Mission, Vision, Core Values, & Strategic Plan
At the heart of SCERS lies a promise—a promise to manage your retirement benefits with excellence, integrity, and enduring effectiveness. Grounded in its founding legislation and public service mandate, SCERS articulates this promise through its mission, vision, and core values, which shape every decision and action across the organization.
Mission
We serve our members by prudently managing assets and delivering retirement benefits, education, and services.
Vision
We are the trusted foundation for our members — contributing to a secure retirement and confidence in the future.
Core Values
We are committed to:
- Stewardship
- We hold ourselves accountable to the trust members place in us to sustain SCERS for future generations.
- Communication
- We are responsive, provide clear and accurate information, and act with respect and transparency.
- Excellence
- We maintain high expectations of ourselves and focus on results.
- Responsibility
- We take ownership of our work, embrace ethical behavior, and act with integrity and honesty.
- Solutions
- We work as one team to ensure SCERS meets its mission.
Strategic Plan
The Centennial Blueprint
Built on Financial Strength. Designed for the Future.
Our Strategic Vision Plan outlines how SCERS will continue to be the retirement partner generations rely on. It’s a roadmap for how we will evolve, modernize, and strengthen our service, while staying true to the mission that has guided us since 1941.