Bellefonte Area Education Association

Support the 2009 PACE Auction
PSEA-PACE, PSEA's Political Action Committee for Education, asks for your generous donation of auction items to make this year's auction another huge success.

Golf tournament benefits future teachers
Join PSEA for the Fourteenth Annual Carmen J. Matino Friends of Public Education Golf Tournament on Friday, July 24, 2009, at the Range End Golf Course, Dillsburg, PA. Proceeds benefit the Lucy A. Valero Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to worthy and outstanding students pursuing careers in public education.

Williamsport Support Professionals Fight to Stop Subcontracting
The Williamsport Area Support Professionals Association (WAESP) is ready to go to court to stop the school district from subcontracting 40 bus drivers and aides. The association is also seeking to take its contract dispute to factfinding to settle the 18-month stalemate.

National report combats harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students
An alarming number of students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (GLBT) underachieve academically, miss school, or drop out as a direct consequence of the bullying, harassment or physical abuse that they suffer in school. A new NEA report provides practical interventions and strategies to improve school environments for all students.

PA Learners Online votes to become nation's first organized cyber charter school
PSEA welcomes the PA Learners Online - a regional cyber charter school with facilities in Homestead, PA - to the PSEA family. The teachers voted for PSEA representation in a June 15 election conducted by the state Labor Relations Board.

News conference calls on Legislature to invest in Pennsylvania
The class of 2022 enters kindergarten this fall. These children get only one chance to go to kindergarten; there are no do-over's. It’s critical that Pennsylvania provide children a quality education every year.

PSEA President Jim Testerman receives Sol Hoffman Award
PSEA President Jim Testerman receives Sol Hoffman Award PSEA President Jim Testerman was honored for his leadership and service to public education, school employees, and the Commonwealth at a recent event. The Keystone Research Center presented its Sol Hoffman Award

Statewide bus tour stands up for schools
Senator Bob Casey, Governor Ed Rendell and PA Education Secretary Gerald Zehorchak spent a week traveling across the Commonwealth by bus to talk about the need for more school funding in this year's budget. With 14 stops in 14 counties, news conferences at public schools featured state and local leaders, PSEA members, school administrators, parents and local communities. Speakers discussed the local impact of this year's education budget and the importance of maintaining Pennsylvania's investment in public schools.

Curwensville ESP Wins Membership Campaign
After more than a decade of dedication and hard work, the Curwensville Education Support Professionals Association (CESPA), Central Region, is celebrating a successful expansion campaign that will double its membership and help secure the future of the association. PSEA welcomes the new members to the local, state and national associations.

Stand up for health care reform
Ensuring quality, affordable health care for everyone in America is fundamental to our economic future and critically important to our nation's children and their families. Students can't learn unless they come to school healthy. This June, take part in a national conversation about health care reform.