Welcome to the Lake County Retired Teachers Association (LCRTA) website! Chartered May 27, 1965, we are an organized group of retired teachers who taught or live in Lake County, Indiana.

     The LCRTA is an affiliate of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association (IRTA) and National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA). Any retired teacher, administrator, or surviving spouse who is receiving a pension from the Indiana State Teachers Retirement Fund may become a member of the LCRTA upon payment of annual dues of $10 by March 1 of each year.

     Yearly dues for IRTA are $30, renewable each September or deductible automatically from the September check. Any active teacher, spouse, friend, or relative may also become Associate Members of the IRTA. Yearly dues are $5 for Associate Membership; Associate Membership in the county organization is $10 yearly. Dues for IRTA and LCRTA remain separate and must be paid separately.

The purposes of the LCRTA are to ...

     *sponsor and support legislation concerning teachers' pensions

     *sponsor and support legislation concerning education

     *sponsor activities of special interest to retired teachers

     *initiate and develop a continuous program of retired teacher welfare            designed to improve the economic and social status of retired teachers.

The IRTA Mission Statement ...

          To promote the welfare of Indiana's retired educators; to encourage and perpetuate education in Indiana; and to provide community leadership, service, and guidance.