Catawba County Retired School Personnel
2024-2026 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 we meet and share meals at 1 PM.
May 14th we will meet our scholarship candidates. We'll celebrate CCRSP
members who have died.
Have you heard about AI?
NCRSP 2025 STATE
CONVENTION
CCRSP member, Ginger
Sermons, received
special Presidential
Recognition for her work
as Editor of the Panorama.
What a surprise to her!
Colleen Lanier asks "Where can your curiosity lead you?"
- Think about what makes you happy.
- Think about how you can get more involved in things.
- Explore new challenges and experiences.
- Persue something you always wanted to do and never had time for.
WHEN
YOU
RETIRE
This is a MUST READ!
1) House Bill 806
“Public School Operational Relief”
The bill will make conditions worse for both students and teachers!
The bill has two main provisions that would damage public schools’ quality and working conditions.
CLASS SIZES WILL INCREASE. The bill would eliminate current class size limitations for K, 1, 2, 3. Currently class size is restricted by law to 16 or 18 students, depending on the grade. Decades of research has shown that the early grades are absolutely essential for building a strong foundation in math and literacy. This bill would remove the class size limits and would allow underfunded districts to pack classrooms and hire fewer teachers. More students in these early grades will very likely lead to less learning in critical years.
TEACHER QUALITY WILL DECREASE. Currently in North Carolina, all traditional public school teachers must have a teaching license or be pursuing a license at an approved Educator Preparation Program (EPP). The bill would reduce this requirement to only 50% of the teachers in a school, bringing traditional public schools down to the level required of charter school staff (private schools have no requirement at all, even if they accept tax-payer funded tuition vouchers). The remaining 50% of teachers will only be required to be at least 18 years old, college graduates, and take a preservice training in how to identify students with disabilities and manage classroom behavior.
Please contact your legislators to urge them to vote NO on this bill. We should fully fund our schools and require our teachers to be fully licensed!
Pat Hensley introduced her niece, Rachel Frye, who brought her husband Scott to help bring us into the future with AI knowledge.
Rachel shared ways AI is used in the classrooms and how teachers benefit.
How can retirees use AI and how do we learn? The best part is that Rachel is looking at her schedule to perhaps prepare a workshop for us. Rachel is a Teacher Support Specialist so her time is limited.
Here are sites you can explore:
--Chatgpt
--NotebookLM
--MagicSchool AI
Have you been invited to a Tea Party? Sandra Hatley and Ginger Sermons were treated royally by The Queen, Alice, Mad Hatter, Mouse, Rabbit and Caterpillar. Of course, Watauga CRSP hosted many other local, region members and teachers who will soon retire.
