Teaching in Wisconsin?

[Soupermom]

I'm hoping there are some DISers who teach in Wisconsin that can help me out. I have taught in Illinois for most of the past 24 years. I have an LBSII (Special Education) Master's Degree from the U of I and live in central Illinois. In the next few years I am considering moving back "home" to northern Illinois or Wisconsin. I was curious what the Teachers Retirement System was like in Wisconsin; the one in Illinois is always "iffy" at best. Also, do you have any idea how difficult the process would be to become licensed in WI after coming from IL?

 

[yoopermom]

I'm licensed in Wisconsin and Michigan. If I were you I would call the teacher licensing directly because their website is tricky and there are a lot of rules. I was stupid and let my WI license lapse when I moved to MI and to get it reinstated would require a lot of hoop jumping.

The retirement system is still pretty decent (at least for the moment) but it does go by a complicated formula unlike MI where basically you are vested after ten years. I am working a job that pays into it now and I hope and pray it will be there for me when I'm ready to retire.

I can't post links from my fire but if you Google teacher certification Wisconsin and wrs you should find what you need.

Good luck!

Terri