Board meeting - September 2025
Unless otherwise specified, meetings will be held at the following location:
CalSTRS Board Room, 100 Waterfront Place, West Sacramento, CA 95605
Members of the public may provide public comment via telephone at (866) 236-6010. Board members may participate in this meeting via teleconference.
For labor dispute issues contact the General Counsel office at legalservices@calstrs.com.
Public Call LetterAll meeting times are approximate depending on upon the end of the previous meeting.
September 2, 2025
Item 1 - Approval of Agenda
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 01Attachment 01Item 2 - Discuss and Revise the Resolutions for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Base Salary (Gov. Code 11126 (a)(b)(g)(1))
Session: Closed | Type: Action | Presenter: Kristel Turko
Item 3 - Annual Evaluation – Chief Executive Officer (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(a))
Session: Closed | Type: Action | Presenter: Denise Bradford / Amy McDuffee, Mosaic Governance Advisors, LLC
Item 4 - Annual Evaluation – Chief Investment Officer (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(a))
Session: Closed | Type: Action | Presenter: Harry Keiley / Amy McDuffee, Mosaic Governance Advisors, LLC
September 3, 2025
Item 1 - Approval of Committee Agenda
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 01Attachment 01Item 2 - Opportunities for Statements from the Public
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 3 - Chief Investment Officer's Report
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Scott Chan
Item 03Attachment 01Attachment 02Attachment 03Presentation 01Item 4a - Receive General Consultant – Semi-Annual Performance Report, Period Ending June 30, 2025
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Stephen McCourt and Allan Emkin/Meketa Investment Group
Item 04aAttachment 01Attachment 02Attachment 03Presentation 01Item 4b - Receive Real Estate Consultant - Semi-Annual Performance Report, Period Ending March 31, 2025
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Ben Maslan and Taylor Mammen/RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA)
Item 04bAttachment 01Attachment 02Presentation 01Item 4c - Receive Private Equity Consultant - Semi-Annual Performance Report, Period Ending March 31, 2025
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: John Haggerty and Ryan Marie Decker/ Meketa Investment Group
Item 04cAttachment 01Attachment 02Presentation 01Item 5 - Total Fund Management Division Update
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: June Kim and Josh Diedesch
Item 05Item 6 - Report Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2833
Session: Open | Type: Consent Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 06Attachment 01Attachment 02Item 7 - Annual Review of Delegation to Staff
Session: Open | Type: Consent Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 07Attachment 01Attachment 02Item 8 - Approval of Minutes of the May 7, 2025, Investment Committee Meeting – Open Session
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 08Item 9 - Review of Information Requests
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 10 - Draft Agenda for the Next Committee Meeting
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item10Item 11 - Chief Investment Officer's Report (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(c)(16))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Scott Chan
Item 12a - Receive General Consultant – Semi-Annual Performance Report Includes RMS and SISS Semi-Annual Monitoring Report, Period Ending June 30, 2025 (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(c)(16))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Stephen McCourt and Allan Emkin / Meketa InvestmentGroup
Item 12b - Receive Real Estate Consultant – Semi-Annual Performance Report, Period Ending March 31, 2025 (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(c)(16))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Ben Maslan and Taylor Mammen / RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA)
Item 12c - Receive Private Equity Consultant – Semi-Annual Performance Report, Period Ending March 31, 2025 (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(c)(16))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: John Haggerty and Ryan Marie Decker / Meketa Investment Group
Item 13 - Total Fund Management Division Update (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(c)(16))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: June Kim and Josh Diedesch
Item 14 - Shared Vision – Peer Fireside Chat: Differentiation in the Global Investment Landscape
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Scott Chan, George Lewis/OTPP, Edwin Denson/ SWIB, and
Mike Backeberg/Australian Super
Item 15 - Tactical Investment Strategy Discussion (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(c)(16))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: June Kim, Rosie Lucchesini-Jack, and David Murphy
Item 16 - Consideration of Investment Decision (Gov. Code sec 11126 (c)(16))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Investment Staff and Consultants
Item 17 - Confer with and Receive Advice from Legal Counsel Regarding Pending Litigation (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(e))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Brian J. Bartow
Item 18 - Approval of Minutes of May 7, 2025, Investment Committee Meeting – Closed Session (Gov. Code, sec 11126)
Session: Closed | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 1 - Approval of Committee Agenda
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 01Attachment 01Item 2 - Approval of Minutes of the May 8, 2025, Audits and Risk Management Committee – Open Session
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 02Item 3 - Quality Assurance and Improvement Program
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 03Attachment 01Attachment 02Attachment 03Item 4 - Revisions to the ARM Policies – First Reading
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Cheryl Cervantes Dietz / Julie Underwood
Item 04Attachment 01Attachment 02Item 5 - FY 2024-25 Audit Plan Results and Audit Services Update
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Cheryl Cervantes Dietz / Chris Wall / Marlene Noss
Item 05Attachment 01Attachment 02Attachment 03Attachment 04Attachment 05Attachment 06Attachment 07Attachment 08Presentation 01Item 6 - Compliance and Ethics Hotline Report
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Lynn Bashaw / Meagan Dean
Item 06Presentation 01Item 7 - Review of Information Requests
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 8 - Draft Agenda for the Next Committee Meeting
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 08Item 9 - Opportunity for Statements from the Public
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
September 4, 2025
Item 1 - Approval of Committee Agenda
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 01Attachment 01Item 2 - Approval of the Minutes of the May 8, 2025, Board Governance Committee Meeting – Open Session
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 02Item 3 - Duties of the Board Chair and Vice-Chair – Policy Update
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Brian Bartow
Item 03Attachment 01Attachment 02Item 4 - Policy Review Policy – Policy Update
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Brian Bartow
Item 04Attachment 01Attachment 02Item 5 - Governance Consultant Request for Proposal
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Brian Bartow
Item 6 - General Counsel’s Governance Report
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Brian Bartow
Item 06Item 7 - Teachers’ Retirement Board Charter – First Reading
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Amy McDuffee and Saba Hashmi, Mosaic Governance Advisors
Item 07Attachment 01Attachment 02Item 8 - Review of Information Requests
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 9 - Draft Agenda for Next Committee Meeting
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 09Item 10 - Opportunity for Statements from the Public
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 5 - Approval of Minutes of the May 8, 2025, Regular Meeting – Closed Session (Gov. Code, sec. 11126)
Session: Closed | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 6 - Committee Reports (Gov. Code, Sec. 11126)
- Investment Committee
- Appeals Committee
Session: Closed | Type: Consent Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 7 - Investment Performance Impact on Incentive Pay for the 2024-2025 Plan Year (Gov. Code, sec. 11126)
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Kristel Turko
Item 8 - Report on Cybersecurity (Gov. Code, sec. 11126 (c)(18)(A)
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Dylan Pletcher
Item 9 - Chief Executive Officer Briefing on Performance and Personnel Issues (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(a), (b), (g))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Cassandra Lichnock
Item 10 - Confer with and Receive Advice from Legal Counsel Regarding Pending Litigation (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(e))
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Brian J. Bartow
Item 11 - Proposed 2026-27 Operating Budget – First Reading
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Julie Underwood / Pritpal Bains
Item 11Attachment 01Attachment 02Presentation 01Item 12 - Chief Executive Officer Report
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Cassandra Lichnock
Item 12Attachment 01Attachment 02Item 13 - Updates to the Board Elections Regulations – First Reading
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Joycelyn Martinez-Wade
Item 13Attachment 01Attachment 02Item 14 - Pension Solution Project Update
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Ashish Jain / Anthony Suine / Chriss Cabodi, Guidehouse
Item 14Attachment 01Presentation 01Presentation 02Item 15a - 2025-26 Service Performance Metrics
Session: Open | Type: Consent Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 15aItem 15b - State and Federal Legislation
Session: Open | Type: Consent Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 15bAttachment 01Attachment 02Item 16a - Committee Reports
- Investment Committee
- Appeals Committee
- Audits and Risk Management Committee
- Board Governance Committee
- Compensation Committee
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 16b - Approval of Minutes of the May 8, 2025, Regular Meeting – Open Session
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 16bItem 16c - Board Member Education
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 16cItem 16d - Contracts Requiring Board Approval
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 16dItem 17 - Items Referred by Committee for Board Decision
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 18 - New Business / Review of Information Requests
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 19 - Draft Agenda for Next Meeting
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 19Item 20 - Opportunity for Statements from the Public
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 1 - Approval of Committee Agenda
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 01Attachment 01Item 2 - Labor Market Benchmark Study
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Josh Wilson, Mercer / Kristel Turko
Item 02Item 3 - Review of Compensation Policy & Administrative Procedures
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Josh Wilson, Mercer / Kristel Turko
Item 03Item 4 - Approval of Minutes of the May 7-8, 2025, Compensation Committee Meeting – Open Session
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 04Item 5 - Review of Information Requests
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 6 - Draft Agenda for the Next Committee Meeting
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 06Item 7 - Opportunity for Statements from the Public
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 1 - Approval of Committee Agenda
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 01Attachment 01Item 2 - Approval of Minutes for the May 6, 2025, Appeals Committee Meeting – Open Session
Session: Open | Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 02Item 3a - Consideration of Proposed Administrative Decision: In the Matter of the Benefit Calculation at Re-Retirement for Performance of Less Than Two Years of Creditable Service By: Bryan Reece
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Charles Glauberman / Ashley Lopez-Trotter
Item 03Attachment 01Item 4 - Annual Summary of Appeal Activity for Fiscal Year 2024-25
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Andrea Crowl
Item 04Attachment 01Item 5 - Annual Summary of Designation of Precedential Decisions for Fiscal Year 2024-25
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Andrea Crowl
Item 05Item 6 - Staff Report
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Reina G. Minoya
Item 7 - Review of Information Requests
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 8 - Opportunity for Statements from the Public
Session: Open | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 9 - Approval of Minutes for the May 6, 2025, Appeals Committee Meeting – Closed Session (Gov. Code, sec. 11126)
Session: Closed| Type: Consent Action | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 10 - Confer with Legal Counsel Regarding Pending Litigation (Gov. Code, Sec. 11126(e))
Session: Closed| Type: Information | Presenter: Reina G. Minoya
Item 11a - Consideration of Proposed Administrative Decision (Gov. Code, sec. 11126(c)(3)): In the Matter of the Benefit Calculation at Re-Retirement for Performance of Less Than TwoYears of Creditable Service By: Bryan Reece
Session: Closed | Type: Information | Presenter: Chairperson
Item 12a - Announcement of Action Taken on Proposed Administrative Decision: In the Matter of the Benefit Calculation at Re-Retirement for Performance of Less Than Two Years of Creditable Service By: Bryan Reece
Session: Open | Type: Action | Presenter: Chairperson