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State Partnership Plan 
​Resources to Learn More About the SPP
•Care Compass (General plan information): Care Compass
• Provider Lookup (Check if your provider is in-network): Provider Lookup
• Medication Lookup (Check medication costs through CVS Caremark): Medication Lookup
• Pharmacy Lookup (Find in-network pharmacies): Pharmacy Lookup
We hope these resources help answer your initial questions.
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Enjoy some Discounts all year!

​CEA TEACHER DISCOUNTS. Check out this Member Only link to find some great deals.

2025-2026 District Calendar

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IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO THINK ABOUT RETIREMENT!
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LET CEA HELP YOU PLAN.

CEA RETIREMENT WORKSHOPS. UNDERSTAND AND PLAN YOUR RETIREMENT.
Our comprehensive workshop will cover all issues related to the State Teachers' Retirement System, such as retirement eligibility, purchasing additional service, how Social Security may be affected, retiree health insurance, and choosing a retirement plan.

State Resources:
​Click here to see what the State Department of Education has for you.
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DCF Information: What you need to know
At least to get started

If you are the subject of an investigation you need to protect yourself.
  •  to complete an investigation, it takes up to 45 days;
  • Your name is kept in DCF file for 5 years (EVEN if the investigation is unsubstantiated);
  • Contact CEA immediately to receive representation;
  • Don’t talk to police or a DCF investigator alone;
  •  In 2011, 1 out of 25 teachers were subject to a DCF investigation during their career.  Today its 1 out of 4.
 CEA offers these guidelines and Recommendations:
  •  No teacher nicknames or friendships with students;
  • Do not use students as a babysitter;
  • Preview all videos before you show them to your class;
  • Do not use vulgar language or tell jokes (you are bound to offend someone);
  • Do not be alone in your classroom with a student (keep your door open and notify another teacher if you have a child after school);
  • Do not make excessive comments about a student’s appearance;
  • And while we know this one is going to be difficult, the CEA recommends you do not hug a student;
  • Do not friend students on social media or give them your phone number; use one of the many group apps (i.e. GroupMe)
As a mandated reporter, you MUST:
  • Call if you suspect physical, emotional or sexual abuse/ Certainty is not required within 12 hours;
  • A full report must be completed within 48 hours (See an administrator or school Psychologist for form)
KNOW YOUR BOE POLICIES: http://www.wlps.org/view/380.pdf
  • If you are not familiar with the policy, please become familiar. Ignorance is not innocence according to our CEA lawyers.
  • If you have been around awhile, check your personnel file at the BOE office – you should know what’s in it.

​WHY ARE UNIONS IMPORTANT?

​​    Teachers benefit from unions, because unions set pay standards and workplace protections. Union members, like you, benefit most from the union's collective bargaining power to negotiate with employers on their behalf. This basic right gives you as a union member more power than if you tried to negotiate as an individual. 

    Unions help protect employees from unjust dismissal through collective bargaining agreements. Because of this, most union employees cannot be fired without "just cause." This is unlike many nonunion workers who are considered "at-will" employees and can be fired at any time for almost any reason.
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Other benefits of being part of the WLTA/CEA/NEA include:
  1. Grievance Assistance;
  2. Contract Administration;
  3. Union Representation for all Discipline Hearings;
  4. DCF Investigations;
  5. Workers Compensation Claims;
  6. Advice on Retirement;
  7. $1,000,000 Professional Liability Coverage;
  8. Discounts on Insurance, travel and more!



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