MELROSE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="045785a3.jpg"> <div> <B>MELROSE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Officers and Executive Board"><U>Officers and Executive Board</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schools/ Directions"><U>Schools/ Directions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contract"><U>Contract</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Members Area"><U>Members Area</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Email list"><U>Email list</U></A></div> <div> .</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="046d2043.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05850500.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Melrose Education Association</B></div> <div> <B>Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School</B></div> <div> <B>350 Lynn Fells Parkway</B></div> <div> <B>Melrose, MA  02176</B></div> <div> <B>MEA President's office: </B></div> <div> <B>781 462-3131 </B></div> <div> <B>Secretary: 781 462-3130</B></div> <div> <B><U>officemea@mac.com</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Subscribe to the</B></div> <div> <B> MEA e-mail list</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id25_data.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Email list"><U><B><IMG SRC="1235c660.gif" border=0 width="92" height="102" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-246/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="80" height="36">  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id20_do_you_think.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Are you aware that your retirement benefits may be drastically reduced by current regulations?  Read about what the GPO and WEP mean to you and your family.</B></U></A><B>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Welcome to the MELROSE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION web site</B></div> <bR> <div> The Melrose Education Association is composed of approximately 285 teachers, guidance counselors, librarians, school psychologists, adjustment counselors, special subject teachers, physical and occupational therapists and a nurse.  Our members serve the students in the eight public schools in Melrose.  We have one high school, one middle school and five neighborhood elementary schools in our community.</div> <bR> <div> It is our hope that this web site will provide general information about our association to the public.  Our major purpose, however, is to provide an excellent and easily available source of communication with our members.</div> <bR> <div> Here are a few items you may find useful:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Under <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Officers and Executive Board"><U>Officers and Executive Board</U></A> you will find the names of our MEA officers and building representatives.  There is also a link to e-mail Ted Mateus, our MEA President, as well as the phone number in our office and Ted's association cell phone number.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">By using the <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar </U></A>link you will find the 2007 - 2008 school calendar with all dates and locations for MEA Executive Board meetings, pay days for both 21 and 26 payrolls, national and religious holidays and school vacations, system wide professional days, and other important dates. If you have concerns or items you would like to bring to the Executive Board meeting for discussion, speak to your building rep, contact the office, or come to the meeting yourself.  Members are always welcome. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Related links</U></A> will get you to the MTA and NEA home pages, the Mass Department of Education, the MTRB (Retirement Board), the Northeast Consortium site (professional development options) and the Melrose Public Schools site among others.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The location of our monthly Executive Board meeting changes each month, but directions are available at the <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schools/ Directions"><U>Schools/ Directions</U></A> link.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You now have access to our <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contract"><U>contract </U></A>in PDF format with an easy to use index providing links to specific areas of the agreement. Use the topics link on the left side to search or type in a specific word or phrase such as "maternity leave" and you will be zapped to info in the contract on that topic. I think this component will prove very useful to our membership.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In addition, we will be developing a <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Members Area"><U>members area</U></A>, which will be a secure page, requiring a log in. We will be able to use this for more sensitive information for our members' eyes only. </div> <bR> <div> This web site can be a very useful tool for our membership.  Please encourage others to use it.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="index_m.htm" TITLE="MELROSE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION"><U>To top of page</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>