CalSTRS: The Interview Process

Getting Started:

• Contact Lexi Stevens CalSTRS secretary, at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office
  (661) 636-4880, Monday-Friday, 8:00 – 5:00.
• Be prepared to provide your name, address, home telephone number, work telephone number and Social Security number.
• Confidential interviews are scheduled at least two weeks in advance, unless special circumstances occur.
• Confidential interviews are held at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office, Access Center 1330 Truxtun Ave, in the CalSTRS office or by special arrangement for school-site counseling.

Information the member may provide to assist the counselor:

• The expected number of unused sick leave days at the retirement date.
• The number of contract days for your position.
• If member has less than 25 years of service credit:
  Salaries for your last three years of employment, or salaries for the last 36 consecutive months of employment, or for the highest 36 consecutive months of your career, or projections for the final 36 months of employment if you are retiring more than two years from the interview date.
• If member has at least 25 years of service credit:
  Salaries for your last year of employment, or salaries for the last 12 consecuitve months of employment, or for the highest 12 consecutive months of your career, or projections for the final 12 months of employment if you are retiring more than two years from the interview date.
• The beneficiary’s date of birth if you are selecting an option.