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Billings Education Association

510 North 29th Street Billings, MT 59101
406-248-9812
406-248-2946 fax

"People Who Care"

2009 BEA Award Winners

BEA Teacher of the Year
Sandi McCracken
Washington, Boulder & Orchard Elementary

BEA Friend of Education
Marty Martinson
Orchard, Poly Drive & Broadwater Elementary

Golden Apple
Award
Winners

Cindy Welch - Meadowlark
Tawna Robinson - Orchard
Justin Engle - Castle Rock
Larry McMullen - Senior
Elaine Bankston - Boulder
Lynn Noland - Meadowlark

CONGRATULATIONS!!

This Page Updated 6/4/09

Earn OPI and Step Up Credits

NEW ER&D COURSE STARTS THIS FALL!

School, Family and Community

The primary function of this course is to help school staff understand how they can assist parents to better support their children as learners. Topics explored include: (1) using effective communication strategies to develop learning partnerships with families; (2) designing more productive homework assignments to involve families; (3) explaining classroom work and grading systems t parents; and (4) developing school wide parent involvement plans.

Course #: PDAFL09-200
Dates: Thursdays, Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 4:30 - 7 p.m.
Credits: 30 OPI/3 Step Up
Location: BEA Office
Cost: $165 + $15 supplies fee
Instructors: Mary Sue Engel & Kathryn Anderson

To register call Community Education 247-3700

Earn OPI, Step Up, and College Credits

Thinking Math I
This course will be held with full days in August and finish up with alternating Monday evening classes after school starts.

Course #: PDASU09-203
August Dates: Monday, 8/10; Tuesday, 8/11; Wednesday; 8/12
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday Dates: 9/21, 10/5, 10/19
Time: 4:45-6:45 p.m.
Credits: 30 OPI/3 Step Up. College credits (2) available through MSU-B on the first day of class.
CALL COMMUNITY ED, 247-3700, to sign up for MSU-B credit.
Location: Lincoln Center
Cost: $165 + $15 supplies fee ($300 for 2 College credits+ $15 supplies fee)
Instructors: Terri Porisch and Kathie Daviau

Thinking Math II
This course will be held with full days in August and finish up with alternating Monday evening classes after school starts.

Course #: PDASU09-204
August Dates: Thursday, 8/13; Friday, 8/14 ER&D

Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday Dates: 9/28, 10/12
Time: 4:45-6:45 p.m.
Credits: 20 OPI/2 Step Up College credits (1) available through MSU-B on the first day of class.
CALL COMMUNITY ED, 247-3700, to sign up for MSU-B credit.
Location: Lincoln Center
Cost: $110 + $15 supplies fee ($150 for 1 College credits + $15 supplies fee)
Instructors: Terri Porisch and Kathie Daviau

Earn OPI and Step Up Credits

Managing
Anti-Social Behavior

ER&D

Offered in June
Course #: PDASU09-201
Date: June 10, 11, 12
Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – 10^th & 11^th
8 a.m. to noon – 12^th
Credits: 20 OPI/2 Step Up
Location: BEA Office
Cost: $110 + $15 for supplies
Instructors: Kathy Rumph & Tina Knote

Offered in August
Course #: PDASU09-202
Date: August 3, 4, & 5
Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – 3^rd & 4^th
8 a.m to noon – 5^th
Credits: 20 OPI/2 Step Up
Location: BEA Office
Cost: $110 + $15 for supplies
Instructors: Kathy Rumph & Tina Knote

Call Community Education
at 247-3700 to register.

Scholarships Available

for BCEA Members
to attend ER&D classes.

Send your BCEA ER&D Scholarship application to the BEA.
Scholarship pays for course registration
and supply fee.

WANTED:
BUILDING REPRESENTATIVES
for 2009/10 School Year

Elections will be held in May to elected BEA Building Reps for each school.
Contact Jeff at 248-9812 or jgreenfield@beabillings.org
for information.

Retirement
Notification
Dates

Notification after April 1:
95% of service credit & sick leave credit

Notification after the last day of school:
90% of service credit & sick leave credit

BEA Fund for Needy Kids

To make a request on a student's behalf download a
Request Form.

BEA Employment Contracts

for the 2009-10 school year
will be distributed June 4, 2009.

Teachers must sign to receive their contract.

Teachers have 20 days from the date contracts were issued (June 4) to sign and return the white original contract to Human Resources.

Failure to sign and return contract within 20 days will nullify the employment contract.

Contracts must be signed and returned to HR by Wednesday, June 24. Contracts must be received in HR by 4 p.m. June 24, not mailed by June 24.

Educatonal salary step-ups for 2009-10 are not included in the contracts. Teachers will receive a "Salary Change Form" after their salary step-up has been processed. A new contract will not be issued.

The salary schedule for the 2009-10 school year is on page 46 of the pdf of the BEA Master Agreement and is available at this link:

BEA MASTER AGREEMENT

If you have any questions about the contracts, please contact HR or the BEA office.

2009

BEA Karen Cox
Scholarship Recipients

Greg Heidner - West High
Son of BEA member Rhonda Heidner
Emily Carroll - Senior High
Daughter of BEA members Kim & Jeff Carroll
Morgan Bosch - West High
Daughter of BEA member Dan Bosch

These scholarship recipients and their parents will be honored at the May 19 Representative Council meeting.

May 2009 Issue

Monthly issues are distributed to schools
and posted on this web site,
Sept. through May.
For past issues, click here

Questions or Comments
about this Web site can be sent to:shauna@beabillings.org