Constitutional Reform and Citizen's Property Tax Convention

ATTENTION… ATTENTION… ATTENTION…

NJEA has just been notified that there will be a Joint Legislative Hearing on Constitutional Reform and Citizen’s Property Tax Convention.

We are currently reaching out to leaders throughout the region to provide testimony. We need to recruit members to attend this important hearing and to show support for our position in opposition to any Constitutional Convention.

We are reaching out to you, as leaders, to urge your members to attend this event in nearby Collingswood. It is important that we have a strong showing for this critical issue.

Date: THURSDAY – SEPTEMBER 28, 2006

Time: 5 – 9 PM

Place: THE BALLROOM AND THEATRE AT COLLINGSWOOD

If you are available, please respond via email or call the Region 3 office at 856-782-1225.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! It's true - summer is over and a new school year has begun. Region 3 has been very busy preparing for negotiations in more than 20 locals this year. Workshops are being planned, including our first new member workshop on October 16 for new members. We'd like to remind you that these workshops fill to capacity every time, so RSVP as soon as possible. Fliers were mailed to local presidents this week. Feel free to duplicate them and distribute to your new members with three years experience or less. We look forward to another successful and rewarding school year!

Pension and Benefits Websites

NJEA and local leaders from Camden County have been working through the summer to protect your pension and benefits. As the school year begins, the legislature has been holding hearings on pensions, benefits, school funding, and school district consolidation. Click the link to to the right, titled New Jersey Legislature, to listen to the testimony. You will find President Joyce Powell and other NJEA officials representing your interests during these hearings. Don't hesitate to share this information with your members...

Once in the website, find the Public School Funding Reform located to the right under the "Joint" column. Click the "View" icon to observe the hearings that took place on September 5, 2006.

You may also find the link NJ League of Municipalities a helpful and informative website.

Camden County Welcomes New ESP Local

Please join us in welcoming the Mt. Ephraim Paraprofessionals Association to Camden County! This new unit was organized this summer and consists of more than 20 full-time assistants, including media, classroom, and one-on-one aides. We know you'll welcome President Debbie Henderson at our county functions.

Important Dates to Remember

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!


October 11 -- Treasurers’ Training
Location: CCCEA Office, 6015 Piazza at Main St., Voorhees
RSVP to CCCEA at 856-489-1267
Registration: 4 p.m.
Workshop: 4:30 p.m.
Dinner to follow

October 16 -- New Member Workshop
Dealing w/Discipline while Preserving Dignity (eligible for
2 hours of PD credit)
Location: Ventura’s, 178 Rt. 73, Voorhees
RSVP to Gale Quinn at 856-782-1225 or gquinn@njea.org
by Oct 9
Registration: 4 p.m.
Workshop: 4:30 p.m.
Dinner: 6 p.m.


October 12 -- Camden County Fall Focus
Location: Elite Catering at the Coliseum, 333 Preston Ave., Voorhees
RSVP to CCCEA at 856-489-1267 by Sept. 28
Registration: 4 p.m.
Workshop: 4:30 p.m.
Dinner: 5:30 p.m.

October 14 -- Jim George Collective Bargaining Summit
Location: Trenton Marriott, 1 W. Layfayette St.
Registration: 8 a.m.
RSVP by Sept. 21

October 20 – 21 Camden County Overnighter
Location: Wyndham, Mt. Laurel
RSVP to CCCEA at 856-489-1267 by Sept. 29