Welcome

Welcome to the School District of Philadelphia's Retirement Department. You can find useful information about your Retirement package in the programs & services section. 

Please check this site periodically for important announcements, deadlines, updates, and new programs.

Monday through Thursday: 9AM to 5PM

Fridays: By appointment only

We hope you will find useful information to assist you in the transition from active employment to retirement.  You will have access to links for the Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS), COBRA (medical benefits for retirees under age 65), Retiree Benefits for those age 65 and older, and other useful information.

Before considering your retirement, please be sure to read the Guidelines for Retirement. If you decide to retire, complete the Notification of Retirement Form, and schedule your exit counseling session with PSERS.  You can contact the local PSERS office at 215-443-3495 to make an appointment.

Purchase of service applications must be submitted prior to termination of employment.

Retirement and Working Summer Programs

PSERS recently sent notice to the SDP to the effect that newly-retiring members who planned on working in SDP's summer school program may do so only under one of two circumstances. The Retirement Code states that a retiree may not be employed by a Pennsylvania public school and receive a public school retirement benefit at the same time. Although there are some limited exceptions to working after retirement, the fact that retirees can routinely return to teach summer school after retiring does not fit any exception. (One exception that has been approved by PSERS is for SDP retired employees returning to substitute service through the AESOP program, since the SDP previously demonstrated to PSERS that there is never a 100% fill rate for substitutes.)

Read the attached memo for more information 

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