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Updated 1.19.2012
January 2012
News & Views
N&Vs Archive
Newsletter Policies
Next Meeting Dates
Board of Directors
January 11
Representative Council
January 17
Fund for Needy Kids
Request Forms
Contributions
It's New!
Welcome to the BEA's new website! Some pages are still under construction and therefore the links to those pages do not work yet. Please be patient.
Happy New Year!
January 2012 BEA News & Views is Out!
To read and enjoy the January News & Views just click the link to the right below the picture of the newspapers. Copies of the newsletter will be sent to Building Representatives to post and leave in teacher lounges.
Raffle Prizes Galore! Get Your Tickets!
This fundraising event for the BEA Karen Cox Scholarship program is underway now! You can purchase raffle tickets from your BEA Building Rep or a member of the BEA Board or at the BEA office. They are just $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. Buy lots to win great prizes....all donated by local businesses and members. There are four weekly drawings and one big Grand Prize drawing. The first drawing is on Monday, January 23. Click Here for a complete list of prizes and raffle details. And remember all proceeds go to the scholarship fund.
Week #1 Raffle Winners
1st Place - Rhonda Heidner @ Washington
2nd Place - Lora Lee Dunlap @ Alkali Creek
3rd Place - Josh Miller @ Washington
4th Place - Roger Webber-Dereszynski @ Newman
CONGRATULATIONS! Come to the BEA office to claim your prizes!
The next drawing is on Monday, January 30!
Delegates for the 2012 NEA RA Needed
The 2012 National Education Association Representative Assembly will be held in Washington, DC from June 30-July 5. The BEA will send a delegation to attend. Three BEA board members will attend and two other delegates will be elected on February 21, 2012. BEA members can be candidates for the open delegate positions. Just download this self-nomination form. Complete and submit the form by February 6 along with a short biography and a photograph. For more details contact the BEA office, 248.9812.
Scholarship Applications Now Available
Applications for the BEA Karen Cox Scholarship are now available here and at the counselors' offices at West High, Senior High, Skyview High and the Career Center. Check the application for eligibility requirements or go to the BEA Scholarship page. The application deadline is March 6, 2012. The completed application and all required documents (essay, letters of reccomendation, official transcripts) must be received in the BEA office by the deadline.
Now What's New at the BEA Office?
Last winter the BEA purchased the rest of the building that houses our office. Renovations began this summer and now much of the office space is ready to be rented.
Go to this web page to check out the progress. Better yet stop by the office to see for yourself! Right away you will notice the changes to the entry and the stairs up to our offices.