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34 Special Election Edition 2014 x AEA Advocate Where Do Your AEA Membership Dues Go? Your NEA dues total $182 per year for Certified and $110.50 for Classified. Here are just a few components they provide for you. For a complete dollar breakdown, please call AEA Communications at 602-264-1774 or 800-352-5411, ext. 108. • Building visible and lasting bipartisan support from opinion leaders and policy makers for public education. • Assisting affiliates by providing the UniServ staffing program, training tools and packages, and technical and financial support directly to state and local associations and members. • Expanding and maintaining advocacy systems for members and state and local affiliates, including legal reimbursement programs that protect and enforce the rights of members. • Supporting increased participation in pro-public education coalitions at all levels and participation in programs reflecting Association commitment to affirmative action, diversity, and member rights. 1 • MEETING AEA'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Certified $156.25 • Classified $78.12 Workshops, trainings, membership materials, com- munications, public relations, public policy development, organizational transition and change, strategic plan bench- marking 2 • HUMAN RESOURCES AND INFRA- STRUCTURE Certified $47.37 Classified $23.68 Fiscal programs; personnel management and operations; cost of taxes, utilities, mailing and shipping of all material for conferences, workshops, seminars and governance 3 • QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING Certified $34.27 • Classified $17.13 Defining and promoting standards for quality education, interactive relationships with agencies and other organizations 4 • ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH SITE FOCUS Certified $34.27 • Classified $17.13 Assisting locals in developing and preparing school sites for more deci- sion-making authority, allocation of resources, accountability for quality teaching and learning 5 • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Certified $34.61 Classified $17.31 Holding state and local dia- logue about quality education, assisting locals in developing strategies for family and com- munity involvement, promoting the importance of public education to communities 6 • GOVERNANCE OF THE ASSOCIATION Certified $29.23 • Classified $14.62 Providing for a full-time-release president and half-time- release vice-president, the board of directors and the annual Delegate Assembly Your AEA and NEA dues are invested in programs that support a wide variety of benefits to you at bar- gain prices. At the state level, your AEA dues dollars provide the resources to lobby for your interests in the state legislature and to work with statewide coalitions that are helping shape the future of our profes- sion in Arizona. They also provide for staff who offer workshops, seminars, conferences, and consulting services to members. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Your NEA Dues This is Your AEA