Wear Away Lessons

Amie, I am offering these changes in some trepidation because of your experience in this area and my inexperience, so please forgive me if any suggested changes are out of line or seem presumptious. I tried to pin Bill down on details (not an easy task) so there would be no room for argument about the events. He did not know whether to feel better or worse when he realized that it is highly probable the OTRS representative he spoke to in that first meeting was Dixie Moody—at any rate, she is listed as the creator of the Power Point presentation he saw in that meeting—he found it on the OTRS website, and I have included the web address for it below that paragraph. Anyway, hope this is of some help. Again, we are so incredibly grateful for you and for Jerry and for your expertise and the time you are taking to help us. I will be typing up Bill’s addendum’s next and getting those emailed to you tonight, if all goes as planned.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Carol

At this point, some history of Dr. Heitland's interest and participation in the EESIP is …show more content…
Heitland made no secret of the fact that the Wear Away Program was a “win-win” situation for both the employer and himself: the prospective employer could hire at great savings a doctorate-level, highly experienced educator, thereby utilizing his credentials on accreditation plans and profiting from his expertise as he worked with colleagues and students, and Dr. Heitland could realize the benefits to his retirement plan. When Oklahoma legislators statutorily authorized this program to provide an incentive for OTRS members to continue to serve beyond regular retirement eligibility, it seems reasonable to assume that these were exactly the reasons they did so: to provide benefits to our state and to our long-time, dedicated educators. Dr. Heitland’s situation clearly meets this intent, and he was careful to meet every requirement of this excellent