MRTA Unveils Strategic Report

The Missouri Retired Teachers Association and Public School Personnel (MRTA) Board of Directors approved the MRTA Strategic Plan Report at their March 18th meeting.   “This is a plan for our association’s continued success,” said MRTA Board President Maureen Hacker.  “It has been an extremely valuable process. This plan gives us a formal framework for evaluating our progress and helps us understand the best ways to adjust course, as necessary. It will be of great benefit to us as an organization, and to our membership.”

The report includes the summaries, objectives, goals, focus areas, and key performance indicators of the six MRTA Strategic Plan Subcommittees: Membership; Engagement, Communication, Collaboration; Advocacy; Community Impact; Internal Structure; and Leadership.

While the plan is complete, the work is only just beginning.  The group now sets their sights on rethinking what is possible and implementing plans to reach goals, meet priorities, and measure success against the framework they have created. While the work done forms a foundation for the decisions and priorities going forward, ongoing assessment will be conducted in order to make any mid-course adjustments needed to stay on track.

“Over the years, MRTA has achieved great success advocating for our retirees,” said MRTA Executive Director Maria Walden. “But we must continue to expand and grow our efforts to educate, inform, and advocate, especially in the face of the current political landscape and recent trends in public opinion that frame our public schools in a negative light. We have the opportunity to use this strategic plan to build on our strengths. It will help us grow and engage our membership, communicate, and connect with both current members and new audiences, and guide us as we create new alliances. All these things will help us move forward to achieve our goals and ultimately fulfill our core purpose to promote and protect our public school retirees, our active teachers, our public school personnel, our communities and the over 900,000 children who attend our public schools.” 

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