PEA
Updates
August 2024
ADLS Detailed Flyer 08.05.24.pdfJuly 2024
Come join members of the CEA at an annual symposium to jumpstart your next teaching year! There are many different and exciting sessions that can be found at the link below! Registration fees will be reimbursed by the PEA. If you have any questions, please reach out to Rusawc@plainfieldschools.org
June 2024
June 3rd, 2024
The Plainfield Town and Education Budgets passed last night by a wide Margin, which means very little cuts to the BOE budget! Read about it here!
Thanks to all of the teacher-residents who came out in force with their families to vote, as well as non-resident teachers that still came to show their support!
As a thank you to all of your hard work, I have 2 special gifts!
Some PEA Swag; A free sign that has some nice apolitical slogans to hang in your room! Stop by my room at PCMS (208) or buzz a friend at PCMS to grab one!
No more emails from me! With the end of the year, I want to thank you all for putting up with my emails (or marking them as junk or deleting them 😄). Enjoy a few months without any pun-filled gems that I send out! Please check out www.Plainfieldteachers.org along with our social media for any summer news, and don't forget that the CEA/NEA sites have discounts on travel and local activities 😊.
I'm fortunate to be working with such awesome educators and peers as yourself, and wish you a restful and rejuvenating summer! ☀
May 2024
PEA Rallies against Budget Cuts!
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Yesterday the Plainfield Education Association rallied at the Plainfield Town Hall in response to a failed Board of Education Budget, and the Board of Finance meeting to propose motions to adjust the budget.
There was a budget vote for Plainfield town and the BOE on Monday the 21st, and only 5% of the eligible voting residents turned up for it, so the BOE budget failed by 75 votes.
As the BOF met yesterday, the PEA turned up to show support for the BOE budget, and to show the town that we as professional educators are here to fight for our town, our kids, and our jobs.
The BOF passed a motion to pass on $170,000 of cuts to the budget to the BOE. Our BOE had already made cuts before the failure of the Budget vote fail. Our superintendent Paul Brenton said at the meeting when asked about trying to cut money, that his office and the BOE would have to start looking at personnel as they’ve cut everything else they could.
There will be a town open forum for residents to speak about this proposed motion on May 28th at 7pm at the Plainfield Town Hall, and the PEA is campaigning to have a show of force, and to have as many resident teachers and parents speak about how cutting an additional 170k from the budget will hurt our Teachers, Staff, Students, and our town.
Represent Windham County and enjoy some vino!
Come out to Taylor Brooke Winery and learn about your PEA and CEA union rights!
WIndham County.pdfMarch 2024
A CT bill has made it out of the Education Committee that would benefit teachers (SB 381), and is moving forward.
Use the link above or below to contact your representatives to urge them to pass this!
https://cea.org/contact-legislators-and-tell-them-to-keep-teacher-priorities-moving-forward/
The bill can be found here for review: https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/ct/2024/bills/CTB00028803/
February 2024
Early Career Educator Conference!
Early Career Educators Conference March 2024 Brochure Final v4 02.01.24.pdf
January 2024
Please see this link to sign up for the CEA County Palooza; a way for us to hear about the local legislation and state events in our quiet corner!
As always, this is also posted on our PEA Website (Plainfieldteachers.org), and you can always sign up for CEA emails here.
Have your voice heard! Please register for a virtual NEA seminar next week, February, or March, and advocate for our teachers, district, and profession! See link/image below for more details.
December 2023
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We have Plainfield General Elections Tuesday, November 7th at either the Town Hall or the Moosup Fire Station depending on where you live. Make sure to get your voice heard! There are many open positions that can impact our town, our students, and us!
September 2023
Unsure of your CT Teachers Retirement Board (CT TRB) pension benefits? Have questions about if you’ll be able to retire when you want to? Join CEA during a retirement seminar and Q&A during one of the listed times! Go to CEA.org to sign up! Ask your building reps if you have any questions!
July 2023
May 2023
Plainfield Teacher Residents; there is a Town meeting to vote on changes to the budget; the town budget vote failed last week by a handful, and the BOE budget passed by only a few last week as well! Make sure to go and get your voice heard on Tuesday the 30th at 7pm at the Plainfield Town Hall!
Insurance/HSA Updates
As Summer approaches, don't forget that our Insurance Deductible/Plan resets on July 1st! That means if you already had hit your deductible it will go back to "0" on July 1st.
Additionally, the BOE will be depositing the 1st half of 2023-2024's deductible contribution on September 8th to your supplied HSA account, and again on January 12th, 2024.
If you have any questions, refer to the Insurance page here, or the upcoming years' contract at the top of the contract page here.
April 2023
