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During Your Career

STRS Ohio offers a wide range of benefits and services to members who have not yet retired or withdrawn their account.

Resources

  • Individual Counseling
  • Seminars & Webinars
  • Forms

New Members

  • K–12 Educators
  • Higher Education Faculty
  • Register for Personal Account

Benefits While Teaching

  • Member Services
  • Disability Benefits
  • Survivor Benefits
  • Purchasing Service Credit
  • Member Account
  • Portability
  • Account Withdrawal
  • Register for Personal Account

Preparing for Retirement

  • Purchasing Service Credit
  • OPERS/SERS Credit
  • Applying for Benefits
  • Selecting a Plan of Payment
  • Payment of Benefits
  • Taxation of Benefits
  • Account Withdrawal
  • Social Security
  • Reemployment
  • Register for Personal Account
  • Supplemental Savings

Life Events

  • Marriage
  • Birth/Adoption of a Child
  • Divorce
  • Death of a Spouse
  • Death of an Active Member

Receiving Benefits

STRS Ohio’s primary purpose is to provide a monthly benefit in retirement for Ohio’s public educators.

Resources

  • Seminars & Webinars
  • Forms

Payment of Benefits

  • Direct Deposit
  • Tax Withholding
  • First Banking Days
  • Changing Your Plan
    of Payment
  • Beneficiary Information
  • Additional Benefits

Health Care

  • Welcome New Enrollees
  • Eligibility & Enrollment
  • Premium Subsidy & Assistance
  • Plans & Premiums
  • Medicare Enrollment
  • Coverage Considerations
  • Dental & Vision
  • Contact a Plan Administrator
  • Publications & Forms
  • Health Care News
  • Notice of Nondiscrimination
  • Life Events

Life Events

  • Reemployment/Employment
    After Retirement
  • Marriage
  • Birth/Adoption of a Child
  • Divorce
  • Death of a Spouse
  • Death of a Benefit Recipient

Resources

STRS Ohio offers a variety of ways for active members and benefit recipients to access information online.

  • News
  • Social Media Hub
  • Videos
  • Publications
  • Forms
  • For Media

Personal Account

  • Register for Email Updates
  • Change Your Address
  • View Your Annual Statement

Calculators

  • Service Retirement
    Benefit Estimate
  • Purchasing Service Credit
  • Disability
  • Survivor Benefits

About Us

STRS Ohio is one of the largest public pension funds in the country, serving active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators.

STRS Ohio

  • Mission & Vision
  • Strategic Goals
  • About STRS Ohio
  • STRS Ohio History

Retirement Board

  • Board Members
  • Board Calendar
  • Administrative Code Rules
  • Board News
  • Financial Reporting & Expenses
  • Most Recent Board Meeting Materials
  • Additional Board Documents

Funding & Investments

  • Funding
  • Investments
  • Daily NAVs
  • Annual Reports

Career Opportunities

  • Departments
  • View Current Job Listings
  • Who We Are
  • Questions & Answers
  • Associate Testimonials
 
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Brochures, Reports & Newsletters

STRS Ohio provides numerous print publications which provide information pertaining to members during their career and in retirement.

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  • Benefit Payment Options
  • Survivor, Disability and Death Benefits
  • Service Credit
  • Retirement Planning
 

Benefit Brochures

  • Thumbnail for the 'Account Withdrawal' brochure.
    Account Withdrawal (All Plans) Explains who is eligible to withdraw an account, how the withdrawal amount is calculated and payment options
  • Thumbnail for the 'Death Benefits (Defined Benefit Plan)' brochure.
    Death Benefits (Defined Benefit Plan) Information about the STRS Ohio-funded death benefit and the optional retiree-funded death benefit
  • Thumbnail for the 'Disability Allowance (Defined Benefit Plan)' brochure.
    Disability Allowance (Defined Benefit Plan) Explains the disability allowance program for members who develop a physical or mental condition that makes them unable to perform their most recent job duties
  • Thumbnail for the 'Disability Benefits (Combined Plan)' brochure.
    Disability Benefits (Combined Plan) Explains the disability benefit program for members who develop a physical or mental condition that makes them unable to perform their most recent job duties
  • Thumbnail for the 'Disability Retirement (Defined Benefit Plan)' brochure.
    Disability Retirement (Defined Benefit Plan) Explains the disability retirement program for members who develop a physical or mental condition that makes them unable to perform their most recent job duties
  • Thumbnail for the 'Employment After Retirement (All Plans)' brochure.
    Employment After Retirement (All Plans) Information about the rules and regulations associated with reemployment and receiving a service retirement benefit
  • Thumbnail for the 'Preparing for Retirement (All Plans)' brochure.
    Preparing for Retirement (All Plans) Provides recommended steps members can take throughout their career to better prepare for the transition to retirement
  • Thumbnail for the 'Purchasing Service Credit (Defined Benefit Plan)' brochure.
    Purchasing Service Credit (Defined Benefit Plan) Overview of the types of purchasable service credit, eligibility requirements, the certification process and important considerations before purchasing
  • Thumbnail for the 'Service Credit Guidelines (Defined Benefit and Combined Plan)' brochure.
    Service Credit Guidelines (Defined Benefit and Combined Plan) Overview of service credit, used to determine eligibility for benefits and also as a factor in the calculation of benefits for Defined Benefit and Combined Plan enrollees
  • Thumbnail for the 'Service Retirement and Plans of Payment (Combined Plan)' brochure.
    Service Retirement and Plans of Payment (Combined Plan) Information about retirement eligibility requirements, how retirement benefits under the Combined Plan are calculated and the pension payment options available
  • Thumbnail for the 'Service Retirement and Plans of Payment (Defined Benefit Plan)' brochure.
    Service Retirement and Plans of Payment (Defined Benefit Plan) Information about retirement eligibility requirements, how retirement benefits under the Defined Benefit Plan are calculated and the pension payment options available
  • Thumbnail for the 'Service Retirement and Plans of Payment (Defined Contribution Plan)' brochure.
    Service Retirement and Plans of Payment (Defined Contribution Plan) Information about retirement eligibility requirements, how retirement benefits under the Defined Contribution Plan are calculated and the pension payment options available
  • Thumbnail for the 'Survivor Benefits (Combined Plan)' brochure.
    Survivor Benefits (Combined Plan) Describes benefits available to survivors of STRS Ohio members who die before retiring and who participated in the Combined Plan
  • Thumbnail for the 'Survivor Benefits (Defined Benefit Plan)' brochure.
    Survivor Benefits (Defined Benefit Plan) Describes benefits available to survivors of STRS Ohio members who die before retiring and who participated in the Defined Benefit Plan
  • Thumbnail for the 'Understanding Your STRS Ohio Benefits Plan Summary (All Plans)' brochure.
    Understanding Your STRS Ohio Benefits Plan Summary (All Plans) Overview of STRS Ohio, the three retirement plans the system offers and the benefits available under each plan

Calculators

  • Service Retirement Benefit Estimate
  • Purchasing Service Credit
  • Disability
  • Survivor Benefits

Counseling & Seminars

  • Individual Counseling
  • During Your Career Seminars & Webinars
  • Receiving Benefits Seminars & Webinars

Publications

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  • Annual Reports
  • Newsletters
  • Rules & Policies

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