WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 11, 2018) – The trustees of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System yesterday elected Dana Dillon as board chair and Sharon Hendricks as vice chair for the 2018-19 term. The Teachers’ Retirement Board nominates and elects its chair and vice chair annually. The newly-elected officers assume their posts immediately. The chair and vice chair provide board leadership for the largest educator-only pension fund in the world.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 10, 2018) – The Teachers’ Retirement Board today adopted the results of the actuarial valuation for the CalSTRS Defined Benefit Program as of June 30, 2017, reflecting impacts from investment assumption changes while also noting continued progress toward the system’s long-term funding goals.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 9, 2018) – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System today unveiled a plan to prioritize engagement with makers and retailers of firearms that are illegal in California. The plan, approved unanimously by the Teachers’ Retirement Board, authorizes CalSTRS corporate governance staff to make firearms engagement activities a top priority by publicly engaging companies and potentially recommending that the board consider divestment if engagement efforts fail.
We believe sustainable actions should take place at every level of the organization to support the long-term nature of our mission. CalSTRS values our employees as active partners in our efforts.
CalSTRS employees also support our local communities through volunteering opportunities, local business exchanges, charitable organizations and other activities.
CalSTRS welcomes and embraces diversity of thinking, background and experience to enhance our culture and drive business success.
By working together to respect, value and include each individual’s perspectives, CalSTRS empowers staff to perform their best work toward the fulfillment of our mission.
To support the strength and increased engagement of our workforce, we developed programs such as employee onboarding, health and wellness, workforce development and succession planning, and our award winning Virtuosity recognition program.
These programs, along with our community and environmental commitment, lend to the engaging culture at CalSTRS.
Virtuosity nurtures an alignment of employee interests with the core values, mission and vision of CalSTRS. CalSTRS employee recognition program, Virtuosity, CalSTRS Powered by You, celebrates the exemplary performance of CalSTRS staff working together, exceeding expectations and recognizing their peers’ successes.
Virtuosity provides staff with seven distinct platforms within varying achievement levels to nominate deserving leaders and peers.
