DSEA Retired membership is open to any person who is at least forty-five (45) years of age or who is eligible to receive a pension from an educational employment retirement system (including Social Security), and who was employed for at least five (5) years in a position that qualified the member for Active membership in DSEA but who is no longer so employed, or who retires and returns to either day-to-day or regular full- or part-time educational employment as part of an early retirement agreement with a local school district provided he/she is also a member of the NEA-Retired and DSEA. Members shall maintain unified membership.
Standing Strong for Student Success
DSEA represents nearly 14,000 public school educators actively working in or retired from Delaware's 16 geographically defined school districts, three countywide vocational-technical schools and multiple charter schools. Our members are dedicated to providing the best educational opportunities and outcomes for Delaware's 140,000 public school students, strengthening our public school system, and building stronger communities throughout the First State.