11/18/2011 - Deadline for Sees Candy Order
6/2/2011 - Welcome New Officers and Executive Board Members!
One June 1, 2011, our new MEA Officers and Executive Board Members took office. You can find the list of our current Officers and Region Directors HERE.
5/18/2011 - A Message from MEA President-Elect, Kathy Ray
On June 1, 2011, your new MEA President, Kathy Ray from Taft Elementary, will take office for a two-year term. Click HERE to view a video message from Kathy.
5/2/2011 - Important Dues Deduction Change for 2011
Due to recent legislation in our state, MEA will no longer be payroll deducting your dues beginning this fall. Representatives will be coming to your school over the next couple weeks and presenting the various options available to pay your dues in the coming years. Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Credit Card billing are two of the options available -- if you have questions, please see your Faculty Rep or call the MEA Office.
4/4/2011 - Spring Membership is HERE!
Spring Membership has returned and now is a great time to recruit new members! If a potential member has never been a member before (of any State/Local affiliated with NEA), they can join now and be a full member without paying dues until September! You can download and print a form HERE. Contact the MEA Office if you have any questions or need more spring membership forms.
2/15/2011 - AFLAC Coverage for MEA Members
MEA and MESPA members are now eligible for additional AFLAC coverage at discounted rates. For more information, click here.
1/21/2011 - Western Regional Leadership Conference
Five MEA Members attended this year's Western Regional Leadership Conference in Salt Lake City, January 14-16. For photos and articles from the members that attended, go to "Members in Action" and choose "Western RLC 2011", or click HERE.
1/11/2011 - Interim AEA Organizational Consultant for MEA
Mike Weaver has taken over as the Interim AEA OC in the MEA Office. If you are an MEA Member and have concerns, feel free to call him at the MEA Office or email him at mike.weaver@arizonaea.org.
Tax Information
Did you know that a portion of your MEA dues are tax deductible? If you itemize deductions, you can claim most of your dues as an expense. Information will be available January 2012
12/1/10 - Will Moore Retiring
As many of you may know, our AEA Organizational Consultant, Will Moore, is retiring at the end of this month. Will has been working with MEA for the last 18 years, and has been a vital part of our organization. MEA has been putting together a memory book for Will, and if you would like to contribute a story, memory, photograph, or just well wishes, please email them to heather.tanner@arizonaea.org by Wednesday, December 8. (You may also use the "Contact Us" link at the top of the page.) Will - we wish you well on your journey into retirement, and THANK YOU for always being there for us all.
To view photos from the November 30 Faculty Rep meeting where we honored Will, click here.
11/29/10 - Proposed RIF Agreement Posted
Check it out on the RIF page here.
11/9/10 - New RIF Proposal Meetings and Information
MEA is working with the District on new RIF procedures. Click here to view our RIF page to read a description of the current proposal and see a schedule of our regional meetings being held next week to learn more.
10/1/10 - MEA Superintendent's Forum, September 30, 2010
