Newsletters

The SPTRFA Member News is published for all members of SPTRFA.

Member News publications are posted on this website as PDF files. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to print or view PDF documents, a free download of the program is available at the Adobe website. NOTE: Be sure to print the documents with Acrobat Reader’s print button; the browser’s print function may not work properly with these documents.

  • Spring 2023 – 2023 Legislative Session Updates: Gov. Walz ratified HF3100, HF2950 and HF1938.
  • Winter 2020 – 2020 Year in review, Annual Meeting goes virtual, Introducing Electronic Voting, Investment Review, COLA increase information.
  • Spring 2020 – COVID-19 Crisis and Your Investment Fund, SPTRFA Board Updates, SPTRFA Office transitions to remote work.
  • Spring 2018 – Update Legislative Omnibus pension bill passed! 
  • Spring 2018 – Legislative Update, Omnibus pension bill, (S.F 2620) Impact to members and Early Retirement Factors, Contribution Rate Increase in FY 2023, Bill impact to changes to Cost of Living Adjustments.
  • Fall 2015 –  2015 Overview including Portfolio Update, Recommended Financial Reading list, Retirement Saving Options, Retirement Class of 2015 statistics.
  • Winter 2014 – Memo to our Members from the Team at SPTRFA, Retirement: Ready or Not, An Overview of GASB rules for Public Pension Plans
  • Summer 2014 – Salute to Former Executive Director, SPTRFA Board of Trustees Welcomes Incoming Executive Director, Call for BOT Nomination and a welcome to Retiree Class of 2014, Investment Portfolio Update, New FAQ: That’s a Good Question!
  • Fall 2013 – Future Obligations, Member Service Announcement, Annual Meeting of the Members, Merger Study Update, Investment Portfolio Update, That’s a Good Question!, SPTRFA Data FYE Overview
  • Financial Summary for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2013.
  • September 2013 – Board of Trustees Say “No” to Merger, Investment Portfolio-First Quarter FY 2014, Call for BOT Nominations, SPTRFA is now on Twitter!
  • June 2013 – Spring Changes, Investment Portfolio, and Omnibus Pension Bill II updates.
  • December 2012 – Fund Overview, Investment Portfolio and legislative updates.
    & December 2012 – Financial Summary for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2012.
  • June 2012 – Look Inside the Boardroom, Notice of Board of Trustees Nomination.
  • April 2012 – Investment performance, legislative updates, and fun fund facts.
  • December 2011 – Summary Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Annual Report
  • September 2011 – Retirement Class 2011 information, SPTRFA Highlights, Year in Review.
  • March 2011 – Articles on the results of the January Annual Meeting of the Members, a 2011 legislative preview, and investment performance details.
  • December 2010 – Summary Fiscal Year 2009-10 Annual Report
  • September 2010 – Articles on SPTRFA’s leadership change, the retiree class of 2010, school visits, and the retirement process.
  • June 2010 – Articles on the 2010 legislative session, retirement planning, and investment and fund status.
  • March 2010 – Articles on the results of the January Annual Meeting of the Members, a 2010 legislative preview, and investment performance details.
  • December 2009 – Summary Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Annual Report.
  • September 2009 – Articles on SPTRFA’s 100th anniversary, the fiscal year investment performance, the Part-Time Teaching Program, visiting with a representative in your school, and planning for retirement.
  • June 2009 – Articles on the 2009 legislative session, your options if you leave service with St. Paul, and the current economic climate.
  • March 2009 – Articles on the results of the January Annual Meeting of the Members, a preview for the 2009 legislative session, and details on investment performance.
  • December 2008 – Summary Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Annual Report
  • September 2008 – Articles on the fiscal year investment performance and what to do if you are retiring soon.
  • June 2008 – Articles on cleaning up your information with the retirement fund, our new Communications Specialist, and an investment update.
  • March 2008 – Articles on the results of the January Annual Meeting of the Members, a preview for the 2008 legislative session, and details on investment performance.
  • December 2007 – Summary Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Annual Report
  • September 2007 – Articles on the fiscal year investment performance, full-time retirement service credit for part-time members, leaves of absence, and excerpts from A Collection of Memories.
  • June 2007 – Articles on the 2007 legislative session, an investment update, and an award for trustee John Kunz.
  • March 2007 – Articles on the results of the January Annual Meeting of the Members, a preview for the 2008 legislative session, impacts on your retirement from a marriage dissolution, and details on investment performance.
  • December 2006 – Summary Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Annual Report