Polk County Public Schools, Staff
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The Office Equity and Compliance monitors and reports to the Department of Education's Office of Equity and Access, the District’s progress toward student achievement, including analyses of school, student and professional staff populations, employment equity, and modifications to discrimination and harassment policies and procedures.
Interested in information about retiring, enrolling in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP), or health insurance, sick leave and vacation payouts, and Bencor? If so, the Retirement Seminar is for you. Please confirm your attendance via email to sharon.bowers@polk-fl.net providing the date of the seminar below you plan to attend.
For information about the recent Legislative changes affecting the Florida Retirement System (FRS), click here. Many FRS publications and forms are available online. Create a personal FRS Online Services Account to estimate benefit calculations.
Normal Retirement
a. when an employee has 30 years of service; or,
b. when an employee is age 62 and has at least six years of service.
Early Retirement
Any time prior to 30 years of service, or prior to age 62 is considered early retirement. The employee will have a reduction in benefit based on the number of service years under age 62.
Once you are eligible for normal retirement (see above), you are eligible to participate in the DROP if you are not ready to actually retire. The State calculates your benefits as if you were actually going to retire, but holds your monthly benefit in an interest earning account while you continue employment. The benefits accumulate, and when you do stop working you receive the accumulated amount, in addition to receiving your monthly benefit. Read more about the DROP Program here.