As a teacher that is in her first year teaching, and a survivor of the recent layoffs-this training was absolutely invaluable to me. I learned immense amounts about topics which I was previously clueless: insurance information, retirement plans and how they work, tenure, grievances and most importantly-how important our union is, and our role in it. I really couldn't have spent a weekend having more fun, and getting more applicable information. Now I know what those veteran teachers are talking about around the staff lunge table!
Rose M. Meister
2009 Sparks Attendee
SASA Science/English MS/HS Teacher
Back to School Bash/End of Year Blowout...School Year 08-09
Sparks Training-January '09
