<p>Actually, Dogbert only recommends you fool your coworkers. He can’t even contemplate a system that is so screwed up that you could retire, collect a pension, and remain on the payroll.</p>
<p>Weird thing is, this is not the first time this has happened. A year or so ago Dilbert ran a comic strip about consultants getting paid to do nothing the exact same day the paper ran a story about the same thing happening in government. (A real scandal) I emailed the paper and asked if it was intentional. The reporter replied that it was a pure conincidence but they had indeed gotten a chuckle out of it.</p>
<p>actually teachers can be retired in Seattle- collecting pension but working as substitute teachers
some view it as a win- win situation, but it actually seems to keep teachers who are trying to get into the district - out
Return Engagements</p>
<p>*Schools Tap Retirees to Ease Staffing Crunches</p>
<p>by Terrey Hatcher Quindlen</p>
<p>As more educators approach retirement age, many schools are struggling to keep enough talented teachers and ad-ministrators educating their growing student population. In seeking solutions, some districts are turning to the retirees themselves to fill the gaps.</p>
<p>Approaches to hiring retirees differ widely among school districts. Some former teachers and administrators act as mentors to the new generation entering the field. Others serve as substitute teachers, helping to fill shortages on a temporary basis. Still others work in district administrative offices, using their school-based knowledge to aid central office staff.</p>
<p>Welcoming back retirees appears to be a strategy that’s working. The schools and central offices get the benefit of experienced, knowledgeable staff, and the retirees have opportunities to exercise their talents by contributing to students’ education while gaining extra income.</p>
<p>Training retirees to serve as mentors is an especially popular approach. In Prince George’s County, Md., the Mentor Teacher Program taps into retired principals’ and teachers’ expertise by having them support novice teachers. The 32 retiree mentors in the program work part-time to support up to 15 teachers each. The former educators want to continue to share their knowledge and skills, says Antoinette Kellaher, coordinating super-visor for staff development in Prince George’s County. The mentoring program provides an opportunity for experienced educators to “impart that lasting legacy” to the next generation of teachers, she says.*</p>
<p>NJRes: I’m also from New Jersey - it’s actually worse than you wrote - the Assemblywoman in question not only collected salary and pension, she was also caught last month shoplifting and has had her license suspended 13 times. And this is a woman who was actually SELECTED by the NJ Democrats to fill a vacancy. Personally I think sentences should be doubled or tripled for officeholders and public employees who violate the public trust. The esteemed mayor of Newark collects two paychecks legally - he’s Mayor and a State Senator and has hired his wife as a consultant. See article below:</p>
<p>Denise Royal - All Headline News Staff Writer</p>
<p>Newark, New Jersey (AHN) - A newly appointed New Jersey assemblywoman has been charged with trying to shoplift from a discount store. Evelyn Williams, a longtime jail guard, allegedly was caught by a security camera switching price tags from $14.99 items to a set of linens costing $59.99 and a $49.99 comforter.</p>
<p>Williams, who was an Essex County corrections officer for 25 years, was fired from that job Thursday after an inquiry by the Newark Star-Ledger uncovered that she had been collecting state pension checks since filing for retirement in August but while still working. She was ordered to repay either the salary or the pension payments.</p>
<p>Williams, a 52-year-old Democrat, was sworn in to the Assembly Dec. 12 after the Essex County Democratic Committee voted to appoint her to fill the remaining term of Assemblyman Donald Koki Tucker, who died in October.</p>
<p>Williams also has a dubious driving record. Her license was suspended 13 times between June 1995 and December 2004, largely for parking tickets she did not pay.</p>
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