“Where does your money go?”

Rochester Education Association

REA = Teachers Union

Educators united to improve the learning

experience for students and teachers

REANo government money is used to support the REA

Our money comes from member dues

REAOut of the dues collected every month:

25% goes to the National Education Association (NEA)

50% goes to Education Minnesota

25% stays here in Rochester with us (REA)

REAOut of the 25% of your dues that stay

in Rochester, we can provide:

1. A Full-Time release President to work for us2. Professional development3. Donations to student-worthy causes4. Participation in local and statewide

lobbying5. Funding to send teachers to state and

national conventions

Here’s a Visual Representation

O President expensesO Treasurer stipendO Membership Chair

stipendO Exec Board meetingsO FR meetingsO Negotiations

• ED MN Rep Convention

• NEA Convention• AFT Convention

• PR /Media• Secretarial• Audit• Office Rental• Computer Support• Office Supplies• Community

Involvement• Charitable

Contributions

• Association Leave• REA Banquet• Lobbying• Staff Development

REA

We also reserve 10% of alllocal dues as part of a crisisfund for emergencies.

REAOWe DO NOT use any local dues money to support political candidates or organizations

Questions?O If you have any questions that were

not answered in this presentation, please contact Mr. Richard Jopp, our REA Treasurer.