ERFC Retirement Handbooks Available

Member handbooks are available from the Educational Employees’ Supplementary Retirement System of Fairfax County (ERFC) for full-time, monthly paid FCPS employees covered under the system. The ERFC provides separate handbooks for the system’s two benefit plan structures, which are determined according to the member’s FCPS hire date, as follows:

• The ERFC Legacy Retirement Plan covers all full-time, monthly paid FCPS educational and administrative employees hired prior to July 1, 2001.
• The ERFC 2001 Retirement Plan covers all full-time, monthly paid FCPS educational and administrative employees hired on or after July 1, 2001.

The handbooks are posted on the ERFC web site at www.fcps.edu/ERFC. To request a printed copy, send an e-mail, including your name, work location, and FCPS hire date to ERFCComm@fcps.edu.

Please Note: All part-time and biweekly paid FCPS employees are covered under the Fairfax County Employees’ Retirement System (FCERS). For information regarding the FCERS retirement plan, go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/retbrd/, or call 703-279-8200.

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All ERFC Members Invited to Annual Retirement Planning Seminar on January 26

The Educational Employees' Supplementary Retirement System of Fairfax County (ERFC) will host its annual Preretirement Planning Seminar on Monday, January 26, from 8:30 a.m. until noon at West Springfield High School, 6100 Rolling Road in Springfield.

All ERFC members are invited to attend this informative program that will feature presentations from ERFC, VRS, the Social Security Administration, and the FCPS Office of Benefits. Whether you’re just starting your FCPS career or nearing retirement, this annual seminar provides important information to help you plan for your future. Spouses are also welcome to attend but must be preregistered with the member.

Seminar registration forms are provided on the ERFC web site at www.fcps.edu/ERFC. To register for the ERFC Preretirement Seminar, complete the form and return it to the ERFC office by FCPS pony mail or by fax to 703-426-3984. Seminar registration closes on January 12.

Important Note: The materials presented in this seminar address only full-time, monthly paid FCPS employees covered under the ERFC Retirement Plan. FCPS employees covered under the Fairfax County Employees Retirement System (FCERS) may visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/retbrd/ for information and assistance regarding their plan coverage.

For more information, call 703-426-3900 or send an e-mail to ERFCoffice@fcps.edu.

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Want to Learn New Skills at Your Own Pace? Try eLearnIT!

The Department of Information Technology’s eLearnIT web site provides, via the Internet, skills development training that is available free of charge to any employee of Fairfax County Public Schools. These courses offer FCPS employees a wide variety of training opportunities designed to enhance critical business, professional, and IT skills.

With eLearnIT you get:

• Access to over 2,000 interactive and engaging online courses at a variety of skill levels—online and self-paced for your training development or for use as a quick reference tool.
  
• Admission to “Books 24x7,” a Skillsoft web site that has thousands of up-to-date, searchable books, online, to be used for study and reference. Favorites can be placed on bookshelves for easy access.
  
• 24x7x365 availability—your time frame and your Windows computer. You can learn at your own pace, bookmark your place for return later, and download courses for work offline.
  
• Online mentoring—quick answers to your specific questions.

Visit http://www.fcps.edu/MTS/TrainingServices/elearn/ to learn more about eLearnIT. Register now and start learning today.

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FCPS Online Classifieds System Free for Employees

(Note: If you are trying to access the classifieds from your home computer, you will need to use VPN, because the classifieds are located on the FCPS intranet.)

The FCPS Online Classifieds system—which is for employees only and as such can be found on FCPSnet (the FCPS employee intranet) at http://commapps.fcps.edu/classifieds—is a free way for employees to post ads for personally owned items that they are seeking to buy, sell, or give away, such as electronics, real estate, items for children, fitness and sports equipment, furniture, pets, cars, and tickets. It's also a great tool to help an employee look for someone to share a ride to work, find a roommate, or rent real estate.  

Due to server restrictions, electronic photos cannot be uploaded along with postings. Feel free to include information in your posting that a picture is available by e-mail upon request. For answers to some other frequently asked questions, go to http://commapps.fcps.edu/classifieds/FAQ.cfm.

Ads for employee-owned businesses or school or workplace fund-raisers will not be accepted. A complete list of rules of use can be found at http://commapps.fcps.edu/classifieds/Policy.cfm.

The FCPS Online Classifieds system is completely self-service and allows users to post new ads or update or renew existing ads at any time. Highlights and security features of the FCPS Online Classifieds system include:

• A user must log in using his or her existing FCPS network user name and password.
  
• A user must agree to the posted conditions before submitting an ad. A user cannot use his or her FCPS phone number or e-mail address as a listed point of contact.
  
• Active ads are searchable by date, category, and keyword.
  
• Ads will be reviewed by the system administrator before they are posted online. Ads will be approved or denied within two to three business days or as soon as resources allow. An automatic e-mail will be sent upon approval or denial to a user who includes a personal e-mail address as part of his or her contact information.
  
• A user who includes a personal e-mail address as part of his or her contact information will receive an automatic e-mail reminder before the ad is set to expire.

For more information, contact Andy Grunig at andy.grunig@fcps.edu. If you encounter a technical problem, contact Phung Trinh at phung.trinh@fcps.edu.

Send Your Success Stories

Have you used the FCPS Online Classifieds to buy or sell anything or to rent a room or a house, or do you have any other FCPS Online Classifieds success story you would like to share? Send your stories to andy.grunig@fcps.edu.

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