The first impact to our contract occurs in Article 2-Association Rights and Responsibilities.

On June 27, 2018 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a case commonly referred to as the Janus decision. Basically, the Supreme Court ruled it was no longer legal for unions to collect “Fair Share Fees” from any public employees. Since our contract has specific language that addresses Fair Share we negotiated language that is now in compliance with the law. We reached a tentative agreement on those language changes with the District on November 20, 2018 and will be holding a vote prior to the Winter break.

The second impact to our contact is a little bit more complicated than just removing some language that is no longer legal.

The Oregon Pay Equity Law, ORS. 652.220 has impacted how the District hires employees and where they are placed on the wage scale. While we worked very hard with the District to reach an agreement on language in Article 8 that would not harm any of our members, we could not get there. Their proposal would have negatively impacted approximately 200-300 of our members by freezing them on their current step until the employees wage catches up to where the District believes they should be. (We are waiting for actual numbers and names) We will continue to move forward with our negotiations with the District, fighting for everyone equally and will continue to keep you up dated.

~Kim Bonner

November flew by so quickly! It was a great month, though. I was able to attend a workshop on public speaking, and learned so much! One of my favorite take-aways was this-- the first three letters in "UNION" are U-N-I. That's really what it's all about, right? It's "U" n "I" working together to be informed and to support each other. It's a pretty great thing, if you ask me!

One thing that we are working toward is adding to our team of Work Site Organizers. Ideally, there should be a Work Site Organizer (or multiple) at each location across the district. It involves updating the OSEA bulletin board at your site by swapping out the monthly newsletter, and keeping things up-to-date in general. It also involves welcoming new employees at your site, and helping them sign up for OSEA membership. By attending the monthly chapter meetings and reading the newsletter, you will be able to stay informed on the happenings of our chapter! Think you might be interested in this role? Let us know!

Kristen Croft

OSEA Beaverton Ch 48 President

The Beaverton School District offers the ParaPro Assessment test to employees and substitutes that do not possess an Associate's Degree. By passing the ParaPro test you are eligible to be hired as a Paraeducator I, Paraeducator II, or a Technology Instructional Assistant. This will allow you to work in any school in the District, both title and non-title schools. The cost of the test is $55.00.

Please contact Human Resources Dept. - Jan Sakala at 503-356-4396

or email janice_sakala@beaverton.k12.or.us

for being a member of OSEA 48 /AFT 6732.

Check them out below or click on the Benefit Button to view to all.

AFT Members can receive a discount from Southwest Airlines through our SWABIZ® account. SWA is offering an 8% discount off Business Select® fares, 6% discount off Anytime fares and a 3% discount off select Wanna Get Away® fares for travel, along with other benefits. Book between now and 3/31/19 to take advantage of the discounted rates.

Union Plus Benefits page here

OSEA members can get a great deal on tickets to two University of Oregon men's basketball games this season. The games are on Dec. 15 (vs. Boise State) and Feb. 10 (vs. Stanford). Tickets start at just $11 per seat!

Click here to order and enter the promo code "2019TEACH." Select your seats and you'll be set. The first 50 education staff to sign up are eligible for an on-court photo after the game.

For high school seniors and undergraduate students of OSEA members

John Brown Undergraduate Scholarship
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2019
Click here to download an application
The John Brown Undergraduate Student Scholarship is a scholarship started by OSEA to provide assistance to college juniors and seniors who are related to an OSEA member in good standing.

Guy Davis and Past Presidents’ Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2019
Click here to download an application
The Guy Davis Scholarship for graduating seniors awards $1,250 to each recipient. The Past Presidents’ Scholarship is a statewide, $1,500 award. To be eligible, applicants must have a relative who is an OSEA member and have a minimum high school cumulative GPA of 3.0.

For OSEA members

Lou Gerber Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2019
Click here to download an application
The Lou Gerber Scholarship provides additional funding to those members who wish to further their education at an accredited school. OSEA sponsors two $1,000 scholarships for each of the seven zones in Oregon.

Student Scholarship

Deadline: April 4, 2019

Click here to download the application

Applicants must be a child or grandchild of and OSEA Chapter 48 member

For OSEA Chapter 48 members

Deadline: April 4, 2019

Click here to download the application

Since 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $4.3 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education.

Eligibility

Current and retired members of participating unions, their spouses and their dependent children (as defined by IRS regulations). At least one year of continuous union membership by the applicant, applicant's spouse or parent (if applicant is a dependent). The one year membership minimum must be satisfied by May 31, 2019.

Evaluation Criteria

This is a competitive scholarship. Applicants are evaluated according to academic ability, social awareness, financial need and appreciation of labor. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is recommended. The required essays can account for up to half your total score. Scholarship applicants are judged by a committee of impartial post-secondary educators.

Application Timeline

Applications are available starting in mid-June, and a complete application must be received on or before 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 31, 2019. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.

MEMBER ASSISTANCE FUND

The Member Assistance Fund is a program within OSEA that provides emergency assistance to members in need due to death, serious illness, injury or disaster.

To apply, print the form, fill it out, have it signed by a chapter officer and scanned by them to the OSEA State Office.

MEMBER ASSISTANCE FUND

The Member Assistance Fund is a program within our OSEA Chapter that provides emergency assistance to our members in need due to death, serious illness, injury or disaster.

To apply, print the form, fill it out, have it signed by a chapter officer and scanned by them to Dianna Hess

Print, Complete and Send this by inter-department mail to Dianna Hess @ SPED office

Please send the information including photos, where possible in by the 20th of the month. So we can send out the newsletter the first Friday of every month.

We will get it added to the Chapter 48 newsletter as this is dedicated to "Our Voices"

and we want to hear from you!

dianna_hess@beaverton.k12.or.us or diannah@osea.org or complete this form

Katrina is new to the WEX Program at Beaverton High School. We were lucky enough to meet her as she rotated through the school as a substitute Para last school year. Katrina brings a new warm light into our program, strongly advocating for the well being of all students. Katrina brings a smile and energy to staff and students alike. She has a calm inviting energy that creates a safe and comfortable space to all. Katrina was quick to step up and take the position in the WEX program. She has done a fantastic job jumping in with both feet, ready to run into the world of WEX and provide amazing support for this program. She is quick to volunteer to help create business and community opportunities for our students; as well as ready to volunteer her and her families time to support all things that are Beaverton High Work Experience. She also has entered the Beaverton High Community with a positive outlook, open mind and compassionate heart. Katrina is working her way up into being a very strong anchor for the department and for our students. We are all lucky enough to shine along side the light she brings to our classroom. She probably will never be able to hear or understand how valuable she is to all people she supports!

Ms. Kyrsti

We have a wonderful volunteer who heads up this committee, Nancy Klepper who is the Principal's Secretary at Cooper Mountain. She gets emails or calls from members letting her know that someone at their site is needs a touch of love from their OSEA Community. Thus a card is sent to them with LOVE from all of us!

Anyone can email Nancy and request a card to go out to a member who needs a little love or complete this form. If we all watch out for each other we are healthier and happier, sharing sorrow can be strengthening as well. If you'd like to help out the Hearts and Cards committee, email Nancy for more information.

We are trying to get ideas of what folks would like for the

Classified Appreciation Week - March 4-8, 2019.

If you want to be on the committee to help plan this event or just give ideas of what we should look at for an activity, please contact Kristen Croft .

Website: http://48.osea.aft.org
Location: Beaverton
Phone: 503-356-3931
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OSEABeavertonChapter48/