Our Mission

In 1966 the Bartholomew County Retired Teachers Association was founded to promote the welfare of retired teachers in Indiana, specifically in Bartholomew County; to promote fellowship among retired teachers; and to serve as an instrument through which retired teachers could lend support to our local schools.

BARTA Officers 2023 - 2025

                                                                        Luanne Davis - Vice President
                                                                       Janice Montgomery - President
                                                                       Georgianna Waldrop - Secretary
                                                                       Teresa Heiny - Treasurer
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BARTA Officers for 2021 2022 

Here are the BARTA officers contingent upon their approval at the next BARTA general meeting:
                                                Luanne Davis - Vice President
                                               Janice Montgomery - President
                                               Janet Smith - Treasurer
​                                               Deb Eikenbary - Secretary








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BARTA officers for the next two years are: Lynne Fleming, President Beth Hazel, Vice President Connie Daugherty, Secretary Janet Smith, Treasurer.

In life as well as in the classroom, leadership is simply raising one's hand and saying, "I'll do it."
Here in BARTA we appreciate these people who raise their hands and keep our organization moving forward.

Our Leaders

2019-20 BARTA Officers
President - Lynne Fleming
Vice president - Beth Hazel
Secretary - Connie Daugherty
Treasurer - Janet Smith ​
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2019-20 Committee Chairs
Communications - LuAnn Davis, Joyce Heckman, Joe Nicholson 

Community Service - Donna Nicholson
Grants - Janice Montgomery
Historian -
Legislation - John Quick
Member concerns - June Hagan
Membership - Georgianna Waldrop
Public Relations - Cheryl Zuckschwerdt-Ellsbury
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IRTA and School Leaders
​Celebrate with BARTA

Joining BARTA members in May 2017 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary were BCSC Superintendent Dr. Jim Roberts, FRHC Superintendent Shawn Price, IRTA District 7 Director Ray Pavy, and IRTA President Dennis Bourquein.

Dr. Jim Roberts, Shawn Price, Ray Pavy and Dennis Bourquein spoke to BARTA members at the 50th Anniversary Celebration.

IRTA Board Elects New Executive Director

The IRTA Board of Directors met this past week to select our new Executive Director. Patricia (Trish) Whitcomb will begin in the office and visiting locals November 4. We are pleased to have the daughter of former Indiana Governor Edgar Whitcomb as our new Exec. Dir. If you would like to meet her at one of your upcoming meetings contact the office to arrange or contact me and I will arrange to bring her with me to introduce her to our members. 
Spread the word about our new Exec. Director. Remind retired teachers who are not State IRTA members the 13th check they just received is a good time to use some of that extra money to join IRTA. Without our action and lobbying efforts the check would not have been a reality this year and next in this two year budget. 
 
Gerald W. Mohr, Area 7 Director IRTA