St. James-Assiniboia Teachers' Association

STJATA Maternity/Parental Benefits Seminar

Wednesday, November 26th @ 4:30pm at McMaster House

Women and Leadership Opportunities

Important Group Benefits Update

At the October Presidents' Council meeting details were provided pertaining to an opportunity for STJATA Members, who are not currently enrolled in the MPSEBP Health and Dental Plans, to join the plan through an open enrollment period: 

*Reminder that this applies only to those members who are currently not enrolled (opted out).*

• Enrollment materials will be provided to divisions by November 14, 2025

• Divisions are required to distribute enrollment materials to members by November 28, 2025.  They may send these materials to all Teachers or only to those not currently participating (enrollment materials will be worded accordingly)

• Teachers opting in must submit their application form to their division by December 15, 2025

• This open enrollment will include those on leave; however, coverage will be effective upon their return to work

• Health and/or Dental coverage to commence on February 1, 2026 (instead of January 1, 2026)…this is tied to the salary increase that teachers will receive as of February 1st, 2026.

Group Benefits Newsletter

STJATA PD Fund Status 2025-2025 

STJATA Members, 

There have been 75 conference/course requests as of September 15th.  There are additional applications that have been processed which will take us to the fully expended threshold for the 2025-2026 school year. 

With the funds, once again, being expended, the Committee has started a waitlist. Members on the waitlist will be contacted based on where they sit on the list. Should funds become available, we will contact members according to the order their applications were received. We do encourage members to send in the applications for professional development as last year we were able to make it through the entire waitlist by the end of June.

In Solidarity,

The STJATA Professional Development Committee