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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A teacher who picks up an additional class to teach will also get a significant salary increase.  Some will want to do it, especially if the teacher is near retirement.  (Retirement pay is based on the average of the last few years of teaching.)  [/quote]

No, retirement is based on the three highest years, which is why some teachers leave teaching and become an IA for a year or two. It is less responsibility, but their retirement is not affected.[/quote]

Do IAs have VRS benefits? I need to teach a few more years and it’s getting so hard. My salary doesn’t significantly increase anymore and DH makes the primary salary. This sounds like a great idea and something for me to look into. I would rather take a pay cut with less responsibility than pick up an extra class in my final teaching years. [/quote]

It is my impression there is a different retirement plan/options for IAs.[/quote]

It's the same. The IA salary is so bad and burnout is so high that most don't pay much attention to the VRS benefits. I doubt most IAs nowadays stay at the job long enough for it to be a good incentive. This is obviously different for teachers who switch to IA positions in their final years.

In previous years, I'd say switching to an IA role in the final years would be a fun way to wind down. Now? Not so sure. I would talk to a couple IAs at your specific school before you decide to do this. Our school has four leaving this year, even though they're taking reduced benefits to do so. [/quote]

Can a teacher retire, draw VRS and ERFC benefits, take a break from the system and return to work as an IA while still drawing benefits?[/quote]

I’d have to look it up, but I’m pretty sure the answer is no. More to the point, though, if you did that and if you were allowed to return at the top of the IA pay scale, [b]you’d be making $44k pre tax[/b] and that number wouldn’t increase because you’re at the top. [/quote]

Right. That's why I was thinking it might not be a bad idea if doable if I could draw my retirement and work as an IA.[/quote]
You can make more than that in APS. That’s  my current salary mid-career and they are adding steps next year[/quote]

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