For the third consecutive year, OEA will be hosting a Winter Recharge retreat for aspiring educators and early career educators. This is an event tailored to the needs of aspiring educators and professionals in the first few years of their career.  

This year, the event will be held virtually in a new, more flexible format on January 30th, 2021, with content offerings available from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  

This is an opportunity to network with educators across the state in roles of mutual support, and delve into professional development opportunities which best suit your current role and goals for your career in education. This is one of many professional development supports that OEA offers its members. Please check out the OEA website for additional opportunities.  

For more information and to register for the Winter Retreat please click here. 

The PAT office and Advocacy Cadre will be closed Monday, January 18th to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Watch “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” A Broadcast Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Monday, January 18, 2021

January Committees Meeting, RSVP Here

• Substitute, Jan. 20, 4:30-6:30pm
• Advocacy, *Re-scheduled* Jan. 21, 4:30-6:30pm
• Membership, Jan. 21, 4:30-5:30pm
• Legislative, Jan. 21, 5:00-7:00pm
• IPD, *Re-scheduled* Jan. 22, 4:30-6:30pm
• Racial Equity, Jan. 27, 4:30-6:30pm 
• SJCO, Jan. 27, 4:30-6:30pm

See the PAT Calendar for more

Are you a substitute educator struggling to navigate the Oregon Unemployment Insurance process?

On Thursday, January 7th, from 4:00-5:15PM, We have an Oregon Employment Department presenter who will give PAT substitute members a brief presentation and a Q & A session in which members and union leaders can ask questions.

Register for this important seminar here.

While the presenter cannot resolve issues with individual claims, they can answer any questions about OED policies, procedures, and regulations, including the best way to get help with a claim.

This webinar will accommodate 500 people, so be sure to register today. The seminar will be recorded and sent to those who are interested but cannot attend.

We hope to see you there.

We hope you’ll join one of the upcoming webinars. 

• Session 1: Monday, December 7, 2020 at 5:00-6:00pm - Registration 
• Session 2: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 7:00-8:00am - Registration 
• Session 3: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 11:00am-12:00pm - Registration 
• Session 4: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 5:00-6:00pm - Registration 
• Session 5: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 7:00-8:00am - Registration 

A PAT MEMBER BENEFIT!

California Casualty QuoteFest

Thursday, December 17th

Get your PAT Members Auto/Home/Renters Insurance Quotes. RSVP now!

Get a $25 Amazon Gift Card for a new Auto Insurance Quote!

Bonus: Two Fred Meyer Gift Cards will be given away during each session.

Save on PAT/OEA/NEA sponsored personal auto and home insurance provided by California Casualty.

Join us on Thursday, December 17th. The event is available in three sessions, 4:30, 5:00, or 5:30PM. 

RSVP Here for the ZOOM meeting details and to select a time most convenient for you.

Teresa Muench NEA MB Affiliate Relations Specialist

4532 SW Henderson St. Seattle, WA 98136

1-800-708-4632

Sherry Hanacek |Sr. Field Marketing Manager| Partner Relations
California Casualty Management Company
p: 971.226.8966    e: [email protected]
Want to see the rates?: www.ReadyForQuote.com/sherry

The PAT will be holding a Financial Planning / Retirement Seminar at 4:30 PM on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 4:30 PM at the PAT office (345 NE 8th Ave., Portland, OR 97232. 

This seminar is another benefit for Active PAT Members.

The theme is "In The Home Stretch:  Retiring in 1 to 5 Years"  (This is for people nearing retirement and thinking about doing the PERS Bubble.)

Please register here
or call the PAT office at (503) 233-5018 to register.

Do You Have a Student Loan or Debt?

Are You Saving for Retirement?

PAT members are invited to attend a virtual Saving for the Future while Paying Off the Past Workshop on Thursday, December 3rd, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

RSVP here for the Zoom link.

Topics Include:

• Brief overview of your retirement plan.
• Why save for retirement?
• How much should you save for your retirement?
• How can you save for your retirement if you have debt?
• Interest rates, time horizons, and other considerations.
• Good debt and bad debt.
• How a 403b/TSA can help.

This event is free to all PAT members.

Please click here for the event's flyer.

The PAT Social Justice Committee, in partnership with the PAT Racial Equity Committee, has put together a list of resources for Native American & Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month. This includes lessons you can do with your students, book ideas, and more.

We can all make sure that students recognize that Native American and Indigenous history is American history, and this should be continued to be taught in the classroom all year. Please visit our website to find resources. 

We encourage you to add a land acknowledgement to your school routine. You can use this website to find what ancestral land your school is located on. Making a land acknowledgement is taking time to recognize the tribes that once lived where our schools now sit. Information about land acknowledgements can be found here.  

We also continue to expand our own library of virtual story-time with BIPOC PAT members. If you are an indigenous educator, please consider volunteering for the PAT Racial Equity reading project. Complete this form if you would like to volunteer to read a book (any grade level) for Indigenous Peoples' Heritage Month.

The book must contribute to Indigenous cultural understanding and expand our collective knowledge of the contributions of Indigenous people in our larger society. PAT can even provide the E-Book! Please check out the book lists on our website for ideas of what to read.

You and your students (grades 6-12+) are invited to join this PAT sponsored workshop:

Vision, Sound, Purpose; Exploring Deeper Connections to Hip Hop, Pop Culture and Transforming Reality, led by hip-hop teaching artists, Mic Crenshaw and Quincy Davis, Friday, Nov. 20th, 4:30-6:00 PM.

Heres the Google Hangouts link for the workshop.

Please RSVP here.

• November 18th
  Nominations open for PAT Executive Board and OEA and NEA RA Delegate Elections
• November 19th 4:00-5:00 PM
  Benefits of PAT/OEA Membership, webinar with Sherry from CalCasualty and Theresa Muench from NEA. See their flyer and RSVP for the Zoom link.
• November 30th 4:00 PM
  OEA Q&A re Tips and Tricks for Canvas. See their flyer and RSVP online
• December 3rd 4:30-6:0PM
  Benefits of PAT Membership, Financial Savings Seminar with Ed Foster. See the flyer and RSVP for the Zoom link.
• December 17th 4:00-5:00 PM
  Benefits of PAT/OEA Membership, webinar with Sherry from CalCasualty and Theresa Muench from NEA. RSVP for the Zoom link.
• December Committee Meetings RSVP here.
  • IPD Cmte: Dec. 2nd, 4:30 PM
  • Substitute Cmte: Dec. 2nd, 4:30 PM
  • Racial Equity Cmte: Dec 9th, 4:30 PM
  • Social Justice Cmte: Dec. 9th, 4:30 PM
  • Membership Cmte: Dec. 10th, 4:00PM
  • Legistlative Membership Cmte: Dec. 10th, 5:00PM
• January 8th 5:00 PM
  Nominations close for Executive Board
• January 13th 7:00 PM
  Nomination close for OEA and NEA RA delegate

See the PAT Calendar for more