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MPE Journal www.mpe.org Winter 2010/2011 - Vol. 22, No.3 Special Legislative Issue Educator Employment Procedures Law www.mpe.org PAGE 1 MPE BOARD OF DIRECTORS President President-elect Secretary-Treasurer Past-President Executive Director Dr. Barry Morris Sonya Swafford Dr. Benny J. Hornsby Rhonda Travis Kelly Riley William Carey University 218 N. Bolivar Avenue 62 Shady Lane 2160 Glen Carter Road 205 Woodland Brook 498 Tuscan Ave., Box 3 Cleveland, MS 38732 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Magnolia, MS 39652-9309 Madison, MS 39110 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 662-402-6885 601-408-4608 601-542-5671 (C) 601-573-6169 601-318-6587 H) 601-765-4396 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 Walter Moore Sunnie Barkley Angela Towers Amy Ellis 1116 CR 174 6460 Northwood Cove 512 Magnolia Avenue 1366 Oakwood Drive 2 Guntown, MS 38849 Olive Branch, MS 38654-9521 Pace, MS 38764 Starkville, MS 39759 662-316-9258 662-895-3446 662-723-6110 662-324-0067 [email protected] 0 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 Mark Reddoch Donna Robbins Jamie Jackson Nykela Jackson, Ph.D. 0 7429 Highway 84 West 1002 Cedar Hill Drive 4120 Summit Holmesville Road 79 Cedar Grove Road Taylorsville, MS 39168 Clinton, MS 39056 McComb, MS 39658 Petal, MS 39465 601-763-4573 601-925-0089 601-730-2381 601-575-6555 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2 Community College Retirees Rep.-at-large University 0 Lynn Smither Philene Allen Deedre’ Walsh Coll Dr. Levenia Maxwell-Barnes P.O. Box 86 405 S. First Avenue 112 Elm Avenue 510 Highway 3 Booneville, MS 38829 Cleveland, MS 38732 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Moorhead, MS 38761 1 662-588-1850 662-588-9011 601-297-7220 (H)662-246-5807 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1 CONTACT MPE OFFICE PERSONNEL Kelly Riley (Executive Director)[email protected] Stephanie Miller (Accounts Manager)[email protected] Pam Hicks (Office Manager)[email protected] Deeanna Hall (Receptionist) [email protected] toll FREE: 800-523-0269 629 N. JEFFERSON STREET local: 601-355-5517 P.O. BOX 22550 faX: 601-355-5519 Jackson, MS 39225-2550 MPE Area Directors Baird, Bobby Lowe, Jessica Dori 192 Baird Road, Batesville, MS 38606-8343 2594 Old Hwy 27 N., Monticello, MS 39654 Phone: 662-563-8207 email:[email protected] Phone: 601-455-9351 email: [email protected] Bryant, Teresa Pair, James 141 St. Francis Street, Biloxi, MS 39530 10110 Sandalwood Lane, Philadelphia, MS 39350 Phone: 228-432-8336 email: [email protected] Phone: 601-656-9155 email: [email protected] Calhoun, Serena Shirley, Dennis 19 Sylwood Place, Jackson, MS 39209 3000 Patrick Drive, Corinth, MS 38834 Phone: 601-366-4378 Cell: 601-540-1499 email: [email protected] Phone: 662-287-6715 email: [email protected] Hoda, Bryan Sills, Billy D. 133 Shady Grove Moss Rd., Laurel, MS 39443 P.O. Box 53, New Hebron, MS 39140 Phone: 601-428-1935 email: [email protected] Phone: 601-694-2121 toll free: 877-574-2136 email: [email protected] Livingston, Randal Welborn, Paul 247 Livingston Road, Louisville, MS 39339 252 Leroy Hill Rd, Laurel, MS 39443 Phone: 662-773-2577 Cell: 662-803-8393 email: [email protected] Phone:601-319-6353 email: [email protected] PAGE 2 MPE Journal - Winter 2010/2011 Mississippi Professional MPE Journal Educators Executive Director Kelly Riley All articles not otherwise signed are staff written. Permission to reproduce material appearing in MPE Journal must be obtained from MPE headquarters. The Mississippi Professional Educators assumes no responsibility for the opinions or points of view expressed by contributors to MPE Journal unless statements have been authorized by action of the Association. MPE endorses no item or service other than those under the auspices of the Association. MPE Journal is a trademark of MPE. MPE Journal is published three times annually by the Mississippi Professional Educators, Kelly Riley, Publisher. Cover Story In Every Issue Features Educator Employment President’s Message Making Connections from Procedures Law: Its Page 4 School to School Purpose and Provisions Dr. Barry Morris Page 6 Page 12 MPB’s Interactive Video Network Learn about your rights Message from the offers another choice for schools under the Education Executive Director facing budget cuts. Employment Procedures Law Page 5 of 2001, which provides a Kelly Riley Mark Reddoch Joins MPE mechanism for the non-renewal Board of Directors of licensed educators. Mississippi Department of Page 14 Education News MPE welcomes Mark Reddoch as 2011 Mississippi Page 8 the new District 5 representative. Legislative Roster Page 17 Community College News How a Bill Becomes a Law Contact your representative Page 9 Page 16 or senator. Mississippi Institutions of Unsure of Your Legislative Higher Learning News District? Page 10 Page 16 Member Spotlight Page 11 & 14 www.mpe.org PAGE 3 Message From THE PRESIDENT DR. Barry MORRIS In 2008, Mississippi Professional Educators committed to a two year campaign: 10,000 by 2010. When the Executive Board, under the leadership of Diane Sellers and Judy Rhodes, set this goal, it was daunting to believe that the membership could grow by more than 27% from 7,854 to 10,015. Not only did the campaign require approximately 2,150 new memberships, but also additional new members to handle the regular attrition rate through retirements. Over the past two years, over 5,435 new members have been added to the MPE team. In a time of uncertainty, educators, professional staff, and administrators continue to believe in the importance of gathering together as one voice. Kelly Riley contacted Miss Linda Anglin, one of MPE’s founders, to share the news of the 10,015 members. Kelly asked if, when she started MPE 31 years ago, did Miss Linda ever think we’d have 10,000 members. In typical Miss Linda style, she responded that it was never about the numbers. It was about teachers having an independent voice and that she certainly hoped it would grow, as more people with the same perspective and principles joined. But she never thought we’d reach 10,000. The Mississippi Professional Educators supports all districts and schools as they build risk-free environments for their teachers so that they may build risk-free environments for their students. Master administrators cherish the treasure they have in their teaching force, parents, and students. They recognize spending limited resources in order to build factory schools, only produces a product with teachers laboring on an assembly line. The students become products or are removed from the line because they are in some way defective. This is the factory model. We believe in communities of learners connecting across the state believing in one another and the children they serve. Another veteran teacher of 35 years recently told me that teaching is not just a classroom. Teach- ers must be involved in the total program. We believe schools are central to a community’s life and must be protected and nourished. We believe parents have entrusted us with their family’s future through their children. We accept this trust as a mission. RecRuitment incentives • Five new members = one year’s free membership • 6-9 new members = one year’s free membership + $10 per member* • 10-14 members = one year’s free membership + $15 per member* • 15 or more new members = one year’s free membership + $20 per member* You will receive $5 per student member recruited. Recruitment bonus checks will be awarded at the end of each quarter, with the first quarter beginning July 1 and ending september 30. credit will be given for each new member who joins or re-joins** between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Free memberships will be credited towards the next year’s membership. * credit will be given for each additional member after 5 ** member must have previously been made inactive for a period of three months or more PAGE 4 MPE Journal - Winter 2010/2011 EXECUTIVE Director’S Message Kelly RILEY January and the start of a new year will bring the traditional “State of the Union” and “State of the State” addresses. I would like to take this opportunity to give you a brief “State of the Mississippi Professional Educators.” As we start a new year full of promise, MPE is celebrating a very successful 2010! We gained our 10,000th active member; provided legal assistance to 75 members; provided $5,000 in graduate scholarships, as well as $5,000 in undergraduate scholar- ships; joined the Mississippi Employees Federal Credit Union; and, introduced Working Advantage, our new member discount program. I hope by now you have received your copy of our premier MPE 2011 Calendar and Planner in your mailbox. MPE continues to be financially sound and secure, even in these tough economic times. We were able to invest approximately 6% of our revenue in CDs. Our checking account retains a very healthy balance. We are able to do this while still having the lowest dues of any professional association in the state and offering our members twice the amount of professional liability protection ($2 million compared to only $1 million offered by other associations) for a third of the cost. The upcoming 2011 Legislative Session promises to be challenging. Our legislators face a formidable budget challenge and will have to make some tough decisions that will have lasting impact not only on education, but our state as a whole.