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2023 Summer Academy Agenda

Monday

Noon – 1:00pm

Group Lunch Buffet

Pavilion

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Quick Start Training: New Presidents

Sabal E

1:00pm – 5:00pm

eDues – Member Organizing – Data

Sabal F/G

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Introduction to Mentoring

Sabal B/C

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Empowering Education Staff Professionals

Sabal A

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Treasurer’s Training

Sago 1/2 (3rd fl)

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Ignite the FYRE – Emerging Leaders Academy

Pindo B/C

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Planning for Victory: Developing a Bargaining Campaign using Process AND Pressure in the New Environment

Sabal D1/ D2/D3

1:00pm – 5:00pm

AFT Managing Behavior in School Communities

Sago 3/4 (3rd fl)

TUESDAY

7:30am – 8:45am

Group Breakfast Buffet

Pavilion

9:00am – 5:00pm

Quick Start Training: New Presidents

Sabal E

9:00am – 5:00pm

eDues – Member Organizing – Data

Sabal F/G

9:00am – 5:00pm

Introduction to Mentoring

Sabal B/C

9:00am – 5:00pm

Empowering Education Staff Professionals

Sabal A

9:00am – 5:00pm

Treasurer’s Training

Sago 1/2 (3rd fl)

9:00am – 5:00pm

Ignite the FYRE – Emerging Leaders Academy

Pindo B/C

9:00am – 5:00pm

Planning for Victory: Developing a Bargaining Campaign using Process AND Pressure in the New Environment

Sabal D1/ D2/D3

9:00am – 5:00pm

AFT – Managing Behavior in School Communities

Sago 3/4 (3rd fl)

Noon – 1:00pm

Group Lunch

Pavelion

Teacher and Staff Shortages Persist and Tell a Deeper Story About Problematic Policies

New teacher vacancy numbers show that halfway through the school year there are still 3,197 advertised instructional vacancies across the K-12 system. Thousands of students across the public school system…

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U.S. District Judge Rules Part of Florida’s 2023 Union Busting Bill Unconstitutional

SB 256, which removed the ability for automatic payroll deduction for union fees, was ruled unconstitutional and in violation of the federal government’s contracts clause.

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Students Win with Pro-Public Education Measures Passed Across State

Voters overwhelmingly passed funding referenda, elected pro-education school board candidates and rejected Amendment 1 during this general election.

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SAT Scores and the Impact of Underfunding Public Education

The recent release of SAT scores shines a much-needed light on how Florida’s attacks on teachers are felt by Florida’s children. In the past seven years, Florida’s average SAT score…

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Member Profile: Ruby Encarnacion, Volusia United Educators

#thankaneducator: Help us thank an educator like Ruby Encarnacion today! Ruby Encarnacion faced struggles as an educator with disabilities. With the help of her union, she is…

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Member Spotlight: Carla Cundiff, Indian River County Education Association

In serving on IRCEA’s executive board, Cundiff carries on a family legacy. Her mother was a founding member of IRCEA in the 1970s. Cundiff maintains a large, diverse classroom library.…

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