Assistant Superintendent Dr. Regina Sanford with the public school system visited with the group to deliver the oath of office to the incoming officers. She will be retiring next year and is looking forward to becoming a new member of the group.
From left to right, Dr. Regina Sanford, Eric Sacks, Lyn Monteleone, Roxanne Lagarde and Ron Caruso
Eric Sacks was sworn into office as the group's new president, Jack Loup was approved as the group's President-Elect, Lyn Monteleone returns as First Vice President, Cheryl Beaver was sworn in as Second Vice President, and Roxanne Lagarde remains as Secretary and Ron Caruso remains as Treasurer.
Secretary Roxanne Lagarde gave her report, and Social chairmen Donna Lusignan and Tassie Wahl told about preparations for the Spring Luncheon. Legislative chairman Jack Loup and President Eric Sacks told about recent activity of interest to retired persons at the state legislature. They spoke about the proposed "hybrid" plan of pension funding and how it has failed in six other states that were experimenting with it. The group would prefer keeping the "defined benefit" plan as it is in the state teachers retirement funding.
Loup reported that sending emails and letters to legislator is effective in supporting or defeating various education bills.
He also announced the STRSEA had been awarded a special certificate from the LRTA at its recent Spring Conference. It bestowed upon the association an Associate Member Award in recognition for the largest number of Association Members. "We have the largest number of associate members than any parish group in the state," he said.
