OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER EDUCATORS
SIGN-UP FOR SICK LEAVE BANK
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER EDUCATORS
We have lots of opportunities for early career educators this year. We want to ensure that you receive all the resources necessary for your success. We will be hosting a workshop with SAVI, who helps educators get student loan forgiveness if eligible. We will also hold a classroom management workshop to help you identify effective strategies. Lastly, we are working to identify resources to ensure that those of you who need it are prepared for the Praxis exam.
SICK LEAVE BANK
If you are not enrolled in the Sick Leave Bank (SLB) please do so by visiting the PGCEA website by clicking here to download the Sick Leave Bank Form. You contribute 2.5 days of Sick Leave but if you are out sick beyond your accumulated leave, the SLB could save you from being on leave without pay. One member fell down the stairs at her home and was out of work for almost a year. With grants from the SLB her regular pay continued after she was out for 30 calendar days. Nothing breaks my heart more than the phone call from a member with cancer who is not in the bank. Take advantage of this benefit that PGCEA negotiated for you. The
deadline to enroll is September 30.
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GET INVOLVED
JOIN A COMMITTEE
Welcome back! This school year will be great for educators, students and communities but only with your support. The union is only great when you are involved. Take a moment to let us know what committees you are potentially interested in joining or share this quick survey with a colleague.
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Early Educators Happy Hour
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On Friday the New Educators Committee
hosted its first happy hour of the year for new educators to the district. Be on the lookout for much more from the committee!
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Savi Information Session
Savi is NEA’s
Student Loan Forgiveness
Navigator that offers a free online student loan evaluation tool to determine eligibility for federal programs to help you manage your student loan debt. Learn more click here.
Date: Thursday, 10/3/19
Time: 4:30 pm
PGCEA Center
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“Omg! How can I manage?” Classroom Management Strategies
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2019
Time: 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
PGCEA Center
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Prince George’s County Six pillars of community schools
Prince George's County Community Schools:
A community school is a community hub — both a place and a set of partnerships between the school and other community resources. Its integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development and community engagement leads to improved student learning, stronger families and healthier communities. Community schools offer a personalized curriculum that emphasizes real-world learning and community problem-solving. Schools become centers of the community and are open to everyone — all day, every day, evenings and weekends.
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There is much discussion an implementation of trauma informed teaching and learning addressing students who often come to school with adverse childhood experiences and thus educators must be aware.
The above said, educators can become impacted by trauma as well in the day to day concerns and struggles to reach and teach students as well as the many demands of the job; this can lead to burnout.
Taking stock of your health both physical and emotional matters; this particularly needs to happen on a regular reflective basis. Teaching and learning can become so involved that things can creep up and overwhelm as you care/give to others.
On a corresponding note, don’t whine and complain about yourself or situation nor look for what’s wrong so you’re not taken seriously or others are not wanting to communicate with or support you.
Be mindful when taking stock of your personal and professional well-being; they can spill over onto each other in a non-constructive manner so form a viable course of action to address trouble spots as you identify them or they present.
"I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out."
-David Sedaris,
writer and comedian
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We are excited to have a new contract, be sure that you know what the contract says:
Article 6.2 E- Work Day
(Lunch and Recess Duty)- School Administration will work collaboratively with Unit I members and the Faculty Advisory Council to develop an equitable duty schedule for all staff members for lunch, recess, and other required duties overseeing the student population. Should an unscheduled emergency require that a Unit I member not receive all or a portion of his/her planning time for the purpose of lunch/recess duty coverage, the member will be compensated in addition to their regular pay at the hourly rate of twenty dollars ($20) in no less than half-hour increments for that planning period. This entitlement does not include days where the school system has a delayed opening or early dismissal.
No school building or building rep highlights this week.
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Reminder! Sick Leave Bank Open Enrollment is underway and will end on
September 30
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Click here
to access the application.
Please submit your completed form to
sickleavebank@pgcea.org
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Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools
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Protecting our public schools is our responsibility. As such, we have joined a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to improving our schools. To find out more about the nine uniting principles click below.
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The Every Student Succeeds Act, also known as ESSA, is the new federal education law, signed by President Barack Obama in December 2015. For 14 long years, students and educators lived under the deeply flawed No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. ESSA returns decision-making to where it belongs: in the hands of local educators, parents, and communities.
Three members of PGCEA participated in the re-authorization of ESSA and are looking for educator leaders to serve on the school based committees to represent PGCEA.
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Rep Council
Monday, September 23, 2019
4:30 PM- 6:30 PM
PGCEA Center
8008 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD 20747
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Circle Keeper's Refresher
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
4:45 PM- 6:00 PM
PGCEA Center
8008 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD 20747
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Rep Training Session- Southern Region
Thursday, September 26, 2019
4:30 PM- 6:00 PM
Surrattsville HS
6101 Garden Dr #2541
Clinton, MD 20735
*Training only for Building Reps and FAC members
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Savi Information Session
Thursday, October 3, 2019
4:30 pm
PGCEA Center
8008 Marlboro Pike
Forestville, MD 20747
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Thursday, October 10, 2019
5:00 PM- 7:00 PM
PGCEA Center
8008 Marlboro Pike
Forestville, MD 20747
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Thursday, October 10, 2019
6:30 pm
Laurel HS
8000 Cherry Ln
Laurel, MD 20707
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Rep Training Session- Central Region
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
4:45 PM- 7:00 PM
PGCEA Center
8008 Marlboro Pike
Forestville, MD 20747
*Training only for Building Reps and FAC members
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
6:30 PM
15200 Annapolis Rd.
Bowie, Maryland 20715
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Get involved! Join a committee.
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
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