Announcements:
Please be aware of more URS meetings coming up soon:
DECEMBER 17th, VIRTUAL Tier 1 Meeting (for those hired on a contract before July 1, 2011)
As always, reach out with any questions. I’m happy to help!
URS will be offering ONE-ON-ONE RETIREMENT PLANNING sessions at our district office THIS Friday, December 5th. The URS flyer is attached.
If you are interested in signing up for one of these, sign up by logging in to your URS account at www.urs.org. Click the Education tab in the top-right corner and begin scrolling through the dates/location until you find December 5th, Granite District HR Benefits Conference room. These fill up quickly, so act fast!
If the Granite time slots are full, or the date/times do not work with your schedule, you can sign up for any future date/location; you are not limited to Granite District Offices.
Contact Person
Retirement Meetings for the 2025-26 School Year
All In-Person start times are 4:30
- December 17 Tier 1 Retirement: Virtual
- January 28 Tier 1 Retirement System: Cottonwood High School, Media Center
There will also be availability for one-on-one meetings with a retirement counselor from URS in our Human Resources offices on November 21st and December 5th. Emails to sign up for those will be sent out in the future as the sign-up link doesn’t become live until shortly before the meeting date.
NOTE: If you’re not sure if you’re a Tier 1 or Tier 2 employee, please go to your Employee Paystubs/W2 tile in the Portal and go to one of your paystubs. Open it up and look on the left-hand side.
*Remember that URS will never reach out to you directly to schedule an appointment. You must log into your urs.org account to schedule a meeting. If you receive emails or phone calls asking you to set up a retirement meeting, it’s not URS.
Reach out if you have any questions, I’m happy to help!
I can be reached at 385-646-4516 or blambrose@graniteschools.org.
Retirement Deadlines:
Please be aware of the retirement deadlines for your employee group and feel free to call to set up an appointment at least a couple of weeks in advance of the deadline:
- ESP-10 working days prior to retirement date
- Middle Manager-90 calendar days of notice
- Teacher-Mid-year is October 1st and end of year is February 1st
- Administrator-December 15th for a June/July retirement
Please reach out to Brittney Brenkman with any questions! Brittney can be reached at 385-646-4516 or blambrose@graniteschools.org
Regarding Outside Advisors:
Every so often URS hears of stories from members about meeting with a URS representative who sold them a product (annuity, insurance, death benefit, etc.). URS wants to get the word out that our Advisors do not contact members to schedule meetings about their retirement benefits and URS does not sell products. If you have employees that are looking to learn more about their URS retirement benefits, URS would love to meet with them. These sessions are scheduled online through the www.urs.org website.
Updating Your Contact Information for URS
Reminder for all employees to update their contact information. Doing so will facilitate any future password resets or text notifications that are sent out throughout the year. Please refer to the attachment on this email for step-by-step instructions on how to update your contact information.
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