This report presents data obtained from a survey of District of Columbia public school teachers who would become eligible for retirement in school years 1986 through 1991. Findings indicate that well over one-third of the respondents plan to retire when first eligible at the age of 55, while 30 percent plan to delay retirement. If the remaining 29 percent of uncertain respondents make career decisions in a similar pattern, approximately two-thirds (64 percent) of the respondents may leave classroom teaching when first eligible for retirement. A copy of the survey questionnaire is appended, as well as tables presenting information on: (1) data summaries from retirement eligible teachers' survey; (2) retirement plans by gender; (3) retirement reasons and incentives not to retire by teaching assignment and gender; (4) reasons for not retiring by gender; and (5) retirement plans by first year of eligibility. References and suggested readings are also appended. (JD)