2012 AEA Member Guide - Alabama Education Association

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From the President Dorothy J. Strickland AEA President 2011-2013 From the Executive Secretary Dr. Henry C. Mabry AEA Executive Secretary and Treasurer The agenda of the Alabama Education Association puts students at the center of education improvements. AEA is committed as a professional organization, just as its individual members are deeply committed, to the success of every child. The teaching and caring for students in our public schools is a profession. We know that teachers and education support professionals must work to connect and motivate every student, yet we need parents and families to help instill values of respect, responsibility, and love for learning. In Alabama, our elected leaders must invest in classroom priorities that build the foundation for student learning; early childhood education, smaller class sizes, and fully-funded programs for reading, math, science, and technology. We need funding for up-to-date textbooks and computers, and the ability to provide a well-rounded education that includes history, arts, physical education, and music. AEA is the voice of the education profession with more than 95,000 members who believe that every student must have qualified and caring professionals in our schools. Lending your voice as an AEA member has meant many recent successes in the Legislature. AEA protected the integrity of your retirement system, stopped charter schools, prevented the loss of 1500 education jobs, began to restore classroom supplies, stopped diversion, and killed efforts to destroy the Education Trust Fund. We have much to do for our students and our schools, and your participation in AEA gives us the strength to improve our schools and improve our profession. From the Associate Executive Secretary My predecessor always said that he “woke up in the morning looking for somebody to sue.” I can tell you from personal experience that he usually succeeded. While I have a different approach, I want to assure you that the goal of the office of Associate Executive Secretary of AEA remains the same, to protect and defend the rights of our members. AEA’s legal team is unmatched in its expertise and experience with education law. Working in concert with our local UniServ Directors, we can handle any problem from a scheduling issue to a termination Dr. Gregory T. Graves AEA Associate Executive Secretary Another year has come and gone. We saw many changes take place and we are still standing steadfast in everything we do for public education. Our agenda is the same, and that is to educate the students of Alabama. What about the children What about our future They are our future and if we don’t invest in our future, we will be short-changed. Our students need and deserve a quality education. We cannot give it to them if we continue to destabilize their opportunity to achieve and succeed. Educators speak for the children. They are the ones who know what is needed in a conducive learning environment. Why not give it to them To those of you who teach, it is always students first. The challenge that was brought before us by the Legislature this year is not the productive environment we want for our students. As the voice of public education, we will continue to speak up, speak out; and, most of all, stand up for what we believe is right when it comes to educating our children, our future. I want to re-emphasize to all education employees to continue to be the very best that you can be and stay committed to keeping public education alive and well in Alabama. “Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” - Malcolm Forbes and everything in between. While we can’t guarantee that you will never experience employment difficulty, we can guarantee you that as a member you will get the best advice on your situation available and that you can count on AEA to be there when you need us the most.
Your Local Association Information UniServ Director: ________________________________________________________________ Phone/Fax: _____________________________________________________________________ Local Association Leaders President: __________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Vice President: _____________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Secretary: ________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Treasurer: ________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Membership Chairperson: __________________________ Phone: _____________________ Other: ___________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ District’s Members on AEA Board of Directors (1)_______________________________________________ Phone______________________ (2)_______________________________________________ Phone______________________ (3)_______________________________________________ Phone______________________ Alabama’s NEA Directors effective September 1, 2012 (1)_______________________________________________ Sherry Tucker Phone______________________ 205.425.8613 (2)_______________________________________________ Dr. Susan C. Brown Phone______________________ 256.534.1700 (3)_______________________________________________ Sheila Hocutt-Remington Phone______________________ 205.553.1802 (4)_______________________________________________ Ashley Strickland Phone______________________ 251.675.8176 Alabama Education Association Headquarters in Montgomery To call AEA Toll Free: 800.392.5839 • Local: 334.834.9790 To fax AEA: • Administration: 334.262.8377 • Research: 334.265.8132 • Legal Department: 334.834.7034 Field Services: 334.263.5913 • Business Office: 334.262.1226 To visit AEA’s website: www.myaea.org (to connect with any AEA staff member) To leave a message with my senator in Montgomery: 334.242.7800 To leave a message with my representative in Montgomery: 334.242.7600 Website: www.legislature.state.al.us To call NEA in Washington, DC: 202.833.4000 To fax NEA in Washington, DC: 202.822.7767 Website: www.nea.org 3
Page 1 and 2: Every Child • Every Opportunity
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