KNOW Magazine
Winter 2023

• KNOW AND TELL
  2022-23 GAE Georgia State Spelling Bee information, June, Spring RA 2023, fall membership drive winners, Not Getting GAE Emails?, Revive and Thrive efforts among GAE locals, Federal funding opportunities for greener schools, GAE pictorials, LDA Save the Date!, and much more!
• GAE POSITION STATEMENT ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF TKES EVALUATIONS
• MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS ON…
  GAE members Demetrius Dove, an Aspiring Educator, and Maria Grovner from Atlanta Public Schools.
• GEORGIA SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT DO NOT PAY SOCIAL SECURITY
  See if your school system is one and how you might be penalized under WEP and GPO.
• LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
• TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
• DEFINED BENEFIT VERSUS DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLANS
  Understand the differences in plans that will impact your retirement.
• LEGAL NEWS
  Federal Court sanctions school board, Awards GAE a whopping $25,173.25!
• GPSC’S CODE OF ETHICS
  Highlights the changes in the policy effective January 1, 2023.
• GAE - RETIRED
  Topics include: “From the President,” “GAE-Retired: Sooner or Later,” “Meet Gloria Jenkins,” “Wind Beneath Our Wings Grant Provides Membership Collaboration.”
• GAE ELECTION INFORMATION
  Information on proposed amendments and candidates up for voting and election at the 2023 Spring Representative Assembly in April as well as information for upcoming online elections for GAE District Two Director, GAE Retired At-Large Director, ESP At-Large, GAE Retired Delegates to the 2023 Spring RA, GAE Retired Delegates to the 2023 NEA RA, and GAE FPE Districts 1, 2 and 4.

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