AFT Michigan launching the League of Extraordinary Educators as a statewide effort to fulfill our collective obligation to help all students succeed through public education, strengthen our communities, and advance the common good. The League will be made up of staff, retirees, teachers, faculty, and grad employees bursting out of our comfort zones to reclaim the promise of public education in Michigan.
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DFT members considering taking the Employee Severance Plan (ESP) now have additional opportunities for individual counseling sessions. [Click here] for times, dates, and locations.
Due to the Employee Severance Plan (ESP), a large number of DFT members have decided to retire this year. This has generated numerous questions regarding retirement. Below are the answers to many of the questions that members have been asking.
Q1: I am taking the ESP. Will this automatically make me eligible to retire and to begin collecting my pension as soon as I leave DPS?
On Feb. 28, 2014, DPS announced a new severance plan for DFT members entitled the Employee Severance Plan (ESP). Eligible members will be mailed an information packet in the next few days. This plan is much improved over last year's plan.
The new severance plan addresses concerns the DFT expressed regarding last year's plan. Specifically, in addition to participants receiving 60 percent of their 2013-14 base annual salary (60 percent of: BA, step 10 = $33,659; MA, step 10 = $39,159; MA+30, step 11 = $39,579; Dr., step 11 = $39,759), the new plan will: