'Cause You Need To Know!

Greetings ASASP Family,

I hope all is well with you and yours. There will probably be a few correspondences this week before the holiday break, but right now I wanted to make sure everyone is aware of Governor Moore's plans moving forward with the implementation of the Maryland Blueprint for Education.

Keep your eyes and ears open for more updates, as I am certain they will impact the work that you do and possibly the compensation you receive after our negotiations conclude.

In case you don't hear from me again this week as you prepare for your winter break, have a very happy holiday season! Feliz Navidad! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! Merry Christmas! Now you know I don't own the rights to any of these clips, they are merely for your listening enjoyment!

Jeffery Parker, Executive Director ASASP

Governor Wes Maryland of Maryland has finally come to the conclusion that the Maryland Blueprint for Education is ready to press "Pause." If you recall, I sounded the this alarm on this Blueprint nearly two years ago.

It was Friday, January 13, 2023, about twenty-three months ago when my letter went out. Yet here we are today less than one month before 2025 and Governor Moore announces he can't continue to fully support the plan because it is unaffordable and unattainable. You cannot make this stuff up.

Jeffery J. Parker, Executive Director

jeffery.parker@asasp.org

Brian Galbraith, President

asaspunion@asasp.org

1300 Caraway Court #204

Largo, Maryland 20774

301-925.7047

Your ASASP Board of Directors - Fifteen (15) Representatives

Mr. Brian Galbraith - President

Mr. Danny Miller - Vice President

Ms. Michelle Towles-Monroe - Secretary

Ms. Felicia Colbert - Treasurer

Ms. Kristy Miller - Board Member (Unit 3 Seat)

Ms. Dana Brown - Board Member (Unit 3 Seat)

Ms. Dee-Onn Everette - Board Member (Unit 3 Seat)

Ms. JeVivvien Ray - Board Member (At Large Seat)

Ms. Nichelle Williams - Board Member (At Large Seat)

Ms. Jewel Preston - Board Member (Elementary Principal)

Ms. Tisa Morgan - Board Member (Middle School Principal)

Dr. Ronald Hollis – Board Member (High School Principal)

Ms. Crystal Bright-Mundell (Elementary Assistant Principal/Wing Coordinator)

Mr. Thomas Childs - Board Member (Secondary Assistant Principal)

Ms. Summer Carter - Instructional Supervisor (Instructional Supervisor)

A Word from our National Affiliate AFSA

Negotiations are currently underway between ASASP and PGCPS. We are fighting diligently during each session to secure a contract for all members that will be most beneficial to all members. As we go through the contract line by line, article by article, your negotiations team will leave no stone unturned. Please be informed that we remain under our current agreement until a new agreement is reached.

Article VI of our negotiated contract is the part of our contract that deals with compensation. Hopefully, we will have a finished product no later that mid February at the latest, however that is not a guarantee. Once we are done, we will hopefully have a contract that we can all benefit from.

Step Increases, respectable COLA rates, improved tuition reimbursement, and pay for work outside of your scheduled workday, are just of a few of the upgrades we are working to improve. Stay tuned!

Maryland’s Blue Print for Education may be beneficial to some members but not all of our members.

Maryland Blue-Print Testimony

Tell your colleagues to Read Maryland’s Blueprint for Education your future depends on it!

The Maryland Blueprint is a Very Serious Matter. Watch each story and see if you think PGCPS could benefit from a news project such as Project Baltimore.