2012 AEA Member Guide - Alabama Education Association

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Funding Public Education Susan E. Kennedy Manager of Education Funding and Revenue The Important Role of Retired Members AERA is the retired division of AEA and the staff stands ready to assist you with specific retiree issues. Call on AERA Executive Secretary Janice Charlesworth, Assistant to the Executive Secretary Keron Forte, Director of Membership/Bookkeeper Vicki Rohan or Administrative Assistant Veronica Dewees at 1.800.537.6867 to answer your questions about getting involved in your local AERA organization. Area coordinators can assist AEA members who are preparing for retirement and are also available to present programs on retirement for local associations. Listed below are the AERA area coordinators with the counties and universities they serve: Janice Charlesworth AERA Executive Secretary Marian Wood Area 1 205.274.2201 home 205.625.1797 cell woodmb@otelco.net Counties: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker & Winston. Universities: Alabama A&M, Athens State, Jacksonville State, University of Alabama/ Birmingham & Huntsville, University of Montevallo & University of North Alabama. The AEA Funding and Revenue Department works to promote tax structures that are fair, broad-based and stable for our public schools. Funding and revenue are the lifeblood of our public schools, and maintaining adequate funding is sometimes the difference between great public schools and schools that fall short. Fair and stable taxes create and maintain our neighborhood schools. The department evaluates tax laws and policy to prevent the loss of education dollars, and to close corporate loopholes so that valuable education dollars are collected and delivered to our schools. Every economic development project and tax subsidy for business should be evaluated for its impact on public schools, and when a business gets a tax subsidy - there should be strong accountability measures to make sure that the promises made by business to bring jobs and economic development are kept. Where appropriate, the department advocates for additional funding for schools in an effort to fund all our schools adequately and equitably. In many instances, our state funding for public schools is far from adequate or equitable. AEA believes that all students have a basic right to a great public school. Making funding for schools adequate and equitable is the necessary first step to making that vision a reality. Alma Wyatt Jones Area 2 205.345.5514 awj5514@aol.com Counties: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Russell, Sumter, Tallapoosa, & Tuscaloosa. Universities: Auburn University, University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa, University of West Alabama. Otis Brunson Area 3 251-602-0545 dado347464@bellsouth.net Counties: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Pike, Washington, and Wilcox. Universities: Troy University & University of South Alabama. AERA Foundation Alabama Education Retirees Association has a foundation that awards nine scholarships each year to active AEA members. This year, nine $1,800 scholarship were awarded. Scholarship applications are available in late November and can be found at the AEA or AERA website. Applications should be postmarked by January 18, 2013. The goal of the Elementary/Secondary Education Scholarship Program is to provide one-time scholarships for educators who are currently employed in a state public school system (K-12). Scholarship recipients will receive training in areas of counseling, mathematics, science, computer education, library media, special education, English as a second language, or other specialized areas where a proven need exists. These scholarships are open to certified and noncertified personnel. 18
AEA Business Office and Membership Department Steve Perrigin AEA Business Manager The AEA Business Office is directly responsible for the effective management and reporting of association finances and all membership records. AEA members include classroom teachers, administrators, postsecondary employees, support professionals, student members, and retirees. The business office bears the responsibility of receiving and accounting for all dues collected by the 130-plus school systems in the state on behalf of AEA’s members. Business office staff must accurately process over 100,000 individual records of the association’s members and account for each member’s dues, work location, employing system, and other critical information. Membership records form the basis for the governance of the association. In addition, the department also handles AEA internal elections and related affiliation and governance matters. AEA Board of Directors effective September 1, 2012 President Dorothy Strickland Vice President Anita Gibson Past President Peggy Mobley NEA Directors Sherry Tucker Susan C. Brown Sheila Hocutt-Remington Ashley Strickland Administrator President Cathy McNeal Postsecondary President Susan W. Brown ESP Representative Cassandra Childress ACT President Bonita English AERA President John Paul Jones SAEA President Meagin Hinton District 1 Directors Stephanie Lindsey Michelle Robinson Pam Baker (interim) District 2 Directors JoAnn Wilson Vacant Tammy Sims District 3 Directors District 4 Directors District 5 Directors District 6 Directors District 7 Directors Shannon Clark Vivian Crosby Amelia Couch Charlene McCoy Arthur Crumpler David Holt Anthony Daniels William Powers Donna McDaniel Charlotte Wilson Bernard Sanderson Darryl Traylor Gloria Gentry Donna D. Strong Rhonda Mosley 19
Page 1 and 2: Every Child • Every Opportunity
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Page 5 and 6: Your Local Association Information
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