RTO Handbook Contents

Section 1

RTO Mission Statement 3......................................................................................................

Brief History 3........................................................................................................................

Aims of The Organization 3...................................................................................................

The Retired Teachers Legacy Foundation 4.........................................................................

Acronyms and Definitions 5...................................................................................................

RTO Executive Members 2015-2016 6.................................................................................

Provincial Officers Position Descriptions 7............................................................................

Standing Committees 9.........................................................................................................

Travel Expense Policy 13......................................................................................................

RTO Expense Guidelines 14.................................................................................................

Standing Committee Members 2015-2016 15.......................................................................

RTO Affiliations 15.................................................................................................................

Geographical Regions 16......................................................................................................

RTO Meeting Schedule 2015-2016 24..................................................................................

RTO Branch Presidents 2015-2016 25..................................................................................

Names & Addresses of RTO Commttees 17.........................................................................

A: Treasurer Role and Responsibillities 26................................................................

B: Finance Timelines 28............................................................................................

C: Communications Chair Responsibility 31..............................................................

D: Membership Committee Action Sheet 35..............................................................

E: RTO Programs 2015 38........................................................................................

F: Cdn Assn Retired Teachers-ACER-CART) 39......................................................

G: Sr. Advisory Council of NS (Group of IX) 40.........................................................

Section 2 41.......................................................................................................................................

RTO Constitution - Revised June 2015 41............................................................................

RTO Operational Procedures - Revised June 2015 47.........................................................

Retired Teachers Legacy Foundation By-Laws 60................................................................

Pre-Retirement Seminar PowerPoint Presentation 69..........................................................

2015-2016 Pre-Retirement Seminars Schedule 67...................................................

Some pre-retirement considerations 79.........................................................

Accomplishments since 2015 82....................................................................

Section 3 85.......................................................................................................................................

Guidelines/Suggestions: Branch Officers & Operations 85...................................................

Guidelines: Regional Returning Officer 87............................................................................

Guidelines: Hosting and Organization of the AGM 87...........................................................

Sample Branch By-Laws/Operating Procedures 89..............................................................

Rules of Order Re. Motions 91..............................................................................................

Rules of Parliamentary Procedure 92....................................................................................

Branch Insurance Policy 95...................................................................................................

Branch Grant Guidelines 96..................................................................................................

Section 4 97.......................................................................................................................................

Group Insurance Questions and Answers 97........................................................................

Premium Renewal effective May 1st, 2015 103....................................................................

NSTU MEDOC Group Travel Plan 107.................................................................................

Total Care Dental - enhanced Services 108..........................................................................

Voluntary Critical Illness coverage 109..................................................................................

CAREpath 114.......................................................................................................................

What happens to my benefits when I retire? 117..................................................................

Travelling outside N.S. You need Insurance 119..................................................................

Paramedical Practitioner Medial Coverage 128....................................................................

Mental Health Practitioner Coverage 130..............................................................................

Nova Scotia Pharmacare Program 132.................................................................................

NSTU Group Insurance Trustee Report 2015 138................................................................

Pensions: Frequently Asked Questions 157..........................................................................

Indexing and your pension July 2015 161.............................................................................

Your Pension Connection - Fall 2015 162.............................................................................

Sydney RTO: What Happens at age 65? 164.......................................................................

Section 5 177.....................................................................................................................................

FORMS 177...........................................................................................................................

Membership authorization form 177..........................................................................

Affiliate authorization form 179..................................................................................

Associate Authorization form 181..............................................................................

AGM Resolutions submission form 183.....................................................................

RTO Committee submission form 184.......................................................................

Retired Teacher Foundation Grant 185.....................................................................

Section 6 186.....................................................................................................................................

Forms 186..............................................................................................................................

RTO Branch Officers Form 186.................................................................................

RTO Branch Table Officers Insurance form 187........................................................

RTO Branch Financial Statement 188.......................................................................

Conflict of Interest guidelines 189..............................................................................

RTO Privacy Principles 190.......................................................................................

Member-at-Large application (3 forms) 191...............................................................

Request to Host 2016 Golf Tournament 194.............................................................

Section 7 196.....................................................................................................................................

General Information 196........................................................................................................

Cdn. Public Employee Acquisition Club 196..............................................................

RTO Travel Club - Maritime Travel 200.....................................................................

Ultramar home heating RTO discount 203................................................................

Deals and Discounts: September 17,2015 205.........................................................

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