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Retirement Informational Sessions and Forms Workshops 

Virtual Retirement Informational and Forms Webinars

(Recorded)

In-person Events

Informational Sessions

The Employee and Retiree Service Center (ERSC) conducts Understanding Your Retirement Informational Sessions for employees who are considering retirement within the next two years. Topics for each informational session include a timeline for retirement, eligibility, benefit formulas, leave, post-retirement health and life insurance, taxes, and forms. ERSC staff are available at the sessions to answer questions and assist members with the retirement process. 

To attend an Informational Session, you will need to register for course number 91977 at  Professional Development Online (PDO).

Be sure to log in to and visit PenPoint, a self-service retirement system for MCPS employees, where you can determine your pension plan membership prior to attending a Retirement Information Session. In addition, you may find it helpful to review Understanding Your Retirement, a booklet that will guide your through the retirement process.

Forms Workshops

After attending one of ERSC's informational sessions and downloading your retirement forms, you may want to attend an ERSC Retirement Forms Workshop. During these workshops, ERSC staff members present all required retirement forms, explain how to complete them, and answer questions. If you are retiring within the next year, you are encouraged to attend a Forms Workshop. You need to attend an Informational Session prior to attending a Forms Workshop.

To attend, you will need to register for course number 90593 at  Professional Development Online (PDO).

Schedule for the 2024-2025 School Year:

Informational Sessions

 Date

Location

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 (for MCAAP/MCBOA members only)

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Thursday, November 7, 2024

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Thursday, April 10, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Snow Make-up Date

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Forms Workshops

 Date

 Location

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 208500

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 208500

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Snow Make-up Date

Thursday, May 22, 2025

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center for Technology & Innovation
Potomac and Patuxent Rooms
Suites 320C/320D
15 West Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

To register for any of these sessions, log in to Professional Development Online (PDO) and search for "Retirement." Please note: Be sure to check this website before attending, as sessions are occasionally rescheduled or cancelled. Additional sessions will be added in 2025.