AGM 2023 - Updates to Articles and Bylaws

Updating our RTAM Articles of Incorporation and our RTAM Bylaws for 2023-2024

The Retired Teachers Association of Manitoba is looking to make annual updates this May at our AGM in Brandon, Manitoba. Usually our organization updates policies and bylaws, however this year we will be updating Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, while the board of directors once elected will review suggested changes to policy and test some interim policies for the new fiscal year and report back to the membership through the AGM in 2024 as to their effectiveness.

Articles of Incorporation

The aims of the changes to Articles came about with the new board of directors who were looking to increase inclusivity, update some wording to more modern terms and create a pathway for the Board of Directors to take requests for donations to students and teachers in an effort to enrich the scholastic community. The current Articles of Incorporation filed with the Companies Office / Entrepreneurship of Manitoba can be found below in addition to the proposed new Articles of Incorporation, we are looking to pass this May and then file in July.

Current Articles of Incorporation

Proposed New Articles of Incorporation

Bylaws

Every year the Board of Directors examines the bylaws to see if there are updates needed to help RTAM grow or improve on operations. This year is no different and the Board of Directors has gone through the existing bylaws from cover-to-cover in an attempt to update the document and re-organize some out of line information (as an example, page numbers not matching the table of contents).

We have provided the current RTAM bylaws below, which are the same as the ones found on the website under the "bylaw" tab. Also included, are the new proposed bylaws for 2023-2024.

Current RTAM Bylaws

Proposed Changes to Current Bylaws

RTAM MEMBER BENEFITS	STUDENT BENEFITS
1. The project will provide the means and incentive to increase communication between RTAM members and their family high school students they are sponsoring.	1 Portfolios encourage the collection of artifacts and evidence by the student to support their successful writing of award and scholarships applications.
2. Recognizing the importance of a post-secondary education, RTAM members can feel pride in the role they will play in supporting their family members to be awarded funding to help with the high costs of today’s world.	2 Portfolios help students focus on their knowledge, skills and attitudes to support their successful applications for bursaries and scholarship.
3. This project will provide RTAM members with an opportunity to experience renewed passion in their roles as teacher and mentor working with their family members.	3 Portfolios help students track their changes and growth in important leadership skills through their high school experience.
4. RTAM member involvement with their family members will promote positive mental health opportunities during a time when COVID has caused many to experience social and physical isolation.	4 Portfolios assist the student in becoming more aware of their own learning experiences and history.
5. RTAM member involvement will support a sense of purpose in their lives and offer them a sense of social value to society.	5 Portfolios provide a framework to encourage students’ self-assessment leading to a more accurate choice of how they want to spend their future, their career aspirations.
6. RTAM members will increase their opportunities to know and understand their youth family members’ challenges and issues while developing a relationship and creating a sense of trust.	6 Portfolios provide a framework with resources for building a resume and completing university/college entrance applications as well as job applications.
7. RTAM members can offer direct input into the writing of the applications to enhance the students’ chances of being successful.	7 Portfolios save the student the time and agony of trying to recall their experiences and gather all their information to complete applications in their graduating year.
	8 Portfolios provide students support to practice informed decision-making regarding their personal and professional opportunity selections.

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