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Important Upcoming Dates:

¨ REALIGNMENT: May 23rd 5 pm AIU, 4:30 Insurance Information Meeting

¨ PSEA Nights at PNC Park June 22nd, July 6th and 8th and August 10th

¨ July 1-6, 2012 NEA Representative Assembly in Washington, DC: Craig Gunn and Victoria Rice Campbell were nominated to the NEA Rep. Assembly!! Thank you for your support!

¨ In a few short weeks, our association will have a new website… aiuea.psealocals.org . The site aiuea.com will still be operable but we are moving towards the PSEA site for all information. Please mark this site under your favorites!

Text Box: Our chief negotiator, Denise Croyle has released the following statement about negotiations: NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: On May 15, 012 the AIUEA and the AIU reached a Tentative Agreement for a new contract. The AIUEA will meet once more with the AIU on May 29, 2012 in order to address residual language items that need to be finalized. Following that session, we project to hold a contract ratification meeting on a date during the first week of June. Please check your e-mail and the USPS mail for upcoming information about this meeting. We will issue a memo when we have confirmed the reservation for the large meeting room at PSEA and established a solid date. Thank you for your support of the Negotiating Team throughout this process.

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Text Box: Instructional II New Requirements

Text Box: PA State Board of Education Committee Work on Teacher Evaluations Information

Text Box: Support PSEA-PACE PSEA-PACE is a political action committee established by PSEA to support candidates in Pennsylvania elections. PACE is a voluntary contribution you can make to state and local candidates who support issues related to public education. You can also voluntarily contribute to the NEA-Fund. The National Education Association Fund for Children and Public Education supports pro-public education candidates who are running for federal office. If you are a new hire who would like to make a political action contribution for PSEA-PACE for local and state elections and/or the NEA-Fund for federal elections, complete the pledge section on the same enrollment used to join the AIUEA. If you are an existing member who would like to contribute to PSEA-PACE and/or the NEA-Fund, contact Jan Pressman to have a contribution form sent to you. You can make a one-time contribution or a continuous year-to year pledge. Only 42 of our 400 members contribute on a regular basis to PACE. We need your support!

Text Box: How to contact Pennsylvania State Representatives: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/email_list.cfm?body=H How to Contact State Senators: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senators_alpha.cfm Governor Tom Corbett: 225 Main Capitol Bldg. Harrisburg, PA 17120-0020 Phone: 1-717-787-2500, Fax: 1-717-775-8284 Email: governor@state.pa.us To Register to vote: Voter registration forms can be downloaded at www.dos.state.pa.us/voting Click on the right side of the page (voter registration application) To find out who your legislators are: Call your county election bureau and give them your address. They will tell you who your state representative is and who your state senator is if you are uncertain. Allegheny County: call 412-350-4500

Text Box: We are still in need of members information such as email address: Please send any information to Craig Gunn at cgunn812@verizon.net ! Please use aiuea@verizon.net to contact any officer!!

Text Box: #Click here for a Don’t Balance the Budget on the Backs of our Students Poster!

Text Box: Classroom Management Webinar Series Save the Dates for ACT 48 credits! Click here!

Text Box: Sample Letter to write to your State Representatives: Dear State Representative___________________, I am a teacher with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit3 and I am asking you to vote against Governor Corbett’s education reform agenda. The governor’s proposal for vouchers, charter school expansions and evaluations of teachers based on state testing are not what we as teachers need for our profession. The Governor’s proposal could reverse years of gains that have been done by both Pennsylvania students and teachers alike. In my Intermediate Unit, many jobs and programs had to be cut due to the Governor’s proposal and many children’s daily lives were changed. Please vote against unaccountable and unproven reforms that will take away even more from our schools and children. An overwhelming number of Pennsylvania residents (over 60%) and my colleagues agree to oppose this proposal. Over 82% of PA residents agree that legislature should avoid cuts for public schools, even if it means raising taxes or cuts to other state programs!! Education reform should be about programs that work for our students, not against them!! Sincerely, ______________________

Text Box: To write letters to show support for the Chester Upland School District send to: Chester Upland 400 North Third St. P.O. Box 1724 Harrisburg, PA 17105-1724

AIUEA.COM May 2012 Calendar

Text Box: This information takes Governor Corbett’s budget proposal and breaks it down into easily understood numbers. This information was generated by EPLC. : Pre-K Counts ($4.139 million). Head Start Supplemental Assistance ($1.864 million). Adult and Family Literacy ($614 thousand). Education of Migrant Laborers' Children ($45 thousand). Services to Non-Public Schools ($4.319 million). Textbooks, Materials and Equipment for Nonpublic Schools ($1.314 million). Safe School Initiative ($106 thousand). Teacher Professional Development ($718 thousand). Community Education Councils ($120 thousand). Special Education would be flat-funded for the 4th consecutive year ($1.026 billion). PA Charter Schools for the Deaf and Blind ($39.401 million) Approved Private Schools ($98.098 million) Authority Rentals and Sinking Fund Requirements ($296.198 million) Payments in Lieu of Taxes ($194 thousand) Mobile Science Education Program ($650 thousand). School Nutrition Incentive Program ($3.327 million). Job Training Programs ($4.8 million). Career and Technical Education was increased by 1.5 percent ($1.089 million). PA Assessment was increased by 42.6 percent ($15.601 million). Early Intervention received a 4.1 percent increase ($8.057 million). School Food Services was increased by 2.4 percent ($734 thousand). School Employees' Retirement was increased by 52.6 percent ($315.880 million). Tuition for Orphans and Children Placed in Private Homes was increased by 3.5 percent ($1.955 million). The Community Colleges line item was reduced by 3.8 percent, a loss of $8.801 million. Regional Community College Services was eliminated ($700 thousand). Three of the four State-Related Universities (The Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh, and Temple University) have been cut by 30 percent. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) has been reduced by 20 percent, a loss of $82.550 million. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency was reduced overall by 6.4 percent, a loss of $27.245 million. Grants to Students and Matching Payment for Student Aid were reduced by 5 percent, a combined loss of $19.705 million. Institutional Assistance Grants (IAGs) were reduced by 30 percent, a loss of $7.317 million.

Text Box: Dear AIUEA Member, Your Association is requesting information from you. Have you had any difficulties with paperwork being misplaced, mishandled, or lost by Human Resources over the past (5) five years for any of the following: · Tuition Reimbursement · Lateral movement on the pay scale · Certifications · Instructional II · Tenure · Other If you have been affected please submit information to aiuea60@hotmail.com by March 30, 2012. Please include: · Name (address, phone, Home email) · Program where you work · Difficulties incurred · Dates · Any pertinent documentation (email, letters, notes) Thank You, Your AIUEA Executive Committee

Text Box: PASA Test Administrator Training will still be available online during the Reading/Math and Science test windows. If you have not already done so, there is still time for you to complete the training. If you have completed it already, remember that you may continue to reference the videos for information about test administration. The training site is accessible through the PASA homepage. Test administrators who view all seven training segments and pass all seven proficiency tests will receive five Act 48 credits. Test administrators who pass all seven proficiency tests only, without watching all seven training segments, will receive three Act 48 credits. (You must score at least 80% in two or less attempts to pass a test.) Once you complete the training, there are no additional steps for you to take to receive your Act 48 credits. PASA will submit requests for Act 48 credits for those test administrators who have earned them to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) in two waves. The first wave of submissions will be at the end of the Reading/Math test window (3/23) and the second wave of submissions will be at the end of the Science test window (5/25). Because PDE recently suspended the Act 48 program and related requirements for teachers, there will probably be a delay in posting your credits. PDE will bank your credits and officially award them in the future. In the meantime, you will receive a certificate from PASA documenting how many credits you earned so that you can print it for your records. Sincerely, PASA Office pasa@pitt.edu www.PASAassessment.org

Text Box: To join partners for public education it only costs $1.00 for a 5 year membership!! For more information please go to psea.org!

Text Box: AIUEA Elections 2012 Candidates President Craig Gunn Vice President Dana Ritter Victoria Rice Campbell Secretary Betsy Dalton Treasurer Sherry Jacoby Grievance Suzanne Brannagan Membership Jan Pressman Communications Danielle Clouse Elections will be held at the May 14, 2012 membership meeting. PSEA Building, South Side

Sun	Monday	Tuesday 1	Wed 2 Exec. Comm. 4:30 Loews	Thursday 3	Friday 4 House of	Saturday 5 Delegates Pittsburgh
6	7	8 National Teacher Day	9 4:00 Upper Liaison National School Nurse Day	10	11	12
13 Mother’s Day	14 General Membership Meeting 5 pm PSEA Building	15	16	17	18	19
20	21 7:00 AIU Board Meeting	22	23 5:00 Central Realignment 5:30 Western Region	24	25	26
27	28 Memorial Day	29	30	31