PSEA Collective Bargaining/Local Presidents Conference

October 21-22, 2016 – Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

Name Member ID # Local Association

(on membership card)

Home Address

Home Phone Work Phone Email

Please Provide - Your confirmation will be sent

to this email address

I am attending as: President Chief Negotiator Local Bargaining Team Other

Lodging

CHOOSE ONE: Friday and Saturday night Friday night only Saturday night only Commuter - No Lodging Required

Double Occupancy Room (no charge) Preferred Roommate:

*If preferred roommate does not register for the conference, a roommate will be assigned to you.*

*You may choose a roommate attending the Treasurers Workshop*

Single Occupancy Room (cost to participant - $86.00 per night – see payment options below)

Meals (Please check only the meals you will be attending. PSEA is charged for meals based on a preconference count.)

Saturday Breakfast Buffet Saturday Lunch Saturday Evening Social

Payment

Credit Card Payments:

(We accept VISA, MC, AMEX, DISC): Card Type: Card #: Exp. Date:

Check payments: Please make payable to PSEA and return with your registration form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or address to Patty Benedict, PSEA, 400 N. Third Street, P.O. Box 1724, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Deadline to register: September 16, 2016.

Session Selection on Reverse _____

SATURDAY – October 22 – Breakout Sessions – See Tentative Agenda for session descriptors.

You will be assigned one session per time slot. PLEASE NOTE: If you choose a session that is part of a DOUBLE SESSION, choose BOTH parts of the session. Please choose three sessions for EACH time slot and number them 1, 2 & 3. Registration for each session will close when the room is filled. PSEA also reserves the right to cancel sessions due to lack of sufficient registrations.

10:45–11:45 am / Funding for Equity and Adequacy: The New Formulas and Next Steps
Analysis of PSEA’s Best Practices for Salary Schedules
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
1:45 – 2:45 pm / District Finances / Must be a ULP…After all, it’s unfair. Right?
ABC’s of Bargaining / *Managing Conflict-Part ONE of DOUBLE SESSION
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / School Board Elections
Bargaining Trends / #keepyourhealthinsurancehealthy
The Fact Finding Process / Community Organizing During Bargaining
3:00 – 4:00 pm / *Compensation Awareness Program-Part ONE of DOUBLE / Grievances
Working with a Mediator / *Managing Conflict-Part TWO of DOUBLE SESSION
Bargaining Evaluation Language / Parliamentary Procedure
*How to Negotiate with School Boards-Part ONE of DOUBLE / The Benefits of Being a Member
*Bargaining Simulation-Part ONE of DOUBLE SESSION / Recruiting Fair Share Members: One-on-One Conversations
4:15 – 5:15 pm / *Compensation Awareness Program-Part TWO of DOUBLE / The Crisis in Public Unionism
Preparing to Bargain / ESP and the Whole Student
Bargaining Evaluation Language / President 101
*How to Negotiate with School Boards-Part TWO of DOUBLE / Know Your CBA
*Bargaining Simulation-Part TWO of DOUBLE SESSION / Organize to Win

* Indicates a Double Session. Please CHOOSE BOTH parts of a Double Session.

Deadline to Register – Friday, September 16, 2016

After the deadline, registrations will be accepted based upon hotel and/or meeting space availability.