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Show THE SAN JUAN RpCQRD Thursday September 23, 1982 m Page ri dinner and seminar Southeastern Utah Education Association holds annual materials and concepts to 85th annual UEA by Deborah Marcus r south- Fifteen educators in eastern Utah gathered for an annual dinner meeting and workof the Southern Utah shop Education Association (SUEA) last Wednesday at the Juniper Tree Restaurant in Monticello. Faculty representatives from all areas of San Juan County except La Sal were present to exchange educational ideas and listen to benefits offered by Educators Mutual insurance and Horace Mann Insurance Company, Joseph Barton, president of the San Juan chapter of SUEA welcomed the representatives of school and high elementary, alternative education, and noted that the Utah Education Association (UEA) meets once a month with local chapters, and that association members are invited to attend a UEA convention to be held in Salt Lake City October 6- -8 this year, election candidates, we decided to support Nielson as he appears most receptive to school lobbying. Hansen encouraged an internal support system for each Utah school system. He noted that through the efforts of the Utah and National Education Associations to sip-po- rt local candidates and their sponsoring organizations, the two associations have gone in the red due to a decrease in SUEA UEA and He membership. stressed that the work done at the legislative level pays ofP more than the associations annual dues, and that the UEA presidents salary is directly related to political lobbying and work on Capitol HiU. Jack Walters, SUEA Uniserv director, asserted that SUEA membership is increasing as educators become more aware of mary r advantage of coUective the ac- Citing numerous examples of substantial decreases in the amount of money educators tions. ConvenThe You in 82, tion, Education and will incorporate an arena for idea exchange and exhibits of new the education of Utah grade children. The public is invited to the convention. pay for their retirement funds, he illustrated how the Association prepares bills to go to the State with Association Legislature lobbyists regularly fighting for UEA issues. With 675 schools and 350,000 instructors in grades in Utah, and an anticipated student growth, Walters contends that coUective lobbying action is necessary to provide quality education with adequate financial remuneration for the educators. UEA has 13,300 Currently, state members. The function of the faculty representatives is to encourage educational training and associated problems at the local level and to build leaders to handle local problems, and advise the UEA council on political lobbying and bargaining. K-- 12 Hurley Hansen, UEA president, Rosalie Payne, SUEA presidentelect, Joe Barton, SUEA president and Jack Walter, SUEA Inserv director, take time to smile for the camera during a SUEA meeting and workshop last Wednesday inMonticeUo. John Noxon photo UEA and SUEA function as unions for educators throughout the state, using the services of lawyers, insurance people and lobbyists to promote needed change and innovative educational ideas and methods for the benefit of both teachers and students in Utah. Barton stated that UEA was founded on the basis that we finally decided that we had opinions that had to be heard, and our voice is stronger as a group, Seminars are held periodically on issues ranging from wiUs and trusts to community education. Robbins Dale and Dean of Mann Horace Cunningham Insurance Company expressed their appreciation of the level of professionalism exhibited by educators in southeastern Utah, and noted that, its apparent that none of you take your teaching positions as an -5 job, but rather as an humanistic full of optimism and profession faith in the rewards of good education. As Robbins stated, Put a smile on your kisser, and maybe someone will put a kiss on your smiler. Both Robbins and Cunningham stressed the financial opportunthat educators have ities investto make including ways ments and state and tax deferred noted that annuities. They seminars such as Wills and Trusts and Stock Market and the Rank and File Teachers will be held soon by attorneys for the San Juan Education Association. Robbins stressed that unless educators start to provide for their own retirement system, the state wiU manage it all. Also suggested was the concept of educators obtaining financial benefits by saving money rather than asking for salary increases. They emphasized the fact that Utah has lower southeastern costs for hospitalization and daily 8- on-goi- ng care. UEA President Hurley Hansen expressed his appreciation with the SUEA Faculty Representative staff,.youre a group that works as efficiently and diligently as Ive worked with. any grot Continuing, Hansen remarked decisions are a joint that, process and Pm pleased that educators are now being more involved in the political arena. We need to help local citizens understand the educational issues coming qp in the November election. In previewing the pri- - Fiee IP ip con aimdl BDeSuiiIIg ALIL EDAY2 BUICK JEEP Check up- AID the OLO (View 198 Thuirs. CHEVROLET BUICK 0LDSM0BQJE MONTICELLO 587-225- 8 JEEP |