- One - two years prior to your retirement eligibility date:
Register for Understanding Your Retirement Benefit Class.
- Within One Year of Retirement Eligibility:
Submit a Benefit Estimate to the Retirement System's office.
- Within Six Months of Retirement/DROP Date:
Contact Retirement Systems to set up a one-on-one counseling session.
ACTIVE Employees with last names beginning:A – L may call Stephanie Davis at 703-279-8229
M – Z may call Susan Ayres at 703-279-8228
You will receive DROP entry forms or retirement forms during your counseling session. - At least 60 days prior to retirement/DROP (once all forms are completed):
- Return your completed retirement or DROP forms to your Retirement Analyst. Forms may be submitted via:
- Mail: 12015 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Suite 350, Fairfax VA 22033
- Email: Stephanie.Davis2@fairfaxcounty.gov or Susan.Ayres@fairfaxcounty.gov
- Fax: 703-653-9543
- In Person: Drop box outside of office during COVID restrictions
- Review the How-To Videos here prior to submission to ensure the forms are completed correctly.
- Please be sure that any electronic submissions are clear and legible.
- DROP Application Schedule (Please Note: Monthly School Employees may enter the DROP only on the first of any given month, so the DROP application must be submitted 2 or more months prior to the beginning of the month of which they choose to enter.)
- Talk with the FCPS Office of Benefit Services at 571-423-3200, opt 3, opt 2 to discuss options for retirement Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Life Insurance. As a courtesy, your retirement analyst will provide an HR-461 form in your Normal Retirement packet. Any questions pertaining to this form, including appropriate timing for submission, should be directed to FCPS Office of Benefit Services.
- Return your completed retirement or DROP forms to your Retirement Analyst. Forms may be submitted via:
- 60-90 Days after retirement or DROP entry:
- First Payment Letter and Calculation Worksheet will be mailed to you within this timeframe.
- All monthly retirement payments will be send by direct deposit to your financial institution on the last business day of each month.
- After your first monthly payment, please contact Retiree Services for all retirement change requests and questions.
Retiree Last Names beginning
(A-G) Nydia Rivera 703-279-8211
(H-O) Max Perez-Mendez 703-279-8216
(P-Z) Yvonne Ta 703-279-8230
- DROP Exit - Counselors automatically mail you a DROP exit packet 6 months before your DROP exit date.