This is the home page of the Riverside Education Association, representing teachers in the Riverside School District, Lackawanna County, PA.

Officers

President: Mark McDade
Vice President: Lynne Tallo
Recording Secretary: Paula Bartkovsky
Treasurer: Joanne Corey		 Financial Secretary: Tara Hughes
Grievance Chairperson: Paul Brennan
 Reps-at-Large: Mary Nicosia and Kathryn Bekanich
Faculty Reps: East--Lynn Tallo
West--Karen Lettieri
High School--Renee Barucky

Negotiations Team


Congratulations to everyone who was elected to the negotiating team for the upcoming contract. This is a challenging job and we all appreciate the efforts of the members who work to secure our contract! Please lend all of your support to: Cathy Audi, Paula Barktovsky, Joann Corey, Mike Kolessar, Mark McDade, Mike Morgan, and Mary Nicosia.

Announcements:


Free Act 48 Hours!


PSEA is periodically offering free courses for Act 48 credit. All courses are given at the PSEA Regional office on Rt. 315 in Wilkes-Barre. Courses are paid for by your dues, so please take advantage of them! Members who have taken them in the past said that they are very informational. Information packets are available in the faculty rooms. If you missed the deadline for the last round of courses, stay tuned, since more courses will likely be held in the future.

Retirement Dinner!

Once again, we said goodbye to some of our colleagues.

Our best wishes to Ken Bednash, Judy Degilio, Penne Douglas,Mike Hapstak, Carol Hapstak, Ralph Imdorf, Joe Knecht, Janet Kresge, Colleen Lindsay, Maryann Manning, Patti Martinelli, Bernie Novak, Jeanne Prall,Jackie Roberts, Mary Lou Shields, Lorie Smith, and Diane Symuleski as they depart Riverside.

Our annual Retirement Dinner was held on June 8th at 6 pm at St. George's Center, Keyser Avenue, Taylor.

Read Across America Day


In March Riverside participated in Read Across America with a variety of activities. A heartfelt "thank you" goes out to all the volunteers who helped make our celebration a success! Special thanks to the building coordinators! To see what went on nationally, CLICK HERE.

Teacher Resource Links:


New Teacher Resources
PBS Teacher Resources
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Teachers
Getty Arts Guide for Educators
Scholastic's Resources for Teachers
Free Teachers' Resources
Resources for Biology and Ecology

Useful links:

PA Dep't. of Ed.
PSEA
NEA
...and for those of us who have been here a while:
PSERS