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A.C.E TRAINIG
Advocates for Children and Education
Are you wondering why we don't have a COLA? How about state wide health care? If you are interested in taking part in achieving such goals become an ACE.
What is ACE?
The ACE program is a grassroots political effort of the PSEA. The goal of ACE members is to establish a personal relationship with legislators in an effort to share our concerns as educators and neighbors. It is a perfect fit for those members who are passionate about their profession and who want to make a difference. ACE is a great vehicle for retirees to advocate for cost of living raises and to explain their real life experiences without health coverage.
If you are interested in this training, please contact Dixie Rhodes 215 547 6696 or dlr7btea@comcast.net Bring a friend (ACE training is open to PSEA/PSEAR members only.
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Travel Opportunities
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Collette Vacations has offered an opportunity for PSEAR of Bucks County to participate in two different and exciting travel opportunities. Stay in touch with Dixie (dlr7btea@comcast.net) , the President of PSEA-R of Bucks County, for more details.
- Trip One is a Copper Canyon Adventure featuring 9 days and 18 meals leaving from Tuscon, Arizona. The highlights include: Tuscon, San Carlos, El Fuerte, Chihuahua-Pacifico Railroad, Creel, Chihuahua, El Paso. In El Fuerte the trip includes travel on the Chihuahua-Pacifico Railroad for an awe-inspiring journey that takes passangers from sea level to almost 8,000 feet via numerous tunnels and over countless bridges in this unspoiled landscape. Click here for prices and dates for this trip :http://www.collettevacations.com/group. The dates for this excursion are Saturday, February 21, 2009, through Sunday, March 1, 2009. Reservations are being taken now and need to be completed with a deposit by October 21, 2008.
- Trip Two features a 7-Night Southbound Glacier Cruise aboard Holland America’s Volendam or Zaandam and a 6-Night excursion of Alaska’s beauty. The trip includes 13 days and 28 meals (12 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 9 dinners). Highlights are: Fairbanks; Alaska Pipeline, Stern Wheeler, discovery; McKinley Explorer Domed Rail Car; Denali National Park; Anchorage; Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center; College Fjord’ Glacier Bay; Haines; Juneau; Ketchikan; Inside Passage. Dates and cost have not been set. Contact Dixie to show interest.
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PSEA Updates
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PSEA UniServ Rep. Information Session-05/21/2008
Interested in a UniServ Representative Position?
Come to the UniServ Information Session being held during the PSEA Gettysburg Leadership Workshop at Gettysburg College. The college is located at 300 North Washington Street in Gettysburg, PA. The session will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 7:00 PM in McCreary Hall, Room 101.
The session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the nature and demands of this position and how PSEA's UniServ Selection Process work...
U.S. Senate hearing, "Your Money, Your Future," will discuss defined benefit pension plans-07/02/2008
Pennsylvania Senator Robert P. Casey will convene a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee titled, "Your Money, Your Future: Public Pension Plans and the Need to Strengthen Retirement Security and Economic Growth." A panel of experts will examine public and private sector impacts of defined benefit pension plans in the public sector.
The public hearing will take place on Thursday, July 10 at 10a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Panelists include Dr. Christian Weller , Assoc...
Smart Television Alliance launches "OutSmart the Summer Spike!" Campaign-07/01/2008
A 150% surge in children s television viewing during the summer is the focus of a new national campaign. The Smart Television Alliance (STA) announced the OutSmart the Summer Spike! campaign with a call to action for busy parents and caregivers to use technology to control what television children watch, to make smart viewing choices, and to promote a balanced media diet. Nielsen audience data shows that children s television viewing during the summer increases 150 percent compared to the...
State Board of Education Meeting Highlights-06/27/2008
June 25-26, 2008 Highlights
May 21-22, 2008 Highlights
March 19-20, 2008 Highlights
January 16-17, 2008 Highlights
November 14-15, 2007 Highlights
September 19-20, 2007 Highlights
March 21-22, 2007 Highlights
January 17-18, 2007 Highlights
November 15-16, 2006 Highlights
September 20, 2006 Highlights...
Strategic Planning Oversight Committee-06/27/2008
Membership on the PSEA Strategic Planning Oversight Committee is primarily comprised of members from across the state with additional representation from PSEA-Retired and the Staff Organization.
The committee's primary responsibility is to disseminate pertinent information about the strategic planning process to other members and staff. The committee's responsibilities include:
Communicating member or staff concerns and ideas regarding the strategic plan.
Reviewing th...
Strategic Planning documents-06/27/2008
PSEA's Strategic Planning Process
2008-2009 PSEA Annual Organizational Priorities
2006-2008 NEA Strategic Goals
Strategic Planning Glossary
Strategic Planning Workgroups
2007-08 Oversight Committee
PSEA Core Team
NEA/NTL ODSC Certificate Program Participants...
DPS Conference 2008-07/03/2008
**Register online for this year's conference at https://www.psea.org/dpsconf (member login required).
The 2008 Annual Conference of the PSEA Department of Pupil Services (DPS) will be held August 6-7, 2008 in State College, Pennsylvania.
For a $75 registration fee, you ll discover how you are "woven" and connected to your students, families, and colleagues. You can earn Act 48 hours; recharge with really interesting speakers on current professional topics; and network with y...
Recent report addresses concerns of new teachers-06/25/2008
The final installment of "Lessons Learned," a series produced by Public Agenda, a Washington D.C. based education research group, reports on two specific areas in which more training may be necessary for new teachers: preparedness for the diversity of the contemporary American classroom and teaching students with special needs.
According to the report, most new teachers (76 percent) said teaching an ethnically diverse student body was covered in their training, but only 39 percent said tha...
Register for the Friends of Public Education Golf Tournament-06/24/2008
Mark your calendars and join us for a round of golf!
Registration is now open for the Thirteenth Annual Carmen J. Matino Friends of Public Education Golf Tournament on Friday, July 25, 2008, at the Range End Golf Course, Dillsburg, PA. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Lucy A. Valero Memorial Scholarship Fund, which supports outstanding students pursuing careers in public education. Since its creation in 1996, PSEA has raised over $152,000 for the fund through this event.
The...
National math advisory panel issues final report-06/24/2008
The National Mathematics Advisory Panel was created two years ago to study how best to prepare students for high school math, especially algebra. The panel has just issued its final report, making several recommendations on changing math curriculum from kindergarten through high school.
PSEA's Carla Claycomb reviewed the report and written a brief summarizing its findings . Read a copy of the brief .
For a copy of the advisory panel's full report, visit...
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