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• YOUR REWARD •
FORE!
We still have seven spots open for players in the annual DSEA Benefit
Future Teacher Golf Tournament, June 24 at Maple Dale Country Club in
Dover.
This is a tournament about having fun. So
gather a few friends, and sign up today! Questions? Contact Tammy Wagner by
e-mail or by phone at 1-866-734-5834.
Check out newly-posted
Member-Only discounts (You’ll have to log in first to
see this page since it’s for members only.)
- Nemours Mansion and Gardens
- Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia for sporting
events
- Defensive Driving classes which you can now take
online
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• YOUR VOICE •
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DPASII-Revised
= Developmental, or interim, plan for next year’s evaluations
Because the evaluation system for teachers and specialists is not yet
fully developed, next year 2011-2012, teachers and specialists will be
evaluated using a tool that will need your feedback so that we can make
it fair and effective in subsequent years.
Click here for details:www.dsea.org/Accountability/DPASII.html
This is not the interim plan we would want, especially because of
the student cohort, and the overall percentages.
There is good news, however:
Your evaluator must be “calibrated,” i.e., have taken the training and
demonstrated that they understand and can evaluate you effectively using
the rubrics. If not, he/she cannot evaluate you.
All teachers/specialists will also receive training BEFORE they are
evaluated next year.
All are encouraged to let their local associations know what is and isn’t
working, useful with this interim system of using student test scores.
All of this information and more is also in the May/June
issue of ACTION! just mailed.
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• YOUR VOICE •
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Thank you for
contacting the members of Delaware's Joint Finance Committee
As you probably know, the budget-writing JFC has funded:
- a 2% raise beginning Jan.
1, 2012 for all state employees
- a 27th or 24th pay for
next year since there is an additional pay-day Friday in the
calendar (This happens about every 11 years). How and when you will
receive this pay has not yet been worked out.
- Step increases for all
education employees (not just teachers and paras) with state salary
schedules (bus drivers do not have state salary schedules)
We
are also lobbying for an increase to the state scale of the
Paraprofessionals, in line with the General Assembly's plan to bring
the starting salary up to the federal poverty level for a family of four.
The plan - derailed by the economic crisis - calls for $2,500 additional
to be placed on each cell of the paraprofessional schedule, bringing
starting salaries up from $14,645 (service aides) and $17,228
(instructional paras) to $19,728, still below the poverty level which is
now at $22,000. The General Assembly understood that no full-time state
employee should have to live in poverty, use Food Stamps, etc.
For next year, this would mean an additional $2.5 million to the state's
budget.
We thank all the paras and other DSEA members who have contacted the JFC
members on this issue.
The JFC is
scheduled to finish consideration of this portion of the budget by next
Monday, June 6, so we have this one last chance to try to influence them
before they vote on this issue.
Rep. Dennis P. Williams (chair) Dennis.Williams@state.de.us
Rep. Melanie L. George Melanie.Marshall@state.de.us
Rep. James Johnson JJ.Johnson@state.de.us
Rep. Ruth Briggs King ruth.briggsking@state.de.us
Rep. Joseph E. Miro repmiro@aol.com
Rep. John L. Mitchell, Jr. john.l.mitchell@state.de.us
Sen. Harris B. McDowell (co-chair) harris.mcdowell@state.de.us
Sen. Brian J. Bushweller brian.bushweller@state.de.us
Sen. Bruce Ennis bruce.ennis@state.de.us
Sen. David B. McBride david.mcbride@state.de.us
Sen.Catherine Cloutier ccloutier@aol.com
Sen.Dorinda Connor dorinda.connor@state.de.us
Please copy Tim.Barchak@dsea.org
on your e-mails. He is DSEA's director of legislation and political
organizing. Thank
you!
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• YOUR
COMMUNITY •
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How
would YOU balance the federal budget?
Rep. John Carney
hosting an interactive exercise dealing with balancing the federal budget
“Principles and Priorities” is an interactive exercise in which
participants learn about the challenges involved in trying to balance the
federal budget by making many of the policy decisions facing lawmakers
today.
Working in groups of five to ten, you’ll review current spending priorities,
suggest principles for the future, and then apply your principles by
selecting from several dozen priorities currently being discussed in
Washington.
Next Wednesday,
June 8, choose one of three locations:
- Georgetown CHEER Center,
20520 Sand Hill Road, 9-11am
- Delaware State
University, Longwood Auditorium, Bank of America Building, 1-3pm
- Delaware Tech Stanton
Campus, Conference Center, 6-8pm
This
event is free to the public, but seating is limited.
RSVP by calling Congressman Carney’s office at 302-428-1902 or
1-800-292-9541.
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• YOUR FUTURE •
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NBC
News Education Nation goes on-the-road this year
In September 2010, NBC News launched Education
Nation to engage the public in a thoughtful dialogue in
pursuit of the shared goal of providing every American with an
opportunity to obtain the best education in the world. To broaden
the reach of Education Nation, NBC News has created a year-long plan, including
on-air, digital/social media, and live events.
This new Education Nation tour has made stops for broadcast coverage and
events in Chicago (5/1-7), Los Angeles (5/13-19) and beginning this
weekend, Philadelphia (6/5-12).
In each city, the local NBC station will run education stories/coverage
throughout the week across its programs and platforms; Nightly News and
TODAY will feature Education Nation stories at least once per week, and
MSNBC will link up daily on air.
Education
Nation Philadelphia will feature the following:
Teacher Town Hall Meeting
Sunday, June 5, 1:00 pm at the National Constitution Center, Kimmel
Theatre, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
Moderator: NBC News TODAY Anchor Ann Curry
NBC
News TODAY Show Anchor Ann Curry will lead the live Teacher Town Hall in
Philadelphia, providing a forum for Pennsylvania educators to brainstorm
ideas and solutions for reinventing education in America, talk about what
works in the classroom and discuss the challenges of today's education
system. Teachers will be invited to participate in-person or via
webcast with the ability to provide comments and feedback through the
Education Nation website and social media platforms.
Yes, we have
about ten outspoken local Association leaders and other members in the
audience to comment and ask questions! Sorry. No more spaces are
left.
The NBC News
Education Nation Experience – Grand Opening of Interactive Gallery about
Education
Date: Monday, June 6, 10:00 am
Open daily to public from June 6-12.
Location: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
The Education Nation Experience is a 2500-square foot interactive gallery
open to the public and school groups. The installation will give visitors
a glimpse at how students in their community and across America are
preparing to compete in the 21st century workforce, highlight strategies
and opportunities for improving student achievement, and encourage the
public to participate in making the U.S. an “Education Nation.”
MSNBC/Chris Matthews will broadcast “Hardball” live from outside the
Education Nation Experience on Wednesday, June 8, from 5-6pm.
For more on the week’s activities, go to www.EducationNation.com.
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•
YOUR PROFESSION •
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June
23: "Leading at all levels for student success" theme of
day-long institute at Delaware State
You might want to attend the Ninth Annual Policy and Practice Institute,
put on by the University of Delaware’s Academy For School Leadership.
The day-long event June 23 includes sessions at Delaware State University
in Dover on Implementing Effective PLC’s in high schools and middle
schools; the new SAM project, freeing principals up to be educational
leaders; Using Action Research; Behavior Management Strategies that work;
Supporting Special Education teachers and students; and motivating the
Unmotivated Student.
Credit for professional development hours for relicensure will be
given.
For more, including registration, go to www.dsea.org/ProfDevelopment/ProfDevelopmentHome.html
Summer
Technology courses just announced
DCET, the Delaware Center for Educational Technology, has just put out
its list of summer offerings.
Check out the Summer Technology Academy at www.dcet.k12.de.us/instructional/DTA2011/index.shtml.
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