Home Hurricane Assistance About News Initiatives Beginning Teacher Scholarships Classroom Assistance Grants A Helping Hand The Lehr – Pritchard Endowment Fund Contact Us Donate THE TEXAS RETIRED TEACHERS FOUNDATION SUPPORTS PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. Mission The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation is a non-profit organization providing resources and programming that contribute to an enhanced quality of life for retired teachers and school personnel. Vision To be recognized as a leader in providing useful services to retired Texas teachers and school personnel to be a model for other similar foundations in the USA to emulate. History The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation has given over $200,000 to the Texas education community since 1988. Legacy The TRTF Legacy Campaign promotes a positive image of public education in Texas. Donate Through your donations, we give back to the education community! Our Scholarship and Grant Programs Beginning Teacher Scholarships The Beginning Teacher Scholarship provides funds to help new educators pay for certification tests and purchase materials for their very first classroom. "A Helping Hand" Program The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation provides charitable assistance to education retirees for critical needs and short-term hardships. Classroom Assistance Grants TRTF awards multiple grants annually to Texas public school teachers for innovative programs, activities, or learning platforms. latest news Posted in News 07 Sep by Cindee Sharp0 Comments Foundation Month is Coming Soon! November 2017 is Foundation Month! Foundation Month, a time designated by the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) Board of Directors to honor… more Posted in News 05 Sep by Cindee Sharp0 Comments Hurricane Harvey Assistance The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF) is raising funds to provide financial assistance for retired and active educators impacted by Hurricane Harvey.… more Posted in News 06 Jul by Cindee Sharp0 Comments TRTF Expanding Programs The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF) Board of Trustees met on Thursday, June 30, 2017 and voted to expand two of its… more The Lehr - Pritchard Endowment Fund learn more TRTF Board of Trustees Jamie Larson – President I served public schools for 27 years as a band director and teacher. I taught in Spur ISD, Wellington ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Rockdale ISD, and Bryan ISD. I served as a Band director 5-12, High School Director, Middle School Director.… Read more Carlos Ortiz – Vice-President I worked 33 years in public schools and 10 years at San Antonio College. Read more Elva Garcia – Board Member I taught Vocational Home Economics at San Diego High School for 35 years. I am serving on the Beginning Teacher Scholarship Committee. I hope my education legacy is that I inspired my nieces and nephews, my students and others to… Read more Lynn Granzin – Board Member I served 41 years in public education. I worked at San Angelo ISD, Lubbock ISD, Bronte ISD, Miles ISD as a secondary math teacher. I also worked at the Education Service Center Region XV as a math consultant. I hope… Read more Carla Meuth – Board Member Born and raised in Sugar Land, Carla Meuth has spent most of her life in Fort Bend county. Her tremendous work experience includes teaching kindergarten, special education, working with students who have dyslexia and coaching sports activities. In her personal… Read more Mary Nell Short – Board Member Mary Nell Short, who resides in Wake Village, taught sophomore English in Salina, Kansas, as well as 8th Grade Math at Roosevelt Jr. High in Little Rock, Arkansas before making her way to Texas. In Texarkana at Texas High School,… Read more Ronnie Jung – Board Member While I did not work in a public school, I did have 39 years of public service including 15.5 years at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, where I served as the Executive Director from 2004 to 2011. My favorite… Read more Martha Kallus – Board Member I served 29 years as a classroom teacher in Texas. My entire career was in Midland, Texas with the exception of a semester as a beginning teacher in Plainview and a year in New Mexico. During my career, I was a… Read more Brenda Ritter – Board Member I worked at Katy ISD as its Communication Coordinator and Educational Writer in the Public Information Office. I worked with the Houston area media and the public--answering questions and solving problems. I wrote speeches for the superintendent, trustees and other administrators.… Read more Texas Retired Teachers Foundation 313 E. 12th St. Ste. 220 Austin, TX 78701 Telephone: +1 800 880 1650 E-mail: help@trtf.org Texas Retired Teachers Foundation © 2017 Privacy Policy