MCEA to sponsor forum on new state suspension regulations

May 14, 2012

Thursday May 24, at 5pm MCEA’s Minority Affairs Committee will be hosting a forum on the state of Maryland’s proposed changes to student suspension policies. Panelists include Diego Uriburu of the Latino Youth Collaborative Steering Committee and Wayne Whigham, MCPS Administrator.  Robert Murphy from MSDE will also speak to the group.   Click here for details on how to learn about these important proposed changes.

RSVP on or before May 18th
Dionna_D_Ricks@mcspsmd.org

 

MCEA hosts “Teacher For A Day” as part of teacher appreciation week

Teachers around the county hosted local leaders and community members, including the County Executive, who were spending the entire day with their host teachers. Click here for more on this story.

 

General Assembly Special Session begins on Monday 

May 11, 2012

Click here for details and what you can do to help protect public education.

 

Bethesda Big Train Baseball

May 4, 2012

Click here to find out how to get discount tickets and see MCEA President Doug Prouty throw out the first pitch!.

 

New Town Hall Meeting Scheduled

May 3, 2012

Click here for details on the May 9th, meeting with Council member Valerie Ervin.

 

MCEA movie night at the AFI

May 2, 2012

On Tuesday May 15 at 6:30pm, we will be screening the movie Mitchell 20, which looks at one teacher’s mission to change her school in Phoenix, AZ.  The screening will be held at the AFI in downtown Silver Spring.  The event is free, but you MUST RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3441558795.  There will be a panel discussion following the film.  You can see the trailer here.

 

MCEA Board Elections Underway

May 1, 2012

Elections are underway to fill seven seats on the 17 member MCEA Board of Directors. Positions up for election include President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, 1 Elementary School Director, 1 Middle School Director and 1 High School Director. The deadline for casting ballots is 5:00pm on May 9th.  All active members have been sent an online ballot. All retired, substitute, and home & hospital teacher members have been sent a paper ballot. If members have any questions or problems, they should contact Kiwana Hall at MCEA (khall@mceanea.org).

You can view MCEA’s special election issue of the Advocate, with photos and campaign statements from all of the candidates, by clicking here:

http://www.mceanea.org/pdf/Advocate2012-BOD_Election.pdf

 

Additional Town Hall Meetings with County Council Members Scheduled

April 27, 2012

Click here to see when you can talk with members of the County Council . 

 

EDUCATOR TOWN HALL MEETING WITH COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER MARC ELRICH

April 25, 2012

Click here for details and to RSVP for the first meeting in the series on April 30. 

 

"Boosting Success for 21st Century Learners: Equitable Practices for High Achievement"

April 24, 2012

Click here for more information on this unique training opportunity 

 

Be a delegate to the MSEA Spring RA

April 17, 2012

On Saturday May 19th, the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) will be holding their Spring Representative Assembly to help set the direction of the Association by discussing and voting on MSEA’s next two year budget. It is being held at Turf Valley in Ellicott City.

MCEA is looking for members to go as MCEA delegates.  As the largest local Association, we have many seats available to fill.  Any active or retired MCEA member is eligible.  To run as a delegate, complete the nomination form and submit it to Kiwana Hall, MCEA no later than Wednesday May 3rd.  The May MCEA Rep Assembly (5/3) is our final deadline for voting to approve delegates.

This can make a real difference – for MSEA and for the future of our state. Please share with others who are interested and encourage them to participate as well.

Click here for the nomination form.

 

MCEA Vice President Chris Lloyd on Fox News

April 12, 2012

Watch Chris discuss Montgomery County's Peer Assistance and Review program, a national model for teacher evaluation on Fox and Friends. 

 

State Legislative Update

April 10, 2012

Passage of the bill to fix the State's Maintenance of Effort law has been a huge victory for education funding. However the legislature has failed to complete action on the state budget. You can read about the MOE victory and others by clicking here. 

Last Monday was supposed to be the final day of the session. But the clock struck midnight before the legislature acted on important components of the budget that would protect state funding for our schools in the coming year. If the legislature fails to reconvene to address this, it will trigger a so-called “doomsday budget” that will mean more than $200 million in cuts to school funding next year. Click here to urge the Governor and the General Assembly to get back to work and fix this unfinished business before our children, families, and schools suffer.

 

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