TENTATIVE SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION FORMSJUMP-START » MARCH 31

PSRP AND HIGHER EDUCATION JOINT CONFERENCE » APRIL 1-3

Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Las Vegas

AFT PARAPROFESSIONALS AND SCHOOL-RELATED PERSONNEL AND HIGHER EDUCATION JOINT CONFERENCE

2016

Randi Weingartenpresident

Lorretta Johnsonsecretary-treasurer

Mary Cathryn Rickerexecutive vice president

OUR MISSIONThe American Federation of Teachers is a union of

professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare

and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing,

collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, MARCH 31

FRIDAY, APRIL 1

SATURDAY, APRIL 2

SUNDAY,APRIL 3

JUMP-START Part I

9:00 a.m.-noon

JUMP-START Part II

2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

PSRP AND HIGHER ED JOINT CONFERENCE

9:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR

8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS

All pre-conference events require pre-registration. Remember to plan for an early hotel arrival if necessary.

Jump-StartIn the Jump-Start pre-conference event, you’ll learn about some of the tools you need to promote positive change and a positive narrative of the labor movement and public education—including both K-12 and higher education. You’ll also take part in a community event that showcases the importance of engaging your community in the fight to preserve and promote dignity for all. Help #Reclaimit and fight forward with positive, collective action!

WorkshopsEach workshop will be one hour and 45 minutes, and will include AFT PSRP and Higher Ed members and leaders as presenters, whenever possible. Workshops will address:

Union Leadership Skills, such as building union structures and fostering connections to the community that will help engage members and foster public support through the Friedrichs crisis and beyond.

Worker and Workplace Concerns, such as the crisis of part-time work; health and safety (including workplace stress); privacy and free thought on and off the job; and political, legislative and legal strategies and tactics for fighting privatization and corporatization in schools, colleges, universities and society at large.

Skills and Knowledge for Workers, such as promoting a racially inclusive and equitable union and workplace; managing, or eliminating, student loan debt; and bilingual education.

Job and Special Interest Group Discussions Join us for a job and special interest group discussion breakfast session on Saturday, April 2. These sessions are designed to bring together participants who share similar work responsibilities, or similar interests outside of work. Members of the PSRP and Higher Ed program and policy councils (PPCs) will facilitate these sessions and take recommendations back to the PPC and AFT for follow-up.

We’ll have job groups on all types of work—from para-professionals to adjunct faculty members to custodians to college financial service coordinators and everyone in between. Interest group discussions will include topics like navigating elder care and child care issues, planning for college, and enjoying Las Vegas!

Tentative AgendaPre-Conference Meetings

Thursday, March 31

9:00 a.m. – noon Jump-Start Part I (requires separate registration)

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Jump-Start Part II (requires separate registration)

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration open for the PSRP and Higher Ed Joint Conference

PSRP and Higher Ed Joint Conference Meetings

Friday, April 1

7:00 a.m. Registration opens

9:00 a.m. Workshops

11:00 a.m. Workshops

12:45 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:45 p.m. First Timers Orientation to the Conference

2:30 p.m. Joint Opening General Session

4:15 p.m. Workshops

7:30 p.m. Reception

Saturday, April 2

7:00 a.m. Registration opens

7:30 a.m. Job & Special Interest Group Breakfast Meetings

9:00 a.m. Joint General Session

10:45 a.m. Workshops

12:30 p.m. Luncheon

2:30 p.m. Workshops

7:30 p.m. Solidarity Night

Sunday, April 3

8:00 a.m. Registration opens

8:00 a.m. Health and Safety Fair

9:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet

9:30 a.m. PSRP Closing General Session

9:30 a.m. Higher Ed Closing General Session

Visit us at go.aft.org/PSRPHE2016 for updated information.