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Retirement planning and the eventual step of moving into retirement from the workforce can be an exciting and life altering phase of our lives. SWOEA is sensitive to this experience of our members and makes the following resources and links available.
State Teachers Retirement System
Individual Counseling
Members can obtain accurate retirement information and current personal benefit projections through an individual conference with an STRS Ohio counselor. Members should schedule a counseling session within three years of retirement and again within six to 12 months of retirement.
Members should also schedule a counseling session when they need information about disability benefits and purchasing service already certified with STRS Ohio.
One-on-one conferences with a counselor may be scheduled at STRS Ohio in Columbus from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the academic year and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, during July and August. To make an appointment, call toll free at 1-888-227-7877. Members receive confirmation letters and maps to STRS Ohio after they have scheduled an appointment.
For more information visit the official website STRS Ohio.
Public Employees Retirement System
In 1935, the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio began a tradition of providing excellent retirement benefits for state employees. Today the System provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefit programs for public employees throughout the state who are not covered by another state or local retirement system. PERS serves more than 500,000 members and over 119,000 retirees and surviving beneficiaries who receive monthly benefits. The System currently services more than 3,700 public employers and has assets exceeding $50 billion.
For more information visit the official website PERS.
School Employees Retirement System
Established in 1937, the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio is the $8.5 billion state pension fund that provides pensions and benefits to Ohio's 172,000 active and retired non teaching public school employees. Members include bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians, teacher’s aides, secretaries, administrative support staff, business managers, treasurers, and school board members.
For more information visit the official website SERS.
OEA has a wonderful resource page on their website that covers everything from new legislation that affects retirement to frequently asked questions about retirement. Go to OEA Retirement for more information.
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Join NEA Pre-Retired
Did you know that you will need between 70 and 80 percent of your current income throughout your retirement?
Most people don’t think about retirement until it’s too late to make up for lost savings and investment planning. NEA Pre-Retired can give you the jump you need in planning.
Join an exclusive club of educators whose commitment to quality education doesn’t end with their last paycheck. Upon retirement, members continue to mentor teachers and participate in great programs like NEA’s Read Across America and the Student Outreach to Teach events.
Lock in your NEA-Retired Life membership today for a low, one-time fee of $100 and get NEA’s bi-monthly retired magazine, This Active Life, a financial planning booklet, and special discounts. For more information on national benefits and programs, got to www.nea.org/retired and www.neamb.com.
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SWOEA-R
Re-vitalizing Re-newing & Re-inventing Ourselves for the 21st Century
Welcome…
to our first communication since being reauthorized by SWOEA Executive Committee earlier this year!
Organizing members include:
- Pat Bruns (retired Northwest Local) / pbruns@cinci.rr.com
- Marti Huss (retired Fairfield Local) / mehuss@hotmail.com
- Bill Sears (retired Goshen Local) / wsears1109@aol.com
Our charge is to get the word out about the benefits and opportunities to stay involved with your professional association as you continue to re-invent yourself. This newsletter is just the beginning. We hope you will be energized to continue to find ways to network with your colleagues for your continued personal and professional growth!
Why Stay Involved?
- Member Benefits
- Legislative Updates
- Informative Workshops
- Social Activities
- Ways to Continue to Support Public Education and the Learners They Serve Continued Association-related Opportunities
- Networking
Want to Help Us Reinvent SWOEA-R For the 21st Century?
It's easy! Contact Pat, Bill, or Marti today!
Our next Organizational Meeting is
Friday, March 11, 2005
1:00-3:00 p.m.
SWOEA Office
On Your Behalf…
SWOEA-R Organizing Members Pat Bruns, Marti Huss, and Bill Sears will be attending UniServ Councils this spring to promote our chapter. The dates include:
March 1 Great Miami Council - Fairfield H.S. 5:00 p.m.
April 20 Eastern Butler Council - Olive Garden/Middletown 5:00 p.m.
May 3 McGuffy Council
May 5 Triway B Council - So. Lebanon Ele. 4:30 p.m.
Did You Know?
The OEA-R Advisory Council meets two times a year. Our SWOEA representative is Marti Huss. One of their tasks is to work on alignment with OEA's Strategic Plan.
OEA-R Leadership includes:
Homer Adams - President,
Dave Bowen - Vice President,
Ruth Weeks - Secretary, and
Len Codispoti - Newsletter Editor.
Current OEA-R Objectives are:
Objective #1 - To promote membership
Objective #2 - To foster membership involvement
Objective #3 - To develop effective means of communication
Objective #4 - To strengthen OEA-R's ability to represent and serve members
Objective #5 - To be an integral part of the OEA
Lost and Found
We are seeking current addresses for the following OEA-R members. Please contact Pat Bruns at pbruns@cinci.rr.com or 513-921-8667 if you know where they can be found. We have their OEA Educator Access Card and we want them to stay networked with us!
Lois E. Butler (Dayton)
Phyllis P. Carey (Wilmington)
James V. Floyd (Goshen)
Ruth E. Fredricks (Cincinnati)
Dessie Gibson (Fairfield)
James W. Haag (Lebanon)
Glenn L. Hooks (Sheboygan Falls, WI)
Isom Stephens Jr. (Middletown)
Marcia Leighton (Mesa, Arizona)
C. M. McCarty (Goshen)
Calvin Meadows (Somerset, Ky.)
Josephine Meadows (Somerset, Ky.)
Howard B. Metcalfe (Mansfield, Oh)
Dorothy Moreland (Cincinnati)
Velma J. Schuster (Cincinnati)
Lloyd I. Vannest, Jr. (Cincinnati)
Please Join Us for the First Social Event in 2005!
Up Star Crow
Jazz & Blues Dinner Club
120 E. 3rd St., Newport Ky.
859-491-7877
(Right across form Newport on Levee)
Thursday, April 21, 2005
5- 7 p.m. (casual attire)
Still want more??? We can also catch a movie afterwards!
Calendar
February
28 - SWOEA Executive Committee
March
2 SWOEA Workshop: Understanding the Islamic Community
3 Planning Retirement Workshop
11 SWOEA-R Organizational Meeting / SWOEA 1:00-3:00 p.m.
14 SWOEA Executive Committee
17 Legislative Workshop
April
15-17 NEA-R Regional Conference, Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, Birmingham, AL
18 SWOEA Executive Committee
21 SWOEA-R Social: Up Star Crow in Newport, Kentucky
22 SWOEA RA
May
6-7 OEA Spring RA - Columbus
21 OEA Annual Drive-in Conference - Columbus
20-21 SWOEA Executive Committee Retreat
June
13 SWOEA Executive Committee
July
1-6 NEA RA - Los Angeles
A Special Thank You
to Bob Beers, Rich Packert, Mark Iles and the members of the SWOEA Executive Committee for their direction and support in the effort to organize our chapter and build our membership.
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