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Dr. Hubbert
Dr. Reed
President Mobley
Conferences:
Legacy Mini Workshops – Lost Worlds, Geology Workshop, Camp McDowell, Nauvoo, AL – June 2-6, 2008
Alabama Assn. of School Nurses 38th Annual Conference, Florence, AL – June 5-6, 2008
Alabama Geographic Alliance Summer Institute, Univ. of North Alabama – June 6-8, 2008
AIMA Leadership Seminar for New Alabama Librarians, Birmingham, Alabama –
June 15-16, 2008
AIMA Workshop, Homewood Middle School – June 16, 2008
AEA Leadership Conference, Ross Bridge Resort, Hoover, AL – June 16-18, 2008
Alabama Technology Conference, Birmingham, AL – June 17-20, 2008
Legacy Summer Institute II, Camp McDowell, Nauvoo, AL – June 23-27, 2008
Gulf Coast Conference on Teaching Writing, Destin, FL – June 30-July3, 2008
Legacy Summer Insitute, Birmingham, AL – July 13-19, 2008
2008 ALSDE Mega Conference, Mobile, AL - July 15-18, 2008
Alabama Kindergarten Conference, Huntsville, AL – July 18-19, 2008
Legacy Mini Workshops – Down Under in North AL, Caves, Estille Fork, AL – September 24-26, 2008
Contact your senator now and tell them to pass
the education budget on May 19!
Click here for your senator's contact information! Don't delay! Once voice can make a difference!
Don't kill the budget
A showdown on the passage of the state’s education budget in the state Senate is set for May 19. The big universities are maneuvering to get more money or risk killing the budget, a Senate scenario that would put K-12 schools in turmoil for the coming year. Without a budget, thousands of pink-slips for new teachers and school employees would go out from school boards unable to renew contracts or plan for the coming school year.
“We are contacting every AEA member in every Senate district to make them aware that allowing the Senate to kill the budget spells nothing but disaster for K-12,” said AEA’s Executive Secretary Dr. Paul Hubbert. “While the K-12 education family is asking the Senate for a survival budget, some senators are saying that they will risk killing the budget to give the universities an additional $25 million that the Education Trust Fund simply doesn’t have.”
In the article below you will find links to legislative alerts that AEA has sent out in past weeks asking for members help. Click on those links or the link in the right hand column and let your Senator know where you stand. You can e-mail, fax, or print a letter to your Senator within minutes.
AEA members use technology to
make their voices heard
Over the last several weeks, AEA has sent out call-to-action e-mails asking members to contact their legislators about key issues concerning the education budget.
The e-mail action alerts make it quick and easy to contact legislators and let them know what is important to you. With a couple of clicks, your message can be sent directly to both your representative and senator. It is imperative for members to let their legislators know where they stand on issues.
AEA also began sending out a legislative update, The Capital Breaks.
This new legislative e-update is just another way AEA is trying to keep you apprised of what’s happening in Montgomery and how it will affect you. A link to the most recent update can be found in the column to the right.
If you are not receiving e-mails from AEA and would like to, simply e-mail AEA and include your full name, local association, and e-mail address. You will be added to the list immediately.
To view the e-mail alerts, click on the links below.
Let your voice be heard to pass the education budget now…
Tell your legislators we can't afford a special session…
Take action to fully fund education in Alabama…
2008 AEA Leadership Conference
June 16-18, 2008
Ross Bridge Resort, Hoover, Alabama
2008 AEA Leadership Conference Registration Form
Take the mystery out of serving as an association leader and come to the 2008 AEA Leadership Conference. Informative workshops and general sessions will bring you the latest on educational issues, instructional concerns as well as organizational topics. This conference is open to all members of the Alabama Education Association.
Workshop descriptors and detailed conference information are now available for download. You can also download a registration form here. More information…
ATRIP – Alabama Teacher Recruitment Initiative Program Scholarship Applications Now Available
Go to Alabama Teacher Recruitment Initiative Program Web site for more information.
