2022-23 RETTA Workload Survey

RETTA is collecting data on changes to member workload (specifically comparing current workload to that of pre-pandemic), in order to bring workload concerns forward to divisional senior administration. The more members that fill out the survey, the more complete our data will be. Responses are anonymous. The survey consists of

Continue reading

RETTA Interim V.P. Appointment

At the December 6th RETTA Executive meeting, the Executive unanimously passed a motion (as per Bylaw 8.11) to appoint Executive member A.J. Hrychuk as the interim RETTA Vice President for the period of February 24th-May 27th, 2023. Congratulations, A.J.!

Continue reading

MTS Membership Poll underway

The annual MTS Membership Poll is currently taking place. You may be contacted by Viewpoints Research to anonymously share your concerns, priorities, and feedback with MTS. You can read more about the survey here.

Continue reading

MTS Interim V.P. Appointment

Congratulations to RETTA President and Provincial Executive (PX) member-at-large, Chris Darazsi, on his appointment by MTS PX as interim vice-president, effective February 24, 2023 until the MTS Provincial Council AGM in May 2023. The appointment was triggered by the announcement of current MTS President James Bedford announcing his retirement, effective

Continue reading

2022 RETSD Trustee Election Results

The following candidates were elected or acclaimed in yesterday’s RETSD school trustee elections: Ward 1: Colleen Carswell (acclaimed) Sheri Irwin (acclaimed) Ward 2: Rod Giesbrecht Sheri Hanson Ward 3: Brianne Goertzen Keith Morrison Ward 4: Susan Olynik Brenda Bage Ward 5 Shannon Hiebert Congratulations to the successful candidates, and thank

Continue reading

Want a print copy of the MB Teacher magazine?

In accordance with a resolution passed at MTS Provincial Council AGM last May, the MB Teacher magazine is now automatically delivered to you in a digital format, or viewed directly on the website. However, if you would still like to receive your copy in print format, log into your MyProfile

Continue reading

MTS PD Day 2022

Next week Friday (October 21st) is MTS PD day. Visit the MTS website to find a list of the SAGE (Special Area Groups of Educators) groups participating in the 2022 MTS PD Day, along with their individual programs and registration information.

Continue reading

CANCELLED: 2022 New Member Welcome Event

Unfortunately, the 2022 New Member Welcome Event previously scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday, October 13th) has been cancelled. We will consider alternate ways to reach out to our new RETTA members – in the meantime, please feel free to reach out to us at the RETTA office. Thank you.

Continue reading

RETSD School Trustee Candidate Information

With the upcoming school trustee election on Wednesday, October 26th, RETTA sent out a 10-question questionnaire to all registered candidates in RETSD’s five wards who had available contact information. They were all sent the same questions and given approximately two weeks to respond. We asked that candidates limit their responses

Continue reading

2022-23 PPDF Fund Expended (updated)

Due to the high number of applications from members, the PPDF fund has been expended for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year. The application process remains open for those who are re-applying for another conference (due to their first choice of conference being no longer available to them) or

Continue reading