MTA Today - Fall 2015

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Note: If your association would like to schedule a retirement workshop at your school, your local president should call Harold Crowley at 800.392.6175, ext. 8240. Please be aware that the M TA consultants do not have records of your service, so members are advised to bring that information along to meetings.

AUBURN — Louise Gaskins: first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., M TA Central Office,

48 Sword St., Auburn; 508.791.2121, or at home,

978.448.5351.

QUINC Y — Harold Crowley: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., M TA, 2 Heritage Drive, 9th Floor, Quincy; 617.878.8240 or

800.392.6175, ext. 8240.

CAPE COD — Lawrence Abbruzzi: second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Barnstable Teachers Association (B TA), 100 West Main St., Suite #7, Hyannis; 508.775.8625, or at home, 508.824.9194.

FI TCHBURG — Robert Zbikowski: second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fitchburg Teachers Association office, 78 Franklin Rd., Fitchburg; Call

978.297.0123 or e-mail: zibstar702@verizon.net.

HOLYOKE — Ron Lech: third Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., M TA Western Office, 55

Bobala Road, Suite 3, Holyoke; 413.537.2335, or at home, 413.893.9173.

LYNNFIELD — Mary Parry: third and fourth Saturdays of each month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., M TA Northeast Office, 50 Salem St., Building B, Lynnfield; 781.246.9779, or at home, 978.372.2031.

PI T TSFIELD — Ward F. Johnson: second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., M TA Berkshire Office, 188 East St., Pittsfield; 413.499.0257, or at home, 413.443.1722; e-mail: wardman33@aol.com.

RAYNHAM — Mary Hanna or Edward Nelson: third Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., M TA Southeast Office, 756 Orchard Street, third floor, Raynham; 508.822.5371. Call Nelson at home, 774.239.7823, or Hanna at home, 781.545.2069.

HIGHER EDUCATION AT-LARGE — Edward McCourt, Wellesley; 781.325.2553; e-mail:

emccourt.mccc@gmail.com.

The M TA provides individual retirement consultations throughout the state to assist members. Proof of membership must be submitted when requesting retirement services. This schedule is in effect from September to June except at M TA’s Quincy headquarters, which is staffed during the summer and school vacations.

REGIONAL RETIREMENT CONSULTATIONS AVAILABLE

PLEASE NOTE:

All consultations are now by appointment only during the hours listed.

T he Student Education Asso- ciation of Massachusetts is growing, and people are noticing.

At its Student Leadership Conference this year, the National Education Association presented SEAM with awards for an overall membership increase and for forming a new chapter.

But an association that helps
future educators get off to a good
professional start while they are still
in college can never be too large,
so SEAM has been reaching out to
community college students in hopes
of seeding new chapters.

SEAM, which is guided by MTA members and staff but led by students, provides a forum for professional development and networking.

Members of the Massachusetts
association not only routinely meet
with their peers around the state, but
also exchange ideas with aspiring
educators belonging to NEA student
programs around the country.

“I’m very passionate about becoming a teacher, and I feel as though SEAM has given me so many opportunities to meet other people who are as passionate as I am,” said Westfield State University student Megan Juchno, SEAM’s student co-chair.

There are SEAM chapters at
Westfield, Bridgewater and Fitchburg
state universities. Even though SEAM
is primarily at public universities,
Juchno said, the organization felt it
was important to connect with students
College in Dudley has a SEAM
Because many teachers leave the
profession within their first five years,
the MTA felt it was important to begin
developing leadership and professional
skills within the ranks of higher
education students planning teaching
careers.

“Because of SEAM, I’ve made a lot of connections and been able to have experiences that I know will help me once I am a practicing teacher,” Juchno said.

Advance your career and achieve new goals without the financial stress.

Worcester State University offers flexible graduate programs in education designed for students from a variety of educational backgrounds who wish to pursue Initial or Professional teacher licensure.

Our supportive environment helps you balance work and life without the financial stress. Worcester State University is ranked a “Best Value” college by the Princeton Review, and it’s the only Massachusetts state university to earn a “Best in the Northeast” for 11 consecutive years.