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Retired Educators

After YOUR investment in children and their future through education, YOU deserve an investment in YOUR retired future!
SDEA Retired

What is SDEA-Retired? SDEA-Retired comprises current and former SDEA/NEA active members who have joined together to achieve improvement in retirement benefits, to find new opportunities for fun and learning and to stay actively involved in improving education and retiree life.

  • The SDEA-Retired President holds a voting seat on the SDEA Board of Directors.
  • SDEA-Retired members are eligible to be elected as delegates to the SDEA Representative Assembly.
  • Members are eligible to vote for SDEA-Retired Officers and SDEA Officers.

For information on how to join SDEA-Retired, contact:

Mary Jane Chiles
President, SDEA-Retired
[email protected]

Questions? Contact:

LouAnn Jensen
Retired Program Coordinator
411 E Capitol, Pierre, 57501  
605-224-9263
[email protected]

SDEA Retired members enjoy lunch together

Join SDEA Retired

We're the organization that continues to fight for public education and for your rights in retirement. We can do more together than any of us can do alone.
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The South Dakota Education Association (SDEA) is a professional organization working hard for educators, so they can continue to work hard for our kids. SDEA members provide a wide range of professional education services in communities throughout the state.
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The South Dakota Education Association is a state affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

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