Salary Enhancement Program for Retiring Licensed Educator Staff Members. In recent years it has been the practice of the State of Illinois to make available special benefits to qualifying licensed educator staff members to take early retirement. For various reasons some licensed educator staff members do not elect to take advantage of the early retirement programs and as a result do not receive these special benefits. In recognition of the service these staff members have provided the South Eastern Special Education District and the savings that result when a licensed educator staff member takes regular retirement rather than early retirement, the SESE Board shall make available to qualifying licensed educator staff members the following retiring licensed educator staff member salary enhancement program: Eligibility To be eligible for any of the following Plans, an employee must meet the following requirements:
