We have posted the 2020 edition of our Fund Profiles booklet. It provides information such as strategy, risk, expenses, and performance for each of TRS' Passport Funds.

During the first two months of this school year, more than 2,200 members registered for TRS' online educational programs. Come on and join them! We have an updated schedule of programs for you to choose from. Review the program descriptions and register on the Educational Programs page today!

Account information as of October 31, 2020 is now available in the secure section of our website.

In-service members can log in to see their latest account balances, plus loan information and investment elections. Retirees with a TDA account can view their latest TDA account balances, plus investment elections, loans, and RMD information.

The next Investment Meeting of the Teachers' Retirement Board will be on Thursday, December 3, 2020. The next regular Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Normally, meetings are streamed live on TRS' website and are available for on-demand viewing within two business days.

The November unit values for the variable-return Passport Funds are now available. Unit values are based on each portfolio's closing market value as of the end of the preceding month.

If you would like to meet with a TRS Member Services Representative one on one, please schedule a video conference. Appointments for a 30-minute video call are available during TRS business hours and are conducted via Zoom.

TRS has been informed that, after arbitration, half of the City's lump-sum payment to UFT members will be paid on October 30. The full payment was originally scheduled for October 15. Members who want to change their TDA contribution rate to coincide with the lump-sum payment must do so before 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17 in the secure section of our website. On October 18, members may log in again to change their TDA contribution rate to their "regular" rate.

New members can get an overview of their benefits at a glance with our Your TRS Benefits in Brief, now updated for the 2020-21 school year. An updated version for Tier III/IV members is also available.

Qualifying members who worked in the World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery, or Cleanup Operations between September 11, 2001 and September 12, 2002 may file a Notice of Participation (code DI40) with TRS. Beneficiaries of qualifying members who died without having filed this form may file the beneficiary version of the Notice of Participation (code DI40b). TRS must receive the Notice of Participation and, if applicable, an Authorization for Release of Health-Related Information (code DI47) by September 11, 2022.

Please see the World Trade Center Presumptive Disability and Death Benefit Laws information sheet for a list of qualifying conditions or impairments of health and other important information.