Catawba County Retired School Personnel
2024-2028 CCRSP OFFICERS
President--Marilyn Futrelle
Vice President--Sandra Hatley
Secretary--Molene Benfield
Treasurer--Jenny Propst
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Retirees support the active NCAE organizations. Offer to speak at meetings, supply treats, introduce yourself to school personnel, hold pre-retirement gathering, etc.
Use the directory on the Representative Page to find addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for your NC and US representatives.
Contact them!! They work for us. Share your ideas and needs.
A major lesson for members to remember is to contact SECU immediately if you see a discrepancy in your account or if you think you have become a victim. Do Not give any personal information to a phone caller, even if the person seems SO nice. Hang up. SECU is here for us, so take advantage of their programs: auto loans, legal services, financial assistance.
IMPORTANT DATES
FOR 2025
CCRSP meets at Golden Corral Restaurant the 2nd Wednesdays at noon for a meeting.
Meals are shared at 1 PM.
2025
April 9th May 14th
Words to Remember
“In public schools, students have numerous constitutional rights, including equal protection, due process, free speech, and both free exercise of religion and freedom from religion. None of these constitutional protections apply in private schools.”
Have you heard about the
CATAWBA COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING?
Vickie Blevins is the director and has
only 2 assistants who serve more
than 4900 clients a year. Volunteers
are the key to accomplishing the
wonderful work for the aging. Sign up
to receive the newsletter, The Scope
by mail. You can also read about all
the scheduled activities online--
Here are a few:
Care For the Caregiver
Designer Greeting Cards
Maximize Your Smartphone
Trivia Thursday
Movie Matinee
Catawba Crafters
NCRSP 2025 STATE CONVENTION
General Information
Date: Wednesday and Thursday
March 26-27, 2025
Location: Hilton Hotel near Duke University
3800 Hillsborough Rd.
Durham, NC 27705
Linda Gunter and Colleen Lanier are the registered Lobbyists for NCRSP. NC General Assembly has returned to session. The NCRSP 2025-2026 Legislative Agenda will be hand-delivered to the offices of our state legislators by on Tuesday, January 28th.
The NCRSP 2025-2026 Legislative Agenda is posted on the REPRESENTATIVES page.
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Legislative and SBE Updates
The NCGA convenes on Monday, March 3. Committee meetings begin at 4:00 p.m. with the Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.
This week, a few notable bills were introduced:
House Bill 192 "Raise Teacher Pay & Dollar Allot. Study" would increase beginning teacher pay to $50,000. Salaries across the scale would increase up to $12,000 per year, making North Carolina salaries much more competitive with surrounding states. The bill also returns salary supplements for master's degrees but fails to end the salary freeze for teachers in years 15-24.
House Bill 139 "Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefits" restores retiree medical benefits to state employees and teachers who lost the benefits as a result of previous legislation cutting these benefits starting in January 2021.
