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We are always looking for interested retired teachers or other citizens concerned
with education in joining our organization.
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Who Can Join?
Active Membership: Membership shall be open to any retired or former educator or administrator
who has been employed in any educational institution or in the field of education.
Associate Membership:
Associate membership shall be open to any active teacher or other person interested in the work of this association and approved
for membership by the Executive Committee. An associate member shall have membership rights and privileges, except the
right to vote, hold office, or to represent the Association.
Life Membership: Life membership shall be open
to any member eligible for active or associate membership.
Benefits of Joining
There are important benefits to joining
our Association. Among them are taking an active interest in legislation affecting our retirement status and educational
issues, improving education in our public schools through active participation, and promoting a spirit of fellowship among
retired teachers.
Here are 25
good reasons why an retired educator should join SCORTA and the Ohio Retired Teachers' Association ORTA:
1. Promotes quality health care coverage through leadership role
in the Health Care Advocates
2. Represents retired teachers at STRS committee and board meetings
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Represents retired teachers in Washington, D.C.
4. Supports repeal of the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall
Elimination Provision (WEP)
5. Opposes mandatory social security coverage for Ohio's teachers
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Participates in the National Retired Teachers' Association (NRTA)
7. Promotes cost-of-living increases
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Represents retired teachers at Ohio's General Assembly
9. Testifies at state committee meetings
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Lobbied for Senate Substitute Bill 190, which recalulated final average salaries
11. Supported Bills that added
additional retired teachers to STRS
12. Monitors and tracks all legislation affecting retired teachers
13.
Travel packages-high quality, reasonably priced
14. Special, low, long distance phone rates
15. "Legaline":
free legal consultation and advice by phone and by mail
16. Affordable long term care plans for members and their
families
17. Maintains a staffed state office to coordinate statewide activities
18. Provides leadership
training at district, area and state levels
19. 64 years of experience serving Ohio's retired educators
since 1947
20. Website: http:www.orta.org for a source of up-to-date information
21. Publishes the ORTA
Quarterly and newsletters
22. Keeps chapters and members informed on issues
23. 90 chapters-at least
one in every county of Ohio
24. Local meetins with a personal touch
25. There
is no other organization that works exclusively for Ohio's retired teachers.
A small investment
in a membership strengthens our associations and also strengthens our voices with STRS and the legislature. ORTA's
Number One priority is protecting and improving teacher retirement benefits.
Associate Memberships also available:
Any person interested in education and the concerns of retirees may become as associate member of ORTA.
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How Can You Join?
To join we need a completed
application and membership dues for the first year. Dues are $50.00 for lifetime SCORTA membership. If lifetime is not
selected, yearly dues are $5.00. Also, members may join the Ohio Retired Teachers' Association. Dues
are $500.00 for lifetime. If lifetime is not selected yearly dues are $30.00. Please contact us for more
information and a copy of the application.
You also may attend one of our four yearly
meetings and sign up. Our meetings are the second Friday of the months of Sept., Dec., Mar., and June. The September
and March meetings are in Clyde, Ohio, at the United Methodist Church. The Dec. and June meetings are in Fremont, Ohio,
at St. John's Lutheran Church.
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Sandusky County Retired Teachers' Association-Serving
retired teachers proudly.
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