Delegates to the New York State Teachers Retirement System re-elected Mike Corn to his 6th 3-year term as a teacher-member of the TRS Board of Directors.  Middletown delegates Sheila Esposito, Lois Samsel-Cronk and Gary Day attended the meetings that were held November 6th in Saratoga Springs.

Corn is a past president of the New Hartford TA and currently serves on the NYSUT Board of Directors.  Corn’s priorities include eliminating retirement tiers, ensuring full funding of the pension system and fighting efforts to create a Tier 5. Corn chairs the TRS Board’s Disability Retirement Committee.

During the board/delegate meeting which preceded the election, there were 2 topics that dominated the discussions.  Those were the 25/55 retirement incentive that was vetoed last summer by Governor Pataki and possible legislation to give additional service credit to Tier 3 & 4 members who made 3% contributions beyond a period of 10 years.  Teacher-members on the board said that these and other issues would be part of the NYSUT legislative package and that Vote/Cope contributions go a long way in helping to pass enhancements to retirement benefits.