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Mini Delegate Assembly
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by tricia.waltner.
[ March 22, 2010; 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The MEA/IEA Region 9 Mini Delegate Assembly will be held on Monday, March 22nd from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Meridian High School South Cafeteria. Free Dinner will be provided. The purpose of this meeting is to prepare all MEA Delegates and Alternate Delegates for Delegate Assembly in April. Is is imperative that [...]
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Meridian’s Day at the Legislature
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by tricia.waltner.
17 MEA members lobbied their legislators February 16th as part of IEA’s Grassroots Lobbying program. The goal of the group was to learn from their conversations with legislators and share an educator’s perspective on the proposal to cut education funding by nearly 13%.
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Dessert Feeding Frenzy!
Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by tricia.waltner.
MEA members attending the monthly B Team meeting on Monday, February 8th were pleasantly surprised to find over 100 tantalizing desserts awaiting them. But they soon found that satisfying their sweet tooth would come with a price.
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ESP Living Wage Campaign Takes Shape
Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by tricia.waltner.
Nearly 40 education support staff from Meridian and Boise gathered Saturday, January 23, 2010 for an all day training led by Jorge Rivera, NEA Staff. The training focused on defining what constituted a Living Wage in Idaho, initial steps to building a Living Wage campaign and the importance of building relationships in this effort. “The training [...]
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