American Federation of Teachers-Kansas

MPEC Steward Training October 2019

The Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC) trained another round of stewards on Thursday, October 17, 2019. The member activists serve the union on a volunteer basis and will be the point persons at their worksites for information their co-workers need to know.

AFT-Maryland at AFT Civil, Human, and Women's Rights Conference 2019

Unions and social justice have gone hand-in-hand for decades. Any organization that’s committed to democracy and fairness in the workplace would logically work to ensure that the rights of all people are upheld. AFT is no different, and the Civil, Human, and Women’s Rights Committee is the arm of the union that works on these issues specifically.

Douglas County School District (DCSD) has committed to “increase stakeholder awareness of all post-graduate opportunities” and “enhance and increase sustainable, quality educational pathway opportunities for all students.” Post-graduation guidance and preparation have become increasingly important as the changing labor market requires more than just high-quality instruction.

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Online continuing education courses for K-12 educators - a benefit offered exclusively to OFT members.

One low annual course membership fee of $225.00 per year
2 or 3 Graduate Semester Credits
Choose from 29 online courses for re-certification/authorization renewal
You may take one course each term for a total of 3 courses each year

Course Topics Include:

Statement on the Passing of Thomas D'Alesandro III

Observation Cycle One-Announced Observation Process

Teachers who are going through the full evaluation process will have two formal (entire class period) observations and two informal (10-15 minute walkthrough) observations. One of the formal observations will be an announced observation that includes a pre- conference and post-conference. The steps of the process should occur in the following order by January 17, 2020.

Note to all Retirees,

Recently all members of the Wisconsin Retirement System should have received a mailing from Delta Dental regarding a new program which allows all members of the WRS to participate in the state insurance pool for dental insurance. Because of the much larger risk pool members may find the rates lower than other plans which are available, however open enrollment for the new plan closes on October 25.

Any retirees who may be interested in this new dental offering can call Delta Dental at 844-337-8383 or visit for more information if you misplaced the original mailing. Again, open enrollment ends October 25, so those who may be interested in investigating this new program need to do so soon.