William Culbert, Author at MTRS

Please note that the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board will hold its next meeting on Friday, January 30, at 9am in the Board Room of its Charlestown office, at 500 Rutherford Avenue, Suite 210, Charlestown, MA. Meetings are generally held on the last Friday of the month unless otherwise noted. For information on past …

Two critical reminders when creating your 2026 calendar(s) in MyTRS:

Do not delete or overwrite any of your previous years' calendars. Please follow the exact steps in Tab 5 of Deduction Reporting in MyTRS to preserve previous payroll calendars, which our staff use to generate service credit reports for members.
1. The Start Date must be 01/01/2026
2. The Stop Date must …
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Reminder: you have until December 11, 2025 to get plan price changes into MyTRS to have them processed for January 2026 deductions, taken in December. Since this is a process performed only twice a year, we strongly encourage you to utilize our training resources:

In December, we will be presenting our popular "Ready for Retirement" seminar in-person at various locations across the Commonwealth and also virtually. Please forward the message below to your MTRS members who are retiring within the next year. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide in letting our members know about the programs—and if …

Author: William Culbert

Notice of January Board Meeting

Active member deduction reporting: Creating your 2026 payroll calendar(s) in MyTRS

Two critical reminders when creating your 2026 calendar(s) in MyTRS:

Retiree insurance winter 2025-2026 second reminder—last call!

“Ready for Retirement” seminars to be held in December—please help spread the word!