Raytown Retired School Personnel

09/16/2026

Vicki Ukleya accepting the MRTA Unit of Excellence Award at the annual meeting at Hotel Frontenac in St. Louis.

08/25/2026

08/25/2026

Things retired teachers AREN’T doing tonight:

❌ Packing tomorrow’s lunch
❌ Choosing a first-day outfit
❌ Charging the school laptop
❌ Finishing lesson plans
❌ Lying awake thinking about the seating chart

Instead, they’re putting on their slippers, picking up a good book and enjoying the evening! ☕📖

Retired educators, what back-to-school task are you happiest to leave behind? 😂

08/21/2026

When the school bus rolls by, but this year you’re waving from the driveway in your robe and slippers with a hot cup of coffee… ☕🚌👋

Happy Not-Back-to-School season to all our retired educators!

To everyone heading back to the classroom, we hope you have a wonderful school year. To our retirees, enjoy that coffee while it’s still hot! 😂

08/11/2026

🍎 You may have retired from the classroom, but you never stopped caring about Missouri’s schools, students, and educators.

That is why MRTA matters.

Together, we are protecting the retirement security you worked decades to earn, keeping retired educators informed, advocating for public education, and making sure your voice is heard in Jefferson City and across Missouri.

Recent elections showed what can happen when retired educators are informed, engaged, and united. But our work does not stop after Election Day. The decisions that affect your retirement, your community, and the future of public education are being made all year long.

If you have not joined MRTA yet, now is the time.

Your classroom years may be behind you, but your experience, your influence, and your voice still matter.

Join thousands of retired educators standing together for what matters most.

🍎 Stay informed.
🍎 Stay connected.
🍎 Stay involved.
🍎 Join MRTA today!

Because we are always stronger when retired educators stand together.

👉 Join here: https://portal.mrta.org/general/memberjoin.aspx

02/23/2026

The Senate is set to take up and debate SCS SB 971 & 906 this week.

11/10/2025

The Fall 2025 edition of the MRTA newsletter is now available! This edition includes:

A Recap of MRTA's 47th Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet
The 2025 Distinguished Retiree of the Year, Cindy Lemar
Regional and Unit Awards
The 2025 Legislator of the Year, Representative Terry Thompson
Messages from Past-President Hap Hairston, President Virgie Cook and Executive Director Maria Walden
New Amendment Aims to Keep Public Funds in Public Education
School Funding Modernization Task Force Update
The Importance of MRTA Call to Action
Tax Implications of the WEP and GPO Repeal
Community Impact and Membership Updates
Meet Laruen Nichols, MRTA's New Office Assistant
And much more!

09/24/2025

President Vicki Uklea accepted the Unit of Excellence award at the 2025 annual meeting.

04/04/2025

We attended the MRTA Leadership Conference in Columbia a couple of weeks ago.

11/11/2023

🇺🇸 Honoring our veterans on this special day. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Happy Veterans Day from the Missouri Retired Teachers and Education Employees Association! 🎗️