S u m m e r    H a p p e n i n g s - June 2006

•  Eleven (11) PEA members retired this past year. The retirees were Mary Ann Bisco, Karen Bodine, Neil Boyer, Tom Dominic, Darlene Eger, Leroy Klipple, John LaValva, Marilyn Pisklak, Bradlee Post, Bill Reed & Anna Schneck. The annual Retirement Dinner was held at the Almond Tree Manor in Alpha on May 25. Click here to view the retirement program and pictures of the retirees who attended the dinner.
•  Click here to view the minutes of the June Executive Committee meeting.
•  Local dues for teachers were raised $10/year and $1 to $2/year for all others at the June Exec. meeting. Click here to see dues totals.

•  A resolution honoring past president John Pokrivchak for his philanthropic work was passed at the June Exec. meeting. Click here to see the resolution.
• Click here to view this year's PEA Scholarship winners. On the evening of June 6 at the high school's annual 'Awards Night' celebration, these three young ladies, Nicole Fye-Berkeley University, Kristin Jiorle-Rutgers University and Tiffany Maynard-Centenary College, were awarded $1,000 scholarships to continue their education. All monies were donations from the members of the PEA: custodial & maintenance staff, para-professionals, secretaries, security personnel & teachers.

 • Teachers' negotiations stalled & then restarted. Click here to read more about this item.
•  Graduation rates in NJ were tops in the nation. Click here to read more.
•  Nixon had Watergate and PHS had Yearbookgate. Both made news nationwide. Click here to read more.
•  Over 5,000 state employees rallied in Trenton to protect our pensions & benefits. Click here to see pictures of the WCEA members who showed up to rally.
• Click here to peruse the educational news items from June.

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