Once again, I want to offer you some great opportunities to get involved in your union.  Any union is only as strong as its members and is dependent on members’ willingness to get involved.  Please consider the following:

• Attend the AAEA General Membership Meeting.  Our first General Membership Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 24, from 4:00-5:30 PM in room A-211 of the high school.  Among the topics to be presented will be 403b retirement information and school board election recommendations.  Don’t miss your chance to get updates on union activities and benefits.
• Become a committee member.  We have 10 standing committees that work to offer services and benefits to the membership.  They include the Council on Instruction & Professional Development (Shane McBurney, Chair), Legislative Committee (Tim Behe, Chair), Membership Committee (Kathy Oakes, Chair), Negotiations Committee (Sam Solomon, Chair), PACE Committee (Liz Barr, Chair), Professional Rights & Responsibilities Committee (Jason Geis, Chair), Public Relations & Communication Committee (Maggie Lewis, Chair), Social Committee (Jamie Dyer, Chair), Special Education Committee (Justin Barr, Chair), and Special Events & Services Committee (Jeff Guyer, Chair).  Contact me or committee chairpersons for more information on what each committee does for the union.
• Sit on the Executive Committee.  We are looking for At-Large Members to serve on ExCo who have less than 7 years’ service to the district and would like to “get their feet wet” concerning union goings-on.
• Act as a local delegate.  Each fall and spring, PSEA holds a House of Delegates where important union business is discussed and voted on.  The AAEA sends a delegation of 8 members to each event.  You could be one of them.

If you have an interest in any of the opportunities listed above, please contact me as soon as possible.