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Both of the previous responders made good points. Make sure you
are aware of your state and/or retirement system's rules
regarding working in a school again while receiving a pension as
a retired school employee. You may need to wait a certain amount
of time and/or be limited to a certain amount of work or pay.
Also, be aware that public schools may not be allowed to pay you
a smaller salary ("to supplement your retirement") even if you
are willing to take a reduced amount. Very frequently the
contract prohibits this (and for good reason).

If the above issues mean that you are not able to return to a
regular public school teaching position at this time, I
definitely recommend pursuing other options, such as day-to-day
or long-term subbing, tutoring, part-time teaching, private
school positions, etc. Where I am it is extremely common for
retired teachers to come back as subs and because of their
experience they are among the most frequently requested,
particularly in the schools where they previously taught.

Good luck!

On 11/24/13, jo/ma wrote:

> In my state, in the first 1-2 years after retirement, we are

> only allowed to earn the difference between our pension and

> the current salary of the position we retired from. After that

> initial period, we may earn an additional $15,000/yr. That

> goes for any public/gov't job I may take. Not sure how it

> works in your state, but it may be a better idea to seek a

> private or charter school position, where restrictions would

> not apply. Good luck!

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> On 11/24/13, Anne wrote:

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>> Any opinions from administrators are much appreciated. I

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>> retired and found that I made a huge mistake. I earned

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>> additional certification in special education to make

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>> myself more marketable to employers. (I already have

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>> elementary education and reading certification). Now I'm

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>> finding that I'm not even getting responses to my

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>> applications...not even rejection letters! I'm a good

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>> teacher and any school would be getting more bang for their

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>> buck by hiring me. I have experience, knowledge (multiple

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>> certifications), wisdom and most of all ...passion for my

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>> profession. I'm 65 but by today's standards that is not

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>> old, in fact people are working well into their 70's

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>> today. As far as salary I would not expect top of the

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>> scale pay since I receive a pension. (I considered that my

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>> pension may be a reason for not hiring me but what about

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>> other applicants who have husbands bringing in an

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>> additional income as well? I also considered that employers

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>> want an employee who will work for them at least 15-20

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>> years....fine, but there's no guarantee that younger

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>> employees will work that long....marriage, divorce, moving,

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>> pregnancy, raising a family, etc.). I'm energetic and

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>> have no physical limitations. Personally I can't understand

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>> why a school district would not want to at least interview

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>> me. Did I waste my time and money earning this additional

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>> certification? Do I have a chance of being hired anywhere?

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>> Any input or suggestions are welcomed!

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