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The Houston Association of Retired Teachers (HART)
A local unit of the Texas Association of Retired Teachers (TRTA)
Why You Should Join HART and TRTA
1. To have a voice on the issues that confront our Texas state government regarding our retirement benefits and health insurance.
2. To be able to attend monthly HART meetings to stay informed about issues that affect our future as retired educators.
3. To be able to support HART’s programs which include Books For Children, HART’s Scholarship Fund, HART’s Continuing Education Fund for Teachers, and HART’s support of the Stilwell Memorial Residence for Retired Educators.
4. To be able to participate in monthly fun field trips to places of interest in the greater Houston area.
5. To meet new friends, connect with old friends and colleagues, and most importantly to have fun!
Membership
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED TEACHERS?
HART is an organization open to all retired public school employees in the greater Houston area. HART provides educational and
social opportunities for its members and works to promote the future of
education in Texas as well as the economic well-being of retired educators.BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
- Keep informed about your pension, healthcare, andbenefits
- Connect to fellow retired educators and friends
- Attend programs geared to your needs and interests
- Candidate forum in October - Please note that we are strictly non-partisan
- ·Travel
- Fellowship with other retired educators
- Opportunities for advocacy about retired and active teacher issues
- Stimulating programs*
- Volunteer opportunities
- Benefits and insurance options, etc.
- ·Scholarships to local university education majors
- Continuing education grants to teachers for special projects
- Books for Children Program provides annual donations to an HISD school
- Volunteer opportunities*
- Field trips and special classes
* For example, we meet every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to make lunches for children too young to get free meals from
school. If you would like to join us the address is 330 Garden Oaks Blvd.MEMBERSHIP IS $50.00 PER YEAR
$15.00 of the fee is for HART membership.
$35.00 of the fee is for membership in the Texas Retired Teachers Association.To have your voice heard in Austin, your membership in both organizations is vital!
Use one of the following three methods to join:
1) Click here to download an application that you can mail to:
HART P.O. Box 6727, Houston, TX 77265-6727
2) Come to any HART monthly meeting and join during the meeting
3) Join HART/TRTA online. Please note: If you use the online payment method there is an additional $6.00 service charge added to the cost of
the yearly membership.- Keep informed about your pension, healthcare, andbenefits
Order Your Membership Online (Click on the photo below)
(Note the additional $6.00 service charge)
INSIDE LINE - Make certain that you receive TRTA's Inside Line eMail and learn about issues and events that affect you by CLICKING HERE.
To learn if you are registered to vote and if your voter registration is up-to-date, CLICK HERE.
To learn who represents you in the Texas Legislature and how to contact those persons CLICK HERE.
News From the HART President - Johnnie Robinson
Check here for quick HART updates! (Subscribe and get notified of HART news!)
I hope everyone had meaningful time with family and friends over the extended holiday, and is now...Our monthly meetings take place at the Jewish Community Center, 5601 South Braeswood Blvd.,...The HART membership year follows the public school calendar, so we are about to put this year to...Legislative Priorities of HART and TRTA
- Preserve the funding plan enacted during the 86th Legislature
- Secure a financial structure capable of providing a future COLA.
- Maintain contribution for TRS-Care retiree health insurance.
- Preserve TRS Texas Traditional Defined Benefit Retirement Plan
- Ensure earned Social Security benefits are paid to retirees (Federal Issue). For details go to trta.org.
HART Photo Gallery
Photos & videos from our events
Expanding Horizons
Every month, HART members are invited to participate in field trips to fun and exciting places in the greater Houston area.
Enjoying a scooter ride during a HART field trip to the inner workings of the Houston Children's Museum
A HART field trip: Learning about the Houston Metrorail - Houston's latest form of public transportation.
HART Calendar of Events
Every month, HART members are invited to participate in field trips to fun and exciting places in the greater Houston area.
Our monthly meetings take place at the Jewish Community Center, 5601 South Braeswood Blvd., Houston, TX 77096. Come to the front entrance and a guide will lead you to the meeting room. Meetings start at 10:00am and continue until 11:30am. Come earlier, starting at 9:30am, to socialize with fellow members, get some coffee, cookies, and assorted other goodies.
The HART 2023 - 2024 meeting dates are:
September 8, 2023
October 13, 2023
November 17, 2023
February 9, 2024
March 8, 2024
April 12, 2024
May 10, 2024
Mark Your Calendar for HART Special Events
March 19 Expanding Horizons field trip to Museum of Illusions
April 15-17 TRTA Convention in Corpus Christi, American Bank Center on 1901 NorthShoreline Boulevard. Let's celebrate TRTA's 79th anniversary!
April 18 Expanding Horizons field trip to Ivory Bill Neches River boat tour
May 7 Expanding Horizons field trip to the Gandhi Museum
and Awards ceremony at JCC
May 13 Executive Board Meeting, Bayland Park
July 22 Executive Board Meeting, Bayland Park
Oct. 7 Executive Board Meeting, Bayland ParkSigning into a HART monthly meeting
A quick discussion during a break in a HART meeting.
HARTbeat Newsletters
Howard Lindsay, Editor
Issues (Click on the issue you want to read)
The HARTbeat is published quarterly from September to May. It contains news from the Texas Retired Teachers Association and information about special HART events.
HART Friends
HART Friends
HART Sings!
Senior Designer
Paul and Sue Ofeld receive the Dr. Kate Bell Memorial "Spirit of Hart" award for their music contributions to the Houston Association of Retired Teachers.
HART Scholarship and Continuing Education Funds
Each spring, the Houston Association of Retired Teachers awards up to five scholarships to junior or senior students who are enrolled in a college of education. We rotate through the following universities: University of Houston, St. Thomas University, Houston Baptist University, Rice University, and Texas Southern University.
Mail Donations to:
HART Scholarship or Continuing Education Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 6727
Houston 77265-6727
HART awarded $1000 scholarships to each of four Houston Christian University education students for the 2023 - 2024 academic year
Jessica Hall
Marissa Melendez
Jennifer Ortiz
Briana Wofford, and
Dr. Mary White, HCU School of Education
2022 Scholarship Donations: HART Scholarship Fund, Inc., has received donations from the following individuals for 2022:Joan Graham and Dr. Gary Patterson.HART members can make donations at any time of the year to this fund for any reason: in honor of a person; in memory of someone; or a special event.
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Photography - Howard Lindsay, Tom Sanders, Richard A. Smith
Webmaster - Richard A. Smith
Immediate Past Webmaster - Tom Sanders
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