May 2022

After a very successful 2022 Spring RA, members can access pictures, speeches, and voting results at gae.org/springra.

Legal Services News

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT EDUCATOR CONTRACTS

The end of the spring contract season is near. What are your contract rights? What about getting out of your contract? Click here for more information.

NEA's Day of Action is May 24th!
Click here for information on how to contact your congressperson about this critical issue!

Click here to register

• Educators react to newly signed education measures in Georgia - WRDW TV

• Gov. Kemp signs education bills; critics say it’s a ‘solution searching for a problem’ - WDEF TV Chattanooga

• Stakes are high as Milestones testing returns for Georgia schools - WXIA TV
• Free college for seniors - WGCL TV
• Parents Say Mask-Optional Policies Leave Out High-Risk Students - Stateline
• NEA president praises Polk schools’ 4-day week - Polk County Standard Journal

Rights At Night/GAE Facebook Live

Our Rights At Night seminars will be on hiatus until July. Please feel free to view past Rights at Night discussions by clicking here. 

GAE Facebook Live will continue through the end of May and will resume in August.  View past discussions here.

GAE rEd FOR ED WEDNESDAYS
Every Wednesday please wear RED in a show of solidarity among educators and education support professionals. It’s not about the R or the D, but the E – EDUCATION! Take pics, post them and send to getinvolved@gae.org.  Use hashtag #Redfored.

The GACE tests establish areas of basic skills competency and content certification, where applicable. The GAE Teacher Licensing Support Program helps prepare participants [professional and paraprofessional] for required Georgia [PSC] licensing tests. The Program is a comprehensive Web-based Preparation Study Course.

GAE knows that it is important that future teachers meet the requirements to obtain certification to teach, which includes earning a passing score on the Georgia Assessment for Certification of Educators (GACE).  For the last 20 years, GAE has offered workshops to help members prepare for the all-important GACE tests and is in planning to continue to offer those options.

For more information, please contact GAE UniServ Director Skylar Nunley.

Additional GAE
Professional Development Offerings

To set up a workshop or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact GAE UniServ Director Skylar Nunley or 678-837-1144.

GAE’S IPD CADRE

The Georgia Association of Educators’ Instructional Professional Development Cadre develops and provides professional development needs of our members locally and throughout the state of Georgia. Current available topics are: Racial and Social Justice, Difficult Conversations, Teachers and Technology and Early Educators Toolbox. If you are interested in developing content for your area or one of the available topics for professional development, please contact GAE Executive Director Dr. Craig Carter at craig.carter@gae.org.

From GAE-Retired 

• Become an NEAMB Ambassador
• Become a Racial Justice Co-Conspirator
• Follow GAE-Retired on social media
• GAE-Retired Calendar
• GAE-Retired Newsletter - In The Loop
• Get on Board
• Get Your (GAE-Retired) Mask On
• June 29 and 30 NEA-Retired Annual Meeting
• Join GAE-Retired Now as a Member or as a Pre-Retired Subscriber
• July 22 GAE-R Business Meeting
• Kiplinger's Retirement Report May 2022
• May 7  Pre-Retirement Seminar
• May 18 National GPO-WEP Repeal Task Force Day of Action
• NEA Fund for Children and Public Education
• NEA Retired Jack Kinnaman Memorial Scholarship 2022-2023
• NEA-Retired President Sarah Borgman May 2022
• Receive TEXT MESSAGES from GAE-Retired
  
• SHBP Retiree Educational Sessions and Training
• Social Security and Your School System
• Social Security Benefits--Will You Receive Them
• TRS News
• Write On!

If you are approaching retirement or have already taken the leap, remember that in order to maintain your valuable benefits from GAE and NEA, you must maintain your membership.  You can join GAE/NEA - Retired either on an annual basis or lifetime basis for one flat fee. Please contact GAE - Retired President Toni Smith at president.gae.retired@gmail.com for more information.

A REMINDER...

that your GAE Membership/ACCESS Card is perpetual. Current members will not receive a new one for each year.  Should it be destroyed or lost, please contact the GAE Membership Department at membership@gae.org to request a digital replacement.

From NEA Member Benefits

Articles on NEA MB Products and Services

• Hot Deals and Discounts from NEA Member Benefits—May 2022
• NEA Member Travel & Vacations Toolkit—Flyer
• Our Ultimate Guide to Deals for Educators
• Get Easy Access to Our Most Requested Deals and Discounts—FAQs
• Six End of Year Teacher Tips
• End of School Year Activities and Ideas
• Teach Your Teen What To Do in an Accident
• Pool Season Water Safety Tips

Professional Content

• Teaching About the War in Ukraine
• Educators Push Back Against School Voucher Legislation
• Faculty Pay: Five Things to Know

MOVING?

Are you moving your residence or changing schools?  Please take a moment to let us know.  Please visit MyNEA360.org and provide us with your name, new school and new address.  Thank you for helping us to keep accurate records!

Have something for GAE Voices?  Know of members who have received recognition or are making things happen in their schools and workplaces?  Please email 50 words or less, along with no more than 2 photos, to getinvolved@gae.org.  GAE Communications reserves the right to publish submissions based on space and need requirements.

GAEVoices is an occassional e-newsletter providing general information of interest to members.

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