PSEAPSEA Gettysburg Leadership ConferenceGettysburg Leadership Conference

July 20-25 2008 July 20-25 2008

What is it?What is it?

►For 5 days in July, almost 1000 teachers For 5 days in July, almost 1000 teachers from across the state of Pennsylvania camefrom across the state of Pennsylvania cametogether to learn how to defend our rights, together to learn how to defend our rights, jobs, and working conditions as educators. jobs, and working conditions as educators.

►Gettysburg Leadership Conference was a Gettysburg Leadership Conference was a fantastic experience. fantastic experience.

Schools Offered Schools Offered

► Communications I, II, Communications I, II, IIIIII

► Bargaining I*, II ,IIIBargaining I*, II ,III► LeadershipLeadership► Government RelationsGovernment Relations► Grievance Grievance ► Contemporary Issues Contemporary Issues

Bargaining IBargaining I

► Proposal Writing and Proposal Writing and presentationpresentation

► Contract languageContract language► Negotiation ground Negotiation ground

rules rules ► Time Lines of Act 88Time Lines of Act 88

Law that govern Law that govern negotiationsnegotiations

They did give us breaks!They did give us breaks!

Fairly Intense Fairly Intense

►Close to 6 hours of class a dayClose to 6 hours of class a day►Very good Q&AVery good Q&A►Extra seminars Extra seminars

Salary scales Salary scales Calculating “Total Compensation”Calculating “Total Compensation”

Pretty Good FoodPretty Good Food(really)(really)

Not All WorkNot All Work► Socials Socials

For NE Region For NE Region All PSEAAll PSEA

Some Adult Beverages Some Adult Beverages

NetworkingNetworking

► Making contactsMaking contacts► Same here-Same thereSame here-Same there► We aren’t alone in thisWe aren’t alone in this

To Sum It UpTo Sum It Up

► WE NEED THIS!WE NEED THIS!► 2 summers to go until we start talks2 summers to go until we start talks► Be Educated Be Prepared Be Educated Be Prepared ► We can’t afford not to!We can’t afford not to!

PSEAPSEA Gettysburg Leadership ConferenceGettysburg Leadership Conference

July 20-25 2008 July 20-25 2008