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Seattle School Retirees Association

The Seattle School Retirees Association (SSRA) is one of the State Units of The Washington State School Retirees’ Association (WSSRA).There are more than 16,000 retired school employees represented by the WSSRA and the SSRA is one of the largest units with over 1,100 members.

WSSRA aims to enhance the security and vitality of our retirement years.We welcome all present and future TRS, PERS, and SERS retirees. We provide per-retiree and pro-education advocacy and leadership to the Washington State Legislature. We have representatives on governmental bodies that impact retirement and pension issues and we collaborate and advocate with other groups that share our vision, values, and aims.

We help sponsor re-retirement seminars throughout the Seattle area, and award (in cooperation with the PEMCO Insurance Company and the Seattle Public Schools) scholarships to future teachers and other deserving students.We also provide grants to active teachers in local schools and foster volunteer activities with Seattle School children and groups throughout the city.

WSSRA provides access to many membership benefits through the Association Members Benefits Advisors (AMBA). These benefits include special insurance rates, travel discounts, and product savings.

We consider ourselves educators for life. If you are or have been a certificated or classified school district employee in the State of Washington, from superintendent to school nurse or classroom teacher to lunchroom staff or paraprofessional, you are welcome to belong to the SSRA and thus to the WSSRA.

We hope you will explore our website and learn of our specific mission and goals. This year we will be working to increase membership and protect the health insurance benefit the State gives PEBB insured members. We will continue to provide interesting, enlightening, and entertaining meetings throughout the year. We hope to see you at one of our The Canal in Ballard meetings.

Events Calendar

Save the Date!

On Thursday, October 17th, SSRA will hold the first luncheon/meeting of the school year.  It will be held at the Mountaineers’ facility located at 7700 Sand Point Way in Magnuson Park.

The guest speaker will be Page Olson discussing the Great Seattle Fire of 1898. Social hour begins at 10:30 with lunch about 11:00 and the speaker beginning at around 11:45.  Lunch will again be ordered from LeFournil’s. See luncheon choices on the first page of SSRA’s newest “Bulletin”posted below and on the mailed version.

To order lunch, call or email Patricia MacGowan at 206 851-0232 or cmagowan@comcast.net.

Please respond by October 11th. Cost is only $18.

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!

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(Updated 09/30/2024)

Seattle School Retirees’ Association
151 South Lander ST. #C Seattle, WA 98134
206 521-5170  | ssra44@juno.com