The Advocate

The Advocate, February 24th, 2021

  1. President’s Message
  2. Diverse Educator Reimbursement
  3. Getting a Substitute to Support Students
  4. Getting Paid for LIPI
  5. Climate Justice Workshop, February 25th
  6. PAT Members in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
  7. PAT Scholarship: Aspiring Educators of Color
  8. Advocacy Committee Update: SpEd Classes & Drop-In
  9. PAT Election Reminder: Vote by February 25th
  10. OEA Relief Fund Open for Substitute Educators
  11. Upcoming Events 

The Advocate, February 10, 2021

  1. President’s Message
  2. Black Lives Matter at School
  3. What is Limited In-Person Instruction?
  4. Using Leave Time for Your COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment
  5. Elect Your PAT Leaders
  6. MAP Testing Answers
  7. IPD Committee Update
  8. Bargaining for Racial Equity: Contract Language to Attract, Support, and Retain Educators of Color
  9. PAT Scholarship: Aspiring Educators of Color
  10. Know Your Contract: Upcoming Dates
  11. Portland Jobs with Justice Solidarity Pledge
  12. Beating Apathy Training--Saturday, February 13th, 4:00-5:30 pm
  13. Other Upcoming Events

The Advocate, January 13, 2021

  1. President’s Message
  2. COVID-19 Vaccines for Educators
  3. Bargaining for Racial Equity
  4. What is Limited In-Person Instruction?
  5. Getting Organized for Contract Negotiations
  6. Gratitude and Congratulations for Cynthia Campos
  7. Know Your Benefits: Family and Medical Leave
  8. Study Leave and Unpaid Leave-- Deadlines to Apply
  9. PAT Elections
  10. Rally, March, & Caravan to Inaugurate Justice
  11. Grants for Students in Need
  12. Black Lives Matter in Schools: Curriculum Fair
  13. OEA Winter Retreat for Early Career Educators--January 30th, 2021
  14. Upcoming Events List

The Advocate, December 9, 2020

  1. President’s Message
  2. PAT Office and Advocacy Cadre Closed for the Holidays
  3. ODE/OEA Forum: Oregon Ethnic Studies Standards
  4. Reminder: Nominations for PAT and OEA Elections are Open
  5. Overage Payments
  6. Professional Learning Communities Under CDL
  7. Solidarity with Oregon Nurses- Join ONA Nurses’ Info Picket at OHSU
  8. Watch “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” A Broadcast Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Monday, January 18, 2021
  9. Instruction and Professional Development Committee: CDL Survey Update
  10. Supporting Our English Language Learners
  11. Oregon Waiver to State Testing During CDL
  12. Grants for Students in Need
  13. End of Year Charitable Contributions
  14. Retirement Deadline is Approaching
  15. Donate to The PAT Sick-Leave Bank
  16. NEA Student Debt Virtual Clinic
  17. California Casualty Quote Fest
  18. Important Dates and Upcoming Events

The Advocate, November 18, 2020

  1. President’s Message: Now We Start Building Back Better
  2. November is Native American & Indigenous People's Heritage Month
  3. Be a PAT Leader: Run for a Position on the Executive Board, and for the OEA and NEA Representative Assemblies
  4. Know Your Contract: Tracking Overage Payments
  5. Now There's an Easier Process for Working with Substitutes!
  6. Educator Evaluations: Details on the Timeline and Process
  7. Sick Leave Bank Donation Drive: Now Paperless!
  8. Feeling Stressed? Anxious? Worried? Depressed? Resources for Maintaining Your Mental Health
  9. Licensure Support from the Oregon Education Association
  10. Instructional & Professional Development Committee Update: New K-5 Report Card and Distance Learning Survey
  11. Slam Poetry Workshop for Educators and Students: November 20th
  12. Upcoming Events

The Advocate, October 28, 2020

  1. President’s Message: Vote Now
  2. PAT PAC Ballot Measure and Candidate Endorsements
  3. Use Substitutes: Take A Sick Day While Working From Home
  4. Understanding the PLC Agreement
  5. Understanding Evaluation in a Pandemic
  6. Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences
  7. Sick Leave Bank Donation Drive: Now Paperless!
  8. Know Your Contract: Submit Transcripts by Oct 31st
  9. Know Your Contract: Early Retirement: Benefits and Important Dates
  10. November is Native American/ Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month
  11. Upcoming Events

The Advocate, October 14, 2020

  1. President’s Message: Building a More Just Future
  2. PAT Ballot Measure Endorsements
  3. PAT PAC Candidate Endorsements
  4. Contribute to the PAT PAC: Make a Difference in Local Elections
  5. Submit Your Transcripts to Advance on the Salary Schedule
  6. Workload Overage for First Semester
  7. Getting a Substitute During Distance Learning
  8. Update on K-5 Report Cards
  9. Northwest Teachers for Social Justice Conference: Saturday, October 17th
  10. OEA Fall Seminar Series
  11. Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month: The Celebration Continues
  12. Latinx Affinity Group for PAT Members
  13. Anti-Racism Training for Union Reps Across the City
  14. Teaching for Equity National Conference: October 17
  15. OEA Promising Practices Grant

The Advocate, September 30, 2020

  1. President’s Message: Use Your Voice, and Vote
  2. Ballot Measure Endorsements
  3. Candidate Endorsements
  4. Promising Practices Grant
  5. Know Your Contract
  6. Get Involved
  7. Advocacy Cadre

The Advocate, September 16, 2020

  1. President’s Message: The Year Ahead
  2. Progress on Bargaining MOU and Schedules
  3. Advocacy Cadre
  4. Upcoming Dates in our Contract
  5. Work Share Update
  6. Nominations & Elections: Run for Interim E-Board Seat
  7. PAT Endorsed Ballot Measures
  8. Register to Vote by October 13th
  9. Be Counted: 2020 Census
  10. Join a PAT Committee
  11. “How to Be and Anti-Racist” Book Group
  12. Event: How to Be an Anti-Racist: An Evening of Art + Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
  13. Event: LERC Workshops
  14. You are Invited: Jobs with Justice 2020 Virtual Annual Dinner!
  15. September is Latinx Heritage Month

The Advocate, August 27, 2020

  1. President's Message: Stronger Than We Started
  2. Meet Your Current PAT Leaders
  3. Thank You to PAT's Outgoing Leaders
  4. Building Access Prior to the Start of the School Year
  5. Take Action: No Layoffs at the Library!
  6. Families Marching for Black Lives: Sunday August 30th, 12:30PM
  7. Join a PAT Committee!

Portland Association of Teachers, 345 NE 8th, Portland, Oregon 97232
Phone: 503-233-5018

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