BEA eNews December 2025

Thank you for your membership! We know you have choices in your professional association, and we are glad you've chosen to serve with us!

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👍THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 👍

If you have served/are serving in the US Military, you can receive credit for your years of service! To see if you qualify and to get your military experience added to your salary schedule and to your retirement, you'll need to reach out to the Personnel Department at the OK SDE [ schoolpersonnel@sde.ok.gov OR (405) 521-3369 ] to have your experience added. BPS pulls years of experience from Sylogist after September 1 for the school year. Again, thank you for your service.

Co-President Nate Vance who served in the National Guard. Thank you for your service!

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📊ASSAULT ON TEACHER - Data Collection 📉

If you have been assaulted by a student, please use THIS FORM to report the incident. This is for data collection purposes only and not a disciplinary action report. This is for BEA members and non-members alike, so feel free to share. You may complete the form as often as necessary. Please be careful to NOT report any identifiers of your student (name, description, etc...).

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READY TO SERVE? 📢

If you are ready to serve or think someone else would make a good leader in our association, please complete our NOMINATION FORM. We'll begin the process of filling offices shortly after second semester starts!

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MEMBER BENEFIT HIGHLIGHT🆓🆓🆓

You receive life insurance as a member benefit. However, it's worth nothing if you haven't named a beneficiary. To name your beneficiary, go to NEA MEMBERS BENEFITS site and complete the form! If you aren't sure who to name, use Thanksgiving Dinner as an opportunity to interview potential favorites then get that beneficiary named.

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🎉YOU'RE INVITED 🎉

Please join us at 4:30 for snacks and a special presentation from our Legislative and Political Organizers who will fill us in on the upcoming legislative Session.

Please bring a jar of Peanut Butter or a jar of Jelly (or both!) that we'll donate to Mary Martha.

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⌛PROTECT YOUR TIME ⌛

Our "Meeting Limitations: Site leadership-directed meetings shall not exceed sixty (60) minutes per month per teacher off contract. Site leadership-directed meetings shall not exceed ten (10) planning periods per month maximum (not to exceed three (3) per week), per teacher."

To keep track of our meetings and help our conversations and eventual negotiations, please add your meetings to THIS FORM. If you notice that someone from your building has already added a meeting, there is no need to add it again.

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🗓️MARK YOUR CALENDARS 🗓️

December 17, 4:30 - 5:30 -- Membership Gathering! Come learn about the legislative session and the best way to advocate for public education; McGraw Realty (124 SE Frank Phillips Blvd).

March 11, 4:30 - 5:30 -- Membership Gathering! Come learn about retirement! It's never too early; Central Library

May 13, 4:30 - 5:30 End of year celebration! Come celebrate the end of the year, the retirees and the new officers; LaFiesta

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If you haven’t joined our BEA Remind yet, please do so by texting @BvilleEA to 81010. 📱

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We are at your service!

Please feel welcome to contact your officers or building reps should you need professional advice or assistance. We are always ready and willing to help!

Co-Presidents: Nate Vance (BHS) | Anna Thom (JP)

Vice President: Heather Davis (CMS)

Secretary: Jayleen Mayes (BHS)

Treasurer: Megan Freeman (Kane)

Members Rights: Megan Freeman (Kane)

Chief Negotiator: Alana Murphy (RH)

Legislative Contact: Jessica Dyer (Wayside)

OEA Delegate: Brian Davis (CMS)

NEON Rep: Sidnie Brown (Wayside) | Caroline Rojas (JP)

BHS Building Reps: Andrea Repogle | Tasha Workman

CMS Building Rep: Hadley Davis

MMS Building Rep: Karen Swinford