Week of 4-15-2024

Inside this issue

• PSEA’s EA and ESP salary maps show who pays what and where
• Hey PSEA! Who is a teacher or ESP who made an impact on you?
• Latest PSEA podcast: New PSEA members speak out
• Member Benefits spotlight: Hear In America

Increasing salaries and wages for every PSEA member is a top priority. To do that, we need to know what members make across the commonwealth.

Now, this kind of information is available to every PSEA member. At www.psea.org/salarycenter, members can find starting and average EA salaries and minimum and maximum ESP wages in school districts where PSEA has access to this data. 

Interactive maps and tables make the information easy to navigate. 

“Information is one of the most powerful tools we have,” said PSEA Treasurer Rachael West. “Now, we can share key salary and wage information with every PSEA member. They can use it to encourage lawmakers to increase minimum salaries and wages statewide, and support their local associations’ contract negotiation teams.”

Check out the maps at the link below.

How would you like to give a shout out to that special teacher or support professional who made an outsized impact on you?

We’re gathering short videos to use in our digital communications that celebrate the profound affect educators and support professionals can have on any student at any time.

If you’d like to participate, it’ll just take a moment. Here’s what to do:

1. Click the video thumbnail above to view an example of what we’re after.
2. Shoot a similar HORIZONTAL video on your cell phone.
3. Don’t forget to INTRODUCE YOURSELF (name, job title, school district).
4. Drop the video into our Dropbox folder here.

That’s it! If you need any assistance, email comms@psea.org.

It's never easy being the new kid on the block. But new PSEA members Riley McGowan and Emily Goss have found a home in public education and in PSEA. Riley teaches music in the West Chester Area School District and Emily teaches special education in the Conestoga Valley School District, and they're both members of PSEA’s New Member Task Force.

Hear them get real about the struggles and triumphs of their teaching journey so far, and what they would have done differently if they could start over.

Check out current and past episodes at the link below.

PSEA members and their extended family members can save on hearing aids with Hear In America. Hear In America has a low-price guarantee and no-interest financing available. If you find the exact same hearing aid, warranty, follow-up service, and batteries at a lower price than Hear In America’s, they will match that price and give you an extra 5 percent discount.

Program benefits include:

• FREE enrollment, NO premiums
• Free annual hearing screening for you and your extended family
• Access to a nationwide network of nearly 6,000 hearing locations
• Low price guarantee on all styles of hearing aids from all major brands
• 60-day money back trial period for exchanges and returns
• 3-year repair warranty
• 3-year loss and damage coverage
• 3-years of hearing aid cleanings and check-up service
• 3-years of free batteries with every hearing aid purchase
• No-interest financing available

To register for your benefits, call Hear In America at 1-855-252-6251.