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The Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), founded in 1975, is the largest organization for professional educators in the state, with more than 78,000 educators, administrators and school support personnel members. PAGE offers its members unmatched legislative advocacy, legal protection and attorneys who are available by phone, e-mail or fax during normal business hours. In addition, PAGE provides professional learning to enhance competence and confidence, build leadership and increase student achievement.
We invite you to learn more about the benefits of membership and services offered by PAGE, locate important information regarding legislation impacting education and get answers to questions ranging from legal issues to teaching concerns.
Proposed Legislative Priorities for 2010
Special information and request for member feedback.
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Special Educator Furlough Updates
PAGE has been actively following all of the developments since Governor Perdue’s recommendation to slash the state budget and furlough educators. To keep PAGE members updated on all of the developments surrounding this still developing issue, we’ve established a temporary special web page devoted to the chronology of events, meetings, announcements and information from local school systems. Keep up with the latest information by checking this site often.
Click here to go to our special "Furlough Updates" section.
PAGE Will Suspend Fall Conference This Year
Special Statement Released August 5, 2009 - The current economic crisis facing Georgia’s public schools has meant teacher furloughs and severe cuts to budgets, making travel to education conferences very difficult. Indeed, many systems have adopted a “no travel” policy as a part of their overall cost cutting measures. Given the financial difficulties our colleagues across the state are facing, PAGE leaders believe that the prudent course will be to suspend this fall’s conference scheduled for November 6-8 in Savannah.
Over the past several years, PAGE has developed a comprehensive and highly regarded program of Professional Learning for educators which includes educational institutes on a variety of topics intended for specific audiences, the Teacher Academy which supports promising novice teachers, and programs supporting teaching excellence for STAR Teachers and Teachers of the Year. PAGE’s High School Re-Design Initiative is now active in almost two dozen schools in several county and local systems across the state. All of those programs will continue this school year as our colleagues need professional support now more than ever.
“We are working very diligently at the classroom, school and system level to provide professional learning opportunities for our members and educator colleagues across the state,” said PAGE Executive Director Allene Magill. “Those efforts will be undiminished this school year. However, in assessing the impact of the budget cuts on local schools, we decided to focus on the quality of our specific programs and the cost-efficient way that we can deliver those opportunities around the state rather than ask districts to send individuals and teams to a statewide conference – an expense that most can ill-afford.”
Congratulations 2010 Georgia Teacher of the Year!
Congratulations to Gwen Desselle, Colquitt County educator and longtime PAGE member, on being named 2010 Georgia Teacher of the Year. Read more by clicking here.
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