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1 in
Every 100 Americans is a Member of

3.2
Million Members
Who Work Every Day to Provide
Great Public Schools for the Children of This Nation. |
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TSTA
Attorney
Referral Program
Members
receive two free consultation sessions
during any membership
year. Some
limitations apply.
For full details, click
on the link above. |
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
August 2010
Welcome Back Alief-TSTA/NEA Members!
I hope you were all able to spend time
with family and friends
for an enjoyable summer.
Hopefully it has also
been restful because
school is only a few
weeks away for most of
us and sooner for some!
This summer I traveled to
Springfield, Illinois
for my Lincoln
Fellowship, then to New
Orleans for our NEA
Representative Assembly,
and from
there I went to
Fredericksburg for my
first training/meeting
as a member of the TSTA
Board of Directors.
Finally,
I traveled to
Austin
to attend TSTA
Leadership Institute. I
learned many things this
summer and would love to
share them with you. I
hope to see you at our
events!
This year we will be having socials,
trainings,
and elections. We’d like
all our members to come
out and get to know each
other.
Let
us know what
your
issues are so we can
help.
I
invite you to
become active
--
bring up an
issue, join a committee,
run for a delegate
position (to our local,
state and national
meetings), or run for an
officer position (all
officers positions will
be voted on in the
Spring).
Click the links to
the right for
updates on the Alief
School Board and to see
the results of the
TSTA Survey on Teachers
Moonlighting.
See you soon!
Ovidia Molina
President Alief-TSTA/NEA |
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Report on
AISD School
Board
Meeting
July 20, 2010
Three main
issues were
discussed:
changes to the
Student Code
of Conduct;
changes to the
grading
policy; and
nominations for
an interim
superintendent.
Click on the
title for
details. |
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Press Release:
More teachers
forced
into extra jobs
Many of you told
me when you
completed the
survey and here
are the
results! Four
of 10 Texas
teachers
moonlight during
the school year
to make ends
meet and 56
percent take
extra jobs
during the
summer,
according to a
survey by Sam
Houston State
University that
was commissioned
by TSTA.
Click below for
more info:
2010
Moonlighting
Survey:
News Release
Poll Data
Poll Questions
News 8 Austin
Report |
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You
are represented by
Alief - TSTA / NEA
at
the local level (since 1973), by
TSTA
at the state level (since 1880),
and by
NEA
at the national level (since
1857).

No other professional
association or labor union can
provide such strength and offer
so many benefits to its members.
We
are the
Real
Deal -- and you can
count on it! Your membership
card (pictured at left) is your
guarantee that your rights &
benefits are available when you
need them.
If you do not have the card
pictured, contact
Member Records
and
update your contact info. Ask
for a new card. Cards are
automatically sent through
regular mail to all members at
the beginning of each school
year but sometimes contact info
for the member is out of date. |
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REASON
1
MY MONEY
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For DISCOUNTS & FINANCIAL ADVICE
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Your
NEA membership offers you many ways
to save money.
Your dues can be "paid back" to you by
simply taking advantage of offers
available only to NEA members. Thanks to the buying
power of 3.2 million members, you can
save with these member-only offers -
just click on the links below for
details:
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NEA Complimentary
Life Insurance
(formerly known as
NEA DUES-TAB)
All eligible members
can take advantage
of the valuable,
automatic term life
insurance coverage
provided by NEA
Complimentary Life
Insurance.
Click on link
above. |
NEA
Beneficios
En Español
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Promising Practices?
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Classroom Management Tips?
-- Click below: |
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Grants & Awards
Opportunities
for Educators, Students, Schools, & Communities available through NEA membership. |
5
Rights Every School Employee
Should Know About
Many school employees are not aware of certain
rights and protections given to them under the
law. You should at least be aware of the
following five rights:
1 ASSAULT LEAVE
Any employee of a school
district who is
physically assaulted
while performing his or
her regular duties is
entitled to up to two
years
paid leave to recuperate
from all physical
injuries sustained as a
result of the assault.
The employee has the
responsibility to
request assault leave.
2
DUTY-FREE LUNCH
Classroom teachers and full-time librarians are
entitled to at least a 30-minute lunch period
free from all duties and responsibilities
connected with the instruction and supervision
of students.
3
PLANNING PERIOD
Each classroom teacher is
entitled to at least 450 minutes within each
two-week period for instructional preparation,
than 45 minutes, and it must be held within the
instructional day. During the planning period, a
teacher may not be required to participate in
any other activity.
4 FINALITY OF GRADES
A teacher cannot be required to change a
students’ examination or course grade unless the
district’s board of trustees determines the
grade is arbitrary, erroneous or in conflict
with the district’s grading policy.
5 PROTECTED TYPES
OF LEAVE
There are several statutory forms of leave
employees should be aware of. Here are just a
few:
State minimum personal leave
Temporary disability leave
Professional leave
Religious observance
Jury duty leave
We can help you
when you believe your rights have been violated
-- just click on
the HELP-CENTER page on this website.
Call on us
for
private advice & help by emailing:
Ovidia
Molina, President A-TSTA/NEA
Or, contact
TSTA Help Center directly at
877-ASK-TSTA
or click on the link to email them.
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REDUCED DUES
for new members
JOIN NOW
New Member
Application
2010-2011
Click on the
LINK above
to download the
special application.
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Reduced dues apply
to any district
employee who is not
already a member.
Dues amounts shown
on the application
are deducted each
pay period beginning
on
August 30, 2010,
and continue for
24
pay periods
throughout the year.
Dues increase each
year
and will become
full dues in the
fourth year after
joining.
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But, why should
YOU join our union?
Check out the links
on this
page for
3
VERY GOOD REASONS
to join
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Find out why your
President &
Treasurer
became members of A-TSTA/NEA -- click on the picture & scroll down to find their photo, then click to hear their answers to this question!
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Need Help
With A
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Lobbying
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S P
Educational
Support
Professional
Educational support professionals include
custodians, office
assistants, paraprofessionals, nurses, bus drivers,
cafeteria workers, security staff,
technicians, & maintenance
workers.
An ESP member
is
entitled to
all benefits of membership in Alief-TSTA/NEA.
Click here for
more information:
NEA -
ESP
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LEARN
ABOUT NEA
--
The
National Education Association,
the nation's largest
professional employee
organization, is committed to
advancing the cause of public
education. NEA's 3.2 million
members work at every level of
education-from pre-school to
university graduate programs.
NEA has affiliate organizations
in every state and in more than
14,000 communities across the
United States.
Click on the picture above to
find out more.
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