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Deadline for voting is February 15, 2013 For DSEA Executive Board - Kent County For NEA RA delegate 3 vacancies - all elected pending Executive Board ratification Clay Beauchamp Katie Cooke I am a third grade teacher at Lake Forest South Elementary I am . an AR and comembership chair for the Lake Forest Beauchamp Education Association. I have also been a delegate to the DSEA Representative Assembly for many years. I have been active in my association since becoming an AR in 2001. I am currently a Kent County Representative on the DSEA Executive Board. I am seeking reelection for this seat. Since being on the Executive Board, I have served on the Finance Task Force and participated in the Insurance Commissioner Interviews. I want to continue being a voice for all of our members, aid in making decisions for DSEA that are in the best interest of our members, and reporting back. I thank you for your support, and I am hoping to continue serving the members of Kent County . I am a Special Education Specialist in the Smyrna School District. I am applying to serve Cooke Kent County as a representative for the DSEA Executive Board. As a Special Education Specialist, I work with children with significant disabilities. I help children find ways to communicate. I have the opportunity to work with students in every school, at all grade levels. I have the unique opportunity to work throughout our district, which affords me the chance to make connections with teachers, paraprofessionals, secretaries and custodians- all members of DSEA. These connections are essential in working together to help our schools succeed. Fostering these relationships builds a greater sense of community within our school districts. Becoming a DSEA Executive Board member will be a chance to serve the members of both my school community, and the entire state. Gary Duren I thank the members of Kent County for the opportunity to represent you for the past 2 1/2 years and would Duren ask you to consider me for another two years. I am currently a 6th grade math teacher in the Caesar Rodney School district. I have been a member of CREA/DSEA for nearly seven years as well. I believe that there has been great strides made in education in Delaware but there are many more to go. First and foremost I believe that DPAS II is, in its current form, a flawed tool and I want the opportunity to work with DSEA and its leadership team to correct its flaws. I believe that I have, and I promise to continue to serve Kent County and the state of Delaware and all of those involved in education to the best of my ability . Thank you for your consideration. www.dsea.org You'll notice that all races are uncontested except for Sussex County Executive Board where there are three candidates for two seats. For NEA RA delegates, (see right) there are not sufficient candidates so elections for three more delegates will take place at the DSEA RA on March 9. If you would like to run, make sure someone is there to place your name in nomination. 7 vacancies - all elected pending Executive Board ratification - Three more delegates will be elected at the RA March 9, 2013 Gary Duren I would like your support and vote for the opportunity to represent Delaware at the NEA convenDuren tion this summer and next. I currently teach 6th grade mathematics at Postlethwait Middle School where I am an Association Representative. In this capacity I also serve on the CREA Executive Board and have been a member of the DSEA Executive Board for the past 2 and a half years. I have served on the several committees at both the local and state levels for CREA and DSEA. It is because of these experiences that I wish to represent Delaware and all of its professionals in education at the annual NEA convention. Adele Jones My name is Adele Jones, and I am in my fourth year as a Visiting Teacher in the Indian River Jones School District. Prior to this, I was a high school math teacher for 26 years. I have been a member of the Association since I started teaching. I am currently an Association Representative and Membership Chair of my local, Indian River Education Association. I have been a delegate to both the DSEA and NEA Representative Assembly for many years. I would like to continue to serve you as a delegate to the NEA RA for the next two years. Patricia Murrell I am writing this letter to express my interest in being one of the representatives for Sussex County to attend the NEA Representative Assembly for the next two years. I have attended the NEA Representative Assembly before and it is an incredible learning experience. It doesn't matter The people listed below were elected last year for twoyear terms as DSEA delegates to the NEA RA. They will join the state delegates whom you elect this year. Then next year, another group of people will be elected for two year terms. This staggered system allows for a smooth transition from one RA to the next, with a blend of new and experienced delegates. Diane Albanese, Cape Henlopen E.A. Kelli Eckert-Bradley Brandywine E.A. Stephanie Ingram, Colonial E.A. Patti Reid, Capital Paras Denise Waples, Milford E.A. NEA RA delegation sizes are determined by the numbers of members. how many times you attend, there is always something new to learn. It is an honor to represent the state of Delaware and it is also a huge responsibility Education is . changing every day and we as the union need to be at the table expressing our beliefs and visions for our field. Denise Waples I am a second grade teacher at Benjamin Banneker Elementary School and a member of MEA. Waples I am asking for your support in my quest to be a representative for DSEA to the NEA Representative Assembly As an . educator I am deeply concerned with the issues we in education are facing today . As a rep to the NEA RA, my goal will be to represent and speak for not only the educators of our state but the children we serve. Please assist me in my endeavor to assist the members and children of our state. Nov./Dec. 2012 DSEA ACTION! 11