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AEA New Members Luncheon. 2014-2015. Welcome!. Show of hands: First time teachers? 1 - 3 years? 4 -10 years? 11 - 20 years? Member of a union? Grew u p in a union household?. AEA. Representing Arlington teachers continuously since 1927 – 87 years! - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AEANew Members
Luncheon
2014-2015
Welcome!Show of hands:
First time teachers?
1 - 3 years?
4 -10 years?
11 - 20 years?
Member of a union?
Grew up in a union household?
AEA
Representing Arlington teachers continuously since 1927 – 87 years!
Arlington Education Association is proud to be the voice for teachers on issues like:
New Educator Evaluation System
High Expectations for Students
Professional Standards for Teachers
New Common Core Standards and PARCC Assessment System
AEA at WorkThere are thousands of organizations in the fields of education and labor, but only ONE has the primary purpose of:O Improving your working conditions, benefits,
and salary
O Representing you and your interests in the workplace
Executive Officers 2014-2015
President: Linda Hanson (K-8 Reading)
1st Vice President: Siobhan Foley (Grade 3 Classroom Teacher)
Treasurer: Amy Duke (ACE Program - Ottoson Middle School)
Secretary: Valerie Sarazen (Special Education Program - Arlington High School) I always
wanted to be an executive!
Building Representatives
Arlington High School: Moira Byer, David Moore, Greg Slawson
Ottoson Middle School: Judy Packer, Juli Keyes, Jason Levy
Bishop: Annette Brubaker, Liz Higgins
Brackett: Diane Vergnani
Dallin: Jill Connor, Sarah Bedo
Hardy: Deb Pielich, Laura Gregg
Peirce: Laura Goldstein
Stratton: Amy Lees
Thompson: Allie Marsh
Preschool: Elisabeth Hagen
Take Your Turn!O Just like with PTO and School Council,
ALL teachers should plan to do a 2 year rotation as a building representative once you have achieved PTS – Professional Teacher Status
CommunicationO Weekly AEA Updates through home e-
O Only one e-mail a week!
AEA WebsiteWebmaster: Rebecca Bellwww.arlington.massteacher.org
Loaded with Information: New Member PowerPoint Contract and Salary Bylaws AEF Grant Information Useful Forms
AEA #1 Union!!!
www.arlington.massteacher.org
Membership IssuesO Don’t receive MTA card
O Need to update your membership (name change, return from a leave)
O Link on AEA website
O Val is your gal!
August 4-7, 2014
Importance of MTA CardYour Individual ID# gives you access to:O MTA Members Only website areaO Take Advantage of MTA BenefitsO On-line Secure VotingO Activate your card:
www.massteacher.org/benefits
MTA Benefits Discounts
Active Membership!
12% of members involved in committee work
AEA CommitteesO Sick Leave Bank
O Educator Evaluation Committee
O Superintendent’s Advisory Committee
O Negotiation Committee
O Professional Development
O Readiness for Online Assessments
This is where the work gets done!!
New Contract
O Ratified 3-Year Contract: 2012-2015
O Pay Scale COLA increases
2.5%, 2%, 2% (+ steps)
O Ratified the Arlington Effective Educator Development System (Evaluation) in May 2014
Contract CampaignO 2014-2015 Contract NegotiationsO Listening Forums in every building
Benefits at a GlanceO 15 Sick Days
O 2 Personal Days – use or lose!
O 2+ Professional Days
O Special Education Liaisons and Therapists: 2 days during school year for report writing etc…
Religious ObservationAbsences are allowed for religious holy days when your religious beliefs require an absence from school.O Not deducted from personal/sick
days
O Advance notice required (48 hours)
Sick Bank
O For members who have exhausted their own sick leave and who have a serious illness
O Every member deposits one day in the sick bank as of first day of employment in APS
O Grant from sick bank of up to 30 days
O Sick Bank Committee in charge of processing requests according to criteria in the contract
Other Types of LeaveO BereavementO MaternityO SabbaticalO MilitaryO Parenting/Adoption
Details are in the contract. . . . . .
Temporary Absences
O AESOP System for reporting all absences
O Paper “Temporary Absence Form” may or may not be required, stay tuned …
O Fill out and submit to principal
O 48 hour advance notice except in emergency
These Are Sensitive Times
O Maintain professional boundaries at all times
O No rides
O Avoid touching
O No closed door, one-on-one help sessions
O Use school e-mail for professional purposes only, including communication with students and parents.
O Use home e-mail for everything else, including communicating about personnel matters, association business or political views
Thoughts on
O You are now a public figure!
O Only post what you would want your grandmother or superintendent to read/see
O If you plan to set up a student group, create a new profile and keep it very businesslike (athletic teams and school clubs)
Hazards of Wi-FiO All communications from personal
devices that use the district wi-fi network technically pass through the district server…
O Use 3G or 4G to circumvent district server
O Right to privacy in personal communications for a public school teacher still not settled
O Like it or not, you are a role model!
At the first sign of a problem…
O No “dumb” questions
O Come to the AEA
O Get in touch with your Building Representative
O The sooner the better
O Weingarten Rights: an employee’s right to union representation at any meeting with the employer in which misconduct is being discussed or investigated. Weingarten was the name of the company in the US Supreme Court decision that defined these rights. But really, invite a Building Rep. “buddy” to any meeting for moral support.
Your License – Your Responsibility
O You can be let go immediately if you let your teaching license lapse.
O There are no reminders, no second chances.
O KNOW when your license needs to be renewed and when you need to upgrade it.
O Get in touch with the AEA or Rob Spiegel, HR Director, with any questions.
Fingerprint MandateO ALL new teachers, secretaries,
teaching assistants, interns, etc…O $35/$55 cost on negotiation list
New Educator Evaluation System
Key to Success:
O Be Proactive!
O Communicate!
O Advocate!
O Monitor!
Key FeaturesO All teachers will participate in establishing
their own goals with guidance from evaluators
O All teachers will participate in collecting evidence
O More frequent observations with feedback
O Overall goals:
O Increase capacity to meet student needs within a continuous improvement system
O Provide for continuous growth and individualized professional development for teachers
No Shame!!O Don’t be embarrassed about your evaluation!
O Catch and address errors along the way
O Contact a building rep. immediately with any concerns
O Do not wait until the spring
O Formative Assessment in February is an important check in time
O Ask for specific feedback if a concern is raised:
O What would proficient look like?
O Who can I observe who does this really well?
O Where can I go to learn more about that?
Success!
Make sure you know what success will look like!
Grassroots Political Action!
O Teachers across the nation are coming together to take action against toxic testing and corporate education “reforms”
O We have the power of 113,000 MTA members who can vote and educate legislators and the public.
O Become an LPAT memberO Mary Cummings – Grassroots CoordinatorO [email protected] Val Sarazen – AEA Political Action LeaderTeacherterritory.com – password and username “mtateacher”
Anti-Union SentimentO WisconsinO OhioO IndianaO MaineO FloridaO Michigan
We need all the help we can get to retain our collective voice in Massachusetts!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_States_public_employee_protests
The Times Are Changing…
Shift in Education Policy Making
EvaluationRETELLDDMPARCCCommon CoreSGP/PPI
Taking Charge of Issues(or making the best of tough times)
O Health Insurance Reform: GIC + HRA
O Pension Reform: MTA Co-Chaired Committee
O New Mass. Educator Evaluator System
O Student Performance is not a % of your evaluation
O MTA provided extensive guidance in implementation
O RETELL - $500 stipend
What’s an HRA?Health Reimbursement Account
O All co-pays of $100 or more reimbursed: Emergency Room, High-Tech Imaging, Inpatient/Outpatient Surgery
O Out of Pocket Cap: $1,250/$2,500
O Forms on APS Website: Health/Dental Benefits – Health Reimbursement Form
Important GIC Health Care Information
If you select an HMO Limited Network Plan through the GIC, you MUST verify EVERY SINGLE REFERRAL to ensure that the specialist accepts your GIC HMO plan.
O Don’t take your primary care doctor’s word for itO Don’t take the specialist office manager’s word
for itO Go online and use the “covered specialists”
search feature in the GIC online plan guides
New MTA LeadershipO President: Barbara Madeloni
O Vice President: Janet Anderson
MTA Resourceswww.massteacher.org
MTA – Advocating Toolkits Educator Evaluator ELL Regulations Revenue Toolkit Track Mass. Legislation Invest in Our Communities Legislative Scorecard
Budget Spreadsheets
NEA Leadershipwww.nea.org
3 million members!Largest professional organization in the country!
President: Lily Eskelsen Garcia
Vice President: Becky Pringle
Don’t Be a Stranger!O Arlington Public Schools has a very
collegial working environment
O Talk to your Building Representative
O Our goal is to help you do your best
O If we all work together, we can do great things!
O Please participate and let us know what you think and how we can help
AEA is here to help!
E-Mail PolicyO We will sign you up for our weekly
AEA updates unless you direct us not to
O Blind copy
O Effective, efficient way to communicate
Questions so far?
Why Support the AEA/MTA/NEA?
1) Seat at the TableO Local – Contract, Health Insurance Bargaining
O State – Educator Evaluator System, Pension Reform, Charter School Policies
O National – RTTT Funding, National Education Policies
2) We Have Your Back!O Due Process in Disciplinary or Termination Hearings
O Legal Representation and Liability Protection
3) We Save You $$O MTA Discount Group Life, Home, Auto Insurance and
Mortgage Refinancing and Financial Services
Teacher Voice in Education Policy
Recent MTA Poll: “When it comes to improving public schools, whose opinion do you trust and value most?”O Teachers: 54%
O Parents of School Age Children: 44%
O Principals and Administrators: 31%
O Business Leaders, such as Bill Gates: 9%
AEA/MTA/NEAThe local, state and national teachers’ organizations
are your opportunity to influence policies and practices that shape your daily work life and the education field.
We hope you will join us in using that voice!
AEA-MTA-NEAO Arlington Education Association – Local Level
O Mass. Teachers Association – State Level
O National Teachers Association – National Level
Full Time Teacher Part Time (50% or Less)
AEA $133 $66.50
MTA $489 $244.50
NEA $183 $103
TOTAL $805 $414
Dues Payment Options1) Payroll Deduction (vast majority)
O Comes out 1st check of every month from November to June
O Tax Deductible (check December pay stub for calendar year amount)
2) Cash Payer (small minority)O Total amount must be paid in full by Dec. 5
Condition of Employment
Article XXII Association Security“…any teacher who is not a
member of the Association in good standing or who does not make application for membership in the Association within 30 days following the ratification of this contract…shall as a condition of continued employment pay as an Agency Fee to the Association (MTA and NEA dues”
Home E-Mail
Please use your HOME E-MAIL on the MTA form to sign up.
We do not want your school e-mail on this form!
Agency Fee
Union membership is a condition of employment in the Arlington Public Schools: AEA/School Committee Contract Article XXII, Section A
Employees have the right to choose to pay an “agency fee” instead of full union dues. The agency fee for a full-time Unit A member is $386.
($133 for AEA – optional)
Agency Fee PayerNot entitled to
O Representation in dismissal/suspension case
O Representation against child abuse case
O Assistance with criminal charges if assaulted at work
O Representation against employment discrimination
O Liability coverage for workplace-related lawsuits
O Ineligible for MTA discount life, auto, travel insurance, mortgage refinancing, and financial services
Payroll ScheduleO As of July 1, 2012 all new employees are
automatically enrolled in the 21 week payment plan
O Manage your finances by having an amount automatically withheld through your bank or the Arlington Credit Union to tide you over the summer months
Last, but not least…
