TRS Education Mission Statement
The TRS education program communicates, educates and informs members effectively about each person’s own retirement and health care and how the available benefits and options impact those. The program allows educators to be knowledgeable about the retirement system and make informed career decisions.
Getting to Know Your Retirement System
A variety of seminars and webinars tailored to employees of school districts at different points in an educator’s career are offered for members by TRS staff. Seminars and webinars for employees of state agencies and universities also are available. The events take place at various times across the state, but preregistration is required. Descriptions of the various seminars are below. Some seminars are available on TRS’s videos page.
TRS Orientation
Scheduled as requested.
To help educate members about the retirement system, TRS offers TRS Orientation. TRS will come to a district/school and, based on what is requested, provide a 30-minute to one-hour presentation about the system for members at any point in their careers. (Must have at least 25 members in attendance.) Please ask your school or district office to contact TRS at 800-618-1687 for more information on a TRS Orientation presentation.
New TRS 4 Teachers and TRS
Upcoming
TBA
Scheduled by request as a seminar or webinar.
New TRS 4 Teachers and TRS is an overview of TRS and the retirement security it provides for educators. Educators in TRS 4 will see how career goals impact retirement, covering areas such as the monthly benefit formula, how to avoid service-credit penalties, active member benefits and the importance of staying informed about retirement. Ask your school or district office to contact TRS at 800-618-1687 about scheduling a seminar or webinar.
TRS 3 Teachers and TRS
Upcoming
TBA
Scheduled by request as a seminar or webinar.
TRS 3 Teachers and TRS is an overview of TRS and the retirement security it provides for educators. Educators who started on or after July 1, 2008, will see how career goals impact retirement, covering areas such as the monthly benefit formula, how to avoid service-credit penalties, active member benefits and the importance of staying informed about retirement. Ask your school or district office to contact TRS at 800-618-1687 about scheduling a seminar or webinar.
Retiring Sooner or Later
Upcoming
For non-university employees in TRS 1, TRS 2 or TRS 3
TBA
Advance registration is required through Pathway at mss.trs.ky.gov for in-person seminars, for which registration opens two months before the event. Registration opens two months before event.
A seminar for anyone anywhere on the career spectrum. Session topics include: understanding your defined benefit retirement plan, retirement eligibility, understanding what can impact your retirement benefit, health insurance in retirement and the importance of staying informed about retirement. Sessions are geared toward school district employees (unless specially scheduled and specifically identified as being for university or state agency employees). Employers can contact TRS to schedule a live webinar or seminar.
TRS On the Road
Upcoming
TBA
Advance registration is required through Pathway at mss.trs.ky.gov for in-person seminars. Registration opens two months before event.
TRS On the Road brings an office visit to your town, allowing members who are retiring within three years to sit down with a TRS counselor and receive individual estimates through scheduled 20-minute sessions. TRS will contact registrants with appointment times.
Turning 65
Advance registration required. Members about to turn 65 are contacted by mail. Register using the links immediately below for the online webinars.
Upcoming
Dec. 4 — Registration link
Jan. 8 — Registration link
Feb. 5 — Registration link
March 5 — Registration link
April 2 — Registration link
May 7 — Registration link
June 4 — Registration link
July 2 — Registration link
Aug. 6 — Registration link
Sept. 3 — Registration link
Oct. 1 — Registration link
Nov. 5 — Registration link
A video of the presentation is available on the Turning 65 page.
The Turning 65 seminars are for members about to turn 65. Many members find turning 65 an overwhelming experience as enrollment in Medicare, the TRS Medicare Eligible Health Plan (MEHP) and Medicare Part D become available. To lessen these concerns, TRS offers a full-blown walkthrough presentation – discussing the TRS retiree’s participation in these programs. These presentations are provided by webinar or scheduled at different cities throughout the state.