Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 10- to 24-year-olds, and a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey found that 16 percent of students in grades 9–12 reported seriously considering suicide. What can you do to help? NEA members should familiarize themselves with suicide prevention resources and information available to school…
DetailsAs the school year has started up you’ve been reviewing your curriculum and figuring out if you have the right instructional game plan in place. So why not do the same with your personal finances? To get started working on your financial game plan, ask yourself these four important questions from NEA Member Benefits. 1. Do…
DetailsFair wages and benefits, workplace rights and protections—unions are important for many reasons, but one only recently discovered benefit of unions is that they increase the likelihood of low-income children making it into the middle class. This finding comes from a recently released report by the Center for American Progress that found children from low-income…
DetailsAt least 25 Connecticut public school districts closed early today due to excessive heat and humidity. NBC Connecticut reported a record-breaking temperature of 92 degrees in Bridgeport, and tomorrow’s forecast predicts temperatures nearly as warm as today’s and even higher humidity levels. In a communication to parents announcing that the town’s elementary schools would close early today, Madison Superintendent Thomas…
DetailsLabor Day honors working professionals around the country and recognizes their talent, dedication, and drive to make our nation stronger. Workers have made our country what it is today, and the union movement has made it possible for those working professionals to receive fairness and respect in the workplace. As Martin Luther King Jr. said…
DetailsSATs scores are down slightly this year in Connecticut, however the percentage of students taking the exam has increased, with 89.3 percent of students from the class of 2015 taking the SAT, compared to 88.4 percent of the class of 2014, and only 84 percent of the class of 2011. The percentage of students taking…
DetailsAs a member of CEA and NEA, you are entitled to a variety of deals, discounts, and special offers. Discounted back-to-school supplies, the NEA Propane Discount Program, and NEA Wireless are just some of the programs and offers that NEA Member Benefits is highlighting this month. NEA Click & Save Back-to-School deals abound. NEA Click…
Details“Helpful” and “eye-opening” is the way teachers around the state have referred to the CEA Legal Department’s “Teachers and the Law” presentation. Fairfield teachers were the latest group to hear from CEA lawyers, and they said the presentation helped them feel better prepared for the school year ahead. “This is critical information for all teachers,”…
DetailsThough support for unions took a hit during the recent recession, approval of unions is now on the rebound with almost six in ten Americans supporting unions, according to a recent Gallup Poll. The poll found that, “The solid majority approve of unions, and most would like to see unions’ power strengthened, or at least…
DetailsThe State Department of Education has today released state, district, and school SBAC results. Click here for the scores. Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on Release of SBAC Scores No one cares more about student success than teachers. Fairness and validity in a state testing program are critical if we are going to be…
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Cornwall Consolidated Faculty Association
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Housatonic Valley Regional Faculty Association
Kent Center Faculty Association
New Hartford Education Association
Norfolk Teachers’ Association
North Canaan Faculty Association
Salisbury Center School Faculty Association
Shared Services Teachers’ Association
Sharon Center School Faculty Association
Winchester Education Association
Andover Education Association
Columbia Teachers’ Association
Hebron Education Association
Marlborough Education Association
Willington Education Association
Ashford Education Association
Brooklyn Education Association
Canterbury Education Association
Chaplin Education Association
Eastford Teachers’ Association
Hampton Education Association
Pomfret Community Education Association
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CEA may be eligible to elect up to 30 state delegates to the NEA RA in 2020. Here are descriptions of the open positions:
Category 1 At-Large/State Delegate: Fifteen Positions (Term: two years)
Category 1 At-Large/Ethnic Minority Concerns: Four Positions (Term: 2
years)
These categories must have Active classroom teachers (Membership Type AC-1) or NEA Life members (Membership Type AC-7) in local affiliates are eligible for these positions.
Aspiring Educators: one Position (Term: 1 Year)
Only Aspiring Educators with a SEA and NEA membership are eligible for this position.
Membership Units: nine positions from specific Membership Units (Term: one year)
Only active members (Membership Type AC-1) or NEA Life members (Membership Type AC-7) who teach in a local CEA affiliate in one of the seventeen Membership Units may be nominated for these positions. The nine open units include E, F, H, J, K, L, M, P & Q.
Bethel, Brookfield, CEA New Milford, Easton, NEA Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman
Amity, Bethany, Branford, Derby, East Haven, Milford, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Woodbridge
ACES, Cheshire, Hamden, North Haven, Wallingford, Wolcott
Berlin, Farmington, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Thomaston, Wethersfield
Cromwell, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Manchester, Rocky Hill
Bloomfield, CREC, East Windsor, Enfield, South Windsor, Suffield, Windsor
Avon, Canton, East Granby, Granby, Simsbury, West Hartford, Windsor Locks
East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Preston, Project LEARN, Stonington, Voluntown, Waterford
Clinton, East Haddam, East Hampton, Guilford, Haddam-Killingworth, Madison, Old Saybrook, Regional 4, Regional 13, Regional 18, Portland, Westbrook
Category 2 At-Large: One position (Term interim position open this year)
Nominees for the Category 2 At-Large position must be Active members (Membership Type AC-1) in supervisor/administrator positions or NEA Life members (Membership Type AC-7) who are no longer teaching—but only if they are not also NEA-Retired members. (NEA Life membership is a special category terminated in 1973.) Members with Active Life Memberships who are not retired from teaching are eligible for Category 2. NEA-Retired Members for Life (Membership Type RT-7) or annual Retired members (Membership Type RT-8) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CATEGORY 2
Standing Committees of CEA-Retired are appointed by the CEA-Retired President with the advice of the Advisory Council after the CEA-Retired Annual Meeting in May. This typically takes place in June with additional appointments made in September. Terms will be for one year commencing on August 1.
If you are interested in serving on one of the committees, please indicate your willingness below. Please remember that committees have a limited membership and not all of the requests can be filled. By giving a first and second choice, CEA-Retired members will have a better chance of being chosen. If you filled out a form and returned it at the Annual Meeting, please do not fill out another form.
Connecticut Education Foundation
c/o Joslyn Delancey
21 Oak Street, Suite 500
Hartford, CT 06106
For inquiries or donations, visit http://henrybarnardfund.org/index.html
Contact CEA Retirement Specialist Robyn Kaplan-Cho at 860-525-5641, 1-800-842-4319, or [email protected].
Your contract can serve as an important vehicle for protecting your rights and advancing your concerns as a teacher working with special education students. In this workshop, teachers will learn how to integrate special education issues into the collective bargaining process. Participants will study the pros and cons of negotiating contract provisions related to performing health procedures, teacher notification and scheduling of PPT meetings, professional development opportunities, class-size limitations, local dispute resolution procedures for special-education-related problems, placement decisions, and many more related topics. Model contract language will be provided. This workshop is ideal for negotiating committees and teachers with a particular interest in this area of the law.
Length 2+ Hours
Presenter: Robyn Kaplan-Cho, CEA