END OF YEAR WRAP UP:
TEA Assembly: MEA ended the year with a bang! At the TEA Representative Assembly, MEA walked away with two awards - one for the most increased membership (in our category) and one for coming closest to our potential. Our membership is up from 63% to over 80%. Cindy Lamb, Cindy Jones, Linda Alexander, Susan Menefee, Peggy Jackson and Donna Maloney attended. Dr. Linda Gilbert, who won an award inthe Distinguished Educator category, spoke with us and was most complimentary.
The MEA Banquet was a success. Aside from off-script remarks by the comedian (!!), then night was fun and fast-paced. MTSU's James Union Building is lovely, the decorations were simple and sparkly, and the food great. Pictures will be added, taken by Lauren Roche, who co-chaired the Banquet Committee with Janice Gilbert. Both ladies are doing the banquet again and welcome ideas, a clean up committee (we had no one!), and ideas for entertainment. You can reach that at the @cityschools.net address once school begins again.
Leadership Convention: Summer is here but Cindy Jones got a chance to tout MEA:s successes at the Leadership Convention hosted by TEA. President Jones told about revitalizing MPACE and its pitfalls and successes as well as how a total reorganization of MEA this past year has set the tone for another year of success stories.
NEEDED: A president! President Jones will help on negotiations and will chair the Distinguished Educator Committee next year - but, she is not our president. Sarah Catalano is willing to be president-elect. Nancy Ranier is willing to be secretary, and Cindy Bjork is willing to be treasurer. ALL WE NEED IS A PRESIDENT. If you or someone you know is willing to s tep up and help MEA continue this program of strong and steady success, please let Cindy Jones or Peggy Jackson or your AR know. Contact Cindy at 896-9575! Your MEA needs your ideas on this important post.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
NEGOTIATIONS AGAIN!
April 10th begins our newest round of professional bargaining. Yes, we are at it again.
Come and observe. At these meetings you are invited to sit in and watch. You will be in the room with us. Board negotiators, Lee Wilkerson and his advisor, Gary Anderson, notice when teachers are present. It makes a difference - and helps us reinforce our points.
PLEASE COME AND TAKE PART. Central Office, April 10th! Stay as long or as short as your schedule allows.
Come and observe. At these meetings you are invited to sit in and watch. You will be in the room with us. Board negotiators, Lee Wilkerson and his advisor, Gary Anderson, notice when teachers are present. It makes a difference - and helps us reinforce our points.
PLEASE COME AND TAKE PART. Central Office, April 10th! Stay as long or as short as your schedule allows.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
MEA New Year's Update!
MEA continues to negotiate on the issue of salary. To date the Board team has not indicated a date to return to the table. MEA continues to press for substantive talks. Please look below and drop a line to a Board member. Indiate our willingness to talk and discuss a reasonable raise.
The MEA Banquet will be April 28th at James Union at MTSU. Speaker will be Earl Wiman, president of TEA. More details to follow!
Janet Paschal will be handling Read Across America in March. We thank her for her time and expertise.
JOIN THE SICK LEAVE BANK! You donate one or two days at irst, and then can submit requests if you are out of sick leave, personal, and professional days. This is a great plan for unforseen emergencies! Call Jo Lasater at Central Office for a form to join. I strongly urge all members to consider this important fringe benefit.
The MEA Banquet will be April 28th at James Union at MTSU. Speaker will be Earl Wiman, president of TEA. More details to follow!
Janet Paschal will be handling Read Across America in March. We thank her for her time and expertise.
JOIN THE SICK LEAVE BANK! You donate one or two days at irst, and then can submit requests if you are out of sick leave, personal, and professional days. This is a great plan for unforseen emergencies! Call Jo Lasater at Central Office for a form to join. I strongly urge all members to consider this important fringe benefit.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Negotiations Update
DECEMBER 2007 Negotiations Update!!!
Dear Members:
Thank you for coming to this blogsite. You came here to see what YOU can do to assist the team and me in gaining a decent and well-deserved raise for you.
Below are the email addresses and phone numbers for our Board members. If you choose to call or email them, be mindful of these talking points:
1. Our salary requests have been, and are, reasonable, well-researched and fair.
2. The raise requested is well within the means of the Board. It may require a shift of priorities, but the money is there, should they choose to use it for us.
3. The Board needs to demonstrate that teachers are a priority in this system. The grades of A and B on the state report card could not happen without hours, and hours and hours of work by the teachers.
4. Let's demand that excellence be rewarded. It is an American tradition that good work is followed by good pay. Just because we are teachers does not mean we need to accept low wages. We are WORTH IT.
5. Keep top tier grades with top tier salaries. Other school systems with as good a grade report card as we have, have better pay and better benefits.
6. With the increased state funds sent this year to the system (about $2 million), there should not be a problem with a decent raise. This amount is above the Student Achievement money and does not necessitate a sales tax raise.
7. The raise requested is just that - a raise. We are not talking about step increases or social security or other operating costs. MEA is requesting a simple and straightforward RAISE.
Please have your calls or emails or pony messages (send to Linda Ridley addressed to the Board member(s) you wish to have it), short, to-the-point and professional. :-)
David Hopper, 893-3983
Mary Wade, 895-7548
Susan Andrews, 896-9323
Ray Butrum, 890-4178
Patrick McCarthy, 896-8787
Nancy Phillips, 895-3111
Lon Nuell, 896-2502
Ron Washington, 890-0097
Emails:
david.hopper@cityschools.net
mary.wade@cityschools.net
susan.andrews@cityschools.net
ray.butrum@cityschools.net
patrick.mccarthy@cityschools.net
lon.nuell@cityschools.net
nancy.phillips@cityschools.net
Dear Members:
Thank you for coming to this blogsite. You came here to see what YOU can do to assist the team and me in gaining a decent and well-deserved raise for you.
Below are the email addresses and phone numbers for our Board members. If you choose to call or email them, be mindful of these talking points:
1. Our salary requests have been, and are, reasonable, well-researched and fair.
2. The raise requested is well within the means of the Board. It may require a shift of priorities, but the money is there, should they choose to use it for us.
3. The Board needs to demonstrate that teachers are a priority in this system. The grades of A and B on the state report card could not happen without hours, and hours and hours of work by the teachers.
4. Let's demand that excellence be rewarded. It is an American tradition that good work is followed by good pay. Just because we are teachers does not mean we need to accept low wages. We are WORTH IT.
5. Keep top tier grades with top tier salaries. Other school systems with as good a grade report card as we have, have better pay and better benefits.
6. With the increased state funds sent this year to the system (about $2 million), there should not be a problem with a decent raise. This amount is above the Student Achievement money and does not necessitate a sales tax raise.
7. The raise requested is just that - a raise. We are not talking about step increases or social security or other operating costs. MEA is requesting a simple and straightforward RAISE.
Please have your calls or emails or pony messages (send to Linda Ridley addressed to the Board member(s) you wish to have it), short, to-the-point and professional. :-)
David Hopper, 893-3983
Mary Wade, 895-7548
Susan Andrews, 896-9323
Ray Butrum, 890-4178
Patrick McCarthy, 896-8787
Nancy Phillips, 895-3111
Lon Nuell, 896-2502
Ron Washington, 890-0097
Emails:
david.hopper@cityschools.net
mary.wade@cityschools.net
susan.andrews@cityschools.net
ray.butrum@cityschools.net
patrick.mccarthy@cityschools.net
lon.nuell@cityschools.net
nancy.phillips@cityschools.net
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Leave behind NCLB?
During the recent Democratic debate, one of the questions was about "No Child Left Behind."
Sunday, June 3, 2007
MEA Banquet Photos!
Here are a few photos from the recent MEA banquet. We did have camera problems but my husband, Jim, managed to snap a few. It certainly was a fun time.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
MEA Banquet 2007
The 2007 banquet went off swimmingly at the Doubletree Hotel on May 10th. I will post photos and would appreciate you posting photos and videos.
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