Dougherty County School System Retirement Program

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The Dougherty County School System retirement program is made up of four parts – Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRSga), Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS), Supplemental Retirement plans and Social Security.

Teachers Retirement System of Georgia

TRS covers all teaching, administrative, clerical and other professional personnel. Teachers Retirement System eligible employees contribute 6% of their gross monthly salary to TRS.  In addition, the BOE contributes 19.98% of your gross salary to your TRS account.

• Please click on this link for TRS information: www.trsga.com/active-member 

• Have you been with TRS less than 5 years? Click on this link: New Hire

• Have you been with TRS between 5 and 24 years? Click on this link: Mid-Career

• Have you been with TRS 25 years or more? Click on this link: Pre-Retirement Members

• Ready To Retire under TRS? Click on this link for the TRS Retirement Process:  I'm Ready to Retire

 

PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

PSERS covers all non-TRS employees including bus drivers, food service, maintenance, warehouse and custodial employees.  PSERS employees contribute $10.00 per month September through May (applies to employees hired after 7/1/2012).

• Click on this link for PSERS information: Public School Employees Retirement System

• Ready to Retire under PSERS? Click on this link and then click Active Members: PSERS Forms

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