NEA Congratulatory Pamphlet to Bozeman

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    For your information, read 3 of Joe Reedts columns, From Where I Sit. They are wor.l[-
while readings for every teacher.' You can find them in AEA Journals: (1) December 1, 1gZ6;
(2) March L,1977; (3) May l, L977,

You may also want to look for Dr. Paul Hubbertts message to the Representative Assem-
b1y December 9, 10, 11, 1976; Past President, Earl Barrettts rnessage to the AEA Coavention,
March, 1977; AEA President, Catherine Whiteheadts column, May L, L977, AEA Journal.

DATES 1. NEA Convention - Juty 1--6, 7977, Minneapolis, Minn.
2. Alabama conference on the observanceof international womenrs year -

Saturday, July 9, L977 - Montgomery Civic Center, Montgomery, Alabama
You are invited to attend.

Join the Local and State NEA
Local, State and National NAACP
Local and State Democratic Conference

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Aliceville, Alabama
February 5, L977

M. T. B. Woodard
Pickens County Board of Education
Carrollton, Alabama

Dear Sir:

This is to express our appreciation to the Pickens County Board of Education for
granting the teachers planning time within the school day. We feel that this action will
achieve a better instructional program for the schildren we teach.

We hope that this kind of communication will continue so that together we can build a
better school system within the State.

We hope that future communication will focus heavily on cooperation and harmony in
this educational struggle.

Sincerely yours,

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Classroom Teacher

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ELECTION '76

MAGGIE S. BOZEMAN _ 7,389
Highest classroom teacher
Pickens County

2nd HIGHEST

JAMES HARRIS - 6,897
AEA Board of Directors

3rd HIGHEST

MAUDE WILLIAMS - 6,50I
Montgomery Public School System
Montgomery, Alabama

Compliments

I VOTE FROM THE PICKENS COUNTY CENTRAL OFFICE

I want to thank the Pickens County Education Association delegates who voted to nominate
me for NEA delegate. With your support, I was elected last year (19?6) to the NEA Represen-
tative Assembly in Miami, Florida.

I want to give special thanks to the past president of Pickens Education Association,
D. L. Pope, for having brought the information to the Pickens Education Association Delegated
Board, because heretofore the association was not aware.

I also want to thank each facult5r represeritative who has worked so hard to help bring the
mess,age of the united teacher profession to all the teachers in Pickens County, and to other
teachers in the rest of Alabama and arorurd the nation.

Among the issues dealt with at the Miami Representative Assembly were:
(1) continue quarters for minority involvement legislation
(2) federal support for the school
(3) teacher rights and professional development

Vice President Mondale spoke to the convention prior to the delegate endorsement for the
first time for president of the united states, Jimmie carter.

T4S. ilIACGIE S. BOZET|AN

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Terry Herndon, NEA Executive Director said, rrWe need members not subscribers.rr We
hope every member of Pickens Educatlonal Association, Alabama Education Association, and
the National Educational Associationwill be active participants in helping move our tmited
prcfessionals ahead.

The pickens Educational Association needs a voice in the educational policy-making and
decision-making of Pickens County Board of Education.

POLITICS
Teachers astive in Politics make better teachers and better citizens. Let us all work

together to improve support for education.
We need to elect honest, qualified and er<perienced leaders vfuo are committed to working

for the interest of teachers, students, the communlt5r, &nd the nation.

1977 NEA Convertion
APPLE

Pickens County Active Members
Reglster 22, 190 Active

PEA Membership-

Together we elected BOB LIPSC0ilB
to NEA Executive Committee

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Dear l{aggle,

We yaat you to }nos bor mrch re pereonally appreclate the help and eupport
of tbe Plctrens County Educatloa Aseoclatlon la the caopalga to elect
Alabaoare candldate to the NEA Executlve Cmlttee. Your poeltlon of
leaderehlp and lnfluence iu your local gave the eanpalgo a treoendous
boost, aud we are grateful that you sere able to lend your support.

lae vlctory sould not have beeo posslble rlthout the solldarlty of the
Alabma delegatlon at NEA aod tbe people back hoe sho bsd rork6rl the past
year to ualce 1t poselble. It yas apparent to everyooe that ALabalate
aupport ras solld ae a rock.

Pleaee couvey our appreclatlon to the neoberE of yotrr local for the uauy
tlnd rords of eacourageoert, the flDanclal contrlbutloaa, eod the physlcal
and moral support they gave to the caopalga.

Pleaee knos that I eteud ready to help you aod the teachers lu yorr loca1
when called upon. I am depeadlng ou you to help nake me a good NEA
Executlve Co@lttee ueober. Please keep ue apprlsed of your conceras.

I look forsard to our contlnued worklug together for the inprwenent of
educatlon T *. Datlon.

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Robert Ltpeconb

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Athena Arrlngton
Caopalgn Coordlnator

3709 Sparkman Drive o Huntsrille, Alabama 35810