Join us for the 2025-2026* Third Thursdays and Solidarity Days at Bella Terra Vineyards in Hunker, PA. 

Wear your local association t-shirt or a PSEA Southwestern Region t-shirt to Third Thursdays. Take a photo (individual or group) and email it to Michelle at mstonebraker@psea.org. (Please include the names of all participants in the photo.)  Look for your photo on this website.

The next Third Thursday/Solidarity Day is:

• Thursday, February 19, 2026

Future dates:

• Thursday, March 19, 2026
• Thursday, April 16, 2026

*Subject to change/cancellation due to meeting conflicts and/or inclement weather.  Check this website for the latest information.

The Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium (ACSHIC) renewal has been updated for the 2025-2026 Plan Year.

Please click the links below where you can find some important information regarding the plan changes and updates.

• 2025-2026 ASCHIC Renewal Book 
  
  
• ACSHIC Deductible FAQ 
  
  
• Bridging the Gap
  
  
• Highmark Wellness Overview Flyer 
  
  
• MedExpress Express Care Information 
  
  
• Now Care Options 
  
  
• Urgent Express Care 
  
  
• Well 360 Virtual Health Flyer 

Region EA and ESP members (teachers, paraprofessionals, psychologists, and therapists) working in Special Education are all invited to join us for the Southwestern Region Special Education Roundtable Event.  Come sit down with invited region lawmakers and share your experiences, ideas, and innovative approaches to the everyday situations you face daily. 

This informative event will be held at Bella Terra Vineyards on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 4:30-6:00pm.  Discussion topics include class size/caseloads, student behavior, federal policy impacts, least restrictive environment, and educator safety.

Register here.

Questions or can’t attend but have ideas to share?  Please reach out to PSEA Government Relations at governmentrelations@psea.org.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Local Officers are encouraged to register for the 2025-2026 PSEA Membership & Treasurers Workshops presented by PSEA Financial Management Staff.

These workshops provide valuable information to help Treasurers and Membership Contacts/Chairpersons successfully complete their duties.  All local officers are welcome to attend.

Topics include everything from basic responsibilities, essential forms, and important deadlines to more advanced topics such as budgeting, record keeping, and reporting requirements.

THE 2025-2026 WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD AS ONLINE WEBINARS VIA ZOOM.

Upcoming Webinar:

Participants may register for Membership, Treasurers, or all workshops.

For additional information or to register, visit www.psea.org/mtw

or scan this QR-Code with your cell phone's camera:

Interested in becoming a PSEA UniServ Representative? 

PSEA will hold a UniServ Information Session on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Casino at the Meadows in Washington, PA.  You must pre-register for this event.

For information and to register, please send an email to Rhonda Hake (rhake@psea.org), PSEA Human Resources.

One Keystone ~ Many Wins With Public Education

The PSEA-Southwestern Region Leadership Development Committee (LDC) will hold it's annual LDC Conference on Saturday, March 28, 2026.  This year's theme is:  One Keystone ~ Many Wins With Public Education.

Act 48/Chapter 14 Eligible Sessions!

Who should attend this Conference?

• PSEA-Southwestern Region Local Association Members:
  
  • New Leaders - those who are new to leadership and/or leaders with one (1) year or less of leadership experience.
  • Mid-Level Leaders - those with one (1) to three (3) years of recent leadership experience.
  • Advanced Level Leaders - those with three (3) years or more of leadership experience.
  • Student-PSEA Members - those Student-PSEA members with leadership aspirations.

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Registration deadline is Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Conference Location:

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows
210 Racetrack Road
Washington, PA  15301

• • Badge pick up begins at 8:30 a.m.
  • First session begins at 9:00 a.m.
  • Conference concludes at 3:30 p.m.
  • Lunch will be provided!
  • To view the Conference sessions, click here.

Lodging:

Hyatt Place Hollywood Casino & Racetrack
Pittsburgh South
212 Racetrack Road
Washington, PA  15301

• • PSEA-Southwestern Region has secured a limited number of lodging rooms for Friday, March 27, 2026.  You will have the opportunity to reserve a room when you register online.  These rooms are available on a first-come/first-serve basis for $188.70 including tax.  

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Interested in becoming a PSEA UniServ Representative? 

PSEA will hold a UniServ Information Session on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Casino at the Meadows.  Tick the "UniServ Info Session" box when you register for the Conference and send an email to Rhonda Hake (rhake@psea.org), PSEA Human Resources, expressing an interested in attending the UniServ Information Session.

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Please note:  If you are planning to attend the Southwestern Region House of Delegates (HOD) Meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026, you must register separately for that event.  Follow that registration link here. 

If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Stonebraker at 724-696-3100 or mstonebraker@psea.org.

SAVE THE DATE!

Join your PSEA Southwestern Region Governance and Staff at our New Member Kickoff.

• Thursday, September 24, 2026
• Social/Registration begins at 5:15 p.m.; Event begins at 5:45 p.m.

This event is for new Southwestern Region PSEA members (3 years or fewer).  

• Meet other New Members!
• Gather valuable information about your union!
• Dinner included!
• FREE!

Details will be posted soon!

The online Southwestern Region Directory has been revised and is located at the top of this website in the "Region Information" block (login required).  This online Directory is revised throughout the school year as updates occur.

If you have updates, please contact the Southwestern Region Office at: SW-HunkerAssociates@psea.org

If you have an interesting story about a PSEA Southwestern Region Member, please contact Matt Edgell, Region Advocacy Coordinator, at the Southwestern Region (medgell@psea.org or 724-696-3100).

Local Association Presidents:

The Local Email Utility, available to you and your designees, is a useful tool for you to quickly email all your members without the need to create and maintain a separate database of member email addresses.

Your access carried over on September 1 (as long as you remained president).  After September 1, your designees from the prior year were deleted and you need to log in to Local Leader Tools to set up your designee(s) for the current membership year.

If you have any questions about this tool, please contact PSEA-Financial Management at 800-944-7732.