KCRTA - Kendall
KCRTA - What we do.
KCRTA members have been helping in state conventions when held in San Antonio
and many members have had District 20 Chair Committees.
KCRTA's annual children book drive collects thousands of books and distributes
them to the school libraries in Kendall County and sometimes sharing with other units
when they were not able to collect. KCRTA has received awards for donating the most
books in District 20.
KCRTA is a strong unit with good leadership, active members and great interest in
the activities of TRTA.
Motto
"To Serve, Not Be Served"
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Goals
Promote the economic, social and professional status of retired educators
Promote the passage of legisltation beneficial to retired educators
Promote the continued involvement of school retireees in community service and decision making in the local community
Kendall County Retired Teachers Association History
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Kendall County Retired Teachers Association (KCRTA) was founded on December
14, 1978. It was originally organized as Boerne Retired Teachers by its eight charter
members. June 2, 1998, its name was changed to Kendall County RTA to include
retirees from Comfort ISD. Since Kendall County is known as the Key to the Hill Country
of Texas, this unit also has members who have retired from school districts in
surrounding counties.
The first officers were President Louise Helms, Vice President Iva Lee Kohler,
Secretary Christine East and Treasurer H. T. Patterson.
KCRTA is fortunate to have
three members that were Presidents during the first twenty years of the unit that are still
active. These members are Nelda Vogt, Helen Shinn and Virginia Milner.
Also, another current member is Robert Rahm who was one of the first persons to
receive the Boerne ISD Distinguished Alumni Award in 2021. Robert was schooled in
Boerne, was a teacher in Boerne and retired from Boerne as its Superintendent.
Immediate Past District 20 President is Suann Agold who was KCRTA President from
2013 to 2017. Suann is very active in promoting the functions of District 20 and its
member local units.