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Stand Up For Students
by Maineea
Allison Lytton (Lewiston EA) shares the needs of her students during a rally at the State House where she asked lawmakers to implement Question 2.
In an effort to maintain the will of the voters, and improve teaching and learning, educators rallied at the State House to demand lawmakers implement Question 2, which increases education funding in the first year by an estimated $150 million. School districts across the state are creating budgets for next year, and due to the Governor’s budget, which excludes money from Question 2, and overall education funding cuts, some districts have announced program reductions and layoffs.
There are several bills, including the Governor’s budget proposal that would eliminate Question 2 and the funds it dedicated to public schools. MEA members, staff and other education advocates spoke to lawmakers all session detailing the need for the additional funding. The issue is divisive, with Republicans drawing what the Bangor Daily News called, "a thick line on eliminating the voter-approved 3% surtax on income over $200,000 to fund education.”
A budget, that may or may not include the funding from Question 2, is due later in June. If a budget is not approved by both parties at that time the State would shut down, meaning offices would close and state employees would not be paid. Republicans have reportedly threatened to hold the line and not fund Question 2, even if it means a state shut down. The MEA and its members continue to push to keep education funding in place, with the rally at the State House as one tool to show lawmakers education funding is necessary.
Y o u r A s s o c i a t i o n
MEA members took to the State House to lobby for a variety of education issues inclulding the need for increased school funding and reducing the student loan burden.
Above: Robert "Bo" Zabierek speaks with Chris Johansen (R-Monticello) about school funding.
I a m M E A
Above: Cassie Edwards (MSAD 60) talks with lawmakers about school fuding and needs of students.
Above: Kristin Sims (RSU 40) Meets with a lawmaker from her community.
What We
Fought For Union Bills Once again, lawmakers put Issues that Impact Your Classroom and Work would either weaken unions or
The MEA is always advocating on your behalf. Whether you stand in the front of students all day, attempt to eliminate unions. The prepare lunch, drive a bus, make sure our schools are safe, or guide and take care of sick children, the MEA made a strong argument
MEA has your best interests in mind. Policies that impact education, classroom conditions, your career for unions and the benefits and union are always hot topics for lawmakers in Augusta. Below we’ve highlighted some key issues the of membership to lawmakers
MEA worked on this legislative session. on the Labor Committee, Student Loans Statewide Teacher Teacher Salary detailing how unions help working people. It is generally The Education Committee heard legislation that would have allowed parents to take their state and local subsidies for education and put it in an education savings account—or a voucher. Parents would have been able to take the subsidies and use it toward private schools, outside of the public school system. Vouchers The Insurance Committee unanimously approved the creation of a Student Loan Bill of Rights after hearing testimony from UMaine System professors and AFUM members and their students, who are crippled by debt. The Student Loan Bill of Rights would rein in predatory student loan servicers and protect borrowers by, among other things, creating new licensing procedures for lenders. At press time, the bill had not yet received a final vote, but the unanimous approval out of committee is encouraging. The MEA Board of Directors (members elected into district seats to represent their geographic region) debated the idea of what a statewide contract would mean for educators. After discussion, the MEA Board took a vote to oppose legislation that would create a statewide contract. Among the issues: the proposals lack detail, give politicians more control over local schools, and would not actually guarantee increased salaries. In additon, there is no proven statewide educator contract in the nation that benefits educators. At the time of print, the House and Senate were still waiting to vote on the final proposal. Contract Keep an eye on your email for legislature updates. This bill would increase the starting salary of teachers to $40,000. The MEA goal would be to increase the scale locally to raise all teacher pay, using 40k as the new base. Educators came to Augusta to testify in support of the legislation telling lawmakers about the multiple jobs they work and their fears of starting a family because they barely earn enough to support themselves. The bill would also increase qualifications for new teachers, to attract the best and the brightest to the profession. While some lawmakers were responsive to the proposal, at the time of print the MEA believes there is not enough support to win a 2/3 vote and override a likely Governor’s veto. The MEA will continue to push for an increase in pay for all teachers, despite the apparent fate of this legislation. understood that working people in unions earn higher wages than working people who are not in a union. Among the bills was one that would greatly impact the members of the Associated Faculties of Maine or AFUM, MEA’s higher education unit. AFUM currently has what’s called Fair Share, where everyone employed pays a fee in order to maintain the rights and benefits of the contract. A proposed bill would eliminate this structure, and in turn weaken the power of the unit, which impacts everyone. At the same time the committee heard bills to dismantle unions, several prounion bills were also debated. The MEA supported legislation to help eliminate the obstacles put in place that keep working women and men from being able to negotiate for a fair return on work. At the time of print it is believed there will not be enough support to pass any of the pro or anti-union legislation. The Education Committee forward a series of bills that UNANIMOUSLY voted "Ought Standardized Testing Linked to Teacher Evaluations Not to Pass," which renders the By a vote of 11-2 a bill to remove testing and student growth mandates from teacher evaluations passed bill dead. Another voucher bill out of the Education Committee. The MEA testified this legislation is a commonsense change to give for special education students is schools the flexibility to tailor the evaluation system based on local desires. The student learning still being debated. and growth component of the “ I am proud to say I work at Noble High School, and I do not regret my decision to take a pay cut so that I could return to Maine...I support evaluation system was the result of a federal mandate. However, the Every Student Succeeds Act increasing starting teacher pay so that more people in circumstances like my own will encounter fewer reasons to leave this beautiful state. Adam Nye ” (ESSA) has removed this federal mandate. At the time of print, the bill was still awaiting a final vote.
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Fast Facts $ocial $ecurity Benefits & What to Expect
The Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) deprive nearly 9 million hard-working Americans of the Social Security benefits they have earned — educators, There are three general criteria. 1) You work or worked for benefit from social security, you have to have 10 years in social security covered employment.
police officers, firefighters, and other employees of state and local governments who dedicate their lives to public service. The GPO reduces public employees’ Social Security spousal or survivor benefits Security benefits of people who also receive public pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security.
To learn more about the WEP and about the GPO and how it could affect you, please log on to the Maine Educator Online at maineea.org.
How do I know whether the WEP affects me?
a state or local government in non-Social Security-covered employment. 2) You are entitled to a government pension from that employment. The Social Security Administration (SSA) deems you to be "entitled to a pension" when you file an application for the pension and a benefit is payable. 3) You are entitled to a Social Security retirement or disability benefit. In order to receive any by two-thirds of their public pension; the WEP reduces the Social
Can the WEP eliminate my entire Social Security benefit?
It cannot be reduced by more than half, so, If you have a pension of $500, the WEP reduction can not exceed $250.
I heard that if someone has a government pension from non SScovered military reserve service, he/she is not subject to the WEP. Is that true?
Yes. Congress exempted that type of service from the WEP.
Why is the WEP reduction so severe?
Regular Formula Table 2. Monthly Benefit for a Worker With Average Indexed Monthly Earnings of $1,500 WEP
90% of first $791 32% of earnings over 791 and through $4,768 15% over $4,768 Total Monthly Benefit $711.90 $226.88 $0.00 $938.78 40% of first $791 32% of earnings over 791 and through $4,768 15% over $4,768 Total Monthly Benefit $316.40 $226.88 $0.00 $543.28
What is the Government Pension Offset (GPO)?
The Social Security spousal or widow(er) benefit of a person who also receives a pension from government employment (federal, state, or local) that was based on work not covered by Social Security is reduced by a provision known as the GPO. The GPO reduction to Social Security spousal and widow(er) benefits is equal to two-thirds of the pension from non-covered government employment. If the pension from non-covered work is sufficiently large in comparison to a person’s Social Security spousal or widow(er) benefit, the GPO may eliminate the entire Social Security spousal or widow(er) benefit. Refer to the chart below for an example of how the GPO could impact your benefits.
Table 2. GPO Formula
Social Security retired or disabled worker monthly benefit (based on worker's earnings record) Non-Social Security-covered (government) montly pension Maximum Social Security spousal monthly benefit eligible to receive (based on spouse's earnings record, equal to 50% of the spouse's Social Security retired worker benefit) Reduction in Social Security spousal montly benefit due to GPO (equals 2/3 of the non-Social Security-covered pension: $900*2/3=$600) Actual Social Security spousal monthly benefit paid (subtract 2/3 of non-Social Security-covered worker's pension from Social Security spousal benefit: $1,000-$600=$400) Total Monthly retirement benefits paid to John (Social Security only) and Mary (Social Security plus pension from non-covered employment) John $2,000 N/A N/A Mary N/A $900 $1,000
N/A $600
N/A $400
MEA Donates Free Books
Pictured: Students from Lee/Winn Elementary School in Winn, Maine MEA is pleased to donate a free book to every public school first grader in the state, for the 3rd year in a row. Through a generous grant, the MEA provided an educational book to help students build an at-home library. MEA President Lois Kilby-Chesley continued the tradition of touring the state during MEA’s Cat Tracks Tour, dressing up as the Cat in the Hat to help bring reading to life.
"Not every student has access to books at home and instilling a love of learning at an early age is something MEA members believe will make a difference in a child’s life. The donation of books and the Cat Tracks tour can help spark that natural curiosity of learning for thousands of students,” said Kilby-Chesley.
This year students received a National Geographic Science book
Lois has travelled thousands of miles across Maine to help deliver more than 14,000 books to each first grader, receiving many notes of appreciation along the way.
More than 300 educators and pre-service teachers gathered to learn from each other during MEA’s 2017 Spring Confernce. Here are some of the lessons learned. If you missed this opportunity for professional support, be sure to save the date for the MEA Fall Conference, October 14!
MEA members learned how to bargain for the common good— realizing that the policies, among other things, put into place that impact their work will impact their students. The session allowed members to learn new, practical techniques that have the power to truly transform working conditions.
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I always leave these events with a lot of new ideas to add to my list of what I could potentially use in the future as a teacher. Alex DesRuisseaux Student-MEA member ”
First-Time Delegates
Sarah Hirschfield Yarmouth EA “As a first-time delegate, I love hearing about all the incredibly important initiatives the MEA is supporting, and I feel like I have a place to have a voice in the direction and focus of the MEA. I was particularly supportive of the efforts of the delegates to include more younger educators, like myself, in the work of the Association. I’m encouraged to see the MEA members support an initiative that studies the dues structure and another initiative that will allow younger members to come to the Representative Assembly to observe the process and hopefully take part in it in future years. I feel strongly that younger members understand this is their Association too, and they can have a say in how it works—I’m proof of that.”
Olivia Brown Mt. Blue RSU EA “As a first-time delegate, coming to the MEA RA allowed me the opportunity to make sure the MEA works for me, especially as one of the youngest people in the room. Being an RA Delegate allowed me to be part of the process, and make sure this organization represents people like me.” Members from around the state gathered to set the course for the Maine Education Association during the 89th Annual Representative Assembly. Members voted on everything from dues to maternity/paternity/bond time leave to helping students from different cultures succeed in school. MEA members elected a new member to the NEA Board of Directors, choosing Amanda Cooper from Gorham. Ken Williams, Nobleboro TA, was re-elected as the MEA's MEPERS Trustee.
Pictured from left to right: Crystal Ward, Phyllis Hunter, Amanda MEA recognizes members of the Board Cooper and Michael and NEA Director for their service. Thurston
Jonathan Payne (MSAD 60 TA) and Stacie Cocola (Quamphegan EA) "Participating in the MEA Representative Assembly gives us voices louder than our own, that reach across the state, as we democratically set the mission and values for the MEA for the coming year. Combined with the voices of other passionate educators we tackle issues both big and small in support of the social good of public education in Maine. It's powerful and moving, invigorating and inspiring!"
Ken Williams Re-Elected MEPERS Trustee
MEA new leadership, Lois Kilby-Chesley President, Grace Leavitt Vice President, Denise Simoneau Treasurer and Amanda Cooper NEA Director.
MEA Award During the Question 2 campaign Tom was a true advocate Winners for the cause. While hundreds of MEA members helped collect signatures and talk with their friends and family about the initiative, Tom was a true champion for the ballot measure. Over the course of the campaign, Tom often Tom Walsh - Falmouth EA asked MEA what else he could do to help spread Anne Sheehan Political the word, going into Action Award Winner the community, door knocking and even attending parades and passing out information to those who attended. Tom was instrumental in recruiting other Advocates for Children and Education to work with him to help Stand Up for Students and pass Question 2. The MEA is pleased to honor a fellow public servant, Baileyville Police Chief, Bob Fitzsimmons. Chief Fitzsimmons goes above and beyond to make sure students feel safe at school. Since the chief’s first day on the job he’s made community involvement Chief Bob Fitzsimmons Friend of Education Award and the town’s youth a top Winner priority. Chief Fitzsimmons leaves personalized post-it notes on student lockers at the high school, and he even closed down the road in front of the school last year for a day of sledding. Teachers in the district remark that due to the Chief’s efforts he is changing the perception of law enforcement in the community, and works to build a good rapport with each student.
Thanks to Tree Street Youth more than 800 vulnerable children in the LewistonAuburn receive support in both academics, arts and athletics. The children are provided a safe space that encourages healthy physical, social, emotional Tree Street Youth and academic development Golden Apple Award Winner while building unity across lines of differences. Tree Street Youth helps children living at or below poverty who are not guaranteed three meals a day. The organization offers after school programs where students can receive tutoring and help with homework as well as college and career prep, arts and cultural enrichment classes, and summer programs to include literacy training and language skill classes, to name a few.
When students step up and stand up for what is right, we are all proud. Tonight, we have the chance to honor some of Human and Civil Rights Award - those students, and the educators who helped Portland's Casco Bay High School them send a message of Principal and Students love not hate. More than 300 students and staff members from Casco Bay High School in Portland conducted a Walk of Solidarity to express support for four black students who were the target of an alleged hate crime outside the school. The march took place afterschool with students carrying signs that said: “Love Will Win” and chanted “No hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here.” The walk was brief, but symbolic and sent a strong message from the students who stood with their classmates. It is this type of demonstration that truly highlights the lessons students learn from both educators, the public and each other.
EA 22 organized its members and the community to rally around the local during a time of extremely difficult contract negotiations. The local helped form a parent group of supporters John H. Marvin Local Association who worked with them Award - EA 22, Hampden to fight back regressive proposals from the School Board, including a merit-based pay system which the local considered demeaning and divisive. EA 22 worked with MEA staff to share with the public the differences in pay between its local and the surrounding districts to highlight the reasons educators in the district deserved an increase in pay. Through outreach, including rallies, social media pushes, and extensive media coverage of their plight, the district finally settled the contract which included the elimination of merit pay and salary increases. The organizing effort from EA 22 truly proved to be the catalyst for the success in their work.
Award for Teaching and Excellence - Mary Dunn, Waterville EA
Mary Dunn is an innovative instructional leader, regarded highly by her peers. Mary introduced what she calls a “Quiet 5”-five minutes of quiet mindfulness where students sit quietly and listen to flute music with guided breathing and imagery.
Mary says she’s noticed students are happier and kinder and even ask to have the peaceful time if she forgets. Mary’s commitment to students and colleagues goes beyond the school walls, as she is always asking what is best for the students? As MEA’s winner of this award, Mary will go on to represent Maine on the national level at the NEA Awards for Teaching and Excellence this winter.
Clyde Russell Scholarship Winners
Clyde Russell was Executive Director of the Maine Teachers Association, from 1945 through 1966. The scholarship fund that bears his name owes its existence to a bequest made by the late Audrey Lewis, President of the Association in 1958. As a public charity, its assets are held in trust by volunteers who ensure that Audrey’s wish “to advance cultural and educational opportunities for Maine people” is fulfilled.
Amanda Alberda Lewiston High School
Tim Cox Mt. Ararat High School
Jadeyn Giberson Central Aroostook High School
Amanda has earned academic honors in the highest caliber of classes offered at Lewiston high school. Amanda heads off to Boston College this fall, with an ultimate goal of earning a juris doctorate at Villanova. Tim is a straight-A student who will graduate first in his class at Mt Ararat High School in Topsham next month. Tim has always seen himself as a “surgeon in the making” and plans to pursue a medical career. Jadeyn will graduate first in her class from Central Aroostook High School in Mars Hill with a GPA of 96.54. Jadeyn’s plans include the nursing program at Northern Maine Community College beginning this fall.
Not pictured Scholarship Winner: Clara Bradley Clara is Bangor High School’s valedictorian. Her academic credentials are impeccable. Clara will head off to Stanford University this fall, with a deep commitment to social justice.
2017 RESOLUTIONS Voted on at the 2017 MEA RA
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RESOLVED: That the MEA will support efforts to undo the offset of Title 1 funding to local schools. (Adopted 2017) CARRIED.
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RESOLVED: That the MEA believes that members should be actively engaged in the development and sustainability of mentorship programs. (Adopted 2017) CARRIED.
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RESOLVED: That the MEA believes that local associations should actively engage in design and implementation of professional development supported by training with administration in collaborative practices. (Adopted 2017) CARRIED.
2017 NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
RESOLVED: That the MEA will determine the need for a state-wide base wage for Educational Support Professionals. RESOLVED: That the MEA continues to develop and expand relationships with Civil Rights organizations, specifically but not limited to Mano Y Mano, Tree Street Youth, Capital Area New Mainers Project and Equality Maine, to support students and communities in their educational endeavors. RESOLVED: That the MEA will endorse and support efforts of Building and Diversifying our Educator Workforce to encourage and recruit groups and individuals from diverse backgrounds into the education profession. Maine Educator • May/June 2017 4.
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6. RESOLVED: That the MEA will initiate legislation that would prohibit school personnel and volunteers from using denial or delay of a nutritionally adequate school meal, or the performance of chores as a way to punish a child for a school meal debt, and to establish rules to ensure that a student whose parent or guardian has unpaid school meal fees is not shamed or treated differently than a student whose parent or guardian does not have unpaid school meal fees. RESOLVED: That the MEA ask/demand that the University of Maine System Chancellor, Board of Trustees, and other System Administrators abide fully by the terms of the January 31, 2016 arbitration decision. RESOLVED: That the MEA transition to digital document sharing with members unless the member specifically requests paper copies of documents. Such documents may include agendas and informational sheets for meetings of Standing and Ad Hoc MEA Committees, agendas and informational sheets for District Bargaining Council meetings and Affiliate Council Trainings, and agendas and informational sheets for fall and spring MEA conferences.
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9. Members in attendance at such meetings may indicate their preference for printed materials in lieu of digital copies upon registration. RESOLVED: That the MEA president will encourage members through her weekly email address to contact legislators to support LD 1348, a bill to grant public sector workers the right to strike. RESOLVED: That the MEA will explore the possibility of postponing insurance rate adjustments until after September 1st of the calendar year. RESOLVED: That the MEA will direct the appropriate committee(s) to conduct a feasibility study of progressive MEA dues structure prepared for presentation at the 2018 MEA RA. RESOLVED: That the MEA will work to engage 100% of all school/districts that are eligible for universal lunch and/or
breakfast to participate in the program. RESOLVED: That the MEA will explore funding, including grant possibilities with the NEA, to fund training, local sub pay, mileage and a per diem stipend for members to attend college classes for pre-service teachers to promote the union and the profession as a whole. RESOLVED: That the Treasurer's Report at the 90th MEA RA will include membership data trends reported in percentage terms as well as raw data. Furthermore, the MEA will explore making this a permanent feature of the Treasurer's Report. RESOLVED: That the MEA shall implement a PAC “sustainer” option to increase per member contributions. An option shall be added on new membership forms for annual contribution. Existing members shall be offered giving options in increments of $5, $10, $20, $25 or other monthly amount, resulting in $60 - $300 plus annually, per member, divided into manageable monthly deductions.
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RESOLVED: That the MEA will explore and support the development of state requirements to ensure that administrators and preservice educators have been properly educated in the benefits of a diversified workforce in their daily practice. RESOLVED: That the MEA will commit to bringing more student MEA members and young education professionals to the 2018 MEA RA as observers with a goal of up to 10 additional participants. Each participant would have the option of being matched with a buddy. C. The Association shall allow credit to first-year active or active education support members who join the Association during their first year of membership eligibility, the reduction of their dues being ten percent (10%) per year for each year of their student membership and/or for each year of their student membership up to four (4) years. The first-year active member shall provide proof of membership to be eligible for credit, and the Association shall verify student membership. Any reduction in dues offered to first-time members or student members shall be contingent upon agreement to continuous membership.
During the MEA RA, both the MEA Executive Director and the President addressed the delegates, sharing information, inspiration and the hope for the future. Below are excerpts from their speeches. To read the speeches in their entirety, log on to the Maine Educator Online.
2017 CHANGE TO THE BYLAWS BYLAW ARTICLE I. SECTION 4, PART C
Section 4. Membership Dues:
Lois Kilby-Chesley,
Read the full speech here!
We want great public schools for every one of the students, about 181,000 in K-12, and for our college students. As our numbers of graduating high school seniors increases, so does the number of students entering college, up by more than 5% in 5 years. And that increase is good for all of us. I am going to repeat the quote of Katherine Hepburn's again, "As one goes through life, one learns if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move."
That's why we advocate for our students, for our bus drivers, food service workers, ed techs, custodians, secretaries, researchers, community college employees, professional staff, universities faculties, K-12 employees, higher ed COLT staff, and each and every member of MEA. MEA President
We need to move the canoe, and it is a lot easier to go both down the river and paddle upstream if we aren't doing it alone.
And that is where you have stepped in. This year we had our members activate to a level we never could have expected.
Wayne Gretzky was a prolific goal scorer for the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings. One of the ways he viewed his time on the ice was not to skate where the puck was, but where he thought the puck was going to be. And there is hope. Statistically there is huge turn-over of members in their first few years. But there is optimism of the younger set. We must make room for new and up and coming members and leaders. We must skate to where they are going to be. That does not mean we jump off the winding road that got us here. The traditional work we do is still valued by all segments and age groups in our association. I am proud of the new roads our MEA staff are taking to advance the interests of our members.
Calendar
June 19
Virtual Reality Immersive Expo
Maine State Library #ImmerseME
#ImmerseME is a FREE new learning opportunity where educators can better understand the tools to use to facilitate deeper learning of complex concepts, and provide students with a more immersive learning experience. The training will make you more aware of these tech tools so you can start encouraging innovative ideas about how virtual reality can be integrated into more Maine classrooms.
FMI: http://www.maine.gov/doe/ calendar/ June 26-28
ESL Summer Retreat
This workshop will emphasize the importance of cultivating the collaborative relationships among administrators, teachers, students, families, and data teams that are necessary for language learners to thrive. The workshop will take place in Orono.
FMI: maineea.org/conferences
July 11
Civil Rights in Maine & America
Featuring several leaders in all areas of Maine Civil Rights, as well as films this program looks at ways in which civil rights battles have been, and continue to be, fought in Maine. Other seminars are also available. Twelve contact hours available. FMI, including registration and fees:
http://hhrcmaine.org/ summer-seminar/ July 24
Student Writing Workshop
Maine Public and the Maine Writing Project are offering a new opportunity for young people who have ideas they want to share: the Raise Your Voice Workshops, are a free, two-week, summer writing experiences for high school students.
Students will be working with seasoned writers and teachers to develop writing and multimedia that can be featured on Raise Your Voice, Maine Public’s student forum.
FMI: www.mainepublic.org. Click the Education tab for Raise Your Voice.
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