Join us for the 2025-2026* Third Thursdays at Bella Terra Vineyards in Hunker, PA:

• Thursday, September 18, 2025 - Back to School! PSEA members attending will have a chance to win a gift card.

Future dates:

• Thursday, October 16, 2025
• Thursday, November 20, 2025
• Thursday, December 18, 2025
• Thursday, January 15, 2026
• Thursday, February 19, 2026
• Thursday, March 19, 2026
• Thursday, April 16, 2026

*Subject to change/cancellation due to meeting conflicts and/or inclement weather.  Check this website for the latest information.

The Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium (ACSHIC) renewal has been updated for the 2025-2026 Plan Year.

Please click the links below where you can find some important information regarding the plan changes and updates.

• 2025-2026 ASCHIC Renewal Book 
  
  
• ACSHIC Deductible FAQ 
  
  
• Bridging the Gap
  
  
• Highmark Wellness Overview Flyer 
  
  
• MedExpress Express Care Information 
  
  
• Now Care Options 
  
  
• Urgent Express Care 
  
  
• Well 360 Virtual Health Flyer 

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Local Officers are encouraged to register for the 2025-2026 PSEA Membership & Treasurers Workshops presented by PSEA Financial Management Staff.

These workshops provide valuable information to help Treasurers and Membership Contacts/Chairpersons successfully complete their duties.  All local officers are welcome to attend.

Topics include everything from basic responsibilities, essential forms, and important deadlines to more advanced topics such as budgeting, record keeping, and reporting requirements.

THE 2025-2026 WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD AS ONLINE WEBINARS VIA ZOOM.

Upcoming Webinars:

• September 17, 2025
  4:00-5:30 p.m.
  
  TREASURERS WEBINAR SERIES - PART 1:  Training to help local Treasurers successfully complete their duties.  Topics include basic responsibilities, essential forms, deadlines, record keeping, budgeting, and reporting requirements. All local officers are welcome.
  
  
• November 6, 2025
  4:00-5:30 p.m.
  
  TREASURERS WEBINAR SERIES - PART 2:  This workshop will cover materials relevant to Treasurers. Part 2 of the Treasurers Webinar series will focus on audits, taxation, and Federal and State reporting. You can still sign up for Part 2, even if you missed Part 1. All local officers welcome.
  
  

Participants may register for Membership, Treasurers, or all workshops.

For additional information or to register, visit www.psea.org/mtw

or scan this QR-Code with your cell phone's camera:

Join your PSEA Southwestern Region Governance and Staff at our New Member Kickoff.

• Thursday, September 25, 2025
• Bella Terra Vineyards, Hunker
• Social/Registration begins at 5:15 p.m.; Event begins at 5:45 p.m.

This event is for new Southwestern Region PSEA members (3 years or fewer).  

• Meet other New Members!
• Gather valuable information about your union!
• Dinner included!
• FREE!

Ways to register (you must register online for this event):

• Click here; or
• Scan this QR-code:

Important information:

• Registration closes at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2025.
• Cancellations accepted through 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

SAVE THE DATE

When: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Where: Bella Terra Vineyards
121 Sunny Lane, Hunker, PA

This event is for all PSEA-Southwestern Region Local Association Presidents PLUS 1 guest (an officer of the president’s local association).

Details to follow.

Save-the-Date!

Details will be posted shortly.

COMING SOON!

The PSEA-Southwestern Region Development Committee (LDC) Conference will hold it's annual LDC Conference on Saturday, March 28, 2026.  Details will be posted shortly.

The online Southwestern Region Directory has been revised and is located at the top of this website in the "Region Information" block (login required).  This online Directory is revised throughout the school year as updates occur.

If you have updates, please contact the Southwestern Region Office at: SW-HunkerAssociates@psea.org

Do you know a PSEA member who is retiring this year?  Celebrate their retirement with us!  We have yard signs available congratulating the member on their retirement.  Contact the Southwestern Region Office at 724-696-3100 to secure your member's sign.

If you have an interesting story about a PSEA Southwestern Region Member, please contact Matt Edgell, Region Advocacy Coordinator, at the Southwestern Region (medgell@psea.org or 724-696-3100).

Local Association Presidents:

The Local Email Utility, available to you and your designees, is a useful tool for you to quickly email all your members without the need to create and maintain a separate database of member email addresses.

Your access carried over on September 1 (as long as you remained president).  After September 1, your designees from the prior year were deleted and you need to log in to Local Leader Tools to set up your designee(s) for the current membership year.

If you have any questions about this tool, please contact PSEA-Financial Management at 800-944-7732.