The Indiana Retired Teachers Association Foundation offers scholarships to assist future teachers and to encourage quality education in Indiana. The competitive scholarship program produces only eight winners, one from each of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association's geographic areas. The 2011 winners received $3,000 to put toward their education. The scholarships are awarded during the Indiana Retired Teachers Association's annual Representative Assembly in May.
The scholarships are available to Indiana college or university education majors who are the sons/daughters, grandsons/granddaughters, legal dependents or spouses of active, retired or deceased educators.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE INDIANA RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OFFICE BY JANUARY 31, 2012.
Download and print the guidelines/application by clicking HERE and send it to:
Indiana Retired Teachers Assocation Foundation
2629 Waterfront Pkwy East Dr. Ste. 105
Indianapolis, IN 46214.
You can also fax the application to us at (317) 637-9671. Good Luck!
Guidelines and Application
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Volunteer Hours
To Allen County Retired Educators',
Please forward your volunteer hours for 2011 to Pat Brooks.
There is no need to itemize each entry, but you could total your hours spent in youth volunteering, and then again in service to adults.
Marilyn McDougle is chair of this committee and would like to have all volunteer hours sent before December 1 - but sooner would be appreciated.
E-mail your volunteer hours to teamrkba1@frontier.com, or call her at: 260-482-2207.
Please forward your volunteer hours for 2011 to Pat Brooks.
There is no need to itemize each entry, but you could total your hours spent in youth volunteering, and then again in service to adults.
Marilyn McDougle is chair of this committee and would like to have all volunteer hours sent before December 1 - but sooner would be appreciated.
E-mail your volunteer hours to teamrkba1@frontier.com, or call her at: 260-482-2207.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Indiana retired teachers to receive 13th check on September 1
The Indiana Retired Teachers Association reminds all retired teachers who retired before December 31, 2010, that they will receive a 13th check in addition to their regular pension check on September 1, 2011. The 2011 Indiana General Assembly passed HB 1001 which included an amendment which secures the payment to retired teachers. The amendment to the budget bill was originally presented by Sen. Vaneta Becker (R-Evansville). Sen. Becker said, “You deserve this payment, and I was glad to help. I appreciate your many years of service and teaching the children of the State of Indiana.”
Bob Kraft, President of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, praised the efforts of the association’s 35,000 members. “Without the support of our members, we would not have received this payment from the legislature.” The Indiana Retired Teachers Association was founded in 1950 as a nonprofit association to protect the Indiana Teacher Retirement Fund. Each year for the last six years, association members have donated over 1 million hours to the State of Indiana, saving taxpayers over $20 million in community services.
You can see the amount you will receive from Sen. Becker’s amendment here: http://in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SAMF/MO1001552.021.html
Please send a letter or email of appreciation to your legislators. You can find the email addresses of your legislators by going to: http://district.iga.in.gov/DistrictLookup/.
If you are not a member of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, you are invited to join online at: www.retiredteachers.org. As our membership grows, our voice in the Indiana General Assembly grows. Dues for retired teachers are $30 per year and dues for associate members, including active teachers, are $5 per year.
Andrew P. Thomas, Executive Director
athomas@retiredteachers.org
Indiana Retired Teachers Association
2629 Waterfront Pkwy East Dr., Ste. 105
Indianapolis IN, 46214
Telephone (317) 637-7481
Toll-free (888)-454-9333
Bob Kraft, President of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, praised the efforts of the association’s 35,000 members. “Without the support of our members, we would not have received this payment from the legislature.” The Indiana Retired Teachers Association was founded in 1950 as a nonprofit association to protect the Indiana Teacher Retirement Fund. Each year for the last six years, association members have donated over 1 million hours to the State of Indiana, saving taxpayers over $20 million in community services.
You can see the amount you will receive from Sen. Becker’s amendment here: http://in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SAMF/MO1001552.021.html
Please send a letter or email of appreciation to your legislators. You can find the email addresses of your legislators by going to: http://district.iga.in.gov/DistrictLookup/.
If you are not a member of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, you are invited to join online at: www.retiredteachers.org. As our membership grows, our voice in the Indiana General Assembly grows. Dues for retired teachers are $30 per year and dues for associate members, including active teachers, are $5 per year.
Andrew P. Thomas, Executive Director
athomas@retiredteachers.org
Indiana Retired Teachers Association
2629 Waterfront Pkwy East Dr., Ste. 105
Indianapolis IN, 46214
Telephone (317) 637-7481
Toll-free (888)-454-9333
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Meeting Schedule, Membership, and Volunteering
Meetings
Our first of four yearly meetings will be Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano, 4010 West Jefferson Blvd. at Jefferson Pointe. We will meet at 11:00 AM. Please send an email or phone reservation at least one week before each meeting to: Mary Jo Purvis or call 493-4263.
Our first of four yearly meetings will be Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano, 4010 West Jefferson Blvd. at Jefferson Pointe. We will meet at 11:00 AM. Please send an email or phone reservation at least one week before each meeting to: Mary Jo Purvis or call 493-4263.
Each luncheon will cost $12; HOWEVER, this first luncheon will be a two-for-one, IF, IF, IF, IF, any active member brings an inactive member, not a newly retiree of 2011, but any former retiree to this luncheon. Note: This is $12 for two people.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Membership
We the Co-Presidents of AREA know that when TEACHERS RETIRE they feel they are done. HOWEVER, if you want to continue to get a 13th CHECK AND/OR COLA then you need to be an ACTIVE MEMBER OF AREA AND IRTA. Please note that AREA and IRTA are nonpartisan organizations. AREA and IRTA are the only, ONLY organizations that lobby for retired teachers. We need your MEMBERSHIP IN BOTH ORGANIZATIONS.
AREA makes a DIRECTORY for all members only. Pick one up at any meeting or one can be mailed to you by adding $2 to your membership dues of $10.
Volunteering
Volunteer hours for this year, 2011, need to be turned in by DECEMBER 1 to Marilyn McDougle: Email McDougle1@frontier.com or call 424-0751.
- 2nd MEETING: Covington Commons, 2601 Covington Commons Dr., October 24th, 2011
- 3rd MEETING: Baker Street Steakhouse, 4820 North Clinton St., April 25th, 2012
- 4th MEETING: Catablu, Covington Plaza, June 2012
We the Co-Presidents of AREA know that when TEACHERS RETIRE they feel they are done. HOWEVER, if you want to continue to get a 13th CHECK AND/OR COLA then you need to be an ACTIVE MEMBER OF AREA AND IRTA. Please note that AREA and IRTA are nonpartisan organizations. AREA and IRTA are the only, ONLY organizations that lobby for retired teachers. We need your MEMBERSHIP IN BOTH ORGANIZATIONS.
AREA makes a DIRECTORY for all members only. Pick one up at any meeting or one can be mailed to you by adding $2 to your membership dues of $10.
Volunteering
Volunteer hours for this year, 2011, need to be turned in by DECEMBER 1 to Marilyn McDougle: Email McDougle1@frontier.com or call 424-0751.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Last Meeting of the 2010-2011 Year
The last meeting of 2010-2011 will be held at Lutheran Life Villages, 6701 S. Anthony Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN at 11:00 A.M on Wednesday, June 1. The cost of luncheon is $6.00. Please send reservations to Mary Jo Purvis at mpurvis1@frontier.com or call 493-4263 approximately 1 week before the meeting.
The minutes and treasury report will be circulated to members. It will need a motion and second on each to be placed in the records. There will also be committee reports for your information on what AREA has completed in 2010-2011. The main purpose of this meeting is to vote on the slate of officers for 2011-2013 and have social time.
Incoming Officers:
Co-Presidents – Richard Block & John Wearly
President Elect – Carol Buttell
First vice president – Barb Kanning
Recording secretary – Carolyn Vanice
Assistant recording secretary- Carol Terwilliger
Corresponding Secretary – Madeline Garvin
Treasurer – Joy Bodine
Archives – Bruce Oliver
Legislative – Bruce Oliver
Membership – Pam George
Associate membership – Bev Brunson
Nominations – All
Programs – Executive officers and committee chairpersons
Publicity – Virginia Jones
Social – Beth Sorgen & Arlene Kruckeberg
Organizer of places – Mary Jo Purvis
Gift of Books – Dr. Carol Buttell
Eyeglass project – Ed Delong
Volunteer hour’s chairperson – Marilyn McDougle
Congratulations to the members who have volunteered to lead AREA for 2011-2013.
AREA officers are requesting your $10.00 dues be paid for 2011-2012 at this meeting or mailed to Joy Bodine, Treasurer, by June 30, 2011. By receiving membership information and dues at this time, the fall membership directory may be printed. Joy Bodine 12726 Schooner Dr. Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Click here to get a copy of this letter with the membership form for printing and mailing.
Pam George will be recognized as one of the eight recipients of Volunteers of the Year Awards for IRTA. Stu Bloom will be recognized for setting up and maintaining our web site. AREA received first place in web site award by IRTA. This is a wonderful honor to have these two members to bring recognition for themselves and AREA.
In closing, I would like to thank all the members for joining AREA, coming to meeting, volunteering for AREA over my years as President. In addition, I appreciate all of the work of the officers and committee chairpersons. AREA would not be able to function without these volunteers. I have enjoyed meeting members through meetings, email and telephone calls. I will continue to be involved with AREA as a Past President.
Thank you and Blessings to all, Jeanne Hertig
The minutes and treasury report will be circulated to members. It will need a motion and second on each to be placed in the records. There will also be committee reports for your information on what AREA has completed in 2010-2011. The main purpose of this meeting is to vote on the slate of officers for 2011-2013 and have social time.
Incoming Officers:
Co-Presidents – Richard Block & John Wearly
President Elect – Carol Buttell
First vice president – Barb Kanning
Recording secretary – Carolyn Vanice
Assistant recording secretary- Carol Terwilliger
Corresponding Secretary – Madeline Garvin
Treasurer – Joy Bodine
Archives – Bruce Oliver
Legislative – Bruce Oliver
Membership – Pam George
Associate membership – Bev Brunson
Nominations – All
Programs – Executive officers and committee chairpersons
Publicity – Virginia Jones
Social – Beth Sorgen & Arlene Kruckeberg
Organizer of places – Mary Jo Purvis
Gift of Books – Dr. Carol Buttell
Eyeglass project – Ed Delong
Volunteer hour’s chairperson – Marilyn McDougle
Congratulations to the members who have volunteered to lead AREA for 2011-2013.
AREA officers are requesting your $10.00 dues be paid for 2011-2012 at this meeting or mailed to Joy Bodine, Treasurer, by June 30, 2011. By receiving membership information and dues at this time, the fall membership directory may be printed. Joy Bodine 12726 Schooner Dr. Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Click here to get a copy of this letter with the membership form for printing and mailing.
Pam George will be recognized as one of the eight recipients of Volunteers of the Year Awards for IRTA. Stu Bloom will be recognized for setting up and maintaining our web site. AREA received first place in web site award by IRTA. This is a wonderful honor to have these two members to bring recognition for themselves and AREA.
In closing, I would like to thank all the members for joining AREA, coming to meeting, volunteering for AREA over my years as President. In addition, I appreciate all of the work of the officers and committee chairpersons. AREA would not be able to function without these volunteers. I have enjoyed meeting members through meetings, email and telephone calls. I will continue to be involved with AREA as a Past President.
Thank you and Blessings to all, Jeanne Hertig
Thursday, May 12, 2011
The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries
The following article appeared on the NY Times Editorial Page on April 30, 2011. It's titled, The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries.
WHEN we don’t get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don’t blame the soldiers. We don’t say, “It’s these lazy soldiers and their bloated benefits plans! That’s why we haven’t done better in Afghanistan!” No, if the results aren’t there, we blame the planners. We blame the generals, the secretary of defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff. No one contemplates blaming the men and women fighting every day in the trenches for little pay and scant recognition.CLICK HERE to read the entire article.
And yet in education we do just that. When we don’t like the way our students score on international standardized tests, we blame the teachers. When we don’t like the way particular schools perform, we blame the teachers and restrict their resources.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Legislative Bulletin #4
Indiana Retired Teachers Association
May 4, 2011
Budget Bill Passes with Amendment 21 -- a One Time Payment (13th Check)
The Indiana General Assembly adjourned on Friday, April 29, after approving the budget for 2011-2013. Amendment 21 was included, which secures a one-time payment (13th check) for retired teachers. The amendment to the budget bill was originally presented by Sen. Vaneta Becker (R-Evansville). After an eloquent presentation, the full Senate voted 49-0 to approve the amendment. Sen. Lindel Hume (D-Princeton) also spoke in favor of Amendment 21. Sen. Tom Wyss was not able to vote on the amendment because of his excused absence.
After the vote, Sen. Vaneta Becker said to retired teachers and retired public workers, “You deserve this payment, and I was glad to help. I appreciate your many years of service and teaching the children of the State of Indiana.”
You can see the amount you will receive from Sen. Becker’s amendment here: http://in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SAMF/MO1001552.021.html
Please send a letter of appreciation or an email to Sen. Vaneta Becker for authoring this amendment to: s50@in.gov. You can send an email to Sen. Lindel Hume at: s48@in.gov.
Provision to Reduce the Unfunded Liability of the Teacher Retirement Fund
The provision added by Sen. Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) was also included. This addition would pay down the $11 billion in unfunded teacher pension liabilities the state faces. The provision provides that one half of any surplus over 10% would apply to the unfunded liability of the Teacher Retirement Fund through the Pension Stabilization Fund.
Please send a letter or email of appreciation to Sen. Luke Kenley at s20@in.gov for authoring this amendment.
Sen. Kenley was quoted in the Indianapolis Star as follows, "If we begin to pay that down now with today's dollars, that will have an enormous beneficial impact for all the budgets to be done for the next 25 years."
Our officers and board thank you for all your support. Your emails and letters to legislators ARE making a difference.
Andrew P. Thomas, Executive Director
Indiana Retired Teachers Association
2629 Waterfront Pkwy East Dr., Ste. 105
Indianapolis, IN 46214
Telephone (317) 637-7481
Toll-free (888) 454-9333
WEB SITE: www.retiredteachers.org
May 4, 2011
Budget Bill Passes with Amendment 21 -- a One Time Payment (13th Check)
The Indiana General Assembly adjourned on Friday, April 29, after approving the budget for 2011-2013. Amendment 21 was included, which secures a one-time payment (13th check) for retired teachers. The amendment to the budget bill was originally presented by Sen. Vaneta Becker (R-Evansville). After an eloquent presentation, the full Senate voted 49-0 to approve the amendment. Sen. Lindel Hume (D-Princeton) also spoke in favor of Amendment 21. Sen. Tom Wyss was not able to vote on the amendment because of his excused absence.
After the vote, Sen. Vaneta Becker said to retired teachers and retired public workers, “You deserve this payment, and I was glad to help. I appreciate your many years of service and teaching the children of the State of Indiana.”
You can see the amount you will receive from Sen. Becker’s amendment here: http://in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SAMF/MO1001552.021.html
Please send a letter of appreciation or an email to Sen. Vaneta Becker for authoring this amendment to: s50@in.gov. You can send an email to Sen. Lindel Hume at: s48@in.gov.
Provision to Reduce the Unfunded Liability of the Teacher Retirement Fund
The provision added by Sen. Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) was also included. This addition would pay down the $11 billion in unfunded teacher pension liabilities the state faces. The provision provides that one half of any surplus over 10% would apply to the unfunded liability of the Teacher Retirement Fund through the Pension Stabilization Fund.
Please send a letter or email of appreciation to Sen. Luke Kenley at s20@in.gov for authoring this amendment.
Sen. Kenley was quoted in the Indianapolis Star as follows, "If we begin to pay that down now with today's dollars, that will have an enormous beneficial impact for all the budgets to be done for the next 25 years."
Our officers and board thank you for all your support. Your emails and letters to legislators ARE making a difference.
Andrew P. Thomas, Executive Director
Indiana Retired Teachers Association
2629 Waterfront Pkwy East Dr., Ste. 105
Indianapolis, IN 46214
Telephone (317) 637-7481
Toll-free (888) 454-9333
WEB SITE: www.retiredteachers.org
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