Maine Educator June 2020

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Educator June 2020

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Light at the End of the Hallway?

A closer look at what school reopening may look like

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Volume 80, Number 7

Opening Bell Editor's Note President's Letter Reopening School We Are MEA MEA Advocates for Educators During COVID-19 Pushing for Funding for Our Schools Teacher Salary Guide Higher Education-Know Your Contract COVID-19 Certification Updates Important COVID-19 Changes to Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts MEA 92nd Representative Assembly Survey: Parents Overwhelmingly Support Educators During Pandemic MEABT Virgin Pulse Pre-Retirement Seminars & Virtual Retirement Party Ideas

Editorial Staff Managing Editor Editor Layout Design

Paula Voelker Giovanna Bechard Shawn Berry

Leadership President Vice President Treasurer NEA Director

Grace Leavitt Jesse Hargrove Beth French Amanda Cooper

Board of Directors District A District B District C District D District E District F District G District H District I District J District K District L District M District O District P Disrtict R District ESP Student MEA

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pening bell

Staying Connected with Virtual Trivia Night

County Teachers of the Year Named

Congratulations to the teachers named County Teachers of the Year.

Teachers from all 16 of Maine’s counties were honored in a virtual announcement.

The Maine County Teacher of the Year announcement is held annually in the spring to honor the teachers selected from nominations for Maine Teacher of the Year from each county. The County Teachers of the Year are the finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year, an honor awarded each year to one teacher in Maine.

The educators were each nominated by a member of their community for their exemplary service in education, and dedication to their students. They were selected by a distinguished panel of teachers, principals and business community members from a pool of hundreds of other nominated teachers in their communities. Below are the MEA members who have received this honor.

Jocelyn Saucier, Aroostook – NORTHERN AROOSTOOK EA Cindy Soule, Cumberland – PORTLAND EA Melissa Hoisington, Franklin – MT ABRAM TA Alison Babb-Brott, Knox – ST GEORGE EA Tonya Prentice, Oxford – TELSTAR EA Kristy Dube, Penobscot – BANGOR EA Jessica Gregory, Piscataquis – SAD 04 TA Bree Candland, Sagadahoc – MERRYMEETING TA Debbie Carver, Washington – MOOSABEC TA Rob Westerberg, York – YORK TA

Student Artwork on Display

While educators can’t go out for trivia night, they still found a fun way to stay in and stay connected to each other. Members from central Maine held a virtual trivia night. The Hermon Hawks vs. the Waterville Panthers Members competed against each other in a fun, friendly match. The theme of the night: Maine based trivia to celebrate the state’s bicentennial.

MEA Member Wins Suit, Seated on Town Council After being elected to the town council in Gorham, and then being denied the seat by the council because she worked as an ed tech in the Gorham School District, MEA member Janet Kuech will finally get to serve on the council. MEA supported Kuech as she sued the Town of Gorham for denying her to serve, even after she won the election.

After an agreement with the town, Kuech was sworn in as a member of the town council, agreeing to recuse herself on any votes related to the Gorham education department, and she agreed to resign her position as a part-time librarian for the town.

“I’m prepared to serve,” said Kuech. “I am glad that this phase of my journey is now over and I can look forward to learning more and working hard collaboratively to continue leading Gorham into the complex future ahead of us,” said Kuech. Janet celebrates her win with a root beer.

Congratulations to the 30 students from around the state who were selected by their teachers through the Maine Art Education Association to have their artwork framed and hung at the MEA headquarters in Augusta. The student artists range in age from first grade through 12th. The artwork displayed will hang in the MEA office for the year and ranges in medium from acrylic on canvas board to mixed media to plexiglass etching. Following the display, students receive their artwork, framed for free by MEA with a sponsorship from Horace Mann, to keep as a thank you to both the student and teacher for providing the Association with beautiful work for the Augusta office.

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From the Editor

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writing and so much more. While there is no way this emergency, distance learning is anywhere close to being in school, I do feel like my children have had an educational experience that’s been valuable, and that feels like success in this trying time. I also fully understand the experience in our home is by no means what is happening across our state, as some educators work to reach kids with little to no success.

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’d never baked my kids a birthday cake until the quarantine. I’m not much of a baker; I call my cookies “homemade” because I took the ingredients out of a pouch, added an egg and baked them in my oven. My boys have always asked for special theme cakes for their birthdays, carefully picking from a picture book of cakes at the supermarket. This has worked for us for 11 years. This year, that didn’t seem safe. Each of my kids has now had a quarantined birthday and each has, unfortunately, been on the baking and design end of their first ever homemade birthday cake. Shockingly, neither kid complained nor got any kind of food-borne illness. We are counting that as a quarantine success. It also, in my mind, counts as one of the positives of the whole mess.

While we do all sorts of things with our kids, we baked our first birthday cake together-something new that likely would not have happened if not for COVID-19. We’re grateful every day we are healthy and we’re working hard to count the positives, because thinking of the milestones missed makes me too sad. Focusing, as much as possible, on the positives, the things we know and not guessing what’s next, what we can control, and our amazing teachers and school administrators have all helped our family get through this.

Maria Sanchez, Portland EA, recorded a video of how to do a math problem my older son didn’t understand.

If this pandemic has proven anything, it’s that our educators are truly the backbone of our society, with our schools at the heart of each community, and parental involvement in education can truly make or break a child’s experience in school, virtual or not. These are the lessons the MEA and NEA are working to continue to convey to the public as schools face funding shortages. It will be critical for decision-makers to understand the need for additional support for our schools at both the local, state and national level. You can read more about the work MEA has done to support members during this time on page 11. Also included in this issue—MEA’s salary data and some key information about an upcoming change to the wellness program available through the MEABT. No matter what happens next, there are a few things I do know. We will continue to try new things as a family and we’ll deal with the murder hornets, looming floods and whatever else comes our way together.

And if you come across a “murder hornet kind of problem” at work, remember you’re a member and MEA is here for you because in times like these, membership matters!

Be well.

Eugenia Fernandez, Portland EA, explains how to write an opinion essay in a multi-part video series. Students received a different video each day, practicing that skill, until they had all the elements necessary to write a complete essay.

I think about the work all our kids’ teachers have done over the last few months and am in awe of their dedication to continue to keep their students learning. We’ve seen our teachers in videos cook while teaching new vocabulary and math, read books aloud, drive by students’ homes to wish them happy birthday, record video lessons to teach opinion

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MEA PRESIDENT'S LETTER

I bet I could count on one hand the number of times I’ve ever said the word “zoom” in my prepandemic life. And now it is not only something we all say, hear, and read multiple times a day; it is something we are all doing.

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My personal record for a day’s worth of “zooming” is nine—nine “Zoom” or similar meetings (that’s not counting the “Good night Face Timing” with my granddaughter when I’m not zooming for work in the evening).

The Word “Zoom”

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s a language teacher, I would often have to remind students to consider the context in which a word is used to be sure they are understanding the correct meaning. (I learned this lesson the hard way myself as a student who translated the Spanish word “mora” as “blueberry” when the context clearly gave it the meaning of “Moorish girl”…my face still reddens when I remember that moment in class from decades ago!). Words often have very different meanings in different contexts and can change over time as well. A recent example is “hot spots”—something good, when we’re talking about getting more students connected to the internet so they can access the current form of instruction we’re compelled to provide during the pandemic. But a “hot spot” is an awful thing when talking about places where there has been a spike in COVID-19.

And then there is the word “zoom”.

I bet I could count on one hand the number of times I’ve ever said the word “zoom” in my pre-pandemic life. And now it is not only something we all say, hear, and read multiple times a day; it is something we are all doing. But not in our cars (well, maybe some fools are, given the reduction in traffic), and not on trains or planes, but right in our homes at kitchen tables or wherever we have created our pandemic “classrooms” or “offices”. And we’re “zooming” with everybody—students, colleagues, friends, and family. Even if it is a different platform, we talk about “zooming” (though we may actually be “google hanging out” or “teaming” or whatever…)

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But here’s another meaning of “zoom” from Merriam-Webster that is also appropriate during these past months: “to climb for a short time at an angle greater than that which can be maintained in steady flight so that the machine is carried upward at the expense of stored kinetic energy”. That pretty much explains why many educators are feeling exhausted—practically overnight we all went from our “normal” lives, we climbed rapidly in a steep trajectory, and we have tried to maintain some sense of steadiness in our students’ lives, at the expense of whatever stored energy educators might still have had in reserve by March!

You have all in your many roles done an absolutely remarkable job in the face of the most daunting of circumstances. You have persevered.

You have done it for our kids. And soon it is time to do what you can to recharge those depleted batteries, to take a prolonged break from “zooming” around. Many of us of course will still be working over the summer months, and likely more of us than usual to help continue to see that our students get nutritious meals or maybe to extend the school year for some students or to be sure our school buildings are as ready as they can be for whatever we will face at the end of summer.

But I hope everyone will have at least some respite from what we have endured since early spring. We all need to renew that spent energy.

We will need to be stronger than ever, given the new challenges facing us, to fulfill our mission of a great public school for every one of our students. We’ve traveled through some tough times in the past months, but we’ve done it, and we will keep moving ahead, together, and we will persist in our efforts to see that educators have what they need to do their jobs so that our students have the schools they deserve.

Stay well, stay strong, and thank you all for the great work you do!

Grace Leavitt President gleavitt@maineea.org

Reopening School

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hile it is uncertain what school will look like in the Fall, there are groups of educators and health professionals working to better understand what happens next in our schools. The Maine Education Association recommends that all local associations work with their school districts to have a voice in the process of what any reopening plans look like. It is crucial local associations are included in discussions around schools reopening. Local associations should work with their MEA UniServ Director on any discussions surrounding the reopening of schools.

Additionally, the Maine Department of Education has convened a team of administrators, educators, parents and students of Maine along with a group of twenty school nurses to work with the DOE School Nurse Consultant to develop scientifically-based, school-specific guidelines, which will then be reviewed by partner state agencies, and shared with our education community. This group has created guidance for school reopening this summer. It is not known if these recommendations will change come Fall. The detailed plan, which includes everything from how to enter school, to where to hang a coat, and how to have snacks can be found on the next page.

New guidance has also been released from the American Academy of Pediatrics* (AAP) outlining several key issues that need to be addressed prior to school reopening. The AAP notes that “schools will need to prepare for intermittent closures of schools in the event of COVID-19 infections, and consider options to allow for a phased re-opening, such as beginning with reduced hours by grade level. The guidance addresses the significant impact of lost instructional time on students, particularly for those with disabilities, and the risk of student distress if academic expectations are unrealistic.� The AAP guidance also covers: The availability of testing and contact tracing.

Implementing infection control measures, such as disinfecting classrooms and surfaces, screening children and staff, use of masks, appropriate social distancing, limiting interactions between children and staff, and testing for infection when appropriate.

The availability of supplies for disinfecting and testing.

How will plans for opening differ by grade level?

A plan for possible intermittent school closings.

Creating options for a phased reopening, perhaps with reduced school hours, to allow local health officials to monitor community infection rates.

The CDC also has issued specific guidance on the cleaning of schools.

In a nine-page document, the CDC outlines the frequency of what needs to be cleaned, how to create a plan and then how to implement that plan. To see the complete guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC, read the Maine Educator Online found at maineea.org. *The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

Reopening School This Summer In all instances where a school district is considering offering summer programming, the school district and the local association should be in communication and seek to collaborate around any plans. The MEA encourages all stakeholders to be reasonable with each other and work together to come up with ways to best address an offering of summer programming given the continued extraordinary circumstances.

While the points below are the recommendations of the MDOE for summer programming, MEA knows that school districts are starting to put together plans for school next Fall, as well. The MEA continues to work to develop and advocate for plans and procedures that put the health and safety of students and our members as a number one priority in any return to school plans.

Making plans for children with high-risk medical conditions who might not be able to return to school safely.

MEA believes the MDOE guidelines for summer programming should be strictly followed and enforced. Local associations should seek written agreements that these guidelines will be strictly followed and enforced in order to provide the greatest level of safety possible for the well-being of all concerned.

Consider plans for sports teams and events, as well as other extracurricular activities.

Previous guidance from the MEA still applies related to cloth face masks and for local associations to seek a Memorandum of Understanding/ June 2020 • www.maineea.org

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Agreement in all cases where any agreements alter collective bargaining agreements or address mandatory subjects of negotiations not covered by the collective bargaining agreement. To see additional MEA guidance regarding COVID-19 issues, please visit our website at maineea.org.

Maine DOE Guidance for Summer Programming: Safety Guidelines for School Administrative Units Choosing to Operate In-Person Summer Programs Schools intending to offer in-person instruction should ensure that decisions are aligned with state and local laws and applicable executive orders, recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be unpredictable and dynamic and that the laws, executive orders, and Department of Education (DOE) recommendations are subject to change accordingly.

A. Additional staffing recommendations:

• Train all staff in the safety actions included in this document.

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C. Recommendations for instructional spaces: • Prioritize classrooms/instructional spaces with exterior doors • Prioritize classrooms/instructional spaces with built-in bathroom • Prioritize classrooms/instructional spaces closest to bathrooms (if there are not enough classrooms with built-in bathroom)

• Ensure that classrooms/instructional spaces have proper • •

• School Nurse or other staff person trained by nurse • Social Worker or counselor • Additional custodial staff (increase in scope of cleaning/disinfecting per CDC protocols)

• Student to teacher ratio not to exceed 10:1 (preferably 10:2) B. Preparation of students, families, and staff pre-entry:

• Safest mode of transportation is for students to be transported via private vehicle

• If school-based transportation is needed: • Provide plexiglass divider and/or face shield for drivers • Provide sanitizer and require students to sanitize hands prior to entering bus

• Require students to fill the seats at the back of the bus first

sending students (include agreement to pick student up in a timely fashion if symptoms present after the child has arrived at school) Students and staff should determine their health status prior to coming to school each day

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Sample self-check (as CDC determines additional symptoms, these should be added to the checklist):

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Do I feel unwell today?

Do I have a cough or sore throat?

Do I have a fever or do I feel feverish?

Do I have or have I had shortness of breath?

Do I have or have I had a loss of taste or smell?

Have I been around anyone exhibiting these symptoms within the past 14 days?

Have I been living with anyone who is sick or quarantined?

Have I been out of state in the last 14 days?

Take temperature: is it 37.8 C/100 F or higher?

If the answer is yes to any of the questions, stay home.

• Create a communication system for staff and families for selfreporting of symptoms and notification of exposures and closures • High risk populations should consult with healthcare provider prior to committing to in-person summer programming/extended school year (ESY) • School administrative units (SAUs) could provide virtual learning alternatives for students who are not able to transition into a school setting/ESY environment 8

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ventilation. Use a fan, blowing out of a window, to increase ventilation Declutter classrooms/instructional spaces (necessities only)/ remove pillows, couches, sofa-type chairs, toys, rugs, and other items that would be difficult to wipe down and disinfect Plan for no more than 10 students in a classroom/instructional space (fewer if classroom space will not allow 6-foot distance between desks/students)

D. Transportation Procedures:

• Ask parents/caregiver to check for symptoms each day prior to •

Consider conducting the training virtually, or, if in-person, ensure that physical distancing is maintained Designate a staff person to be responsible for responding to COVID-19 concerns. Staff should know who this person is and how to contact him/her

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and to fill seats going forward, one student per seat (siblings who live together at home should sit together) Students should exit the bus from front to back and should sanitize hands upon exit Students should wear face masks on the bus per CDC guidelines Transportation procedures, logistics, and protocols should be well-communicated prior to the start of the summer program and reiterated/rehearsed often

E. Classroom/Instructional Space Procedures: Entering -

• Stagger entry times to avoid hallway crowding • Ensure that students bring minimal belongings from home; these • • • • • • •

should remain with each student at a designated location (no use of lockers or cubbies) Coats should be hung on the back of each student’s chair Ensure 6-foot spacing during entry to building Practice protocol for going directly to designated classroom/space Assign entrance and exits (one-way traffic) Prohibit family members and visitors from entering the building (designated drop off and pick up spots) Have staff and students wash/sanitize hands prior to entering the classroom/instructional space; use tape or circle marking (or other method) to mark 6-foot spacing for lines at sinks Develop plans for late arrivals to call the front office so that arrangements can be made to assist in entering

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• Require that students receive permission before leaving classroom/ instructional space

• Only one student should leave the classroom/instructional space at a time.

• Require students and teachers to adhere to 6-foot rule. Space all

• Use only assigned bathrooms (1 child at a time) • Limit elevator use to 1:1 student/staff at a time (use only if needed) H. Outdoor play: • Playground equipment should remain off limits • Toys and/or accessories should not be used • Maintain 6-feet distancing in all directions

seating to at least six feet apart

I. Nursing Considerations:

• Require students to wash/sanitize hands frequently throughout the • • •

day and specifically after coughing, sneezing, touching face, before/ after eating or toileting Provide workbooks, notebooks, and writing utensils as a kit at beginning of program rather than handing out new materials each day Require staff to wipe down their computers, tablets, phones, or other frequently touched items several times a day Avoid sharing personal items, electronic devices, books or learning materials among students

• No nebulized medications permitted. If the use of inhaler is • • •

J. Illness Policy:

Exiting -

• Require students to wash/sanitize hands prior to exiting classroom/ •

instructional space Stagger dismissals to avoid hallway crowding

• Staff or students who show signs of illness, or have a temperature •

Hygiene -

• Clean tabletops, door handles, and other surfaces that are • •

frequently touched prior to students entering, during any breaks or recess times, and after students exit Follow CDC recommendations for: hand hygiene; cough and sneeze etiquette/hygiene; face coverings; donning and doffing of PPE; disinfecting Provide handwashing/personal hygiene training to all students

F. Lunch and Snack procedure:

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classroom/instructional space

may consider providing bottled water also

• Require hand washing /sanitizing before and after eating snack •

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and/or lunch.

If school is providing snack or lunch: disposable packaging and utensils should be used; meals should be delivered to the classroom/instructional space in a designated bin. Each child will retrieve the food from the bin and dispose of any packaging or uneaten food in the trash Bins should be collected by assigned staff and cleaned per guidelines

of 37.8 C/100F or higher, should not come to school or, if already at school, should go home immediately Any symptoms or fever that are suggestive of illness requires the student or staff to stay home or, if already at school, they should go home immediately If any members of a student’s or staff’s household are ill, the staff member should not come to school If a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 has entered the school, follow CDC guidelines and coordinate with local health officials

K. Supplies Needed: • Cleaning supplies per CDC guidelines.

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for staff caring for students

• Require students and staff to eat snacks and/or lunch in designated • Students and staff should bring their own water bottles. Schools

required, then student or staff must be excused to a designated area preferably outside or away from others First Aid kits for classrooms (bandages, feminine hygiene, etc.)

Consider a call system so the nurse can meet a student outside the door of the designated classroom/instructional space to assess and address concerns Designated area to isolate ill students prior to dismissal

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who cannot maintain 6-foot distancing: Face coverings or shields, gloves, gowns Soap and paper towels for handwashing; hand sanitizer

L. Things to consider: • Prioritize ESY, Career and Technical Education, and programs that cannot operate remotely

• Consider consolidation of summer programs in one building

G. Movement within the building • Everyone should wash/sanitize hands when exiting or entering a • • •

new classroom/instructional space within the school Manage traffic flow: use tape on floors as reminders, keeping all to the right side when moving up and down stairs (and 5 steps apart) and through the hallways Help students to practice keeping hands and bodies to self Maintain 6-foot distancing in all directions at all times

Click here to read the complete guidance from the American Pediatrics Association and click here for the Centers for Disease Control.

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MEA members shine in so many ways. Together, let's celebrate our successes and congratulate our colleagues.

We Are MEA

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Fourth and fifth grade students at Lyseth are seen posing as paintings of Spanish artists.

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2020 Presidential Awards 1

PPE Made By Member Thanks to Machias EA member, Jim Lenke, hospital staff at Down East Community Hospital received much needed face shields and visors. Lenke used the school’s 3D printers to make face shields and visors that hospital staff say were easy to decontaminate.

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Congratulations to UMaine faculty members Sara Lindsay and Bob Steneck on receiving top awards in their field. Lindsay received the Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award and Steneck received the Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award. Additionally, Jean MacRae received the Presidential Public Service Achievement Award.

“All three Presidential Award winners are world-class teachers, mentors, researchers and engaged community members,” says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. “Undergraduate and graduate students fortunate enough to learn from and collaborate with Sara, Jean and Bob gain the valuable experience that comes from being at a research university with this caliber of faculty.”

School of the Year Award Lyseth Elementary School, home of the only public Spanish immersion program in Maine, has won the Ministry of Education, Embassy of Spain’s School of the Year 2020 Award in the elementary school category. Lyseth was the only elementary school in the nation to receive this prestigious award.

The entire immersion team at Lyseth, including Portland EA members, Eugenia Fernandez,Florencia Sobral and Maria Ladero Sanchez worked to highlight the school's success.

In announcing Lyseth’s award, the Ministry of Education congratulated the school for its “outstanding immersion program.” The ministry said Lyseth was selected for a variety of reasons, among them “the administrative team’s and staff’s enthusiasm and dedication to the Spanish language and culture.”

MEA Advocates for Educators During COVID-19 While this school year will end unlike any other in the past, the work for MEA will continue as the Association advocates for our members and our schools. Below are several key issues the Association worked to achieve and continues to work on.

1. Certification and Praxis Changes

The MEA has been advocating for relaxed rules and deadlines around initial and renewal certification in response to COVID-19.

The changes here have multiple layers. MEA is pleased to see its advocacy work in this area will benefit our members. Please see page 22 for complete details.

2. Increased Funding

The MEA and NEA have been advocating, at the federal level, for increased federal dollars for our public schools. With an expected shortage of funding from the state to our local schools, stimulus money is necessary to close budget holes. The advocacy work of the state and national Associations is paying off, with Maine schools set to see $39 million in federal dollars. While this will not be enough to help close all budget holes, it will help soften the blow. See page 12 for more details.

3. IEP Flexibility

MEA understands the needs of our most vulnerable students. The Association worked with the Department of Education to express concerns with balancing meeting this need along with the reality of achieving all the requirements under IEPs. The Department of Education understands this and under the circumstances is allowing for flexibility as LEAs, educators, parents and students adjust to instruction outside of the traditional school setting.

Should IEPs require changes due to steps taken by school districts to protect the health and safety of students during the COVID-19 outbreak, the IEP team should meet to address such changes.

IEP Teams and parents may agree to conduct IEP meetings through alternate means other than in person (videoconferencing, conference call, etc.). The IEP Team may agree to not convene an IEP Team meeting for the purpose of making changes and instead develop a written document to amend or modify the current IEP. As always, educators must then follow any new IEP developed. It is important to note that a teacher is not responsible for being unable to follow an IEP plan that is no longer feasible.

Compensatory services may be needed once school returns to normal.

4. Teacher Evaluations Suspended

MEA recommended the PE/PG system in school districts be suspended, until further notice. It is clear the key elements of the PE/PG system may be unworkable given the lack of classroom instruction in our schools. MEA recommends all elements should be on hold until schools resume normal operations.

MEA discussed this issue with the MDOE and as a result, the following information was released to educators on March 25th: “DOE will not hold SAUs accountable for compliance with state statute/regulations regarding professional growth / supervision & evaluation systems. Enforcement of locally developed and/or adopted policies, programs, and systems remain at the discretion of local SAUs.” While the DOE will not hold local districts

accountable, local districts still have the ability to continue evaluations, if they choose, however MEA staff have been advocating against this measure.

5. Hourly Employee Pay Secured

During this difficult time, MEA worked to ensure our hourly employees continue to get paid. MEA raised this issue with the Commissioner and the Governor's office. Governor Mills issued an Executive Order requiring school districts to continue to pay their hourly employees for the remainder of the school year. MEA advocated for this measure from the beginning of the school closure announcements. This executive order protects your pay for what would be your normal, regular hours if the school year was not impacted by COVID-19.

6. School Days/Attendance Waiver

MEA asked the Commissioner of Education to be very flexible in terms of waiving the number of required school days. The official notification from the DOE to waive the minimum number of days came out on the twenty-fifth of March.

7. Standardized Testing Suspended

After the initial closures of schools happened, and MEA knew our members would receive pay, the Association worked with the MDOE to ensure standardized tests would be suspended for the year. The State then received testing waivers from the federal government.

8. Pre-Service Teacher Requirements Loosened

MEA met virtually with our pre-service teachers to better understand the needs of these students. After that discussion, and conversations with the MDOE, the Department of Education has notified MEA it will modify requirements for any students in pre-service programs at public universities in Maine. The MDOE says in lieu of certain coursework, practicum, and/or internship requirements, DOE will accept recommendations from educator preparation programs regarding the qualifications of pre-service educators who are currently in an educator preparation program/ certification program that has been disrupted by COVID-19.

9. Higher Education Advocacy

AFUM worked with the University of Maine System to come up with an agreement on several issues. AFUM & UMS agreed that there is no research expectation for this semester as faculty triage to meet multiple demands, caring for our students, colleagues, families and themselves. AFUM, UMPSA and ACSUM are currently working with MEA and NEA. MEA advocated for members in the community college system to have pay and benefits secured throughout the semester. The Community College System granted this request along with significant flexibility for the use of sick time and work location and time. See page 21 for more information about issues pertaining to higher education and COVID-19.

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Pushing for Funding for Our Schools

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s the school year winds down, questions continue to emerge about what next year looks like without many answers, only hypotheticals. Will everyone need to wear a mask? Will we attend in groups and not full classes? Will we even go back? What is known, many districts are facing massive budget cuts due to expected losses in state funding.

Krystal AshCuthbert, a teacher in Scarborough and president of the local, is working with educators in the district to avoid proposed deep cuts-almost $2.7 million totaling almost 17 full-time positions. The proposal would increase class sizes and reduce critical supports for students.

“At a time when we should be adding staff to help manage the coronavirus and keep students Safe, we’re cutting staff.”

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“At a time when we should be adding staff to help manage the coronavirus and keep students safe, we’re cutting staff. We’re talking about cutting academic supports, so we’ll be taking them away from the students who need it the most.

We’re talking about cutting school bus drivers, who are critical in maintaining social distancing,” said Ash-Cutbert.

The proposed cuts in Scarborough are being called a “devastating blow” to students. Unfortunately, they’re not confined to the southern Maine town. Schools across the state and nation are facing shortfalls. MEA and NEA are working hard to ensure the public and elected leaders understand all the issues facing our educators and students. Beyond the immediate needs to keep everyone safe, while still providing students an education, support and food there are funding needs.

MEA and NEA are working hard to advocate for increased funding from the federal government.

Maine Educator • June 2020

“Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the inequities facing our most vulnerable students and with the economic downturn now threatening the future of public schools, parents and educators are standing together because we cannot wait. Our nation’s students cannot pay the price in this crisis,” said National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García.

Part of the advocacy work includes increased attention in the media to these issues. MEA worked with NEA to conduct a virtual press event with the presidents of the NEA and the National PTA, Ash-Cuthbert and a Colorado support staff member. Media outlets from around the country, including leading education magazines and major networks along with local Maine reporters, listened to the call as all explained the challenges ahead and what’s needed to move forward.

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Many of my students have parents who are essential workers reporting to their jobs...The children in these families are likely to experience less at-home support around distance learning."

“Many of my students have parents who are essential workers reporting to their jobs at the local grocery stores, fast food restaurants and other front lines. The children in these families are likely to experience less at-home support around distance learning. The disparities between the haves and the have-nots is growing exponentially during this crisis.”

In addition to reaching out to the media, NEA launched a major national advocacy campaign to continue educating the public and decision-makers about the devotion of our members to our students while ensuring if and when schools re-open they do so safely.

“If I can’t tell my students that they are safe with me, I won’t be able to provide them with the best education possible. We need help. And if stimulus money from the federal government is what it takes, then that is what it takes. Because our kids are the most important thing here,” said Ash-Cuthbert.

2019-2020 Teacher Salary Guide Information is based off of contracts submitted to MEA for the 2019-20 school year.

The Maine Education Association works to help its members advocate on issues related to the profession and your lives. The Association has compiled this salary guide to give you a better understanding of how teachers and support staff are paid in different districts. The information is based off contracts submitted to MEA. If you do not see your district’s salary information, it means your local did not submit a contract for that year or the contract was not settled. To compare the data from this year to years past, please visit our salary database found at https://maineea.org/mea-salary-guide/ ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY BACHELOR’S MASTER’S BA MAX/MA MAX Steps (BA/MA) School District MIN STEP 10 MAX MIN STEP 10 MAX (OUT OF 183) Auburn $37,708 $51,731 $59,744 $41,885 $56,717 $65,311 16 104/92 Lewiston $36,300 $50,820 $63,888 $38,600 $54,040 $67,936 20 69/60 Lisbon $35,205 $46,749 $63,599 $39,430 $52,359 $71,231 37 75/37 RSU 16, Poland $35,525 $43,138 $58,453 $37,302 $44,914 $60,000 21 122/135 RSU 52, Turner $36,503 $44,886 $59,453 $38,603 $47,586 $62,153 21 110/117 RSU 73, Jay-Livermore $36,071 $48,161 $62,414 $37,662 $50,481 $65,450 19 81/91 ANDROSCOGGIN AVERAGE $36,219 $47,581 $61,259 $38,914 $51,016 $65,347 AROOSTOOK COUNTY BACHELOR’S MASTER’S BA MAX/MA MAX Steps (BA/MA) School District MIN STEP 10 MAX MIN STEP 10 MAX (OUT OF 183) AOS 95 - SAD 27 Fort Kent $33,170 $47,656 $58,759 $37,170 $51,656 $62,759 21 119/110 Caswell $32,000 $42,000 $43,000 $35,000 $45,000 $46,000 12 181/182 Easton $38,516 $52,191 $62,319 $40,827 $55,371 $66,058 17 84/85 Limestone $33,591 $43,504 $62,150 $35,289 $45,670 $65,206 36 86/93 Madawaska $35,195 $50,754 $57,988 $37,215 $54,047 $61,991 16 127/120 RSU 29, Houlton $38,500 $49,000 $64,750 $40,500 $51,000 $66,750 26 56/80 RSU 32, Ashland $37,000 $54,390 $61,346 $40,000 $58,880 $66,320 15 92/82 RSU 33, St. Agatha $34,034 $47,124 $60,214 $38,034 $51,124 $64,214 21 100/100 RSU 39, Caribou $36,000 $51,463 $68,331 $38,000 $54,036 $71,747 20 25/35 RSU 42, Mars Hill $37,000 $51,800 $62,160 $39,960 $55,944 $67,133 18 85/67 RSU 45, Washburn $31,424 $43,917 $51,466 $32,424 $44,917 $52,466 17 159/166 RSU 50, Island Falls $30,500 $41,000 $57,200 $33,500 $44,000 $60,200 21 132/134 RSU 70, Hodgdon $31,675 $41,675 $56,675 $33,775 $43,775 $58,775 26 135/143 RSU 79, Presque Isle $31,807 $40,635 $62,118 $33,607 $42,435 $63,918 39 87/102 RSU 86, Fort Fairfield $30,000 $46,865 $63,775 $31,600 $49,513 $67,379 31 71/64 RSU 88, Van Buren $37,000 $54,900 $67,430 $39,000 $58,500 $72,150 18 33/32 Southern Aroostook Region 2 $30,777 $37,863 $58,433 $31,463 $38,548 $59,119 41 123/140 Woodland $37,000 $49,725 $52,753 $38,200 $50,925 $53,953 13 153/159 AROOSTOOK AVERAGE $34,177 $47,026 $59,493 $36,420 $49,741 $62,563 CUMBERLAND COUNTY BACHELOR’S MASTER’S BA MAX/MA MAX Steps (BA/MA) School District MIN STEP 10 MAX MIN STEP 10 MAX (OUT OF 183) Brunswick $38,812 $51,565 $73,183 $40,894 $55,654 $77,230 25 13/13 Cape Elizabeth $42,437 $60,813 $74,053 $47,529 $65,905 $80,164 26 8/7 Falmouth $41,389 $62,083 $76,569 $45,528 $66,222 $82,778 25 3/2 Gorham $37,677 $56,516 $67,819 $41,540 $60,379 $71,682 26 30/36 Portland $39,611 $56,787 $86,583 $41,013 $56,787 $86,583 31 1/1 RSU 05, Freeport $38,516 $53,921 $65,091 $42,751 $59,891 $73,642 21/25 54/21 RSU 14, Windham $38,373 $52,173 $69,273 $41,912 $55,715 $72,812 31 22/29 RSU 15, Gray $38,250 $50,700 $67,450 $40,750 $54,100 $72,000 25 32/33 RSU 51, Cumberland $44,677 $54,439 $71,690 $50,199 $61,167 $80,551 37 16/5 RSU 61, Bridgton $35,128 $50,936 $50,936 $38,641 $54,448 $63,230 11/16 161/107 South Portland $41,432 $59,189 $66,291 $45,378 $63,134 $74,183 15/17 44/20 Westbrook $35,598 $54,337 $74,619 $39,157 $57,897 $78,178 51 6/10 Yarmouth $41,749 $62,623 $74,730 $45,924 $66,798 $80,993 41 4/4 CUMBERLAND AVERAGE $39,511 $55,852 $70,637 $43,170 $59,854 $76,464 FRANKLIN COUNTY BACHELOR’S MASTER’S BA MAX/MA MAX Steps (BA/MA) School District MIN STEP 10 MAX MIN STEP 10 MAX (OUT OF 183) Flagstaff RSU, Eustis $35,179 $42,453 $53,018 $39,320 $47,777 $59,667 20 152/136 RSU 09, Farmington $34,900 $41,366 $58,957 $36,900 $43,427 $61,459 32 118/124 RSU 58, Phillips $35,717 $44,124 $61,559 $39,504 $47,635 $67,317 26 91/65 RSU 78, Rangeley $34,306 $43,914 $59,320 $37,806 $47,414 $62,820 21 111/109 FRANKLIN AVERAGE $35,026 $42,964 $58,214 $38,383 $46,563 $62,816 June 2020 • www.maineea.org

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HANCOCK COUNTY School District AOS 91 - Bar Harbor AOS 91 - Mt Desert CSD AOS 91 - Mt Desert Elem AOS 91 - Southwest Harbor AOS 91 - Tremont AOS 91 - Trenton Blue Hill Brooklin Brooksville Castine Deer Isle-Stonington CSD Ellsworth Hancock Lamoine Otis Penobscot RSU 24, Sullivan RSU 25, Bucksport Sedgwick Surry HANCOCK AVERAGE KENNEBEC COUNTY School District Augusta Fayette RSU 02, Hallowell RSU 04, Sabattus RSU 11, Gardiner RSU 18, Oakland RSU 38, Maranacook Vassalboro Waterville Winslow Winthrop KENNEBEC AVERAGE KNOX COUNTY School District Appleton Five Town CSD Hope Knox Region 8 RSU 07, North Haven RSU 08, Vinalhaven RSU 13, Rockland RSU 28, Camden St. George KNOX AVERAGE LINCOLN COUNTY School District AOS 93 - Bristol AOS 93 - Great Salt Bay CSD AOS 93 - Jefferson AOS 93 - Nobleboro AOS 93 - South Bristol AOS 98 - Boothbay AOS 98 - Edgecomb AOS 98 - Southport RSU 12, Windsor RSU 40, Waldoboro Wiscasset LINCOLNMaine AVERAGE 14 Educator • June 2020

BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $41,000 $49,200 $41,000 $49,200 $41,000 $49,200 $41,000 $49,200 $41,000 $49,200 $41,000 $49,200 $38,169 $43,267 $34,886 $42,886 $35,179 $45,550 $34,500 $43,734 $33,233 $43,091 $36,500 $40,118 $34,200 $39,307 $36,153 $41,461 $36,400 $45,500 $32,500 $41,050 $36,500 $44,803 $35,000 $40,802 $33,000 $39,003 $37,850 $45,482 $37,004 $44,563 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $37,311 $44,629 $35,020 $42,495 $36,205 $42,409 $33,500 $42,259 $37,263 $45,829 $37,170 $44,182 $39,800 $45,571 $38,272 $51,700 $34,680 $44,880 $36,495 $44,497 $33,417 $44,164 $36,285 $44,783 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $35,500 $44,673 $41,349 $56,884 $36,000 $44,674 $38,553 $49,155 $42,736 $53,873 $38,081 $50,049 $39,775 $51,275 $41,349 $56,884 $40,000 $52,031 $39,260 $51,055 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $39,639 $55,361 $42,745 $52,388 $36,001 $44,726 $35,500 $50,076 $39,275 $51,717 $37,871 $49,815 $43,950 $57,647 $39,346 $52,378 $35,432 $42,372 $39,464 $46,910 $35,233 $41,272 $38,587 $49,515

MAX $64,200 $64,200 $64,200 $64,200 $64,200 $64,200 $43,267 $43,868 $45,550 $44,874 $52,650 $54,000 $46,846 $51,906 $55,640 $41,050 $57,153 $58,273 $45,673 $55,506 $54,073 MAX $66,427 $58,212 $60,757 $55,980 $62,061 $67,112 $64,038 $67,143 $66,980 $70,667 $58,608 $63,453 MAX $59,036 $73,837 $59,150 $64,255 $66,123 $68,000 $66,425 $73,837 $66,709 $66,375 MAX $65,752 $66,500 $60,716 $57,464 $65,799 $72,206 $69,703 $67,546 $65,783 $64,666 $68,870 $65,910

MASTER’S MIN STEP 10 $43,750 $51,950 $43,750 $51,950 $43,750 $51,950 $43,750 $51,950 $43,750 $51,950 $43,750 $51,950 $40,606 $47,889 $37,403 $45,403 $37,791 $48,021 $37,136 $47,075 $35,340 $45,893 $39,000 $42,828 $37,230 $42,538 $39,384 $44,691 $38,480 $47,580 $34,400 $43,900 $38,500 $47,363 $38,000 $44,081 $34,000 $40,003 $39,039 $47,623 $39,440 $47,329 MASTER’S MIN STEP 10 $39,918 $47,746 $36,050 $43,525 $40,582 $47,536 $38,000 $47,936 $39,313 $48,350 $39,170 $46,182 $41,800 $47,571 $40,272 $53,700 $37,430 $47,630 $38,347 $46,755 $36,217 $46,964 $38,827 $47,627 MASTER’S MIN STEP 10 $38,500 $47,673 $44,745 $60,280 $38,900 $47,574 $41,053 $51,655 $45,389 $56,525 $39,581 $51,549 $42,425 $54,425 $44,745 $60,280 $41,492 $54,339 $41,870 $53,811 MASTER’S MIN STEP 10 $41,630 $58,142 $44,745 $54,388 $40,308 $50,078 $37,500 $52,897 $41,800 $55,042 $39,654 $52,161 $45,950 $60,270 $44,264 $58,925 $38,482 $45,422 $41,867 $49,767 $37,733 $43,772 $41,267 $52,806

MAX $66,950 $66,950 $66,950 $66,950 $66,950 $66,950 $52,258 $54,203 $51,358 $51,760 $56,346 $56,500 $50,076 $57,722 $57,720 $47,700 $60,350 $62,502 $46,673 $58,503 $58,269 MAX $71,067 $59,242 $67,102 $64,527 $65,561 $69,112 $66,038 $69,143 $69,730 $74,253 $61,408 $67,017 MAX $62,036 $77,233 $62,050 $66,755 $68,776 $69,500 $67,925 $77,233 $69,016 $68,947 MAX $69,054 $68,500 $67,981 $60,701 $70,029 $75,463 $72,875 $75,989 $68,923 $68,604 $71,775 $69,990

Steps (BA/MA) 26 26 26 26 26 26 8/17 22 11/14 12/15 20 22 21 22 21 10/15 21 26 21 21 Steps (BA/MA) 28 23 23 19 23 26 31 28 32 30 29 Steps (BA/MA) 21 21 20 22 22 26 20 21 20 Steps (BA/MA) 16 21 21 15 19 23 18 19 24 24 29

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 61/70 61/70 61/70 61/70 61/70 61/70 180/167 179/157 176/171 177/169 155/156 151/154 172/178 156/148 143/149 183/179 133/132 124/112 175/180 146/145 BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 42/38 125/138 94/68 141/99 88/89 35/46 67/86 34/45 38/40 20/19 120/125 BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 116/119 10/11 115/118 59/78 46/54 29/43 43/61 10/11 39/49 BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 49/47 41/58 95/59 130/129 47/39 15/16 21/28 31/15 48/52 57/55 23/34

OXFORD COUNTY School District Fryeburg Academy RSU 10, Rumford RSU 17, South Paris RSU 44, Bethel RSU 55, Porter RSU 56, Dixfield RSU 72, Fryeburg OXFORD AVERAGE PENOBSCOT COUNTY School District AOS 90 - SAD 30, Lee AOS 94 - SAD 46, Dexter Bangor Brewer East Millinocket Glenburn Greenbush Hermon Medway Milford Millinocket Orrington RSU 19, Newport RSU 22, Hampden RSU 26, Orono RSU 31, Howland RSU 34, Old Town RSU 63, Holden RSU 64, Corinth RSU 67, Lincoln RSU 87, Carmel RSU 89, Patten Southern Penobscot Region 4 Veazie PENOBSCOT AVERAGE PISCATAQUIS COUNTY School District Foxcroft Academy Greenville RSU 41, Milo RSU 68, Dover-Foxcroft RSU 80, Guilford PISCATAQUIS AVERAGE SAGADAHOC COUNTY School District AOS 98 - Georgetown RSU 01, Bath RSU 75, Topsham West Bath SAGADAHOC AVERAGE SOMERSET COUNTY School District AOS 94 - Harmony Athens RSU 49, Fairfield RSU 53, Pittsfield RSU 54, Skowhegan RSU 59, Madison RSU 74, Anson RSU 82, Jackman RSU 83, Bingham

BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $37,500 $47,500 $36,800 $51,463 $37,017 $45,417 $37,211 $44,772 $35,500 $42,622 $36,800 $51,463 $34,340 $44,806 $36,453 $46,863 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $32,569 $40,512 $37,264 $44,608 $39,423 $53,954 $34,722 $52,096 $33,825 $39,975 $34,165 $47,965 $33,250 $46,902 $36,100 $46,100 $32,957 $42,533 $37,000 $42,350 $34,500 $40,000 $35,582 $44,546 $33,616 $45,823 $35,855 $45,292 $35,000 $48,500 $35,500 $40,000 $37,100 $48,050 $35,000 $43,750 $35,700 $44,166 $34,500 $39,500 $35,000 $40,083 $31,058 $41,440 $34,200 $44,300 $35,100 $49,600 $34,958 $44,669 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $34,500 $46,365 $38,854 $52,983 $33,237 $41,936 $34,500 $42,431 $35,869 $42,509 $35,392 $45,245 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $37,745 $52,970 $34,713 $52,070 $38,000 $56,200 $36,350 $53,590 $36,702 $53,708 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $35,386 $44,719 $40,189 $49,552 $38,000 $45,000 $33,821 $46,125 $36,750 $44,480 $36,500 $48,180 $36,839 $45,672 $34,697 $47,175 $33,458 $46,607

MAX $59,500 $68,331 $58,017 $60,095 $59,000 $68,331 $58,462 $61,677 MAX $55,606 $65,171 $70,997 $68,267 $57,913 $67,025 $57,655 $61,852 $49,124 $63,250 $56,000 $52,751 $63,856 $65,121 $73,150 $56,000 $63,500 $49,750 $59,670 $59,250 $50,242 $59,200 $57,100 $71,075 $60,564 MAX $61,706 $67,112 $54,473 $60,496 $57,449 $60,247 MAX $71,241 $74,674 $68,800 $74,455 $72,293 MAX $47,518 $55,793 $65,000 $59,969 $66,210 $62,780 $54,912 $59,806 $56,518

MASTER’S MIN STEP 10 $40,500 $50,500 $39,800 $55,323 $39,241 $47,641 $39,496 $47,480 $37,300 $44,422 $39,800 $55,323 $36,764 $47,969 $38,986 $49,808 MASTER’S MIN STEP 10 $34,569 $42,513 $41,014 $48,358 $42,639 $58,356 $38,159 $56,786 $34,925 $41,175 $36,165 $49,965 $34,550 $48,202 $38,100 $48,100 $34,518 $44,094 $38,600 $44,850 $36,000 $41,500 $40,245 $48,401 $36,766 $48,973 $38,382 $48,496 $37,000 $50,500 $37,500 $42,000 $39,600 $50,550 $36,500 $45,250 $37,700 $46,166 $35,500 $40,500 $36,700 $41,783 $34,058 $44,440 $34,900 $46,200 $37,100 $51,600 $37,133 $47,032 MASTER’S MIN STEP 10 $37,000 $49,725 $43,976 $58,105 $35,237 $43,936 $37,000 $45,505 $37,869 $44,509 $38,216 $48,356 MASTER’S MIN STEP 10 $39,825 $55,051 $38,184 $55,541 $42,500 $60,700 $39,996 $57,226 $40,126 $57,130 MASTER’S MIN STEP 10 $38,425 $51,914 $45,012 $55,498 $40,000 $49,000 $38,436 $50,741 $39,950 $47,680 $39,580 $51,180 $38,063 $47,846 $37,392 $49,871 $38,211 $51,599

MAX $62,500 $73,455 $60,241 $63,263 $60,800 $73,455 $62,589 $65,186 MAX $57,606 $68,921 $76,789 $72,684 $59,113 $69,025 $58,955 $63,993 $50,685 $64,580 $57,500 $57,360 $67,006 $69,513 $75,150 $58,000 $53,050 $51,250 $61,670 $61,500 $51,942 $62,200 $60,600 $73,075 $62,590 MAX $66,178 $72,233 $56,473 $64,878 $59,449 $63,842 MAX $73,322 $78,529 $73,300 $73,299 $74,613 MAX $66,752 $62,489 $69,000 $64,584 $69,410 $65,780 $66,325 $62,502 $61,847

Steps (BA/MA) 23 20 23 23 24 20 20 Steps (BA/MA) 30 27 22 17 27 19 17 23 17 23 41 20 23 24 25 25 19 17 24 31 21 23 21 19 Steps (BA/MA) 21 30 25 27 29 Steps (BA/MA) 21 21 18 21

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 109/114 25/22 126/133 101/106 117/127 25/22 121/111 BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 145/150 52/53 19/14 28/30 128/141 37/48 129/142 89/101 169/176 78/98 138/151 154/152 70/69 53/42 14/17 138/146 76/164 168/172 105/122 113/123 164/168 114/116 134/130 18/27 BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 90/84 35/31 150/155 98/95 131/137 BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 17/24 5/8 24/25 7/26

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 14/22 170/79 25 142/115 25 55/50 26 102/97 31 45/44 33 80/88 26 149/81 20 103/112 17 137/121 June 2020 • www.maineea.org 15 Steps (BA/MA)

SOMERSET AVERAGE WALDO COUNTY School District Islesboro Lincolnville Northport RSU 03, Unity RSU 20, Searsport RSU 71, Belfast Waldo Region 7 WALDO AVERAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY School District A0S 77 - Alexander AOS 77 - Charlotte AOS 77 - Eastport AOS 77 - Lubec AOS 77 - Pembroke AOS 77 - Perry AOS 90 - Baileyville AOS 90 - Princeton AOS 96 - Cutler AOS 96 - East Machias AOS 96 - Jonesboro AOS 96 - Machias AOS 96 - Machiasport AOS 96 - Whiting Calais Cherryfield East Range CSD Moosabec CSD RSU 37, Harrington Washington Academy WASHINGTON AVERAGE YORK COUNTY School District Acton Biddeford Dayton Kittery RSU 06, Buxton RSU 21, Kennebunk RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach RSU 35, Eliot RSU 57, Alfred RSU 60, Berwick Saco Sanford Thornton Academy Wells-Qgunquit CSD York YORK AVERAGE STATEWIDE AVERAGE

$36,182 $46,390 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $40,055 $52,998 $40,026 $48,297 $36,260 $51,771 $35,382 $43,257 $35,117 $50,249 $35,380 $51,126 $38,929 $47,308 $37,307 $49,287 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $30,500 $42,500 $32,367 $34,914 $33,110 $38,780 $31,212 $35,674 $35,015 $40,515 $32,500 $49,800 $32,661 $48,992 $30,000 $43,140 $31,518 $35,133 $32,235 $36,935 $32,960 $39,960 $31,212 $38,712 $30,900 $34,150 $32,700 $37,700 $30,906 $45,232 $33,925 $41,925 $32,000 $47,000 $34,471 $42,671 $33,976 $41,019 $35,450 $43,200 $32,481 $40,898 BACHELOR’S MIN STEP 10 $37,601 $50,601 $36,244 $54,366 $36,938 $50,299 $41,615 $54,836 $40,000 $51,250 $41,865 $56,344 $35,550 $51,192 $51,176 $56,176 $37,800 $49,800 $36,053 $50,925 $36,844 $52,503 $37,835 $50,750 $37,204 $55,806 $48,417 $63,153 $47,115 $64,554 $40,150 $54,170 $36,393 $47,279

$58,723 $39,452 $50,592 MASTER’S MAX MIN STEP 10 $64,255 $43,391 $55,988 $65,490 $43,526 $51,797 $62,388 $38,860 $54,371 $55,632 $38,882 $46,757 $60,607 $37,389 $52,521 $63,662 $37,580 $53,326 $51,817 $40,305 $49,322 $60,550 $39,990 $52,012 MASTER’S MAX MIN STEP 10 $59,300 $32,000 $44,000 $41,770 $34,277 $36,824 $55,223 $34,986 $40,656 $47,207 $31,433 $37,853 $50,965 $36,534 $42,534 $59,600 $34,000 $51,300 $63,689 $35,928 $52,259 $55,191 $32,428 $45,818 $44,024 $33,094 $37,114 $50,090 $35,235 $39,935 $49,760 $33,460 $40,460 $49,962 $33,212 $40,712 $46,200 $31,930 $36,305 $46,200 $34,500 $40,500 $60,310 $33,170 $48,248 $51,525 $35,025 $43,025 $56,000 $36,500 $51,500 $50,371 $35,271 $43,571 $50,878 $35,028 $42,924 $56,660 $37,450 $45,200 $52,246 $34,273 $43,037 MASTER’S MAX MIN STEP 10 $63,601 $40,310 $53,310 $63,427 $39,868 $57,990 $62,323 $39,359 $52,719 $63,134 $44,674 $57,895 $60,850 $43,000 $54,250 $73,857 $46,265 $60,744 $60,577 $38,678 $54,320 $59,576 $56,294 $61,794 $64,400 $41,186 $53,186 $63,914 $39,048 $53,920 $66,596 $39,976 $55,635 $65,421 $40,678 $53,593 $59,526 $40,924 $59,526 $77,047 $52,628 $67,363 $73,222 $51,822 $71,008 $65,165 $43,647 $57,817 $60,884 $39,024 $50,254

$65,410 MAX $67,158 $68,990 $64,988 $59,132 $62,879 $65,862 $53,830 $63,263 MAX $60,800 $43,680 $57,099 $50,849 $53,934 $61,100 $66,949 $57,869 $46,532 $53,090 $50,260 $53,462 $50,730 $50,700 $63,325 $52,625 $60,500 $51,471 $53,977 $58,600 $54,878 MAX $66,310 $67,501 $64,743 $68,544 $63,850 $78,457 $63,706 $65,534 $67,786 $66,909 $69,728 $68,564 $74,408 $81,257 $80,543 $69,856 $64,533

Steps (BA/MA) 21 22 16 22 16 16 16 Steps (BA/MA) 25 26 40 30 30 18 31 28 28 29 25 28 31 28 41 23 17 25 25 28 Steps (BA/MA) 21 16 20 16 26 31 17 16 23 19 20 20 19 24 15

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BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 59/66 50/51 82/94 144/139 96/108 73/87 157/161 BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 112/127 182/183 147/153 171/173 160/160 106/126 72/76 148/147 178/181 165/163 167/177 166/162 173/174 173/175 99/105 158/165 138/131 163/170 162/158 136/144 BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 183) 74/83 77/63 83/96 79/57 93/103 9/9 97/104 107/90 58/62 68/77 40/41 51/56 108/18 2/3 12/6

2019-2020 ESP Salary Guide - The following are the maximum and minimum salaries for the job classifications submitted by the local associations. Previous years for these positions can be found online at maineea.org/mea-salary-guide/ BUS DRIVERS MEAN 58. RSU 54, Skowhegan $17.85 47. RSU 14, Windham $15.22 Minimum $15.90 59. AOS 77 - Eastport $17.80 48. RSU 74, Anson $15.01 Maximum $19.64 60. RSU 33, St. Agatha $17.66 49. RSU 58, Phillips $14.83 Rank School District MAX 61. RSU 03, Unity $17.45 50. RSU 33, St. Agatha $14.77 62. AOS 77 - Pembroke $17.21 51. RSU 31, Howland $14.75 1.

Wiscasset $24.98 63. Athens $17.07 52. RSU 12, Windsor $14.63 2.

RSU 21, Kennebunk $23.34 63. Madawaska $17.07 53. RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach $14.37 3.

RSU 12, Windsor $23.21 65. AOS 96 - Machias $17.05 54. AOS 90 - Baileyville $14.05 4.

Falmouth $22.70 66. RSU 29, Houlton $16.45 54. Woodland $14.05 5.

RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach $22.57 67. RSU 64, Corinth $16.30 56. Caswell $14.00 6.

Portland $22.41 68. RSU 58, Phillips $16.21 57. RSU 50, Island Falls $13.87 7.

Biddeford $22.40 69. AOS 77 - RSU 85, Lubec $16.05 58. RSU 89, Patten $13.81 8.

AOS 93 - Great Salt Bay CSD $22.34 70. AOS 96 - Whiting $16.00 58. So. Aroostook Region 2 $13.81 9.

Cape Elizabeth $22.33 71. AOS 96 - Cutler $15.05 60. Madawaska $13.66 10. Five Town CSD $22.23 61.

Athens $13.48 10. RSU 28, Camden $22.23 Bus Drivers 62.

AOS 96 East Machias $13.19 12. RSU 24, Sullivan $21.95 Rank School District MIN 63. AOS 77 - RSU 85, Lubec $12.75 13. St. George $21.93 1.

Blue Hill $20.40 64. AOS 96 - Machias $12.55 14. RSU 75, Topsham $21.82 2.

RSU 73, Jay-Livermore $20.35 65. AOS 77 - Pembroke $12.46 15. Dayton $21.67 3.

RSU 75, Topsham $19.35 66. RSU 83, Bingham $12.44 15. Saco $21.67 4.

RSU 52, Turner $19.27 67. RSU 64, Corinth $12.30 17. RSU 14, Windham $21.65 5.

Fayette $19.24 68.

AOS 77 Eastport $12.00 18. RSU 05, Freeport $21.59 6.

Falmouth $19.07 68.

AOS 94 Harmony $12.00 19. RSU 13, Rockland $21.50 7.

RSU 51, Cumberland $19.05 68. AOS 96 - Whiting $12.00 20. RSU 51, Cumberland $21.38 8.

Cape Elizabeth $19.04 68. AOS 96 - Cutler $12.00 21. RSU 15, Gray $21.34 9.

AOS 93 - Jefferson $19.00 22. Westbrook $20.77 10. South Portland $18.82 23. RSU 38, Maranacook $20.70 11. St. George $18.18 24. RSU 02, Hallowell $20.45 12. RSU 15, Gray $18.03 COOK/FOODWORKER MEAN 25. Fayette $20.41 13. RSU 05, Freeport $18.02 Minimum $13.21 26. Blue Hill $20.40 14. RSU 40, Waldoboro $17.75 Maximum $16.75 27. RSU 73, Jay-Livermore $20.35 15. RSU 13, Rockland $17.50 Rank School District MAX 28. Scarborough $20.22 16. Scarborough $17.45 1.

Portland (cook) $22.41 29. RSU 52, Turner $20.12 17. Five Town CSD $17.43 2.

York $22.07 30. RSU 06, Buxton $20.00 17. RSU 28, Camden $17.43 3.

Acton $20.94 31. South Portland $19.80 19. RSU 71, Belfast $17.32 4.

Yarmouth (cook) $20.46 32. RSU 61, Bridgton $19.79 20. RSU 61, Bridgton $17.29 5.

Gorham (cook) $20.13 33. Lisbon $19.75 21. RSU 06, Buxton $17.25 6.

Northport $19.87 34. RSU 71, Belfast $19.64 22. Westbrook $17.19 7.

Wells-Ogunquit CSD $19.43 35. RSU 40, Waldoboro $19.54 23. RSU 04, Sabattus $16.85 8.

RSU 14, Windham (cook) $19.35 36. RSU 74, Anson $19.52 24. AOS 91 - Bar Harbor $16.78 9.

Brooklin $19.30 37. AOS 90 - Baileyville $19.44 25. RSU 67, Lincoln $16.64 9.

Sedgwick (cook) $19.30 37. Woodland $19.44 26. RSU 21, Kennebunk $16.61 11. Portland $19.14 39. AOS 91 - Bar Harbor $19.28 27. Portland $16.45 12.

RSU 38, Maranacook (cook) $19.03 40. RSU 78, Rangeley $19.12 27. RSU 29, Houlton $16.45 13.

Wiscasset $18.91 41. AOS 93 - Jefferson $19.00 29. Dayton $16.32 14.

Westbrook (cook) $18.89 42. RSU 09, Farmington $18.76 30. RSU 80, Guilford $16.23 15.

Gorham $18.81 42. RSU 80, Guilford $18.76 31. Biddeford $16.22 16.

AOS 91 Bar Harbor $18.78 44. AOS 94 - Harmony $18.69 32. RSU 11, Gardiner $16.20 17.

AOS 93 Jefferson $18.75 45. RSU 10, Rumford $18.54 33. RSU 38, Maranacook $16.17 18.

Scarborough (cook) $18.60 45. RSU 56, Dixfield $18.54 34. RSU 78, Rangeley $16.11 19.

RSU 22, Hampden $18.37 47. Caswell $18.50 35. RSU 54, Skowhegan $16.03 20.

Deer Isle-Stonington CSD $18.21 48. RSU 11, Gardiner $18.30 36. AOS 93 - Great Salt Bay CSD $16.00 21.

RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach $18.20 49. RSU 31, Howland $18.25 36. RSU 17, South Paris $16.00 (cook) 50. RSU 17, South Paris $18.22 38. RSU 10, Rumford $15.99 22. Westbrook $18.17 51. AOS 96 - East Machias $18.19 38. RSU 56, Dixfield $15.99 23.

RSU 51, Cumberland $17.94 52. RSU 67, Lincoln $18.07 40. Lisbon $15.96 24.

RSU 78, Rangeley (cook) $17.84 53. RSU 50, Island Falls $17.99 41. RSU 02, Hallowell $15.81 25. Cape Elizabeth $17.83 54. RSU 83, Bingham $17.91 41. Saco $15.81 26. RSU 71, Belfast $17.73 54. RSU 89, Patten $17.91 43. Wiscasset $15.71 27.

RSU 15, Gray $17.63 54. Southern Aroostook Region $17.91 44. RSU 24, Sullivan $15.50 28.

Yarmouth $17.59 2 45. RSU 09, Farmington $15.35 29.

AOS 77 Charlotte $17.50 57. RSU 04, Sabattus $17.88 46. RSU 03, Unity $15.25

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RSU 33, St. Agatha Madawaska Sanford RSU 54, Skowhegan RSU 16, Poland Millinocket RSU 78, Rangeley RSU 04, Sabattus AOS 96 - Cutler Auburn Cook/Foodworker School District Yarmouth (cook) RSU 71, Belfast Portland (cook) AOS 91 - Bar Harbor RSU 73, Jay-Livermore Yarmouth Scarborough (cook) Lewiston (cook) RSU 78, Rangeley (cook) Gorham (cook) RSU 10, Rumford RSU 38, Maranacook (cook) Cape Elizabeth Sanford (cook) RSU 61, Bridgton Blue Hill Northport RSU 17, South Paris Wells-Ogunquit CSD Westbrook (cook) Portland Gorham RSU 14, Windham (cook) Five Town CSD RSU 28, Camden Scarborough York Sanford RSU 05, Freeport Brewer Veazie RSU 13, Rockland RSU 22, Hampden Lewiston Lisbon RSU 52, Turner St. George RSU 38, Maranacook RSU 54, Skowhegan Brooklin Sedgwick (cook) RSU 15, Gray RSU 04, Sabattus Westbrook AOS 98 - BoothbayBoothbay Harbor CSD RSU 06, Buxton Madawaska (cook) Greenville Winthrop RSU 80, Guilford Acton

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Yarmouth 3.

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RSU 71, Belfast 9.

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RSU 61, Bridgton RSU 38, Maranacook RSU 18, Oakland AOS 96 - Machias Winthrop RSU 10, Rumford RSU 40, Waldoboro RSU 64, Corinth RSU 80, Guilford Millinocket RSU 54, Skowhegan RSU 56, Dixfield RSU 21, Kennebunk Greenville AOS 93 - Great Salt Bay CSD Blue Hill AOS 94 - Harmony Foxcroft Academy RSU 26, Orono Veazie RSU 24, Sullivan RSU 53, Pittsfield RSU 12, Windsor Lamoine Calais Auburn Hancock RSU 49, Fairfield St. George Ellsworth RSU 67, Lincoln Hermon AOS 96 - East Machias AOS 77 - Pembroke RSU 25, Bucksport AOS 94 - SAD 46, Dexter Athens RSU 50, Island Falls RSU 33, St. Agatha RSU 04, Sabattus RSU 31, Howland RSU 89, Patten So. Aroostook Region 2 RSU 34, Old Town RSU 68, Dover-Foxcroft RSU 03, Unity AOS 95 - SAD 27, Fort Kent RSU 09, Farmington RSU 39, Caribou RSU 45, Washburn RSU 58, Phillips RSU 29, Houlton RSU 41, Milo AOS 96 - Machiasport East Millinocket RSU 78, Rangeley

$16.60 $16.57 $16.54 $16.50 $16.46 $16.45 $16.35 $16.30 $16.23 $16.20 $16.18 $16.18 $16.15 $16.13 $16.06 $16.05 $15.98 $15.93 $15.91 $15.84 $15.75 $15.75 $15.69 $15.65 $15.62 $15.61 $15.55 $15.50 $15.45 $15.42 $15.38 $15.35 $15.33 $15.15 $15.00 $14.90 $14.90 $14.86 $14.83 $14.81 $14.80 $14.78 $14.78 $14.75 $14.74 $14.50 $14.48 $14.37 $13.87 $13.80 $13.69 $13.63 $13.38 $13.14 $12.52 $12.46

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ED Tech I School District Brunswick RSU 05, Freeport RSU 75, Topsham Fayette Cape Elizabeth Yarmouth RSU 71, Belfast RSU 52, Turner Gorham Westbrook RSU 17, South Paris RSU 56, Dixfield RSU 10, Rumford Portland Scarborough Bangor RSU 44, Bethel Brewer Northport Five Town CSD RSU 28, Camden Blue Hill Wells-Ogunquit CSD York Lisbon RSU 51, Cumberland South Portland RSU 14, Windham RSU 04, Sabattus Waldo Region 7 Appleton Lewiston Millinocket RSU 49, Fairfield RSU 06, Buxton RSU 34, Old Town RSU 35, Eliot Veazie RSU 58, Phillips RSU 50, Island Falls RSU 54, Skowhegan Greenville Kittery RSU 45, Washburn RSU 01, Bath West Bath RSU 24, Sullivan RSU 60, Berwick RSU 38, Maranacook Foxcroft Academy RSU 74, Anson RSU 80, Guilford RSU 15, Gray Brooklin RSU 13, Rockland RSU 61, Bridgton RSU 67, Lincoln Winthrop RSU 21, Kennebunk Acton East Millinocket RSU 57, Alfred St. George

MIN $16.97 $16.82 $16.57 $16.22 $16.07 $15.79 $15.76 $15.59 $15.49 $15.47 $15.35 $15.35 $15.20 $15.12 $15.02 $15.01 $14.96 $14.89 $14.85 $14.80 $14.80 $14.50 $14.49 $14.35 $14.30 $14.29 $14.23 $14.10 $14.05 $13.93 $13.89 $13.80 $13.80 $13.75 $13.63 $13.63 $13.59 $13.57 $13.49 $13.47 $13.35 $13.32 $13.24 $13.19 $13.18 $13.18 $13.15 $13.00 $12.97 $12.94 $12.90 $12.80 $12.78 $12.75 $12.75 $12.72 $12.66 $12.59 $12.55 $12.54 $12.52 $12.45 $12.45

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RSU 33, St. Agatha RSU 29, Houlton RSU 89, Patten So. Aroostook Region 2 Auburn RSU 64, Corinth AOS 77 - RSU 85, Lubec AOS 90 - Baileyville Woodland Calais Dayton RSU 02, Hallowell RSU 18, Oakland RSU 40, Waldoboro Ellsworth Saco RSU 19, Newport Winslow AOS 77 - Charlotte AOS 94 - Harmony AOS 94 - SAD 46, Dexter AOS 95 - SAD 27, Fort Kent AOS 96 - East Machias AOS 96 - Machias Hancock Lamoine RSU 03, Unity RSU 09, Farmington RSU 11, Gardiner RSU 25, Bucksport RSU 26, Orono RSU 31, Howland RSU 39, Caribou RSU 53, Pittsfield RSU 83, Bingham Sedgwick Vassalboro Wiscasset RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach RSU 41, Milo Athens AOS 93 - Jefferson RSU 68, Dover-Foxcroft AOS 93 - Great Salt Bay CSD Deer Isle-Stonington CSD Hermon AOS 77 - Alexander Sanford AOS 77 - Pembroke Milford Waterville RSU 78, Rangeley RSU 12, Windsor AOS 96 - Machiasport

$12.41 $12.37 $12.36 $12.36 $12.30 $12.30 $12.28 $12.27 $12.27 $12.25 $12.25 $12.25 $12.19 $12.17 $12.15 $12.12 $12.10 $12.10 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

Ed Tech II Minimum Maximum Rank School District 1.

RSU 17, South Paris 2.

RSU 49, Fairfield 3.

Portland 4.

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Augusta 6.

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Acton 8.

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West Bath 10. Brunswick 11. Cape Elizabeth 12. Waterville 13. RSU 14, Windham 14. RSU 75, Topsham 15. RSU 71, Belfast 16. Waldo Region 7 17. Westbrook 18. Gorham 19. Yarmouth 20. RSU 05, Freeport 21. RSU 02, Hallowell 22. Scarborough 23. Sanford 24. Falmouth 25. RSU 15, Gray 26. Wells-Ogunquit CSD 27. RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach 28. Northport 29. AOS 77 - RSU 85, Lubec 30. Wiscasset 31. RSU 22, Hampden 32. RSU 60, Berwick 33. Five Town CSD 33. RSU 28, Camden 33. Winthrop 36. Lewiston 37. Brewer 38. AOS 90 - Baileyville 38. Woodland 40. RSU 51, Cumberland 41. RSU 19, Newport 41. Fayette 43. RSU 11, Gardiner 44. Dayton 45. RSU 54, Skowhegan 46. Kittery 47. AOS 98 - BoothbayBoothbay Harbor CSD 47. Brooklin 49. Biddeford 50. RSU 44, Bethel 51. AOS 93 - Jefferson 52. RSU 12, Windsor 53. RSU 06, Buxton 54. Bangor 55. RSU 56, Dixfield 56. AOS 93 - Great Salt Bay CSD 57. AOS 91 - Bar Harbor 57. RSU 74, Anson 59. RSU 18, Oakland 60. RSU 10, Rumford

MEAN $14.27 $18.67 MAX $27.13 $24.37 $23.93 $23.84 $23.26 $22.99 $22.88 $22.56 $22.48 $22.17 $21.97 $21.70 $21.65 $21.47 $21.39 $21.23 $21.18 $21.13 $21.12 $21.09 $21.05 $21.01 $20.94 $20.89 $20.76 $20.73 $20.68 $20.67 $20.44 $20.33 $20.05 $20.00 $19.77 $19.77 $19.77 $19.69 $19.65 $19.55 $19.55 $19.52 $19.46 $19.46 $19.45 $19.42 $19.38 $19.33 $19.30 $19.30 $19.28 $19.21 $19.16 $19.07 $18.99 $18.94 $18.89 $18.85 $18.78 $18.78 $18.77 $18.71

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RSU 35, Eliot Saco AOS 93 - South Bristol Appleton RSU 57, Alfred RSU 13, Rockland AOS 77 - Alexander RSU 40, Waldoboro Auburn Lisbon AOS 94 - Harmony St. George RSU 38, Maranacook Milford RSU 67, Lincoln Sedgwick RSU 21, Kennebunk RSU 83, Bingham RSU 61, Bridgton Hermon RSU 80, Guilford Vassalboro RSU 50, Island Falls Blue Hill RSU 89, Patten So. Aroostook Region 2 AOS 77 - Charlotte Deer Isle-Stonington CSD Millinocket RSU 52, Turner Winslow AOS 96 - Machias AOS 77 - Pembroke RSU 53, Pittsfield Veazie RSU 16, Poland RSU 24, Sullivan Lamoine RSU 64, Corinth RSU 26, Orono RSU 34, Old Town Greenville Hancock Ellsworth RSU 04, Sabattus AOS 94 - SAD 46, Dexter Athens RSU 78, Rangeley RSU 29, Houlton RSU 03, Unity RSU 68, Dover-Foxcroft AOS 95 - SAD 27, Fort Kent RSU 25, Bucksport AOS 96 - East Machias RSU 39, Caribou RSU 09, Farmington RSU 31, Howland RSU 33, St. Agatha AOS 96 - Cutler RSU 41, Milo RSU 58, Phillips AOS 96 - Machiasport AOS 96 - Whiting RSU 45, Washburn East Millinocket

$18.62 $18.56 $18.48 $18.40 $18.31 $18.25 $18.24 $18.22 $18.21 $18.20 $18.15 $18.12 $18.11 $18.10 $18.08 $18.06 $18.05 $18.01 $17.88 $17.85 $17.80 $17.73 $17.70 $17.62 $17.61 $17.61 $17.50 $17.48 $17.40 $17.33 $17.33 $17.27 $17.15 $17.07 $16.97 $16.88 $16.80 $16.65 $16.60 $16.58 $16.58 $16.57 $16.55 $16.53 $16.34 $16.32 $16.32 $16.26 $16.21 $16.10 $15.93 $15.81 $15.75 $15.70 $15.62 $15.57 $15.55 $15.32 $14.58 $14.57 $14.23 $14.20 $14.01 $13.90 $13.27

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ED Tech II School Distrcit Fayette Five Town CSD RSU 28, Camden RSU 75, Topsham Cape Elizabeth Brunswick Yarmouth RSU 71, Belfast Westbrook RSU 05, Freeport RSU 56, Dixfield RSU 01, Bath West Bath RSU 10, Rumford Gorham AOS 91 - Bar Harbor RSU 54, Skowhegan Falmouth Portland Northport RSU 44, Bethel Blue Hill RSU 52, Turner RSU 15, Gray Scarborough RSU 51, Cumberland Waldo Region 7 Wells-Ogunquit CSD Brewer AOS 98 - BoothbayBoothbay Harbor CSD RSU 34, Old Town RSU 67, Lincoln RSU 04, Sabattus RSU 17, South Paris RSU 14, Windham RSU 06, Buxton Winthrop St. George York Kittery Bangor Appleton Millinocket RSU 22, Hampden Lewiston RSU 21, Kennebunk RSU 38, Maranacook Lisbon Veazie RSU 49, Fairfield Augusta RSU 02, Hallowell Auburn Biddeford RSU 13, Rockland RSU 74, Anson RSU 24, Sullivan RSU 29, Houlton AOS 90 - Baileyville RSU 80, Guilford Woodland RSU 58, Phillips

MIN $18.75 $18.25 $18.25 $18.11 $17.68 $17.53 $17.18 $17.17 $16.99 $16.82 $16.81 $16.68 $16.68 $16.65 $16.33 $16.28 $16.28 $16.22 $16.12 $16.10 $16.08 $16.05 $15.90 $15.78 $15.75 $15.71 $15.60 $15.47 $15.41 $15.38 $15.38 $15.37 $15.32 $15.24 $15.22 $15.16 $15.15 $15.12 $15.07 $15.02 $15.01 $15.00 $15.00 $14.98 $14.88 $14.85 $14.79 $14.71 $14.71 $14.66 $14.63 $14.52 $14.35 $14.28 $14.25 $14.25 $14.20 $14.17 $14.05 $14.05 $14.05 $14.03

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RSU 18, Oakland RSU 40, Waldoboro RSU 35, Eliot RSU 39, Caribou Dayton RSU 61, Bridgton RSU 78, Rangeley Hermon RSU 03, Unity Acton Saco Greenville AOS 93 - Great Salt Bay CSD AOS 93 - South Bristol South Portland RSU 12, Windsor RSU 50, Island Falls RSU 45, Washburn RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach RSU 60, Berwick RSU 89, Patten So. Aroostook Region 2 East Millinocket RSU 57, Alfred Brooklin RSU 11, Gardiner RSU 41, Milo Lamoine RSU 68, Dover-Foxcroft AOS 95 - SAD 27, Fort Kent Sanford AOS 77 - RSU 85, Lubec Athens Ellsworth RSU 33, St. Agatha AOS 96 - Machias Hancock RSU 25, Bucksport RSU 31, Howland Vassalboro AOS 94 - SAD 46, Dexter RSU 19, Newport RSU 64, Corinth RSU 53, Pittsfield RSU 83, Bingham Milford RSU 26, Orono AOS 96 - Whiting Sedgwick RSU 16, Poland AOS 96 - East Machias Winslow AOS 93 - Jefferson AOS 77 - Charlotte RSU 09, Farmington Waterville Wiscasset AOS 77 - Alexander AOS 94 - Harmony Deer Isle-Stonington CSD AOS 77 - Pembroke AOS 96 - Cutler AOS 96 - Machiasport

$14.01 $13.91 $13.88 $13.88 $13.77 $13.71 $13.71 $13.60 $13.60 $13.58 $13.57 $13.56 $13.50 $13.50 $13.40 $13.34 $13.34 $13.29 $13.28 $13.28 $13.28 $13.28 $13.27 $13.27 $13.25 $13.15 $13.09 $13.00 $12.94 $12.93 $12.91 $12.90 $12.89 $12.85 $12.82 $12.77 $12.75 $12.75 $12.75 $12.70 $12.63 $12.60 $12.60 $12.58 $12.52 $12.50 $12.50 $12.40 $12.40 $12.38 $12.37 $12.30 $12.26 $12.25 $12.25 $12.25 $12.25 $12.24 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

Ed Tech III Minimum Maximum Rank School District 1.

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Biddeford 3.

RSU 01, Bath 4.

West Bath 5.

Acton 6.

Wells-Ogunquit CSD 7.

Portland 8.

Brewer 9.

York 10. Cape Elizabeth 11. Waterville 12. RSU 71, Belfast 13. Augusta 14. Waldo Region 7 15. Northport 16. Brunswick 17. Falmouth 18. South Portland 19. RSU 54, Skowhegan 20. RSU 21, Kennebunk 21. RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach 22. Westbrook 23. RSU 02, Hallowell 24. RSU 51, Cumberland 25. Scarborough 26. Sanford 27. RSU 05, Freeport 28. RSU 19, Newport 29. AOS 77 - RSU 85, Lubec 30. RSU 44, Bethel 31. Yarmouth 32. RSU 75, Topsham 33. Wiscasset 34. RSU 15, Gray 35. Gorham 35. RSU 74, Anson 37. Dayton 38. Winthrop 39. RSU 22, Hampden 40. Five Town CSD 40. RSU 28, Camden 42. Appleton 43. RSU 67, Lincoln 44. RSU 60, Berwick 45. AOS 90 - Baileyville 45. Woodland 47. Lisbon 48. Kittery 49. RSU 56, Dixfield 50. St. George 51. Fayette 51. RSU 50, Island Falls 53. RSU 10, Rumford 54. RSU 89, Patten 54. So. Aroostook Region 2 56. RSU 38, Maranacook 57. RSU 12, Windsor 57. Saco 59. Lewiston 60. RSU 29, Houlton 61. RSU 06, Buxton

MEAN $15.69 $20.27 MAX $27.71 $26.92 $26.85 $26.83 $26.75 $26.38 $26.23 $25.84 $25.08 $24.14 $24.00 $23.92 $23.91 $23.89 $23.82 $23.38 $23.05 $22.99 $22.96 $22.90 $22.89 $22.88 $22.65 $22.47 $22.40 $22.37 $22.19 $22.08 $22.06 $22.03 $21.99 $21.83 $21.76 $21.71 $21.62 $21.62 $21.57 $21.56 $21.52 $21.33 $21.33 $21.30 $21.29 $21.19 $20.92 $20.92 $20.90 $20.89 $20.85 $20.70 $20.68 $20.68 $20.64 $20.58 $20.58 $20.56 $20.52 $20.52 $20.35 $20.30 $20.15

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MIN $21.82 $21.19 $20.60 $19.99 $19.87 $19.85 $19.85 $19.68 $19.52 $19.43 $19.38 $19.27 $19.27 $19.25 $18.90 $18.78 $18.74 $18.59 $18.56 $18.49 $18.47 $18.34 $17.98 $17.92 $17.88 $17.86 $17.69 $17.67 $17.62 $17.61 $17.56 $17.28 $17.25 $17.11 $16.92 $16.85 $16.79 $16.71 $16.56 $16.52 $16.34 $16.32 $16.30 $16.17 $16.12 $16.00 $16.00 $15.91 $15.84 $15.82 $15.82 $15.76 $15.75 $15.65 $15.62 $15.61 $15.48 $15.46 $15.44 $15.38 $15.38 $15.34

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RSU 39, Caribou Dayton RSU 50, Island Falls RSU 58, Phillips AOS 90 - Baileyville RSU 89, Patten So. Aroostook Region 2 Woodland Augusta Saco RSU 09, Farmington AOS 77 - RSU 85, Lubec RSU 03, Unity RSU 35, Eliot Ellsworth RSU 57, Alfred RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach RSU 61, Bridgton RSU 41, Milo RSU 12, Windsor Lamoine Hancock Hermon AOS 93 - Great Salt Bay CSD AOS 93 - South Bristol Athens Milford AOS 95 - SAD 27, Fort Kent RSU 19, Newport RSU 83, Bingham Greenville AOS 94 - SAD 46, Dexter Foxcroft Academy RSU 68, Dover-Foxcroft AOS 96 - Machias RSU 45, Washburn Calais RSU 11, Gardiner RSU 31, Howland Waterville South Portland RSU 25, Bucksport Winslow AOS 77 - Alexander RSU 53, Pittsfield Brooklin RSU 16, Poland RSU 26, Orono AOS 94 - Harmony RSU 33, St. Agatha Vassalboro RSU 64, Corinth Wiscasset AOS 93 - Jefferson Sedgwick AOS 96 - East Machias AOS 96 - Whiting AOS 77 - Charlotte Deer Isle-Stonington CSD AOS 77 - Pembroke AOS 96 - Cutler AOS 96 - Machiasport

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West Bath 4.

Portland 5.

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Yarmouth 7.

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Appleton 9.

Waldo Region 7 10.

RSU 51, Cumberland 11.

Wells-Ogunquit CSD 12.

RSU 34, Old Town 12.

RSU 72, Fryeburg 14.

RSU 05, Freeport 15.

Brunswick 16.

RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach 17.

Gorham 17.

RSU 39, Caribou 19.

RSU 14, Windham 20.

RSU 02, Hallowell 21.

Millinocket 22.

RSU 75, Topsham 23.

RSU 17, South Paris 24.

Kittery 25.

Augusta 26.

RSU 15, Gray 27.

RSU 22, Hampden 28.

Five Town CSD 28.

RSU 28, Camden 30.

RSU 60, Berwick 30.

RSU 13, Rockland 32.

RSU 71, Belfast 33.

Greenville 34.

Wiscasset 35.

AOS 91 - Bar Harbor 36.

Biddeford 37.

RSU 61, Bridgton 38.

RSU 38, Maranacook 39.

AOS 98 - BoothbayBoothbay Harbor CSD 39.

Winslow 41.

Bangor 42.

RSU 12, Windsor 43.

RSU 19, Newport 44.

Winthrop 45.

RSU 83, Bingham 46.

RSU 18, Oakland 47.

RSU 31, Howland 48.

AOS 77 - RSU 85, Lubec 49.

Lisbon 50.

RSU 40, Waldoboro 51.

AOS 77 - Eastport 52.

RSU 10, Rumford 53.

RSU 24, Sullivan 54.

RSU 44, Bethel 55.

Blue Hill 56.

Calais 57.

AOS 77 - Charlotte 58.

RSU 56, Dixfield 59.

RSU 73, Jay-Livermore 60.

RSU 78, Rangeley

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RSU 14, Windham RSU 23, Old Orchard Beach RSU 73, Jay-Livermore RSU 54, Skowhegan RSU 04, Sabattus RSU 22, Hampden RSU 18, Oakland RSU 31, Howland RSU 15, Gray Lisbon Veazie RSU 61, Bridgton RSU 78, Rangeley Greenville RSU 60, Berwick RSU 02, Hallowell RSU 67, Lincoln Winthrop AOS 77 - RSU 85, Lubec RSU 39, Caribou Calais RSU 33, St. Agatha Madawaska RSU 06, Buxton Acton RSU 09, Farmington Winslow RSU 25, Bucksport AOS 94 - SAD 46, Dexter Athens RSU 80, Guilford RSU 24, Sullivan RSU 83, Bingham RSU 03, Unity Augusta RSU 40, Waldoboro RSU 64, Corinth AOS 96 - Machias RSU 26, Orono RSU 19, Newport RSU 16, Poland Auburn AOS 77 - Charlotte AOS 77 - Eastport AOS 93 - South Bristol AOS 77 - Pembroke AOS 93 - Jefferson AOS 94 - Harmony Wiscasset RSU 12, Windsor AOS 93 - Great Salt Bay CSD AOS 77 - Alexander

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Higher Education-Know Your Contract By: Jim McClymer, President, Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine

As scholars we know words have technical meaning beyond that of common usage. The same principle holds true in contractual issues. This document will hopefully help clarify some of that confusion.

“Permanent” Positions - Tenure Stream ranks are Instructor,

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor. Instructors and Assistant Professors have probationary appointments. Instructors hired after August 16, 2010 are tenure track. Instructors receive a contractually mandated promotional salary increase when promoted to Assistant Professor.

There are “Research Faculty” with the titles: Assistant Research Professor, Associate Research Professor and Research Professor. These positions are not eligible for Tenure or Continuing Contract (more on this often-abused term in a moment).

Just Cause - Lecturers, as well as research faculty, earn Just Cause status

after six years of service. NOTE: THERE IS NO EXTRA REVIEW or REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH EARNING JUST CAUSE STATUS. Lecturers are the only rank to receive longevity steps. Lecturers may initially be appointed for up to two years and reappointment for up to four years. Typical appointment periods are less.

A Clinical rank was recently introduced, exclusively for nursing and other health related fields. The ranks are: Clinical Assistant Faculty, Clinical Associate Faculty and Clinical Senior Faculty. Instead of longevity steps, Clinical faculty will receive at least a 3% raise upon promotion. All other aspects of these positions are identical to that of Lecturers. Clinical Faculty also earn Just-Cause Protection after six years of service. There is no extra review or requirement associated to earning Just Cause Status.

Just Cause: Faculty (Lecturers, Clinical faculty and Research faculty) earn Just Cause Status after six years of service. The primary operational impact is that faculty with less than six years of service are provided fixed duration contracts and are considered for reappointment. After six years there is no reappointment process. Members with Just Cause status may only be dismissed for cause. Even members who have not yet served six years have legal and contractual protections.

E FF E C T I V E W A YS

HIGHEROEDUCATION EMERGENCY F ST UD Y I NG RELIEF FUND B E F O(HEERF) R E E X AM S In addition to K-12 schools, IHEs have also felt the severe impact of COVID-19.

Faculty, staff, and students continue to struggle to create normalcy in the midst of financial and academic challenges. The HEERF awards public colleges $14 billion to help address these challenges, and NEA supports the following funding priorities to support students, particularly students of color and under-resourced students, and to help protect the IHE workforce.

CANCEL STUDENT DEBT The average borrower graduates with over $30,000 in debt.

NEA supports the suspension of student loan payments for the duration of the pandemic and the cancellation of $30,000 of federal student debt for every borrower. The NEA believes suspended payments should still count toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness requirements.

Black and brown students at HBCUs and MSIs have been severely impacted by this pandemic.

NEA supports debt cancellation for those who are the most vulnerable due to the pandemic as well as low-income borrowers and students who attend MSIs.

CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT FOR FACULTY AND STAFF

PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO STUDENTS

Faculty & staff should be sustained during this difficult time.

Students are in need of increased financial support.

NEA supports federal funding to continue to pay both full-time and part-time faculty and staff. Students who receive work-study and teaching assistants should be included in the staff category for the duration of the pandemic.

NEA supports the reallocation of all remaining federal student aid funds to students in need of emergency aid as outlined in the CARES Act. This includes the support for community colleges through the Education Stabilization Fund.

SUPPORT UNDOCUMENTED AND DACA STUDENTS

There are also Part-Time faculty represented by PATFA. Academic ranks for part-time faculty are governed by the PATFA contract.

Federal funds should be used to assist all students, regardless of immigration status.

Continuing Contract - Continuing Contract is a term reserved

exclusively for faculty in Cooperative Extension. It is equivalent to Tenure.

Cooperative Extension ranks are: Extension Instructor, Assistant Extension.

Professor, Associate Extension Professor and Extension Professor. The Instructor and Assistant rank are probationary. Faculty in ALL the above ranks with over six years of service are eligible for extra compensation as part of “Post Tenure Review”, independent of their tenure or continuing contract status.

SUPPORT HBCUS AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

NEA believes emergency COVID-19 funds for college students should not exclude DACA and undocumented students since the allocation of these funds to colleges are based on enrollment numbers that included these students.

N E A T O D A Y . O R G / S C H O O L S - A N D - C O R O N A V I R U S /

Fixed Length - The ONLY remaining Full Time Faculty category is that of Fixed Length appointments. These positions are temporary in nature, with a specified term of up to three years, and only allowed for certain specific reasons.

If you have a contractual topic that you would like to see discussed, please email your suggestion to your AFUM Chapter President.

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COVID-19 Certification Updates •

Dan Allen, MEA Director of Training and Professional Development COVID-19 Certification Update

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mportant new modifications to the requirements for teacher certification during the COVID-19 emergency have been announced by the Maine Department of Education. Govenor Janet Mills signed an executive order May 12th that further modifies or suspends certification requirements for teachers, pre-service teachers, support professionals, and other credentialed school staff. The MEA has been advocating for relaxed rules around initial and renewal certification in response to COVID-19 and we welcome these changes.

Certification renewal Professionals seeking a renewal whose certification expires between Feb. 1 and July 1 of this year have an additional year to complete any requirements that have been disrupted because of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Professional certificates up for renewal will be automatically renewed for one year if the person holding the certification does not submit a renewal application. Those who have completed the requirements for certification should submit their application and it will be processed normally. Note that the new expiration date for those who renew in 2021 instead of this year will be four years from the date of certification.

Initial Certification

Incomplete Coursework

Most teacher preparation programs made modifications that allowed their pre-service teachers to complete their student teaching requirements. Those certification applicants who have not completed all coursework can receive a conditional certification.

Applicants seeking waivers of the Praxis test, fingerprinting requirements, or a conditional certification due to incomplete preservice requirements should contact the Certification Department at the DOE: cert.doe@maine.gov.

Conditional Certification If you hold a conditional certificate that because of incomplete coursework is due to expire on July 1, 2020, that certificate is extended to July 1, 2021. Applicants seeking an extension of their conditional certificate should contact the Certification Department at the DOE: cert.doe@maine.gov.

Where can I find more information?

The Maine Department of Education has created a table and decisionmaking diagrams to assist you in proceeding with your certification and/or CHRC actions.

Do Not Unnecessarily Delay Your Application for Certification The certification office will continue to process applications throughout the state of emergency. If you have completed the necessary requirements for certification, you should submit your application to the DOE.

• Praxis Test

Enforcement of the Praxis test requirement for preservice teachers and others entering the profession has been suspended by the governor’s executive order until 30 days following the end of the state of emergency. MDOE will issue a professional certificate to those who have not been able to access the test but have completed all other requirements.

• Fingerprinting

The state’s capacity to collect and process fingerprints to satisfy the requirement that educators have a criminal history records check (CHRC) has been dramatically impacted by COVID-19.

For applications submitted during the of state of emergency, enforcement of the fingerprinting requirement has been suspended until 30 days following the end of the state of emergency and the department will issue a temporary CHRC.

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Maine Educator • June 2020

Please contact MEA Professional Development Director Dan Allen for additional advice and assistance HERE.

Important COVID-19 Changes to Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts The Internal Revenue Service has recently issued guidance allowing increased flexibility for unused contributions, this plan year, due to COVID-19 in tax-advantaged Health Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) and Dependent Care Assistance Programs (DCAPs).

Both FSAs and DCAPs fall under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code and are often referred to as parts of a Section 125 plan or Cafeteria plans. Health FSAs and DCAPs allow employer and employee contributions on a pre-tax basis that can then be used to reimburse the employee for qualifying medical care and dependent care expenses.

Health FSA limits contributions to no more than $2,700 in plan years beginning in 2019, which will be increased to $2,750 for plan years starting in 2020. Individual employer plan limits may be less than the maximum and an employer can contribute up to an additional $500 per year. FSA rules generally require an irrevocable contribution election be made for each plan year. The total amount elected for the year is available to the employee from the first day of the year, but if the employee does not use the elected contribution for expenses during the plan year, the employee loses the remaining contribution subject to two potential caveats. Plans are not required to but can institute either a carryover rule or a grace period, but not both. The carryover rule allows up to $500 of unused funds to be available the next plan year for reimbursement of new expenses. This carryover maximum will be increased to $550 for plan years beginning in 2020. The other option is for a grace period, where all unused funds in one year can be used for new expenses occurring within the first two months and 15 days of the new plan year. Neither of these options is required to be part of the plan, but these options can be negotiated as part of the local collective bargaining agreement.

DCAPs limit contributions to no more than $5,000 per year ($2,500 per parent if married and filing separately), with individual employer plans able to set lower limits. Employers generally can contribute up to the DCAP limit. Unlike Health FSA elections, DCAPs can be structured so that funds are only available as they are accrued. Unused funds are forfeited. Funds cannot be carried over but DCAP plans, like Health FSAs, can have a grace period. Elections are irrevocable, except due to qualifying mid-year change events such as significant changes in the cost of dependent care and working from home so a provider is no longer needed.

HOWEVER… Given the impacts of COVID-19 that have limited the availability of non-emergent care and changed life patterns for childcare and other dependent care expenses, some employees will have more money in their Health FSAs and DCAPs, based on making an election for the planned expenditures pre-COVID 19, putting employees at risk of losing unused funds. The IRS recently issued new guidance to help individuals who are at risk of losing money. These potential changes are not automatic, however, but they allow the employer’s Section 125 plan document to be changed to allow this relief. The following provisions are now allowed to be part of the Section 125 plan:

• Employee contribution elections to Health FSAs and DCAPs can

now be changed during 2020 mid-year on a prospective basis.

This means, for example, elections can be stopped or reduced to better match expected expenses. If an individual has already been reimbursed for more than they have contributed to an FSA, the reduction cannot be made below the already-reimbursed amount.

• Permits employees to apply unused amounts remaining in a Health FSA or DCAP as of the end of the plan year ending in 2020 to new expenses incurred through December 31, 2020.

In addition, the CARES Act passed earlier this year changed the law to expand expenses that can be reimbursed from Health FSAs, as well as Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Again, the employer’s plan document must allow it, but many plan documents may already do this as these expenses have been previously allowable. Over-the-counter drugs can now be reimbursed without a prescription. The definition of medical care was also expanded to include menstrual products, defined as tampons, pads, liners, cups, sponges, or similar products. The expanded language applies to amounts paid, or reimbursements made, after December 31, 2019.

In addition to these allowed plan changes, a carryover provision can also be added to the Health FSA mid-year and be effective for the current year, as long as the plan has neither a carryover or grace period in place.

Additionally, for employees retiring or terminating employment this year with unused balances, Health FSA contributions can be accessed through COBRA. Also, the DCAP can provide that unused amounts can be used during the year to pay qualifying expenses after the employee has left.

Local Associations should make sure if members are at risk of losing money that employers adopt the necessary changes to their plans.

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MEA Holds Virtual Representative Assembly

he MEA held its 92nd annual Representative Assembly (RA) on May 16th. The virtual event was the first of its kind in MEA history. MEA’s RA is the largest democratic body of the association made up of educators elected by their local associations to represent their district. The MEA RA delegates set the course of work for the Association in the upcoming school year and discuss and take positions on key education issues. This year, due to the virtual nature of the event, MEA took up a few issues now and will discuss others in August.

During the MEA RA, members also celebrate the great work of our educators, partners and our students. On the following pages are the issues discussed, key take-aways from leadership and MEA’s executive director, and the winners of MEA’s awards. There will be an “extraordinary” session of the RA on August 15th (in person if possible, virtual again if needed) to address the rest of the business items (amendments to bylaws and resolutions and any additional new business items that were submitted on May 16th).

MEA Award Winners MEA is proud to honor its members, and members of the community who are committed to excellence in education. Below are this year's winners.

2020 MEA John H. Marvin Local Association Award

Scarborough EA The Scarborough Education Association stood strong in their demand for a fair contract settlement. They organized, reached out to the media and the community, held rallies and attended school committee meetings where they were thwarted in their attempts to speak during public comment. Still they stood strong!

2020 MEA John H. Marvin Local Association Award

Merrymeeting TA Moving Forward “Please do what you can to stay well and stay strong.

We have a mountain in front of us-a mountain of health concerns still to be addressed, a mountain of battles to fight in the face of the bleakest of economic outlooks, a mountain of hurdles to overcome so that our students have the schools they deserve and we have the resources and the conditions we need to do our jobs. We need all of us together to climb that mountain.” Grace Leavitt, MEA President “During this crisis, the MEA has worked to respond quickly and to focus in on members’ immediate needs in this new environment. We’ve done that well and continue to look forward to addressing needs in the coming months and years.

We will have to work even harder than we have in the past to organize around membership, engage members, advocate, collectively bargain and to stay firm and be able to act on what we believe in. We will remain focused on our priorities while seeking new possibilities for how we do our work to support members, students and our public schools.” Paula Voelker, MEA Executive Director 28

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The members of the Merrymeeting Teachers Association worked diligently and thoughtfully to organize their communities as they sought to negotiate a fair contract. After many months of activism and speaking up and showing up for one another, the community responded with voting to increase the school budget and with continued activism by the members much deserved raises were included in the settlement.

Human and Civil Rights Award

Sue Campbell Sue Campbell is a dedicated program director at Out Maine who focuses on bringing LGBTQ training to schools throughout the state.

She advocates for and promotes safe and affirming schools, a strong educated provider safety net, safe and welcoming communities, and informed parents and families.

Human and Civil Rights Award

Hermon High School Civil Rights Team The Hermon High School Civil Rights team are leaders in their school and role models not only for other students, but also for the faculty and staff. The Civil Rights team created a Day of Welcome event to help all schools eliminate bias-based behavior and strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for all students. They foster conversations with students to eliminate discriminatory or abusive behavior to make Hermon High School a better place.

Human and Civil Rights Award

Camden Carter Camden Carter is one of the co-founders of Operation Breaking Stereotypes. Operation Breaking Stereotypes is a non-profit “committed to facilitating (an) ongoing quest for knowledge and social justice through short-term exchanges” between groups of students. The student exchanges take place between groups of students from various schools in Maine.

Golden Apple Award

Connie Carter Connie Carter, Camden’s mother, is the other co-founder of Operation Breaking Stereotypes and after a 30-year career as an educator is now the director of the program.

Golden Apple Award

Elisha Oliver Parent Elisha Oliver goes above and beyond to support Mount View Elementary School, organizing fundraisers, planting gardens, finding funding to ensure students receive books and even building an outdoor classroom. She has planned activities for Read Across America, and brought the Frogtown Puppeteers Puppet show to the school. Elisha provides many enriching and rewarding experiences for students and families.

Golden Apple Award

Marjorie Bruen Marjorie Bruen from Fayette Education Association has spent nearly 40 years as an employee at Fayette Schools. She is a tireless volunteer in her free time and has helped organize festivals, projects, and engaging activity days at school. Marjorie believes that every student can succeed and have a positive experience. Every school and community need a dedicated professional like Marjorie.

Golden Apple Award

Angela Wotton Angela Wotton is the District Manager of the Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District office, which has enhanced student learning in RSU#29 for the past 13 years. Angela connects with staff and students to provide both funding, through grants for things like a greenhouse, and lessons on topics such as water pollution, worm composting, nutrition, soil studies, and much more.

Friend of Education Award

David McCrea Over his two terms in the legislature, Representative David McCrea has sponsored and helped pass many bills that have returned common sense to laws affecting educators, and as such has helped to restore respect for the profession. Representative McCrea is a much-needed champion of public education and educators.

Friend of Education Award

Erin Herbig Senator Erin Herbig not only visits students in their classrooms but uses those visits to help shape legislative policy in her role as a state senator.

She listens with compassion and is supportive of what educators do in the field. Her support for rural districts is evident.

Anne Sheehan Political Action Award

Portland EA Congratulations to the Portland Education Association for receiving MEA’s Anne Sheehan Political Action Award. PEA conducted a wellattended candidate forum with an opportunity for members to hear from those running for school board and score their answers in a rubric designed by the Association. This event engaged members and the community while helping to inform members about the candidates and the importance of elections to the work of educators.

Anne Sheehan Political Action Award

Rose Walker Rose Walker is an Ed Tech who has risen to every challenge. Rose is active in her local, Lewiston EA, and wanted to make a bigger impact.

Rose ran for School Committee in Auburn and won! Rose has truly demonstrated the strongest “commitment to political action for public education issues”.

MEA Public Higher Education Impact Award

Ron Mosley Ron has Union in his blood. He became an active AFUM member, and a leader, soon after he arrived at the UMM campus to teach business and business law in 1988. He became UMM AFUM chapter president in his first year on campus then served as President of AFUM for many years. Ron was an inclusive leader, a person of integrity, and dedicated to the mission of higher education and is deserving to be the first recipient of this award.

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MEA ESP of the Year Award

Heather Haskell Heather Haskell is professional, looking out for all students and staff, while keeping in mind the reality within her community. The ESP contract in Hermon was recently ratified with many gains for Ed Techs, and Heather was a huge factor in those gains. Haskell has now become part of the Ed Tech leadership team for the Hermon School Department, which benefits both the staff and the district.

Scholarship Winners The Clyde Russell Scholarship Fund was created by the MEA through a trust established by the late Audrey Lewis. It awards graduating seniors monies to help cover tuition, room, board, books and fees.

Congratulations to this year's winners!

MEA Award for Teaching Excellence

Luanne Phair Luanne Phair is an elementary school teacher at James H. Bean School in RSU #18. Luanne stands out as a model of exceptional teaching, advocacy for the profession, attention to diversity, community engagement, and leadership in professional development. Luanne is an innovator with her students, a mentor with her peers and a model of what it takes to help students feel safe in school.

2020 NEW BUSINESS ITEMS 1. RESOLVED: that the MEA investigate the feasibility of

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increasing the number of delegates representing student members at the MEA Representative Assembly and determine what changes to the MEA Constitution and Bylaws would be needed if the investigation results in a recommendation to increase the number of student delegates.

RESOLVED: that the MEA investigate the feasibility of adding a “Community Ally” membership category for friends of public education; such membership would not include the right to vote, nor the right to hold office in the Association. The MEA will report its findings and recommendation to next year’s MEA Representative Assembly.

RESOLVED: that the MEA purchase and use the Hustle app to communicate with Education Support Professional members across the state.

RESOLVED: that the MEA investigate creating a permanent grant fund to financially support local associations sending locally funded delegates to the NEA RA. Such a fund might offer to cover half of the cost of a locally funded delegate for a limited number of local associations per year. Priority could be given to delegates who: • Will represent locals that have been eligible to send a locally funded delegate for the previous five years but have not done so • Have been an educator for fewer than 10 years • Are members of groups underrepresented in the MEA (ESP, race/ethnic/gender/LGBTQ+ minorities, MEA Board districts with low participation rates in MEA activities, etc.)

Should a fund be created, a strategic plan to promote the availability of the grant fund should also be developed. Recent delegates to the MEA RA should specifically be encouraged to apply for a grant.

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Emma Ackerman Traip academy ‘20 Emma Ackerman of Traip Academy in Kittery plans to attend Bowdoin College to study musical theater, and also focus on policy and law with an emphasis on grassroots organizing.

Gracia Bareti Westbrook high school ‘20 Gracia Bareti of Westbrook High School plans to pursue a major in International Relations with a concentration in International Law and Organizations through the support of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Lindsey Cross Belfast area high school ‘20 Lindsey Cross of Belfast Area High School plans to attend Kennebec Valley Community College and work in the medical field so she can be close to and help the people who have supported her growing up.

Lexi Crouse Houlton high school ‘20 Lexi Crouse of Houlton High School plans to attend the University of New England and double major in social work and elementary education so that one day she can become the absolute best teacher possible!

Jaelin Roberts John Bapst high school ‘20 Jaelin Roberts of John Bapst High school in Bangor plans to attend Simmons University and pursue a career as a nurse practitioner with a specialty in geriatrics.

Adam Robinson Jonesport Beals high school ‘20 Adam Robinson of Jonesport Beals High school will take his love for math and outdoors and attend Kennebec Valley Community College where he will pursue Lineworker Technology.

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Survey: Parents Overwhelmingly Support Educators During Pandemic By: Giovanna Bechard and Tim Walker

“As they always do, educators are stepping up to help America’s students in the face of this unprecedented global crisis,” said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García.

It’s no surprise then that parents overwhelmingly approve of the job they are doing.

A new National Education Association survey found 88% of parents approve of how their children’s teachers are handling the coronavirus pandemic. They also overwhelmingly (81 percent) approve of school support staff (school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, etc.) – a higher rating than they gave their governor (71%), and their mayor or local government (73%).

Layla and Violet Chai from Penquis Valley Middle School in Milo, Layla and Violet Chai from Penquis Valley Middle School in Milo, Maine

When the coronavirus pandemic forced school buildings across the country to close the doors in March, educators reacted quickly, not only to continue students’ education, but help them stay fed, supported and healthy.

Teachers moved their classes online, cafeteria workers are preparing and distributing meals at grab-and-go stations, and school nurses are volunteering at hospitals and conducting virtual wellness checks.

A new national education survey found 88% of parents approve of how their children’s teachers are handling the coronavirus pandemic.

“Educators and education support professionals make a difference in the lives of millions of students every day in schools and on college campuses across the country.”

“Educators and education support professionals make a difference in the lives of millions of students every day in schools and [on] college campuses across the country, and their work and impact extend far beyond the boundaries of the classroom,” Eskelsen García said. “Never have all of our nation’s educators been more appreciated and seen—even as they work with students from a distance.” The poll also showed that parents and guardians believe educators are working hard to communicate with them, that educators are finding ways to connect with students who don’t have internet access and they are working hard to give their students one-on-one assistance.

Lily eskelsen garcÍa, nea president

The NEA survey also asked parents to rank their main concerns about the pandemic. Keeping their children’s education on track was on par with the fear of actually contracting the virus, or someone close to them getting sick. Concerns about the health and educational impact of the pandemic are particularly high with Latino and African American parents.

The transition to online and distant learning has obviously been a huge challenge. The survey found that parents would like more resources and training on distance learning. Asked what their schools should prioritize, parents cite distance learning training for themselves and for educators. They also pointed to making sure educators continue to get paid during closures and narrowing the digital divide.

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National Education Association Survey

Asked to rank the issues and problems their own children were experiencing with distance learning, parents cited the absence of socialization with their fellow students (55%) and missing their teachers in person (45%).

While parents appreciate the work being done by our educators, educators surveyed see issues with this emergency distance learning.

Among the top issues: providing the same level of education to students. Still even with the concern, it's clear parents support their children's teachers and support staff despite the fears of those providing the lessons.

Among those educators surveyed, 82% indicate providing the same level of education to all students is a serious problem.

The national survey was conducted by GBAO Strategies on April 3-7, 2020 and included a survey of 800 parents and guardians of school-aged children who attend a public school. Findings from a national survey of educators will be released in the coming weeks.

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Virgin Pulse: A New Wellness Program Coming 7/1/2020

Get rewarded for building a better you!

You can earn up to $250 in additional incentives for participating!

Small steps lead to big changes.

Virgin Pulse is coming to MEA Benefits Trust to help you make small, everyday changes to your wellbeing that are focused on the areas you want to improve the most. When you stick to our program, you’ll build heathy habits, have fun with coworkers, and experience the lifelong rewards of health and wellbeing. Plus – you can earn up to $250 in additional incentives for participating!

Who’s eligible to participate?

Beginning on July 1st, 2020, employees, retirees, spouses/domestic partners and dependents age 18-26 covered under the MEABT health insurance plan will be invited to enroll in the Virgin Pulse platform. Once you’re logged in, you’ll be able to access a full range of tools and fun activities to help you be the best you, and to earn your incentives for the healthy choices you make along the way!

Can’t wait to get started?! Virgin Pulse will

officially launch on July 1st, 2020! Keep an eye out for more information in the next couple of months with specific details about enrollment, rewards and your access to all the amazing tools and programs Virgin Pulse has to offer.

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What’s new with Virgin Pulse? Glad you asked! Virgin Pulse is a platform offering tools and ideas to help you improve all areas of your life. From physical health and activity, to mental wellness and stress reduction, Virgin Pulse will be your partner as you define your unique journey toward health and overall wellbeing. Here are a few of the awesome features coming your way with Virgin Pulse: • Up for a challenge? Virgin Pulse offers a range of ways to challenge your coworkers, family and friends in a little healthy competition. Rally your coworkers for the latest step challenge or gather a small group of coworkers or friends and challenge one another to adopt a new healthy habit. Post comments in the challenge chat to share tips and encouragement!

• Everything’s better with friends! Add your work friends so you can encourage, motivate and challenge one another!

Create groups within the platform to connect with others on common interests or goals.

• Want to play a game? Virgin Pulse’s “gamification” model makes it easy to track progress and see your success as you earn points toward levels and incentives. With over a hundred different points-earning activities you can define what wellness means to you and earn your incentive with your choice of healthy behaviors!

• Focus on what matters to YOU. As you interact with the platform (selecting your interests, choosing your sleep and nutrition type, and completing the health assessment), Virgin Pulse will use the information gathered to customize the content so that you’re only seeing information you want to see. Everyone’s path to wellness is unique, and as we get to know you, we want to make sure we’re providing content, information and tools that matter to you to help you along your journey.

MEA offers Pre-Retirement Seminars to members of the MEA. These seminars are intended for people who plan to retire in the next five years. You must preregister for a seminar. Registration will open soon.

Please visit maineea.org for more information.

Virtual Retirement Party Ideas

While school districts are working to figure out how everyone can still celebrate students who are graduating, you may be thinking about how to celebrate a fellow colleague who is retiring this school year.

While not the way you may have hoped to send your colleague off into retirement, there are still some ways you can wish that educator well! Here are a few ideas MEA pulled together to help you in your planning.

Online Cards or Tributes Even while apart, you can still send a nice message to your colleague.

Ask fellow educators to send a short video message about the soonto-be retiree and compile the videos into a nice website. It’s really easy using https://spark.adobe.com/. You can just upload the video files from your computer and insert them into the webpage you design using Adobe Spark-plus it’s free! If you want to send an online card you can do that for free too using https://premium.evite.com/cards/ Lawn Signs Many graduating seniors have these on their lawns now, celebrating their accomplishments so why not deliver a customized one to your colleague? Check in your area if a local photography shop is offering these custom signs or check etsy. There are a lot of options to choose from.

DATE

LOCATION

TIME

9/23/20

Ellsworth Area

4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

9/30/20

Auburn Area

4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

10/7/20

Rockland Area

4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

10/14/20

Kennebunk Area

4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

10/20/20

Skowhegan Area

4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

10/24/20

Caribou Area

9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

10/28/20

Make-Up Date

4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Special Delivery Show your appreciation for your retiring colleague by sending them something in the mail! A special gift or bouquet is something that can easily be given while following all the proper CDC protocols. You can even send a nice lunch or dinner so you’re giving a gift and supporting a local business at the same time!

Virtual Party With Cake Included You may be hosting a lot of virtual meetings for students, but this is one virtual meeting that can feel like a celebration. Schedule a virtual retirement party and include specific instructions. The day before the party ask everyone to have a cupcake or piece of cake ready to eat so you can all share a bite together during your virtual celebration. If you don’t want to bake, or don’t think people will have time to bake organize a delivery of treats from a local store to everyone’s home the day before the event. Ask people to decorate their backgrounds and be prepared to share their favorite memory of the soon-to-be retiree.

It's hard to believe it's time to get ready for the new school year. As you prepare for returning students, you should also think about preparing for your own financial future.

Supplemental retirement plans offered in your district are one of the best places for you to set aside money for your future. Why participate?

• Earnings in the account grow tax-deferred.

• You determine how much you want deducted from your paycheck – which you can change at your convenience.

• The contributions you make are saved through convenient, automatic payroll deductions – you won’t even miss them.

• Any contributions you make are always 100% vested –so the money you save is always yours.

Whether or not Horace Mann is an approved provider in your district's supplemental retirement plan,it ’s important that you participate to help prepare for a healthy financial future. Contact your local Horace Mann representative to get more information on how to help protect what you have today and achieve a more secure financial future.

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Graduate Programs That Change Lives M.S.Ed in Educational Leadership — Enrolling a New Cohort This Summer!

Those Who Can, Teach.

Those Who Teach, Advance Their Careers at Farmington.

Whether you’re seeking to earn the credentials, knowledge and skill sets to climb the ladder at your current school, to become a more valuable educator wherever you choose, or to be the kind of educator other teachers want to emulate, the University of Maine at Farmington M.S.Ed. in Educational Leadership will help you get there.

M.S.Ed. in Educational Leadership is designed for professional educators who want to become leaders in their classrooms, schools, school districts or other educational settings.

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• Delivered in blended format: 70% online / 30% face-to-face • Emphasizes school improvement knowledge and skills grounded in research • Organized in a collaborative cohort format Other Graduate Programs Offered at Farmington • M.S.Ed. in Early Childhood • M.S.Ed. in Special Education • M.A. in Counseling Psychology - Emphasis in Creative Arts • Online M.Ed. in Instructional Technology • Certificate in Administration • Certificate in Assistive Technology • Certificate in Gifted and Talented Education • Certificate in Math Leadership • And more!

Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

Learn More: www.farmington.edu/edleader-1

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Offering 100% Customizable Graduate Programs in Education The Online Graduate Programs in Education at the University of New England are dedicated to advancing the quality of life through developing reflective and resourceful educators and school leaders who are competent, caring, and qualified. Our programs provide students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders and shape the future of education.

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