Santa Maria Elementary
Education Association
SMEEA has been committed to representing educational professionals of the Santa Maria-Bonita School District since 1949. SMEEA is committed to working with the Santa Maria-Bonita School District in order to deliver the highest quality public education available to the students of the Santa Maria Valley. Santa Maria Elementary Education Association is a proud affiliate of the California Teachers Association and the National Education Association.
SMEEA News Update
The latest SMEEA News Update Newsletter is here.Get all the latest news and information from our president Kristen Lohr. Keep up with contract negotiations, MOUs, LMC communiques, professional development opportunities and all the other work your union is doing for you.
SMEEA News Update
November 12, 2024
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SMEEA President Kristen Lohr
Kristen Lohr is officially the president of our association. Thank you Kristen for taking on this huge responsibility.
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Your Weingarten Rights
“If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my union representative be present.”
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SMEEA CONTACT FLOWCHART
Link to the flowchart
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Our Contract
On September 13, 2023 the SMBSD Board of Education voted 5-0 to ratify the 2023-26 contract. That, along with our members' almost unanimous vote to ratify, completes the process.
The new contract goes into effect immediately and it can be found here
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New Member Classroom Setup Grant
As a new educator, thank you for joining your local SMEEA chapter, CTA and NEA. As a Union, we advocate on behalf of public education, our students, working conditions and much more.
You've joined over 300,000 of your colleagues in California to advance the cause of public education. CTA wants to help you get off to a great start by providing a $300 CTA Classroom Setup Grant.
Contact our SMEEA president Kristen Lohr to apply.
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Join Us
Subscribe to our mailing list to receive new issues of the Fireside Chat Newsletter as they are published.
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SMEEA News Update Archive
View past issues of the SMEEA News Newsletter with links to the accompanying videos.
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Transfer Facts Sheet
Link to Transfer Facts Sheet
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Frontline Absence Reasons Explained
Please follow this link for a description of each absense reason available to us in Frontline. Bookmark or download a copy of the Google sheet for easy reference
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SMEEA Games
Submit a request with the SMEEA Games Check Out Form to reserve Jenga, Connect Four, Ball Pong, Kerplink or Soccer Pool.
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Special Election: 1st Vice President
The results for the Spring Election 2024 are in! You should have received a link to the Simply Voting results page, where you can select the last election (at the bottom of the list) to see the full details.
Congratulations to Luke Laurie, SMEEA's new 1st vice president!
Thank you to both our other candidates, Marisa Philley and James Dahmen, for being willing to serve in this position.
Also thanks to our CTA representatives, Jonathan Beyea and Hollie Funkhouser, for accepting this important responsibility.
As write-in candidate for CTA Representative #2, receiving the most votes, Marisa Philley will serve as an Alternate CTA Rep. Thank you, Marisa!
The last day to file a challenge of these election results with the Elections Committee is May 18th. Please contact Amy Martel directly should you wish to do so.