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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 …

The Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System (MTRS) has been asked by the Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Board to assist them in the statewide election for a representative of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System to the PRIM Board. As you may know, active and retired members of our system are eligible to become candidates …

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