Mideastern Region PSEA
September Newsletter
Our region represents the 15,168 public school educators across the 35 school districts and two intermediate units of Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Your hard work and the power of collective bargaining help to bring an exceptional education to the 195,426 students in our buildings.
Fall Leadership Conference
Welcome New Staff
Please join us in welcoming two new PSEA staff members to the Mideastern Region team!
Monet Reilly, Associate UniServ Representative, is the organizer and former President of the Agora Cyber Professionals Association. She was an active member prior to becoming staff and would often be found at any PSEA or NEA trainings that were offered! She majored in Public Relations at Villanova University and is excited to use her cumulative experience to further the mission of PSEA and serve our members.
Adam Clark is our new Region Advocacy Coordinator, coming to us from working as an organizer with HPAE, a union of nurses and other healthcare workers in NJ. He is a resource to develop campaigns for internal organization, community relationships and external organizing in your local and across our region, and to help publicize the work of our local associations in the local press. He lives in Philadelphia with his young family and enjoys exploring the woods.
Dolores McCracken Receives NEA’s Highest Honor
PACE Contributions
Congratulations to the following EA locals who had the highest percentage of members contributing to PACE in the 18-19 school year:
Bristol Boro - 98%
Abington - 71%
Council Rock - 64%
Central Bucks - 61%
Bristol Township - 60%
Perkiomen Valley - 55.7%
Upper Dublin - 55.4%
Bucks County Technical High School - 54%
Morrisville - 53%
Pennridge - 51%
And a big shout out to the following EA locals who saw the highest percentage increase in number of members contributing to PACE in the 18-19 school year:
Pennsbury - 14% increase
Bristol Township 5.5% increase
Upper Moreland - 5.5% increase
Hatboro-Horsham - 5.3% increase
Bristol Boro - 3.3% increase
If your local is interested in conducting a PACE drive or learning how you can better support pro-public education candidates and legislators, please reach out to our region PACE director, Theresa Prato.
Local Leader Training/Collaboration
EA and ESP leaders in Bucks and Montgomery Counties are invited to spend an evening examining their own leadership skills through the lens of the NEA Leadership Competencies. There will be brief presentations on each topic, followed by time to self-assess your own experience with each competency and allow for time to collaborate with your peers. To register for this event on September 11 at 5pm, please click here.
PSEA Summer Leadership Conference GR School
Michener Open House
Enter to Win!
PSEA Summer Leadership Conference
Thank you to our 65 EA and 20 ESP members for attending the annual conference at Gettysburg College this summer! A huge shout out to our LDC Red Shirts who, in addition to helping everyone else on campus all week, organized two great socials for our members. Thank you to Tony Shelton, Abington EA, for the great photos!
35 Children's Books That Teach Empathy And Kindness
New Leader Symposium
Book Drive!
Act 48/Chapter 14 Line Up
PSEA Collective Bargaining Conference
Calm Schools Initiative
PSEA Member Benefits
Region Calendar
Council for the Advancement of Public Schools
Save the Date
ACE Training
Mideastern Region PSEA
Bill Senavaitis, President (bsenavaitis@psea.org)
Alan Malachowski, President- Elect (amalachowski@psea.org)
Kathy Hornberger, Treasurer
Susan Brown, Secretary
Theresa Prato, PACE Director
Debbie Lee, NEA Director
Website: www.psea.org/mer
Location: 601 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomeryville, PA, USA
Phone: 215-853-2100
Facebook: www.facebook.com/caps1995