Ouestions You Should Ask Your Association Representative?

Now that you are a new teacher and a member of this Association, listed below are questions your Association Representative (AR) will assist you with:

-What time do employees arrive at your building in the morning?
-Where do employees hang out in the morning, at lunch or after school?
-What are the lunch time rules? Do employees go through the line first? Can employees order special meals? Are there any real good school lunch meals? Where are places to go out for lunch during non student days?
-When is Open House normally held? Has a standard format been adopted? What has happened in the past?
-What have employees done socially in the past?
-What is the Principal's reaction to student discipline referrals? Is there other help?
-What were the school's special events last year? When did they take place?
-Where do you get paper and other supplies in school or cheaply outside of school?
-What is the Xerox, lamination machine, etc. use protocol?
-We will go over any forms you have signed or should have signed. Take guidance from the Association.
-If there is a collective bargaining agreement, review the items on workday, evaluation, leaves. If there is no agreement, know the school district policies on these items.
-When is the District or building new employee function? As a new employee, we will help you get there.
-When is the Associations first function? We will help you get there.
-When the first pay checks arrive, we will help you determine if your pay is correct.