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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.

BEA sponsors Read Across America activities!

BEA will provide Read Across America bookmarks and certificates of participation to classroom teachers. Building Reps will be asking each teacher how many are needed so school totals can be turned in on Friday, February 3! The bookmarks and certificates will be printed and sent to the schools before the end of the month. Make sure your Building Rep has your classroom's count!

BEA Awards nomination forms now available

Now is the time for members to make nominations for BEA Teacher of the Year and BEA Friend of Education. Click here to get the nomination form. The award qualifications are listed on the form and the nomination deadline is Februrary 29. The Awards Committee will review the nominations in March and select the winners. The BEA Teacher of the Year wins $500. Both awardees will be honored at the Educator Appreciation Awards Banquet on April 26.

February 2012 BEA News & Views is Out!

To read and enjoy the current issue of the BEA 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.

MEA-MFT Regional Training
comes to Billings

FREE training will be offered to members at the Hilton Garden Inn on Friday evening and Saturday, March 2 & 3. Detailed information and the registration form are available here. The deadline for registration is February 24. Lots of good information and meals provided, and you earn OPI renewal units. Don't miss this one here in Billings!

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

Week #2 Raffle Winners

1st Place - Jen Moller @ Poly Drive
2nd Place - Barb Stevenson @ Arrowhead
3rd Place - Kerri Smith
4th Place - Matt Santala @ Boulder

CONGRATULATIONS! Come to the BEA office to claim your prizes!

The next drawing is on Monday, February 6! There's still time to buy more raffle tickets!

2012 NEA RA Delegates 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 additional 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.

Be a Delegate to MEA-MFT Representative Assembly

MEA-MFT RA is this spring in Missoula on March 30-31. BEA's delegation needs up to ten more members. If you are interested please call the BEA office at 248.9812 now. The alternate delegates will be elected at the next Rep Council meeting on February 21. A bus will be chartered to take the delegates to Missoula or they can drive. Delegates receive a per diem to cover their expenses. Important state union work happens at RA. You can be a part of it!

Scholarship Applications Now Available

cap & diploma2 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.