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2020 GAE Day at the Capitol
February 20th
8am to 3pm
Registration is now open to attend our 2020 GAE Day at the Capitol. It will take place from 8:00am - 3:00pm in the Empire Room on the 20th floor of the Sloppy Floyd Building, West Tower, located at 200 Piedmont Avenue in Atlanta. If you are interested in taking on a greater role in advocacy around public education issues impacting our state, we need you there.
A GAE Election is taking place now through 9 p.m., February 15, 2020
The election is for GAE Retired Delegates to the GAE RA. All GAE Retired members are eligible to vote in this election. Beginning this year, we are using an outside vendor, Election-America, to conduct our online elections. You should be receiving an email from them on voting specifics. The email is legitimate. You can also access the voting information by clicking on the GAE Online Elections icon. This will take you to Elections-America to vote. This is your chance to have a say in YOUR Association! VOTE!
GAE Commends Gov. Kemp for Continuing Historic Pay Raise
ATLANTA -- “GAE would like to thank Gov. Kemp for following through on completing his historic pay raise for Georgia's educators,” said Charlotte Booker, president of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). Booker was referring to the governor's pledge to give teachers the remaining $2,000 he promised during his campaign. Booker's "historic" reference was in regards to the House Budget and Research Office report "Educator Pay in Georgia that said last year "the $3,000 was the largest in state history," ...
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Use Your Talents to Serve On a GAE Committee
There are multiple ways to lend your time and talents to your association. One is by serving on one of GAE's state constitutional committees. Please take a moment to review the various committees and what they do. When interested, please submit the form and you will be contacted about your interest. Thank you again for being a member of GAE!
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Volume 17, Issue 3:
Read about Emerging Trends in Public Education, Your GAE Board of Directors’ Focus for 2019-20, Read Across America Rebrand, How To Do An ESSA Checklist for Your School and much, much more!
On The Frontline
- Kemp proposes $2,000 raise for Georgia teachers despite fiscal issues - AJC
- State’s top teacher says proposed pay raises help make up for lean years - Georgia Recorder
- Kemp proposes $2,000 raise for Georgia teachers despite fiscal issues - WSB Radio
- Kemp Pledges Teacher Raises, Adoption And Health Care Changes In State Of The State Address - WABE
- Governor Delivers State of State Address, Both Houses pass sales tax bill - CBS 46
- Flagging revenues cloud chance for Georgia teacher raises - Associated Press
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Upcoming Events
- District 2 Meeting – January 27, 5:30 GAE Board Room/Zoom on January 27, 2020 5:30 pm
- District 3 Meeting, Douglasville (TBD) on January 28, 2020
- District 1 Meeting, Oakwood Cafe, Dalton on January 28, 2020 6:00 pm
- District 3 Meeting, Douglasville (TBD) on January 30, 2020
- GAE-Retired Pre-Retirement Seminars on February 1, 2020
- Black History Month – Resources on February 1, 2020
- District 4 Meeting, Richmond (Teleconference) on February 3, 2020
- District 1 Meeting, Winder on February 8, 2020
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