Announcements:
Please be aware of more URS meetings coming up soon:
URS will be offering ONE-ON-ONE RETIREMENT PLANNING sessions at our district office Friday, March 20. 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 March 20th, Granite District HR Benefits Conference room. These fill up quickly, so act fast!
If you are unable to attend during any of the open times, you can always schedule a virtual meeting with URS or find a date/time that works for you at an alternative location. You are not limited to our district office location.
Due to the launch of a new URS platform, the April 16th meeting will be cancelled. This meeting was going to provide information on the retirement application process with URS. We will reach out if they are able to reschedule. In the meantime, if you have questions about this process, please give me a call. I’m happy to help and/or point you in the right direction.
As always, reach out with any questions. I’m happy to help!
Pull Up a Chair (flyer details)
Pull Up a Chair
Let us help you plan for a better future with a one-on-one session.
Free URS individual retirement planning.
- Where are you now in terms of retirement readiness?
- Where do you want to be?
- How will you get there?
- Which pension payment option should you choose?
- Which Tier 2 Plan should you choose?
- Which investment options are right for you?
How to Access Planning Sessions
Log in to myURS at www.urs.org
- Click Education (in the top-right corner of the myURS homepage)
- Click Individual Retirement Planning Sessions from the menu
Please Bring to Your Session
- Your estimated annual income
- Retirement account statements (including non-URS)
- Social Security Statement (get yours at www.ssa.gov)
- Your Investor Profile (take the questionnaire at myURS)
Contact Person
Retirement Meetings for the 2025-26 School Year
UPCOMING MEETINGS: All start times are 4:30
- May 6 Tier 2 Retirement System: Virtual
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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