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Big Picture: Alternative Compensation Over 400 members take DSEA workshops this fall his Fall DSEA hosted and/or sponsored professional development workshops in response to member surveys. Members took advantage of: Implementing Common Core, SMART Board training, School Employees and the Law, and Understanding Component V – Part I. We also sponsored a day of Union Skills Training: Know Your Rights and Association Rep I and II were the trainings that members selected for that day . T What's ahead? Professional Development Conference March 22 Mark your calendar for March 22 (not March 29 as previously announced) when DSEA will host a Professional Development Conference at the Dover Downs Conference Center. Details are still being worked out, Possible sessions include: Bullying Prevention, Safety in the Schools, Working with Children with Autism and Other Disabilities; Special Education 101 – IEPs, Collecting Data, and Behavior Plans; and Differentiated Instruction. Teachers and Specialists: Understanding Component V – Part II coming in April n April, watch for sign-up information for Understanding Component V – Part II. It will be offered April 15 in New Castle County, April 17 in Dover, and April 29 in Sussex County . This workshop will focus on • roster verification; • planning for and participating in an effective spring conference with your building administrator; and • deriving a Component 5 rating and overall rating for DPASIIRevised. I Tony Parsons of Red Clay (left) and Gill Walls of NCC Vo-Tech compare notes during Assoc. Rep. I training. A first: Kudos to our student members SEA and its Delaware Student NEA Chapter are hosting their first-ever Student NEA Conference, February 8. Bravo! D In AR I training, Shirley Scott, a para member of CREA, answers questions from her tablemates about her work. Tammy Stewart, an AR in Capital, discusses the AR as advocate with Joe Hartman of Caesar Rodney. In "Know Your Rights" training, Cindy Strusowski of Red Clay Food Service, identifies where employee rights are found. Lake Forest's Jayne Randle (right) participates in a mock recruitment conversation with Sue Connor, a para in Christina. 12 Nov./Dec. 2013 DSEA ACTION! What makes an Effective Association Rep? Mary McCloskey of Christina discusses this at her table. @dseafan www.dsea.org