ISTA Advocate - Spring 2019

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OUR KID S . OUR S C H OOLS . OU R F U T U RE .

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IN THIS ISSUE

Teresa Meredith President Keith Gambill Vice President Doug Taylor Treasurer

Teacher finds ballroom dance increases reading comprehension.

Dan Holub Executive Director

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Kim Clements-Johnson Editor

Indiana State Teachers Association Publisher

Keith Clock Contributor

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Ask Eric

Our Rights

Our Advocacy

ISTA’s legal counsel answers your questions.

Take these steps if you face a reduction in force.

Educators took a stand and rallied at the Statehouse.

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One local association’s story of how they organized to increase membership.

Steps for easier license renewal from the IDOE.

Organizing in Action

Professional Development

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Melanie Harris Contributor Kara Seward Contributor

EDITORIAL BOARD Mickey Brady LaPorte ESP Association Rhiannon Castetter Seymour Education Association Jason Freeman Moorseville Classroom Teachers Association Sanae Glendening Vigo County Teachers Association Steve Wynn ISTA UniServ Director

Educators Rising offers resources for preparing the next generation of educators.

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Our Profession

Our Association

Extra Credit

Medical detectives class motivates students and challenges teacher.

Explore ISTA’s partnership with the Indiana State Museum’s free field trip program.

How to keep your feet happy and show off your personal style.

We want to hear from you! Send ISTA your comments about the magazine. If you have story ideas or want to be a contributor, email communications@ista-in.org.

Advocate is the official quarterly publication of the Indiana State Teachers Association, the state level of the United Education Profession. The content of the Association’s publications will be consistent with its mission, strategic objectives and policies.

PURPOSE, MISSION, AND GOALS PURPOSE To advocate for and advance the interests of Indiana’s students, educators and public schools.

MISSION The Indiana State Teachers Association is a professional association organized to sustain quality public education, improve students’ educational opportunities and advance the professional status of educators.

GOALS • Unified voice - we are stronger together.

• Economic security and professional working conditions for educators.

• Premier public education system that serves all kids regardless of ZIP code, culture or ability.

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” - Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne

Thank You for an Incredible Journey

T

ime has flown — six years as a member of the ISTA board of directors, six years as ISTA vice

president, and now, I’m wrapping up six years as ISTA president.

I’m honored to have advocated for public education, educators

Teresa Meredith, ISTA President @istapresident

and kids for nearly 20 years, and I’m not going to stop.

In my tenure as president, we’ve worked together to elevate the teaching profession, support our education support professionals (ESP) and grow the organization. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished, including:

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• Strengthening leadership development to assist local growth including at the Northern and Southern Advocacy Conferences, annual Summer Conference, dedicated time for ESP leadership and professional development and real-time access to state leaders unlike any other time in our history.

• Eliminating the special assessment brought on by the abrupt end of the insurance trust. This was the result of discipline and sacrifices made by members and staff.

• Growing our advocacy efforts on issues to advance our priorities.

• Creating the Professional Resource Center offering unparalleled support for students, classroom teachers, ESPs and retired educators by delivering the conferences, personalized teaching cafes, professional classroom resources and so much more.

• Overhauling our approach to communications including new branding, digital communications, a new website, local supports, membership materials, a memberdriven magazine and much more.

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• Stabilizing membership and growth.

• Establishing a program for high school students interested in the profession via Educators Rising.

• Developing community awareness of our issues through increased local and state actions.

• Exiting the National Education Association trusteeship planned for August 2019.

But there’s still so much work to do. The new ISTA leadership will continue to focus on strengthening the organization, growing membership, building strong locals and advocating for our profession.

Areas of growth I challenge you and the new ISTA leadership to tackle, include: • Educating communities on public education issues.

• Balancing our hopes for a better future for educators and students in public education with the harsh realities of ever-changing laws, challenges to funding, etc.

• Staying focused on the long-term financial plan.

• Wrestling with unconscious bias, awareness of and involvement of its impact on students.

Embrace the debates – remember that honest discussions yield better results.

Never forget we are much stronger when united. Believe in the work we do with and for students – from groundskeeping to transportation to instruction – all educators play a role in creating the whole child. Fight for the rights of educators.

Protect public education.

I have loved every minute of the work I have done on behalf of our members and our students.

The Association can only be as strong as the members who stand together to achieve our goals.

Thank you for these incredible years. This is, by far, one of the most amazing jobs I have ever experienced, thanks to all of you.

MAKE PLANS TO JOIN ISTA FOR SUMMER CONFERENCE. REGISTER TODAY!

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ASK ERIC

Ask Eric Eric Hylton is ISTA’s legal counsel. He is an attorney and partner at the law firm of Riley, Bennett & Egloff, LLP in Indianapolis. Hylton holds degrees from Indiana UniversityBloomington Kelley School of Business and Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law.

Can you explain why the Madison case on tenure is important?

In 2011, the legislature changed the law regarding reductions in force (RIF) to require that teachers be let go based on performance when a RIF is necessary.

We filed a lawsuit in Madison claiming that a teacher who had previously achieved permanent or semi-permanent status under the prior law could not be released in a RIF prior to a teacher who had never gained such “tenure.” The courts agreed with us. As a result, schools must take tenure classifications into consideration before doing a RIF. Non-tenured teachers must be subject to a RIF before tenured teachers. Additionally, professional and

probationary teachers must be subject to a RIF before established teachers.

What are my rights if I’m asked to work additional hours or I am given more responsibilities?

Indiana courts have ruled that teachers are not entitled to overtime compensation for performing normal teaching duties that are completed as part of a teacher’s direct teaching function. However, where a school requests or requires teachers to perform certain ancillary duties outside their normal teaching functions, teachers can bargain for additional wages to be paid for performing the ancillary duties.

Hylton answers common member questions about legal protections and services, due process and member support. Submit your questions to communications@ista-in.org.

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OUR RIGHTS

Nancy Guyott Nancy Guyott is an ISTA UniServ Director serving members in Indianapolis and central Indiana.

You Got a RIF Notice Sometimes the unthinkable happens, and a school corporation is forced to reduce the size of its teaching force.

No one wants a RIF to occur.

But, if it does happen to you, it is important to keep calm and act promptly to protect your rights.

If you receive a RIF notice, here are the actions you should take immediately.

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DO NOT RESIGN. Resigning may significantly impact your rights to due process. It is important you understand these impacts before you decide how to act.

2. TELL YOUR LOCAL UNION REPRESENTATIVE RIGHT AWAY. Indiana laws governing RIFs provide only a few days for you to take action to protect your interests if the school corporation is acting in error.

3. TRACK YOUR TIMELINE AND MEET ALL DEADLINES. Review the ISTA publication, “If You Are RIF’d: A Guide for ISTA Members,” which contains a worksheet to calculate

deadlines and track the actions you take. The guide is available on the ISTA Resources webpage.

4. DETERMINE IF THE CORPORATION IS FOLLOWING THE LAW. Work with your local association leaders – who may need to involve your UniServ Director – to ascertain whether you are the appropriate person to be laid off. Numerous factors may impact RIF procedures from your school board’s rules, state statute, and importantly, a lawsuit in which ISTA prevailed. See "Ask Eric" on page 6.

5. DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED. Once you understand all of the above, you can make a decision about how to proceed in your particular circumstance. Your union representatives are ready to assist you.

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OUR ADVOCACY

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Red For Ed Rally Rocked the Statehouse More than 1,000 educators and public education supporters turned out to the Red For Ed Rally in March. This action was part of a months-long effort to move legislators to increase funding for public education and pay teachers as professionals.

As of publication, the legislative session is still ongoing, but no matter the outcome, we’ll continue fighting to get the respect educators deserve.

For the latest action in the Statehouse, visit ista-in.org/our-advocacy.

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ORGANIZING IN ACTION

Lisa Hobbs Lisa Hobbs serves as the Peru Community Education Association secretary and has been an Indiana public school teacher for 27 years. She has worked for Peru Community Schools for 26 of those 27 years as an English teacher and librarian.

Membership Takes Planning, Legwork and Reliability Two years ago, our Peru Community Education Association (PCEA) officers discussed how we could encourage more teachers to join. We realized we needed to talk to each teacher individually to discover potential members’ concerns and reservations about joining.

Each officer chose three to four teachers, and we connected with them either over coffee, by phone or after school. We found it worked better to set up a time to meet, but there were a few we sought out on lunch breaks or during their preps.

Each officer helped these prospective members understand that our association is about addressing better working conditions for our educators and better classroom experiences for our students. We let them know that any concern they had, no matter how small it might seem, was important to us.

Our officers followed through with this promise and continue to make it a goal to return emails and phone calls within 24 hours or less. We made it clear that we are there for them and try to make teaching better. After two years of talking with prospective members and following through on promises, we are now at 70 percent membership and a green local.

Our goal is to be at 90 percent by 2021, and though this might seem like a lofty goal, we believe it is possible.

3 Tips to Guide Your Membership Planning 1. Membership is year-round.

2. Get to know your members and potential members.

3. Members need to feel supported to maintain membership.

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Top 5 New Educator Interests

What Do New and Early Career Educators Want?

Education Policy (43%)

The New Educator Campaign is an effort spearheaded by the National Education Association (NEA) to help state affiliates Classroom Management and Student Behavior (41%)

and locals learn more about your newest peers and their interests. This information can assist in one-on-one conversations during membership organizing, as well as building stronger relationships.

Economic Justice (41%)

Parental and Community Engagement (39%)

School Funding (34%)

As part of the New Educator Campaign, areas of interest were included on membership and new educator forms.

Feedback collected through this process provides locals with information on what new and early career educators want – whether it’s learning more about the topic, finding the right supports or engaging on these topics in the community. Locals can follow up on interests with resources and opportunities – making the local more responsive to new and early career educators.

A group of new and early career educators are also activating their peers and local association leaders to connect with the newest educators in your building or work site. Along with the creation of new membership pieces, this group hopes to offer professional supports through regional trainings and develop regular touchpoints to maintain and build confidence in new and early career educators.

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ORGANIZING IN ACTION

Rod Ellcessor Rod Ellcessor is chair of ISTA-Retired State Council. He is a former ISTA UniServ staff member.

Prepare for Retirement SECURE DISCOUNTED LIFETIME DUES There’s never been a better time to prepare for retirement.

Annual ISTA-Retired members and current educators who are ISTA members are eligible to purchase a lifetime retired membership or pre-retired subscription at a newly approved, low rate.

At the January 2019 meeting of the ISTA board of directors, the board lowered the cost of lifetime retired dues. The newly discounted dues rate is $340 dollars – a savings of $250! This rate covers both your ISTA and NEA dues.

In addition to the discounted dues, the benefits of a lifetime retired membership grow after you retire. Gain access to more benefits in retirement, like Medicare supplemental insurance, discounted dental, vision and hearing insurance, retired publications and more.

This dues rate will be offered until the end of the 2020 – 21 membership year.

At the end of that membership year, the board will review and determine if the discounted rate will continue. Those who purchased a lifetime membership or preretired subscription during the current membership year will be rebated the extra amount at the end of this membership year.

For a member who is still employed, securing your retired membership now means you transition seamlessly to an ISTARetired member at retirement, and you’ll have access to all that ISTA and NEA offers from conferences to member benefits.

Retired annual members may enroll online by credit card at ista-in.org/retired or talk with an ISTA Member Resources Center (MRC) associate about other payment options. Members still working who are interested in a pre-retired subscription should complete a pre-retired subscription application and return it to the MRC. If you’re a member interested in this program, you must maintain membership through retirement to qualify.

The dues rate outlined above may change if national dues are raised.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Risa Regnier Risa Regnier is the director of educator licensing at the Indiana Department of Education. She has a B.A. in English and secondary education from Oberlin College, a J.D. from McKinney School of Law.

The Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE) Office of Educator Effectiveness and Licensing has helpful tips to make license renewals and adding new content areas to your license easier. Just log in to your Licensing Verification and Information System (LVIS) account to start.

Renew with a Professional Growth Plan (PGP): 1. Your PGP must be verified by your building principal before completing your renewal application in your LVIS account. The PGP tool for recording and submitting your PD, coursework, or combination thereof, is linked on the right-hand side of the screen. For a list of qualifying activities for PGP renewal and who can verify professional experience points, review this document.

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2. When you are ready to complete a renewal application, select the green button for “I am an Indiana: Teacher.”

Proceed through each screen by selecting the button reflecting your license and the action you are seeking.

3. Have your current CPR card scanned and ready to upload when prompted.

4. Please don’t apply to renew more than 45 days prior to the expiration date of your existing license. The issue date of your renewed license will reflect the day you pay for the renewal application.

You don’t want to lose significant validity time on your current license.

Renew with Coursework: 1. Have an official transcript of the coursework you are using to renew scanned and ready to upload. Six semester hours of college coursework equals 90 hours/PGP points.

2. Follow steps 2–4 in “Renew with a Professional Growth Plan (PGP).”

Renew with National Board Certification: 1. Be sure you have a document from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) verifying that you have completed the certification process scanned and ready to upload.

2. Follow steps 2–4 in “Renew with a Professional Growth Plan (PGP).”

If you have at least two years full-time teaching experience, you have completed requirements to renew your license and you have: 1) completed NBPTS certification or 2) hold a master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, you can renew and professionalize your license using the same application and fee. This action will renew your license for ten (10) years – future renewals will also be for ten-year periods.

1. Be sure you have a verified PGP or official transcript of your renewal coursework and your official master’s degree transcript or NBPTS documentation scanned and ready to upload.

2. Follow steps 2–4 in “Renew with a Professional Growth Plan (PGP).”

Contact IDOE educator licensing staff with questions at 317-232-9010 or licensinghelp@doe.in.gov, or live chat weekday mornings from 9 – 11 a.m. ET.

ISTA invites IDOE to professional development conferences to assist members with licensing questions.

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OUR MEMBERS

Check out what’s available to Ed Rising participants

Educators Rising Seeks to Reach Next Generation Educators The next generation of educators are in your classrooms. Teacher cadet programs, career and technical education curriculum, FCCLA and afterschool clubs serve to prepare high school students who are interested in entering the teaching profession. ISTA has partnered to bring an additional resource for educators leading these programs – Educators Rising.

This year, ISTA partnered with several school districts across the state to rollout the first Ed Rising chapters. In the coming school year, we’ll be looking for more school districts to participate.

As Indiana faces a teacher shortage, it’s more important than ever that we foster an interest and passion for teaching. If students show interest in pursuing a career in education, let’s take that chance to support, guide and grow high-quality educators.

Learn more about Ed Rising at educatorsrising.org.

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Standards The seven Educators Rising Standards, developed with support from NEA, define what high school students exploring teaching need to know and be able to do to take their first steps on the path to accomplished teaching.

$ Scholarships Educators Rising is a division of PDK International, and the PDK Educational Foundation awards more than 30 scholarships each year to rising educators.

National Conference Students from across the country compete for national titles in more than 20 competitive events, connect and learn from each other through breakout workshops, and get inspired by keynote presentations from education leaders.

Interested in starting a chapter?

Contact ISTA Professional Resource Center Coordinator Angela Miller at amiller@ista-in.org.

OUR PROFESSION

Tiauna Washington Tiauna Washington teaches sixth through eighth-grade science and Project Lead the Way at Hibberd Intermediate School in Richmond. She is in her eighth year of teaching. Washington was named ISTA's Minority Educator of the Year in 2018.

A First-Year PLTW Teacher’s Perspective My journey on becoming a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) gateway teacher began in spring 2018. My district wanted to implement PLTW in all of our intermediate schools. I instantly jumped at the opportunity, because I wanted to challenge myself by teaching something that was completely new to me. One of the core trainings I attended during the summer of 2018 was called Medical Detectives that took place at the University of Kentucky.

When you attend a core training, you learn a great deal in a short amount of time. You are essentially taught the whole course, which are typically nine weeks, in five days! It can be very overwhelming and frustrating at times, but it is so worth it in the end.

So far, my experience as a first-year PLTW teacher has been a combination of anxiety and a desire to make this course worthwhile for my students. I’ve had students ask to stay and work on their group projects during lunch and even expressed interest in continuing with the PLTW program at our high school where they can take PLTW Biomedical courses!

Washington in lab preparing to dissect a sheep brain.

If I can offer any advice to educators that are considering teaching a PLTW course, I would say be ready to be open-minded and know that your students are going to develop real-life, problem-solving skills that they will use throughout their lives.

I look forward to continuing to teach Medical Detectives this year and possibly adding more courses for my students to explore!

For more information on PLTW and implementing the program in your school or classroom, visit pltw.org.

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OUR PROFESSION

Stacey Kelley Stacey Kelley is a 20-year veteran teacher at Indianapolis Public Schools.

Kelley has a master’s in education from Indiana Wesleyan and is a proud Boilermaker. She is an Opportunity Culture multi-classroom leader and former Teach Plus colleague.

Merengue to Writing?

Who would have thought that teaching a ballroom dance to third graders would create better writers and increase reading comprehension scores? I was very skeptical at first, but as Shawn Whistler, an instructor with Arts for Learning, worked with my students, he opened my eyes to a method that both improved instruction and student engagement.

Mr. Whistler worked with two third-grade classrooms at Ralph Waldo Emerson #58, an elementary school in Indianapolis Public Schools, for ten weekly 45-minute lessons.

Every day that Mr. Whistler visited our classrooms, the students began with a simple warm-up routine to make the movements more descriptive. Mr. Whistler ensured me that our students would be using their brains in a different way that would lead them to create their own stories. As the lessons progressed, the students utilized beginning, middle and end of stories when choreographing their own dance routines.

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Artist Shawn Whistler leads class in warm-ups before dance lesson.

My students’ favorite part of the semester was creating tableaus, or statues, to implement the details of a story, which was reflected in their writing. Mr. Whistler provided the students with characters, actions and feelings. The students then became “frozen” to convey the feeling/ action of the character. This has led to better student discussions and writing during both classes’ read-aloud time and students’ written assignments. It was amazing to witness as educators how the students improved in their portrayal of the characters over time.

Arts for Learning in our classrooms has been a rewarding experience for both students and teachers.

Students create and choreograph stories.

To learn more about bringing Arts for Learning programs to your classroom, go to artsforlearningindiana.org.

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OUR ASSOCIATION

Explore Our State with Field Trip Program What is it?

ISTA's partnership with the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is making field trips more accessible to kids and educators. The field trip program includes free museum admission for K–12 school groups – that’s right, free! ISTA is excited to support this program to make field trips easier for schools, educators and students to visit significant cultural and historic sites and museums across the state. You don’t have to travel far to engage with the Hoosier state’s culture and history.

The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites has programming to fit every grade level and your curriculum needs.

How to participate?

1. Review the PK–12 Education Program Guide at indianamuseum.org/field-trips to learn more about the available field trips and programming.

2. Interested educators should contact Krystal Mangan at kmangan@indianamuseum.org or 317-509-7679.

3. Finalize field trip details – gradeappropriate curriculum, logistics, transportation, chaperones, etc.

4. Enjoy your field trip!

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Educator Resources If you can't swing a field trip, consider exploring other educator resources available from the Indiana State Museum.

Rent a Learning Resource Trunk Can’t schedule a field trip? Bring the hands-on learning to your classroom! Rent a Learning Resource Trunk packed with books, artifacts, posters and activities. Each trunk includes a teacher’s manual and fulfills select Indiana Academic Standards. Learn more at indianamuseum.org/learning-resource-trunks.

Explore the Educator Activity of the Month Find timely activities designed to stimulate students’ development and interest in STEAM. Bookmark indianamuseum.org/educatorexperiment-of-the-month to access a new activity every month!

Sign Up for the Educator Newsletter Get the latest news, learning opportunities, experiences, educational programs and events from the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. Subscribe by visiting the subscription center at indianamuseum.org/sign-up and selecting “School/Education Programs” topic.

Discover all the historic and cultural sites you can visit on a field trip here.

Top Left: Explore the ancient Native American community of Mississippians at Angel Mounds.

Top Right: Get lost on three floors of permanent and changing exhibits at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis.

Center: Travel back to the 1840s, when Indiana first became the "Crossroads of America," and ride the Whitewater Canal.

Bottom Left: Visit Gene Stratton-Porter's home at Limberlost Swamp, where she wrote about and photographed nature.

Bottom Right: Commune with nature at artist T.C. Steele's house.

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