Week of 7-25-2022

Inside this issue

• Countdown to Election Day: PSEA recommends Josh Shapiro for governor
• The crowd goes wild as Josh Shapiro stops in at the Gettysburg Leadership Conference
• Center for Professional Learning and PEARL
• Member Benefits spotlight: identity theft protection plans

PSEA recommends Josh Shapiro for governor of Pennsylvania.

Why? Because Josh Shapiro respects PSEA members like us and he will listen to what we have to say about issues that impact our jobs, our salaries, our benefits, and our pensions.

That’s a very, very big deal.

One of our top priorities is increasing salaries to solve the educator and education support professional shortage. This is one of Josh Shapiro’s priorities, too. Josh spoke during PSEA’s House of Delegates in May, and he said this:

“… this is an emerging crisis that will land on my desk as governor, and I look forward to working with PSEA to make sure that we are attracting and retaining educators and support professionals from all across Pennsylvania.”
– Josh Shapiro, PSEA House of Delegates, May 14, 2022

Watch this space. Your vote is your voice. And your vote is yours alone. In the 14 weeks between today and Election Day on Nov. 8, we’ll be sharing facts about the governor’s race. Please have a look and listen to what the candidates have to say.

PSEA has one goal in this important election: electing a governor who will respect us, listen to us, and share our priorities. That’s why PSEA members decided to recommend Josh Shapiro for governor.

Josh Shapiro, PSEA’s recommended candidate for governor, swung by PSEA’s annual leadership conference at Gettysburg College this week and let hundreds of PSEA members there know how he shares our priorities.

He got a standing ovation when he finished speaking and spent time with the members who filled the room. Members from both political parties made it clear that they’re voting for Shapiro on Nov. 8.

PEARL

Do you need help earning Act 48 credits, Chapter 14 verification, or postgraduate credits? As a PSEA member, you have exclusive access to easy-to-follow courses and progressions through PEARL.

Here are the types of courses you'll find on PEARL:

• Re-Imagining Relationships
• Math at a Distance: Best Practices
• Book Series Study: Little Legends/Dreamers/Leaders by Vashti Harrison

And on PSEA’s Center for Professional Learning ...

Webinars

• Weebly: The Free Website Builder
  • Aug. 3, 9-10:30 a.m.
• *NEW* Understanding Students and SEL
  • Aug. 10, 4-5:30 p.m.

Book Discussions

• All Learning is Social & Emotional (Part 2)
  • Aug. 11, 10-11 a.m. - Chapters 5-7

Member Well-being

• Mindful Mondays
  • Aug. 1, 8:30-9:15 a.m.
• Mindful Mondays
  • Aug. 22, 8:30-9:15 a.m.

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