:58advisers of over
• 35:00nine hundred years of combined
• 35:02experience in college admissions
• 35:04and financial aid.
• 35:05They provide one on one
• 35:06guidance on topics like choosing
• 35:08colleges, the admissions process,
• 35:11financial aid strategies,
• 35:13and essay reviews and more.
• 35:16When you schedule an appointment,
• 35:18you'll be matched with either
• 35:19an admissions expert or a
• 35:21financial expert
• 35:22depending on what you want
• 35:24to discuss.
• 35:25These sessions are typically about
• 35:26forty five minutes long and
• 35:28by phone, and they're designed
• 35:29to focus on the questions
• 35:30that matter most to your
• 35:32family.
• 35:33You can also use our
• 35:35online quick question tool if
• 35:36you have something simple you'd
• 35:38like to ask. I know
• 35:38that I use this like
• 35:39crazy because I was like,
• 35:40what about this? What about
• 35:42that? And they were really
• 35:43quick to receive,
• 35:44to send out a response,
• 35:45and they'll get back to
• 35:46you within about forty eight
• 35:47hours.
• 35:49Sometimes
• 35:50people
• 35:52ask if they can meet
• 35:53with the same adviser every
• 35:54time.
• 35:56The answer is usually no
• 35:58and,
• 35:58actually, that's intentional.
• 36:00Our system matches you with
• 36:02the expert who is best
• 36:03suited for the topic that
• 36:05you're wanting to,
• 36:06discuss.
• 36:07Each advisers tracks the information
• 36:09from your previous conversations.
• 36:11So when you connect again,
• 36:12the next expert can pick
• 36:14up, right where you left
• 36:15off and may even offer
• 36:17new ideas or perspective
• 36:19perspectives
• 36:20to consider.
• 36:21It's a very dynamic system
• 36:22that works extremely
• 36:24well for families.
• 36:27The second way we support
• 36:28families is through our workshop
• 36:30series,
• 36:31and these sessions cover topics
• 36:33across every stage of the
• 36:34college journey from, again, saving
• 36:36for college to the admission
• 36:38strategies and financial aid,
• 36:40planning.
• 36:41Many of these workshops are
• 36:43offered live where you can
• 36:44ask questions in real time.
• 36:46And if you can attend,
• 36:48that's totally fine too because
• 36:49the workshops are recorded, and
• 36:51then you could go ahead
• 36:52and watch them, on demand.
• 36:55And the third piece of
• 36:56the program is access to
• 36:57a wide range of online
• 36:59tools and resources.
• 37:00This includes,
• 37:02videos, college cost,
• 37:04cost calculators,
• 37:06FAQs, and other helpful materials.
• 37:08When you set up your
• 37:10college coach account, you can
• 37:11also grant access to others
• 37:13involved in the process
• 37:15such as another parent,
• 37:16your grandparents,
• 37:18and, of course, even your
• 37:20students so they can take
• 37:21a look at those resources
• 37:22as well.
• 37:24One thing we,
• 37:25hear often from families is
• 37:27how much time the program
• 37:29saves them. In fact, many
• 37:30people say that one hour
• 37:32spent with college coach college
• 37:33coach adviser
• 37:34can save you around five
• 37:36hours of trying to research
• 37:37everything on your own, and
• 37:39no one wants to do
• 37:40that. Unless you're my husband
• 37:41who likes to research. So
• 37:43it was kinda like, oh,
• 37:44we have this person that's
• 37:46gonna do it for me.
• 37:47I thought it was great.
• 37:48With College Coach, the information
• 37:50and support you need are
• 37:51always right at your fingertips
• 37:53or just a phone call
• 37:54away.
• 37:58Okay.
• 37:59Bright Horizons College Coach stands
• 38:01out from school counselors and
• 38:02other college advising programs. I
• 38:04know that you do have
• 38:05your high school counselors,
• 38:07but,
• 38:08they're different in a few
• 38:10important ways, especially when it
• 38:11comes to expertise,
• 38:13structure, and access.
• 38:16First, our coaches are true
• 38:18higher education experts. They can
• 38:20bring, years of experience working
• 38:22in college admissions and financial
• 38:23aid offices
• 38:24so they understand the process
• 38:26from the inside.
• 38:28In fact, families who work
• 38:29with college coach see about
• 38:30an eighty eight percent
• 38:32acceptance rate to one of
• 38:34their top choice schools. Another
• 38:35important point is that our
• 38:36advisers are Bright Horizons employees
• 38:39and are not affiliated with
• 38:41any particular college or university.
• 38:43So what this means is
• 38:44that the guidance they provide
• 38:46is completely unbiased and focused
• 38:48on what's best for your
• 38:49student and not necessarily steering,
• 38:51applications towards any specific school.
• 38:55Some families also consider purchasing
• 38:57outside tools or programs to
• 38:58help with things like building
• 39:00college lists or reviewing essays,
• 39:03and many of those platforms
• 39:04are AI powered.
• 39:06And the difference is at
• 39:07College Coach, we take a
• 39:08diff a whole different approach.
• 39:10Our program is human centered
• 39:11and expert driven.
• 39:13Our advisers work directly with
• 39:15students to help them think
• 39:16through their options,
• 39:18develop strong college lists, and
• 39:20shape essays that reflect their
• 39:22authentic voice.
• 39:24Don't get me wrong. I
• 39:25love technology, and technology
• 39:27can be a very helpful
• 39:28thing. But when it comes
• 39:29to something as important as
• 39:30college planning and trying to
• 39:31figure out where your son
• 39:33or your child is gonna
• 39:34go next, most families really
• 39:36value having a real expert
• 39:39guiding them through that process.
• 39:41When families you families use
• 39:43their college coach benefit, they
• 39:44receive high touch personalized support.
• 39:47The guidance is holistic and
• 39:49strategic,
• 39:50designed to support your family's
• 39:51goals and reduce the stress
• 39:53that often comes with college
• 39:54planning.
• 39:56In other words, this isn't
• 39:57a one size fits all
• 39:58program. Our team works with
• 40:00each family individually
• 40:02to help them navigate the
• 40:03process in,
• 40:06a way that feels manageable,
• 40:07informed, and aligned
• 40:09with their students' goals.
• 40:14Okay.
• 40:15This one is a very
• 40:18helpful slide. So when families
• 40:20start with college coach,
• 40:22during the high school years,
• 40:23our guidance tends to focus
• 40:25on the different things depending
• 40:27on the student's grade level.
• 40:29So, we're just gonna start
• 40:30at the beginning of those
• 40:31four years. So freshman year.
• 40:33If students begin working with
• 40:35college coach early in high
• 40:37school, they can make thoughtful
• 40:38decisions about their coursework
• 40:41and, extracurricular
• 40:42activities with future college admissions
• 40:44in mind.
• 40:45During freshman year, our advisors
• 40:47help students start thinking about
• 40:48their goals and begin introducing
• 40:50the overall college planning process.
• 40:53We also talk about topics
• 40:54like,
• 40:55summer opportunities,
• 40:56early thoughts around those standardized
• 40:58testing,
• 40:59organizational
• 41:00tips, and even how to
• 41:02make the most of future
• 41:03college visits.
• 41:05Starting early also gives our
• 41:07college finance experts the opportunity
• 41:09to work with families
• 41:11on understanding how merit scholarships
• 41:14work and how students,
• 41:15high school choices can help
• 41:17position them to be competitive
• 41:19for those awards down the
• 41:20road.
• 41:21Overall, the freshman year is
• 41:23really about building a strong
• 41:24foundation for the years ahead.
• 41:28Now let's take a look
• 41:29at your sophomore year.
• 41:30At this point, students have
• 41:32a full year of high
• 41:33school behind them, so the
• 41:34focus starts to shift a
• 41:36little more towards their achievements
• 41:38and how things like grades,
• 41:40course rigor,
• 41:42extracurricular
• 41:43activities
• 41:44may shape their, future college
• 41:46applications.
• 41:47Our advisers
• 41:49continue helping students think ahead
• 41:51by planning their junior year
• 41:52curriculum,
• 41:53exploring,
• 41:54extracurricular involvement again, and starting
• 41:57conversations about those standardized testing
• 41:59and the strategies to take
• 42:01them.
• 42:02This is also a great
• 42:03time for students to begin
• 42:05researching colleges.
• 42:07And if possible, you can
• 42:08go ahead and make those
• 42:09informal college campus visits just
• 42:11to kind of feel, the
• 42:12different the different types of
• 42:14schools that are out there.
• 42:15And if your family,
• 42:17hasn't already connected with,
• 42:20one of our college coach
• 42:21finance experts,
• 42:22sophomore year can also be
• 42:24a good time to start
• 42:25those conversations and begin learning
• 42:27more about the college
• 42:29financing process.
• 42:35Now,
• 42:36okay. Junior year. Okay. This
• 42:38is when
• 42:39families start to realize, okay,
• 42:40it's getting real,
• 42:42because I know that's what
• 42:43I was thinking. And this
• 42:44is when the college planning
• 42:46really starts to take shape.
• 42:48This is typically when, we
• 42:50begin building the student's college
• 42:52list. Our advisers help identify
• 42:54schools that are a good
• 42:55fit and organize them based
• 42:56on likelihood of admissions.
• 42:59At the same time, our
• 43:00college coach finance experts can
• 43:02help review
• 43:03the list,
• 43:04from a financial perspective,
• 43:06looking at things like affordability
• 43:09and opportunities
• 43:10for those school based merit
• 43:11scholarships.
• 43:14Junior year is also when
• 43:15we start working more closely
• 43:17with students on things like
• 43:19self assessment activities and early
• 43:21essay preparations
• 43:22so they feel ready when
• 43:23the application season begins.
• 43:26Other areas we focus on
• 43:27during this year include reviewing
• 43:29those extracurricular
• 43:30involvements,
• 43:32standardized,
• 43:33testing strategies
• 43:34and timelines,
• 43:36and beginning private scholarship searches,
• 43:38and thinking ahead to
• 43:40meaningful summer activities.
• 43:42We also help students
• 43:44plan for those teacher recommendations,
• 43:47build relationship with those teachers
• 43:49so it's not awkward when
• 43:50you ask them for a
• 43:51recommendation,
• 43:52understand their potential eligibility
• 43:54for need based aid, and
• 43:57share tips on how to
• 43:58make college visits as productive
• 44:00as possible.
• 44:01Overall, the junior year is
• 44:03really about
• 44:06putting all the pieces together
• 44:08so students feel prepared heading
• 44:10into the application season.
• 44:12Okay. And finally, homestretch
• 44:14senior year. At this stage,
• 44:17the goal is to guide
• 44:18students through the final steps
• 44:20of the process with a
• 44:22clear deadline driven plan to
• 44:24help them stay organized and
• 44:26on track. Our advisors support
• 44:28students through all those important
• 44:29final pieces,
• 44:30things like, finishing any last,
• 44:33standardized tests, polishing activity
• 44:36lists and essays, preparing for
• 44:38interviews, and making sure they're
• 44:40maximizing
• 44:41scholarship opportunities.
• 44:42And, of course, we help
• 44:44students make sure everything is
• 44:46complete and ready before those
• 44:47application deadlines arrive. It's really
• 44:49about helping,
• 44:51them cross that finish line
• 44:52with confidence and submit their
• 44:54application
• 44:55feeling prepared and proud of
• 44:57the work they've done.
• 44:59And finally, decision time. Once
• 45:01those decisions start coming in,
• 45:03congratulations.
• 45:05It's a very exciting moment
• 45:06for families, but it can
• 45:07also come with a lot
• 45:08of questions. And so that
• 45:10support that we offer doesn't
• 45:12end with the acceptance when
• 45:13the acceptance letters arrive. Your
• 45:15college coach advisers are still
• 45:17there to help your family
• 45:18think through the options,
• 45:20consider wait list if those
• 45:22do come in, and make
• 45:23the final college decision with
• 45:24confidence.
• 45:25The goal is to help
• 45:26your family choose the college
• 45:28that helps,
• 45:30best
• 45:31with the best fit overall,
• 45:32both academically
• 45:34and financially.
• 45:38Families who use Bright Horizons
• 45:39College Coach benefit consistently report
• 45:41a very positive and reassuring
• 45:43experience,
• 45:44especially during the critical senior
• 45:46year of high school. In
• 45:47a recent survey, ninety six
• 45:49percent of families said they
• 45:50would recommend College Coach to
• 45:51a colleague.
• 45:53We also found that sixty
• 45:54five six percent of students
• 45:56ultimately attend a college that
• 45:58was recommended through the College
• 45:59Coach process,
• 46:00and eighty five percent are
• 46:01admitted to one of their
• 46:03top choice schools.
• 46:04You've already heard my personal
• 46:05experience earlier in the in
• 46:07the presentation, and I truly
• 46:09cannot say enough good things
• 46:11about this benefit.
• 46:13It saved us hours of
• 46:14doing research ourselves, and it
• 46:15truly felt like we had
• 46:16our own team of experts
• 46:17ready to answer all of
• 46:18our questions.
• 46:20What we hear most often
• 46:22from families is that College
• 46:23Coach helps reduce stress while
• 46:25also helping students make thoughtful,
• 46:27well informed decisions
• 46:29about their future.
• 46:30Ultimately, the program is designed
• 46:32to support both students and
• 46:34parents every step of the
• 46:35way and help families feel
• 46:36confident as they navigate that
• 46:38college journey.
• 46:41Okay. So getting started. Super
• 46:43duper easy. You have access
• 46:45to the Bright Horizons,
• 46:46through Bright to Bright Horizons
• 46:48through your single sign on
• 46:50clients
• 46:51clients dot bright horizons forward
• 46:53slash yale. And if you're
• 46:55new a new user,
• 46:57you would just click join
• 46:58today to get started. This
• 46:59is also where you would
• 47:00find all of the other
• 47:01benefits that we offer, that
• 47:03were mentioned earlier.
• 47:06Once you're registered and have
• 47:08created an account, you will
• 47:09see your dashboard. Again, this
• 47:11is where you would find
• 47:12all the benefits offered through
• 47:13Bright Horizons that were mentioned
• 47:14earlier.
• 47:15But and this example is,
• 47:19an one that might look
• 47:21a little bit different
• 47:22from what you might see.
• 47:23It just depends on what
• 47:24your employer offers. So you
• 47:26would click my benefits on
• 47:28the top bar to see
• 47:29a drop down of all
• 47:30your benefits and click on
• 47:31college coach, or you can
• 47:32look to the center of
• 47:33the screen where you will
• 47:35also find a college coach
• 47:36option there. You then click
• 47:37on the yellow button that
• 47:38says schedule now, but you're
• 47:40not scheduling anything yet. This
• 47:42simply takes you to the
• 47:43area where you,
• 47:45have access to the college
• 47:47coach benefits.
• 47:50Okay. This slide shows what
• 47:52the college coach portal looks
• 47:53like once you've logged in.
• 47:55So I'm just gonna go
• 47:56really briefly,
• 47:58give you a quick tour
• 47:59of that navigation across the
• 48:01top bar. The home tab,
• 48:02obviously, takes you back home
• 48:03to your, main dashboard.
• 48:05Under presentations, you'll find upcoming
• 48:07webinars as well as those
• 48:09on demand recordings
• 48:10that I mentioned earlier.
• 48:12The appointments tab is where
• 48:13you can schedule your one
• 48:14on one meeting with either
• 48:16an admissions or finance expert.
• 48:18And the question tab is,
• 48:20where it takes you to
• 48:21submit that quick question to
• 48:22receive a response from the
• 48:24team within forty eight hours.
• 48:26In this example, you'll see
• 48:28essay reviews,
• 48:30listed in the navigation. I
• 48:31wanna note that this feature
• 48:33becomes available only when your
• 48:35child reaches their junior year
• 48:36of high school,
• 48:38since that's typically when essay
• 48:39writing, for college
• 48:43list tab is where advisors
• 48:44and students can work together
• 48:46on building and refining a
• 48:47list of potential colleges.
• 48:49And next, the resource library,
• 48:51which includes
• 48:52helpful tools, videos, those calculators,
• 48:55and guides to support families
• 48:56through your whole college planning
• 48:58process.
• 48:59And finally, the benefit overview
• 49:00tab is where you can
• 49:01find details,
• 49:02specific to your employer's college
• 49:05coach benefit. For example,
• 49:07it'll outline things on how
• 49:08many essay reviews
• 49:10are included for your student
• 49:12and any other programs that
• 49:13feature,
• 49:14features available through your organization.
• 49:17And then if you wanna
• 49:18provide access to college coach,
• 49:20resources,
• 49:21to your student or other
• 49:22family members, you could do
• 49:24so by clicking the little
• 49:25person icon at the top.
• 49:30On the previous slide, I
• 49:31did mention the resource library,
• 49:32and this slide shows an
• 49:34example of what you could
• 49:35find there. The resources are
• 49:37curated based on your student's
• 49:39graduation year, so the information
• 49:41you see is tailored to
• 49:42what will be most helpful
• 49:44at the stage of the
• 49:45college planning process.
• 49:47If you have more than
• 49:48one student, you'll see the
• 49:49individual tabs for each child,
• 49:51like in the example here
• 49:52for Mary and Jacob. So
• 49:54the resources can be customized
• 49:56for each of your students.
• 49:57If your student isn't listed,
• 49:59again, you can go return
• 50:00to your account dashboard, click
• 50:02on account in the top
• 50:03right hand corner, and add,
• 50:05family members to your profile
• 50:07on the left side, and
• 50:08you'll see, all the available
• 50:10resources.
• 50:11You can browse those topics
• 50:12directly or use this quick
• 50:14search tool,
• 50:16to find resources related to
• 50:17the specific topic you're interested
• 50:19in.
• 50:22Within the resource library, you
• 50:24can also search for topics
• 50:25like tutoring, test preparation, and
• 50:28other partner services.
• 50:29This section includes resources and
• 50:32discounts available through college coach
• 50:34partner organizations
• 50:35that support students with things
• 50:37like the test prep, tutoring,
• 50:39and mentoring in research opportunities.
• 50:42Some of the partners you
• 50:43may see listed include, Arbor
• 50:45Bridge, Revolution Prep for some
• 50:47tutoring, and Polygence.
• 50:52Getting started with college coach
• 50:54is easy like I just
• 50:55mentioned. So go ahead, register
• 50:56through that Bright Horizons portal,
• 50:58add your students' information, and
• 51:00then jump right in, whether
• 51:02that's attending a webinar,
• 51:04checking out the resource library,
• 51:05or scheduling a one on
• 51:06one appointment with one of
• 51:08our experts.
• 51:09I do also wanna just
• 51:10piggyback onto all the benefits
• 51:11that,
• 51:12were mentioned with Bright Horizons.
• 51:14This is where you might
• 51:15wanna
• 51:17register all of the people
• 51:18that you think would benefit
• 51:20from Bright Horizons,
• 51:22benefits
• 51:23just because when you need
• 51:24that backup care, you don't
• 51:26wanna be putting in all
• 51:27their information
• 51:29when you absolutely need it.
• 51:31So,
• 51:32to just prep yourself, put
• 51:33in that information right away.
• 51:36Thanks for spending time with
• 51:37me today, and I hope
• 51:38you guys, explore the program
• 51:40and see how out helpful
• 51:41it can be to your
• 51:42family.
• 51:44Thank you, Catherine. Thank you.
• 51:45I also just wanna say
• 51:46College Coach
• 51:48was super helpful for me.
• 51:49I also have a seventeen
• 51:50year old going into college
• 51:52Yay.
• 51:52Next year.
• 51:54So I don't know what
• 51:55I would have done without,
• 51:56College Coach. It's truly the
• 51:58best,
• 51:59and I recommend it to
• 52:00everyone.
• 52:02We do have a few
• 52:03questions in the chat that,
• 52:04we'll just go through.
• 52:06So the first one is,
• 52:07at what student grade level
• 52:09would you recommend approaching the
• 52:10college coach,
• 52:12college coach program?
• 52:14I'm sorry. Can you repeat
• 52:15that?
• 52:16At what student grade level
• 52:18would you recommend approaching the
• 52:20college coach program?
• 52:23I don't know. Like, I
• 52:24feel like
• 52:26at birth.
• 52:27Right? Just because it's we
• 52:28have children that are the
• 52:29same age. I feel like
• 52:31once,
• 52:32your child
• 52:34is on their way, you
• 52:35start thinking about all of
• 52:36those different things including college,
• 52:38and you don't think,
• 52:40you you think that it's
• 52:41so far away but then
• 52:42in the blink of an
• 52:43eye, like, we're sending them
• 52:44off, we're kicking them out
• 52:45of the house.
• 52:47But,
• 52:48I would recommend as as,
• 52:50you know, as early as
• 52:52infancy just because you can
• 52:54start talking to those college
• 52:56coach finance experts
• 52:58to help you decide, well,
• 52:59what's the best savings plan
• 53:01for me? Are these savings
• 53:02plans really worth it? How
• 53:04can I which saving plan
• 53:05has the most yield to
• 53:07just get you prepared? Because
• 53:08I feel like you're never
• 53:09really fully prepared for college.
• 53:12But I say as soon
• 53:13as soon as you can.
• 53:16Thank you. Our next question
• 53:18is, do we get the
• 53:18same adviser through the two
• 53:20to three years with college
• 53:21coach?
• 53:23Oh, like I mentioned earlier,
• 53:24you you don't.
• 53:26You might.
• 53:27It just really depends on
• 53:28the questions that you're asking.
• 53:29So if you have,
• 53:31questions about,
• 53:34like, say your sophomore when
• 53:35your child's a sophomore and
• 53:37you want to,
• 53:39plan their classes
• 53:40for
• 53:41their junior and senior years
• 53:43to try and,
• 53:45build up their transcript and,
• 53:47so colleges look at the
• 53:48classes that they're taking.
• 53:52You will meet with
• 53:54a college coach,
• 53:55like admissions officer with that
• 53:57to to help build that.
• 53:58Or if you have questions
• 53:59about finances, you'll meet with
• 54:01a finance expert. Honestly, I
• 54:03spoke to or we spoke
• 54:04to
• 54:05different
• 54:07college coaches,
• 54:08and,
• 54:09it didn't really seem to
• 54:10matter that we were speaking
• 54:11to someone different every single
• 54:13time just because they all
• 54:14have a wealth of information.
• 54:15And like I mentioned earlier,
• 54:18they might have
• 54:20other tips and tricks or
• 54:21perspectives.
• 54:22So it's kind of it's
• 54:23it's a good thing, I
• 54:24think, to to meet with
• 54:26different people. And then again,
• 54:27they take, great notes. They
• 54:30the person that you're gonna
• 54:31meet with next will take
• 54:32a look at the notes
• 54:33from the last time,
• 54:34and then they they will
• 54:36add on to it if
• 54:36they can.
• 54:39Thank you. And then our
• 54:40final question
• 54:41is, does the student get
• 54:43access separate or a separate
• 54:45login,
• 54:46for them to access the
• 54:48platform
• 54:49and search through the resources?
• 54:53You know what? I will
• 54:54get I can get back
• 54:55to you on that one
• 54:56just because whenever,
• 54:59my son and I or
• 55:00us as a family
• 55:01would go in to research
• 55:03information
• 55:04or, speak to a college
• 55:05coach, we were all in
• 55:06the same room. So it
• 55:07was always my login. So
• 55:09I never really had him
• 55:10log in separately or my
• 55:12husband log in separately.
• 55:14So,
• 55:15I will find out, and
• 55:16I can get back to
• 55:17you. Is that okay, Jessica?
• 55:19That is. But we'll we
• 55:20will share that answer with
• 55:21the group. Okay. Thank you.
• 55:23If there aren't any more
• 55:25questions,
• 55:27then everyone gets, you know,
• 55:29three minutes back
• 55:31to prepare for their next
• 55:33meeting, maybe go to the
• 55:34restroom or grab a snack.
• 55:37Thank you again for joining
• 55:39us. It was a great
• 55:39session.
• 55:41Again, we will share everything
• 55:43out to everyone,
• 55:45and, hopefully, we could do
• 55:46this again next
• 55:50year.