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Membership: The Value of a Lifetime

Being an association member adds value annually over your lifetime. Learn about the benefits of association membership and how your dues benefit you as an education professional.

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Membership: The Value of a Lifetime

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  1. Membership: The Value of a Lifetime Erika Bradshaw, Jordan UniServ Eddy Kimber, Davis UniServ

  2. How your dues benefit you! Being an association member supports you as an education professional in numerous ways. Today we are going to touch on just a few ways that being an association member adds value annually over your lifetime.

  3. How Do I Benefit By Being a Member?

  4. What UEA Does For You UniServ and Local Association Programs (49.31%): A portion of UEA dues (47%) are returned to support direct member services in the forty-one local education associations statewide. Program Services and Administration (35.42%): The UEA organization is staffed with experts in employee law, bargaining, public relations, legislative lobbying, research, member advocacy, educational excellence and associate staff support services. Building Operations (4.93%): UEA Headquarters operations costs includes equipment, maintaining meeting and office space, printing and postage for member publications. Strategic Goals 1 - 4 (4.96%): UEA has four Strategic Goals: 1) Advance the well-being of members; 2) Elevate the teaching profession; 3) Engage in meaningful partnerships that promote quality public education; and 4) Build organizational capacity. These four goals direct the UEA, its leadership and staff. Governance, Meetings and Convention (5.38%): These expenditures support the UEA president, vice president and UEA Board of Directors in setting policy and guiding the organization. In addition, expenditures for Association leadership meetings, including the Council of Local Presidents, various committees and professional development opportunities like the UEA Convention are supported in this area.

  5. Belonging to Utah Education Association: Why it matters Mission Statement • The UEA's mission is to advance the cause of public education in partnership with others: strengthen the teaching profession, promote quality schools for Utah's children and advocate the well-being of members. Strategic Goals • GOAL 1: Advance the well-being of membersGOAL 2: Elevate the teaching professionGOAL 3: Engage in meaningful partnerships that promote quality public educationGOAL 4: Build organizational capacity

  6. Value over a Lifetime Beginning Years (Years 1-5) Career Building Years (6-?) Preparing for Retirement (Last 10 Years)

  7. Local Level • Negotiates Contract • Influences districts policies • Professional Development Opportunities • New teacher meetings/mentoring • School board meetings and elections/levies • Provides member representation in each building • Career growth and advocacy • Involvement in political action

  8. State and National Benefits • Professional Development and training • Advocate for your career • Issue Organizing (Degrees not Debt) • Policy Development • Political Organizing and Lobbying • Foundation Grants • Leadership Opportunities • Funding to attend State and National Conferences

  9. State & National Benefits (Cont.) • UEA Member Benefits • Financial Planning assistance • Legal Representation • UniServ Staff • Advocacy at the Federal Level • Union leadership development trainings

  10. Discounts • UEA & NEA Member Benefits • Click and Save Program at Best Buy/Macy’s/Home Depot/Toy’s R Us • Works4Me E-Newsletter • Teachers-Teachers.com • NEA Cash Back Credit Card • 15% Savings on AT&T Wireless Service

  11. Preparing for Retirement • Retirement Recognition • Retirement Incentives • Continuous Membership State/National • Financial Planner Consultations/Workshops • Medicare Workshops • Income calculators connected to your own state retirement system • Retiree Health program • Group Part D program for prescriptions

  12. Membership: The Value of a Lifetime

  13. Association membership is like a gym membership. Dues are paid to be a part of the larger group with similar interests and goals. But, like a gym membership – I only become stronger and more knowledgeable when I show up and participate. There are a vast amount of tools to help strengthen me in the gym, just like there are a vast amount of valuable benefits that come from my association membership. As long as I am a dues paying member I have access to all the benefits throughout my career and should use them as often as possible.

  14. Websites www.myuea.org www.nea.org www.neamb.com

  15. Membership: The Value of a Lifetime

  16. Contact Information Edward Kimber Davis Education Association ekimber@dsdmail.net 801-941-0804 Erika Bradshaw Canyons Education Association ceaerikabradshaw@gmail.com 801-455-0481

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