AdvocAcy Growth Protection economy

• $1 million liability coverage

• $10,000 coverage policy for legal defense of employment, criminal, and ethics cases with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission

• All coverage is “win or lose” with no reimbursements, deductibles, or up-front costs.

• Direct access to one-on-one, privileged, and confidential guidance from an expert legal team with more than 75 years combined education and labor law experience

• Interactive Code of Ethics presentations, FAQs, and informative resources

• See page 53 for this month’s legal column.

• Your voice at the Capitol — and with policymakers at the local, state, and national level

• PAGE engages lawmakers on a variety of issues that affect educators and students throughout the year and especially during each session of the Georgia General Assembly.

• Advocacy focus areas include salary increases and pay supplements, school funding, teacher evaluation, assessment and accountability, the Teachers Retirement System, and preventing the expansion of private school vouchers. More on 2023 advocacy highlights and events on pages 10 - 13 of this issue.

• Growth-focused professional learning opportunities throughout the state.

• Grants to support your classroom and growth as a Georgia educator. PAGE Educator Grants have assisted 800 members to date. Awarded funds total more than $350,000. An additional $100,000 will be awarded in 2024. Applications for 2024 awards open Jan. 3

• Scholarships to support your continuing education and career goals. More than $600,000 awarded since program inception. Applications for 2023 awards open through May 30. Visit www.pageinc.org/scholarships to learn more and apply.

• Teacher and student recognition programs and academic competitions: STAR, Academic Decathlon, and more

• Future Georgia Educators initiatives support Georgia’s teacher pipeline.

• PAGE One magazine, educator resource materials, and more to keep you informed