The SCEA VP Bernadette Hampton to participate in AEW events at Morris College

Orangeburg 5

OCEA5 hosted a Candidates Forum on October 15 for their upcoming school board election. The event was moderated by Joanie Lawson, Loddyist and GR Specialist for The SCEA. Next event....school board meeting on 11/7. 

ICEA (Irmo-Chapin)

ICEA met on 11/9 at Zorba's. Janet Stein made a presentation about employment trends and educator rights. ICEA President Peter Lauzon was endorsed for NEADirector. The meeting was well attended and a good time was had by all.! All ICEA members are encourage to attend next month's meeting.

Lee County Education Association

LCEA is holding an Extravaganza for American Education Week. The event will take place on November 17, 2011 at 7 PM at the Old Vocational School.  Everyone is invited to attend. Sanya Moses, Lee County Board of Education Chairperson will be the key note speaker. Former Ms. Black USA, Ms. Caroline Mack will perform. Music for the occasion will be provided by the fabulous Gary Green Ensemble. Jackie Hick, the SCEA President and other SCEA representatives will be recognized.  As always, there will be food, fun and door prizes. 

Charleston

CCEA members attended a Retirement meeting at Trident College on 11/8. President Jonetta Gregory spoke to legislators regarding retirement issues. Charleston is actively seeking AR's for each school. AR training is being conducted on 11/10 and members and leaders will be trained on SCEA/NEA Services, Member Benefits, Educator Rights, and conducting 10 minute meetings. CCEA's Local President was recently named Teacher of the Year at her school St. Andrews School of Math and Science. We are very proud of her.
 
Berkeley

BCEA members attended an Educator Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities training on 10/25 conducted by Tommy Green.  AR training is set for 11/15.
 
Horry

HCEA has recently created a list serv to better communicate with members.
HCEA Leaders and members took 1 1/2 hour trip to Florence after school to attend Retirement hearing in Florence. Horry Teacher and The SCEA Board Member Dreama Hunt addressed the committee.
President Juliana Brown and UniServ Director had positive introductory  meeting with superintendent. We are looking forward to working together in the future.
School visits are going strong and new memberships are coming in.   

Florence

Local leaders attended retirement meeting in Florence.
Local leaders will meet in November to support American Education Week activities. Gifts will be provided to members to commemorate.

The SCEA has a wonderful group of field staff who are visiting schools and distributing information. During these visits, our staff have an opportunity to hear educator concerns and let them know what it means to belong to the largest professional education association in South Carolina and the United States!

Union

UCEA E-NEWS AND NOTES
 
MARK YOU CALENDAR ... Membership Appreciation Dinner: All members are invited to dinner at Andy's Restaurant on February 13. Invitations will be arriving soon. Mark your calendar now for food, fun, gifts, and more.
 
UCEA MEETING DAY CHANGED ... The Union County Education Association (UCEA) regular meeting day has been changed to the fourth Thursday of the month. The next regular meeting is Thursday, February 23, 2012. The day change was made to accommodate the schedule of more members. The meetings are fast passed and full of information and a chance to network. Everyone is invited. Bring a friend. Dinner is on UCEA.
 
EARN REFERRAL $$$$$$ ... Members receive $10 for each new member they refer or sign up. New members receive a $10 local dues rebate, too. Membership forms are online at www.thescea.org or call Rebecca Rochester, Uniserve Support Advocate for The SCEA at 466-6981. She will be glad to meet with the not-yet member.  
 
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ... Below you will find the Legislative Update. You will see that the South Carolina Retirement System (SCRS) has not asked for any drastic changes. Those proposed drastic changes are coming from others. Be sure to check out the "Action for the Week" near the bottom of the update.
 
Rebecca Rochester
"The future begins in today's public schools."
864-466-6981(C)
The South Carolina Education Association
Uniserv Support Advocates
 
Union County Education Association is running! Their officers are Ruth Hill, president; Linda Thompson, secretary; Ruth Dunn, treasurer; and Jessica Blankenship Turner has agreed to serve as vice-president. Elections are planned for the spring. Plans are in the process to provide every member a gift.

One of our new members, Jessica Blankenship Turner, was the winner of the $100 October Commitment Card drawing.

In October UCEA and The SCEA sponsored a booth at the Union County Fair where students could vote for their favorite teacher at each school. Those winning teachers had a visit from the Cat in the Hat sponsored by UCEA and The SCEA. Over 100 parents and others signed  the voucher position forms at the fair booth and two people filled out voter  registration forms at the booth.

UCEA will have their 2011 Membership Event on December 1, 2011 at Union's Elks Lodge. Every member received an invitation and was asked to invite prospective new members. Members will receive $10.00 for each of their guests who join The SCEA, and the new members will get $10.00 instant rebate on their UCEA annual dues. Speakers at the event will include The SCEA President Jackie B. Hicks, The SCEA's Government Relation Director Joanie Lawson, Uniserv Director-USA Coordinator Jason Leto. UCEA members will share some of their stories of The SCEA membership benefits they have had.

UCEA is alive and growing in members, activities and visibility.

These USAs were engaged in special events.

Here is a list of the field staff. Feel free to drop them a line and ask them to come to your school.