| Somerset County Education Association |
| Welcome to The SCEA |
| As we roll along into autumn, the focus has moved past the first day of school, hurricanes, earthquakes, and ground shaking pension and benefits “reforms” to managing larger classes, dealing with greater paycheck deductions and complying with more state mandated regulations. Our profession becomes more stressed every year, but the positives keep emerging. As a group, we have united behind our dedication, rallied for progress, and continue to bring our best selves to our students every day. Over the summer, the SCEA sent 30 representatives to the NEA Representative Assembly in Chicago, where we got to debate and endorse the National Association’s policy on tenure and evaluation. There were animated discussions on political choices which can drastically affect our profession and students. Many of us hopped on busses for the Save Our Schools (SOS) rally in Washington D.C. It was a wonderful experience to join with those who came from Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas, and other states that are also fighting for their right to organize. In August, we attended NJEA’ s Summer Leadership Conference. Most exciting is our involvement with the campaign to elect Flemington teacher Marie Corfield to a seat in the NJ Assembly. You will be hearing from us to help elect candidates who will not be Christie puppets in the legislature. You all are invited to a free October fest on October 1 to support Marie’s campaign. See the website for information. Finally, look for our members who will be on the Brian Williams Education Nation on Sunday, September 25. We will be proud to represent the Central NJ contingency as NBC debates the future of education in our nation. It will be an exciting year. I hope you will join some of our events. Barbara Parker SCEA President |
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