UPDATES
A Letter from President Christy
Dear Members,

               As you know, we have been at the negotiations table for our new contract. While I fully recognize the sheer exhaustion most of you are coping with, it is more important than ever for you to stand with your colleagues. We must stand together to win the contract we know we need to stabilize our workforce, improve working conditions, and solve the nagging problems that distract from the primary mission of educating the next generation. 
              
The time is now. This contract will govern our working conditions for the next several years. If you want to have reasonable workloads that don’t cause physical and mental harm, you must take action.
               
Over the coming weeks, your building representatives will be having conversations with you about what you can do to stand together in solidarity and have a more significant impact at the negotiations table. This is our moment, our opportunity, to win the contract we know we need.


United we win,

Donna Christy

Donna Christy
PGCEA President
You don't want to miss out on the next session on March 15th, 2022.
MARCH BARGAINING UPDATE
We all know how challenging Education has been these past couple of years for everyone–educators, parents, and community members. AROS-PG and PGCEA have created a campaign titled: “Pandemic to Promise: Roadmap for Education Justice in Prince George’s” Top Issue Voting Campaign” We will include the community’s top two priorities in their contract campaign in a process called Bargaining for the Common Good. 

In order to identify what the top two education priorities are, as well as boost the overall morale of our educators, parents, and community members– we will launch our “Pandemic to Promise Top Issues Voting Campaign Tour” where we will visit sites around Prince George’s County to include schools, school system, worksites, churches, community centers, sports fields, supermarkets and other venues in a “Pandemic to Promise” theme-decorated pickup truck with ballots, music, posters and information – asking parents, students, community members and workers to vote for their top two educational priorities.

Our “Pandemic to Promise Top Issues Voting Campaign” will be active from 3/19/22-3/31/22 with the purpose of: 

  • generating community conversation about dreams for education justice
  • asking community members to vote their priorities
  • organizing parents, students, community members and workers around these issues
  • creating a narrative that parents, students, community, teachers and many other school system employees are unified in their desire to create “the schools all our children deserve”

We would love to stop at your SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION between 3/19/22-3/31/22. 

If you are interested in having us stop at your school or organization, please respond via e-mail to the community Karen Guzman (kguzman@pgcea.org) and Evie Frankl (eviefrankl@gmail.com) with the following information:

  • What date is ideal for us to stop at your school/organization? (you can provide multiple dates if preferred)
  • What time works best for you all (please be as specific as possible; you can provide multiple options as well)
  • Do you or does your school/organization as a whole have the capacity to mobilize parents and ensure turn out on the day?
UPCOMING EVENTS...
Come learn about how to have tough conversations with the administration to advocate for yourself and fellow members. We will discuss the process of deciding how to approach issues and model tactics to help facilitate conversations. You will also get a chance to practice some tough conversations as well. 
Tell Your Story!
If you are a PGCEA member, know an exceptional PG County Educator, participated in Union Summer, are a member of PGCEA Committees, etc.

Tell us your experience and how it has been impactful to PG County Educator's, students and parents! Is there a particular moment, memory or achievement that stands out to you? What have you learned about Bargaining? or any other great stories about educators in Prince George's County!
Prince George’s County Educators’ Association Foundation and Racial And Social Justice Committee:
Are you currently a 12th-grade student who has attended Prince George's County Public High Schools for a minimum of two years?

The Racial and Social Justice Committee of the Prince George's County Educators' Association Foundation scholarship is now accepting applications until April 9, 2022. Scholarships will be awarded to PG seniors students who will graduate from a Prince George's County Public High Schools in the 2022 school year. Scholarships are a minimum of $500.00 and will be given in recognition of outstanding academic performance, leadership qualities, and financial need.
Weekly Gift Card Giveaway!
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