MEA Board of Directors FROM

TO: MEA Board of Directors FROM: Mike Shoudy, Executive Director DATE: July 2020 RE: Executive Director’s Report July 23, 2020, MEA Board of Directors Meeting BUILDING FULL CAPACITY LOCALS (BFCL) LOCAL PRESIDENTS ACADEMY (LPA) ASSOCIATION FUNDED Chet Jessick 875.00 AMT Chippewa Valley Support Personnel Yale Serv Staff 500.00 Association 2,000.00 8E Coordinating Council 1,000.00 Clarkston CM 500.00 Alanson-Littlefield Education Clarkston EA 2,000.00 Association 500.00 Clarkston TA 850.00 Algonac EA 1,400.00 CLEA Local One 825.00 Allegan Education Association 1,250.00 Climax-Scott EA 750.00 Alma Education Association 562.00 Clintondale EA 1,000.00 Alpena City EA 1,500.00 Clintondale Education Association 1,000.00 Anchor Bay EA 1,500.00 East China EA 2,000.00 Armada EA 1,500.00 Eaton Intermediate Education Bangor Township Education Association 1,000.00 Association 750.00 Eaton Rapids Education Association 1,000.00 Battle Creek EA 500.00 Eaton Rapids Education Support Battle Creek Education Association 500.00 Personnel Association 1,000.00 Bay City Educational Support Personnel 900.00 Eaton Support Personnel Association 700.00 Bellevue EA 750.00 Edwardsburg Education Association 500.00 Birch Run EA 1,500.00 Ellsworth EA 400.00 Birmingham EA 2,000.00 Ferndale EA 1,000.00 Blissfield EA c/o Kerri Judkins 450.00 Fitzgerald Education Association 1,500.00 Brandon EA 1,000.00 Flat Rock EA 750.00 Brandon Educational Support Personnel Flat Rock ESPA 400.00 Association 500.00 Fowlerville EA 1,500.00 Brighton EA 1,000.00 Fraser Paraprofessional Association 1,200.00 Brighton Education Association 800.00 Galesburg-Augusta EA 400.00 Byron Center EA 1,800.00 Godfrey-Lee EA 700.00 Cadillac EA 1,200.00 Godwin Heights EA 1,200.00 Capac EA 1,200.00 Grand Haven Education Association 1,500.00 Charlevoix-Emmett ISD EA 500.00 Grand Ledge Education Association 1,500.00 Charlotte EA 1,000.00 Grand Ledge O 350.00 Chelsea Education Association 800.00 Grand Ledge O 500.00 Mott CC Professional Technical Union 2,100.00 Grosse Pointe EA 1,500.00 MSU-APA 2,000.00 Hamilton CM 550.00 Muskegon CC EA 900.00 Harper Creek EA 1,500.00 MVEA 1,000.00 Hartland Education Association\n 1,800.00 New Haven Education Association 1,500.00 Hazel Park EA 800.00 Olivet Education Association 1,170.00 Holly Education Association 1,000.00 OPESPA 200.00 Holly ESP 600.00 Orchard View MESPA 975.00 Hopkins Education Association 1,200.00 Otsego O-SNAP 500.00 Howell EA 1,500.00 Oxford EA 2,000.00 Huron Valley EA 1,500.00 PACE Cadillac Area 500.00 Huron Valley ESP 750.00 Parchment Education Association 1,000.00 Huron Valley PP 1,000.00 Pinckney EA 1,000.00 Kalamazoo EA 3,150.00 Pine River EA 350.00 Kalamazoo ESP 1,000.00 Pine River Education Association 500.00 Kate Chane - WSESDEA Treasurer 600.00 Plymouth Canton EA 6,500.00 Kenowa Hills EA 1,350.00 Plymouth-Canton EA 1,000.00 Kenowa Hills ESP 690.00 Pontiac EA 2,000.00 Kent ISD CTE 250.00 Pontiac ESA Secretaries 550.00 Kent ISD EA 1,010.00 Port Huron EA/6B CC 2,000.00 Kent ISD GSRP 500.00 Potterville Education Association 1,000.00 Lake Orion Education Association 1,100.00 Rapids River EA 500.00 L'Anse Creuse EA 1,000.00 Reed City Support Staff 800.00 L'Anse Creuse Education Association 500.00 Rochester EA 2,000.00 Lapeer Education Association 800.00 Rochester Para EA 2,000.00 Lenawee ISD EA 500.00 Rockford EA 550.00 LESPA 800.00 Saginaw Valley SU ESP 1,000.00 Ludington Education Association 1,000.00 South Lyon 2,000.00 Mancelona ESP OP 500.00 St. Clair Community College MAHE 1,500.00 Maple Valley ESP 500.00 St. Johns EA 2,000.00 Maple Valley ESPA 500.00 Summerfield EA 300.00 Marion EA 450.00 Swan Valley Education Association 1,000.00 Marysville O 1,000.00 T.C.T.A. 1,000.00 Mason County Eastern EA 500.00 TESPA 1,500.00 Mattawan EA 1,000.00 Traverse City Education Association 1,500.00 McBain EA 600.00 Tri County EA 400.00 McBain EA 600.00 Tuscola ISD Education Association 1,250.00 MEA-ESPA 1,200.00 Utica Education Association 2,500.00 Memphis Education Association 500.00 Utica PPA 2,000.00 Mesick EA 300.00 Walled Lake Education Association 1,500.00 2 Warren EA 2,000.00 Westwood Education Association 1,421.00 Warren Woods 2,000.00 Woodhaven-Brownstown EA 500.00 Waterford EA 2,000.00 Wyoming EA 650.00 West Bloomfield Association of Wyoming Education Support Staff Educational Secretaries 500.00 Association 1,000.00 West Bloomfield EA 1,000.00 145 Locals, more than 32,000 members! $156,978.00 West Bloomfield Para Association 500.00 CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING: PD/HR – AEM – CERTIFICATION – RETIREMENT – TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES Professional Development/Human Rights (PD/HR) Early Career Educators (MiNE) MiNE is adding three new coordinators to work with the four original coordinators. The new coordinators are Paula Dietrich (Marquette), Anthony Barnes (Kalamazoo) and Colin Campbell (Royal Oak). Because the pandemic halted the planning for the second semester in-person networking activities, we have begun to beef up our online presence. The coordinators continue to have primary responsibility for posting on social media. In addition, Annette Christiansen has begun to record a video series called “2 Minute Teacher Tips” that is being posted on MEA’s YouTube channel. A total of eight episodes have been recorded, edited and submitted to Creative Projects for upload. We continue to gather content for both email communication and website content. We are working with staff to secure a dedicated MiNE tab on the website to house content and obtain email addresses from New Ed cards or Early Enrollment program to begin a monthly contact. This summer, MiNE is hosting a book study on Facebook for the book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD. This book was selected as a result of a vote by Facebook followers of this group. The online discussion will start the first week of July. We have recorded and posted our seventh podcast featuring Brittany Perrault (incoming AEM president) and our eighth podcast featuring Brett Smith (MEA secretary-treasurer). We have also successfully secured the ability to post the podcasts to iTunes, in addition to the original SoundCloud platform. We are hoping that the addition of iTunes and improved communication and advertisement of the MiNE program will increase traffic to the podcast. 3 We will request SCECH credit for a fall book study based on reading Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools. Since we cannot guarantee the ability to have a fall and spring face-to-face networking study, we hope to engage members virtually. Why I Teach We started a recruitment video series where educators discuss their reasons for entering and remaining in the profession. The first two videos are recorded and edited and the first can be found on MEA’s YouTube channel. The second will be posted soon and we will be recording additional episodes in the near future. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Annette Christiansen and Kia Hagens will be training on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. They are currently scheduled to train in Kearsley and Fenton. They have met to finalize the content. They are also hosting two online book studies, White Fragility and How to be an Antiracist. These are both SCECH approved and will include a weekly Zoom meeting and weekly posts on www.Schoology.com. These five-week book studies will begin in August and will be repeated throughout the school year. Annette and Kia also worked with Bryant Warren to facilitate a discussion in the South-Western Zone on the book White Fragility. Wayne State University Grant Proposal We are working to secure an NEA Great Public Schools (GPS) grant for a project with Wayne State University that focuses on both cultural competency for current educators and recruitment and retention of a diverse teaching force. The project is two-fold; part one is to work with four districts (Saline, Grosse Pointe, Southfield, and Pontiac) to train educators regarding diversity, equity and inclusion; and part two is to select mentors from the educators who successfully complete the training who will work with high school students interested in majoring in education. Wayne State University will host a week-long residency program in the summer beginning in 2021. The mentors will continue supporting these students as they graduate high school and matriculate into college. We have met with UniServ directors, local leaders and district leadership to plan the program and also meet regularly with Wayne State University to draft the grant application. Trauma-Informed Schools We continue to meet with the Michigan ACEs initiative. In addition, we created a trauma training for the Summer Conference called “Becoming Trauma-Informed and Supporting Resiliency During and After the Pandemic” that focuses on the needs of both the educator and students. 4 Daily and Almost Daily Updates Annette Christiansen sends emails (originally daily and now approximately every other day) to staff and leadership. These emails focus on the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and U.S.

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