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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, yesterday we learned that the retired FCPS teachers get a cost of living adjustment each year of 3%, regardless of what inflation actually is.  This year they are getting a 2% raise WHILE RETIRED!  The County employees (retired) get a cola of 1%.  The Federal retirees and social security recipients get a 0.3% cola.  This just isn't right.

I sat next to two ladies advocating for the 4th grade strings program and immersion programs - these programs are threatened every year with budget cuts and the supporters are tireless in their advocacy to protect these programs.  At the same time they are trying to find a few million dollars to provide language and music instruction for thousands of students we learned that the RETIRED teachers are being granted RAISES!!

Every other retirement program in the County bases their cost of living adjustment on actual inflation (CPI - the Consumer Price Index), to protect the benefit from erosion by inflation.  Only the supplemental pension plan for FCPS provides actual raises each year to their retirees.  This costs the County hundreds of millions of dollars and diverts resources from the programs that make our schools so special.

Call, text or email the Board of Supervisors and the School Board and ask them to change the cola for retirees to the CPI - same as all the other County and State retirement plans - and free up more money for strings and languages and other important programs!

To send email to the School Board - https://fcpsinfo.fcps.edu/arsys/forms/CASEAPPROD/FCPS%3ASBSOPortal/Direct+Admin+View/?F846870934=null&usertimezone=America%2FDetroit&cacheid=e829b6c

Clerk of the School Board: Ilene.Muhlberg@fcps.edu 571-423-1060

The Clerk to the Board of Supervisors Email: ClerktotheBOS@fairfaxcounty.gov - Telephone: 703-324-3151
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Thank you. This is important information.[/quote]

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