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| 26 February |
Read Across America Celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Birthday - 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Barnes and Noble
Everyone invited |
| 1 March |
EEA Board meeting - 4:30 p.m.
Location: EEA & Escambia ESP Office |
| 3 March |
Union Office – Clean-up Day -
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: EEA & Escambia ESP Office
Everyone invited |
| 5 March |
EEA Site Leader - 4:30 p.m.
Location: EEA & Escambia ESP Office |
| 6 March |
ESP Board meeting - 5:45 p.m.
Location: EEA & Escambia ESP Office |
| 6 March |
UR meeting - 6:15 p.m.
Location: EEA & Escambia ESP Office |
| 19th - 22nd March |
| ECSD Spring Break |
| 23 March |
| ECSD Spring Holiday |
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| Why Join? |
- Your Professional Union gives a voice in the public debate over the future of Public Education.
- YOUR Professional Organization—provides networking, leadership opportunities and quality professional development to enhance your teaching skills, including AFT’s Education Research & Dissemination Program (ER&D).
- Membership provides a unified voice for public education to ensure that every child’s basic right to a great public school is realized.
- EEA sponsors the Woodham Loan Fund—Interest free Education Loan - up to $1000 to cover books and tuition.
- Membership provides immediate, experienced representation and sound advice if you are accused of misconduct in the line of duty.
- EEA members support the Gladys P. Hawthorne Fund, which provides small monetary donations to members in dire situations.
- ESP members raise funds for the We Care Fund, which provides small monetary donations to members in dire situations.
- Membership provides fellowship with professional colleagues.
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| EEA Successes |
- EEA negotiated a contract that gave teachers a 3% raise to offset the new retirement contribution tax.
- EEA along with state and national affiliates defeated attempts to take away public employee rights to fair employment.
- EEA negotiated a program to mentor 1st year teachers (START).
- EEA works for the rehiring of our annual contract members.
- EEA successfully represents members in employment issues, including grievances, appeals, and administrative hearings.
- EEA works with the district during school closings and consolidations to ensure the contract is followed when placing teachers in their new work locations.
- EEA, in cooperation with the District, has trained members as ER&D experts. These EEA leaders have provided quality professional development for hundreds of their colleagues.
- EEA convinced local legislators to maintain Teacher Lead funds.
- EEA secured full funding of Lead Money for teachers engaged in co-teaching.
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| ESP Successes |
- Escambia ESP negotiated a 2.8% raise for all employees.
- Escambia ESP has negotiated a total of 22% increase in salaries in 6 years.
- Escambia ESP negotiated an affordable health insurance plan.
- Escambia ESP successfully fought to maintain seniority rights in placement.
- Escambia ESP has fought and will continue to fight efforts to privatize support services in Escambia County.
- Escambia ESP monitored the school closings and consolidations and assured that the contract was followed.
- Escambia ESP negotiated a phase in of Bus Compounding minimizing its effect on Bus Operators and eliminated favoritism and bias from the process.
- Escambia ESP effectively represents members in promotion, transfer, assignment, and pay issues.
- Escambia ESP monitors the District budget process in preparation for bargaining.
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