2012 AEA Member Guide - Alabama Education Association

Improving the Quality of Public Education
Dr. Tyna
Davis
Manager of
Education
Policy and
Professional
Practice
Dr. Pamela
Fossett
Director of
Education
Policy and
Professional
Practice
The Education Policy and Professional Practice (EPPP) Department has the
responsibility of organizing and coordinating AEA activities to help reform public
education and restructure public schools, including the professionalization of teaching
and the improvement of professional practice. For complete information about the
services and responsibilities of the EPPP Department, visit www.myAEA.org.
The EPPP Department offers assistance to AEA members including:
• Assisting members in certification and licensure renewal, specifically, Professional
Learning Units (PLUs) for renewal of professional educator certificates for
administrators and supervisors.
• Assisting members in the areas of teacher education, closing achievement gaps,
Family School Community Partnerships (FSCP), parental involvement, special
education issues, technology and data driven decisions, National Board Certification,
and classroom management.
• Working with the State Department of Education in implementing the National Board
Certification process (NBPTS) for the state of Alabama and in advocating for support
in implementing Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) regulations.
• Providing training in C.A.R.E., EDUCATEAlabama, I Can Do It!, Jump Start into Spanish,
priority schools, power language, and understanding cultural diversity, IDEA, English as a
Second Language (ESL), Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA), No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
• Offering training that provides members with skills and strategies to advance
their instructional and professional development interests, including the Minority
Leadership Training Conference and more than 50 different workshops at the AEA/
ACT Professional Development Conference.
• Providing continuous assistance to local affiliates in various EPPP concerns, including
urban education, minority dropout rates, and higher education enrollment, opposing
those forces that promote prejudice, discrimination, and intolerance in our schools,
providing guidelines for assessments and recognition of good teaching and
outstanding schools, and providing technical assistance in implementing guidelines
that evaluate teachers.
• Serving as staff consultant for the Association of Classroom Teachers.
• Coordinating and informing members of the NFIE Award for Teaching Excellence,
and scholarships and leadership grants.
Student Programs
AEA Student Programs operates under the auspices of the Education Policy and Professional Practice
(EPPP) Department. It consists of the Student Alabama Education Association (SAEA), an organization for
college students who plan to pursue careers in the field of education; and the Future Teachers of Alabama
(FTA), an organization for high school students who have expressed an interest in teaching as a career
choice and who have been recommended by faculty members to join. The EPPP department keeps student
members abreast of educational issues and organizes, coordinates, and assists student members with the
organization and implementation of educational programs and activities on national, state, and local levels.
AEA Student Programs organizes and coordinates annual conferences for SAEA and FTA members.
It also provides on-campus speakers on specific topics of interest to student members. The State Student
Organizer encourages national, state, and local involvement of SAEA members. Participation on these
levels enables them to develop leadership skills and promotes networking opportunities and many other
benefits available through the Association.
SAEA members are eligible to serve as members of the NEA and AEA Board of Directors, NEA and AEA
delegates, NEA committee members, and state and local officers. FTA members are eligible to serve as state
and local officers.
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