- Veronica Thibideaux ,President
- Sylvie A Elmer, Treasurer
- Willie Stubbins, Board Member
Members of our organization automatically receive the following benefits:
- $8 million in Professional liability insurance (per occurrence) in case you get sued
- $25,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment policy
- Legal defense funds in case you need a lawyer for a work-related issue
Our members & their families enjoy many extra benefits and savings through their membership with us:
- $5,000 free term life insurance for the first year of membership
- Prescription discounts
- Supplemental health savings programs
- Pet insurance programs
- Home and auto insurance discounts
- Loan programs
- Discounted legal service for non-school issues
- Credit counseling
- discounts on flowers, magazines, health clubs, hotel and car rentals
- Plus many more!
We regularly offer free trainings, classes, and workshops:
- Free for members and a guest
- Samples of workshops we offer are:
- How to remove disruptive students from the classroom
- Know your rights 1 & 11
- T-TESS: Things you should know
- Special education about special education
- How the Texas Educators Code of Ethics applies to your every day life
- Social Security: What every educator should know
Our organization is both proactive and reactive, with a strong emphasis on employee rights and student success.
- We work to avert potential problems for employees in the district and we work to resolve problems that arise. We are in the schools on a daily basis and keep in constant communication with our members.
- We work to resolve issues both individually and collectively. We provide our members the means to let their voices be heard and advocate on your behalf.
Our activities have included:
- Meeting with Administration on issues
- Protecting your planning and prep time and duty-free lunch
- Helping members craft responses to documentation they received
- Resolving employee/administrator conflicts
- surveying our members on various issues and topics to make sure we are working on issues that our members care about
- Quickly responding to issues that affect all employees
- Providing workshops and seminars for our members and building representatives
- Informing our members about local and state issues and providing fun and easy activities for our members to do their part in advocating for their profession.
The Alief American Federation of Teachers and School Employees is dedicated to improving the working lives of educators, their families and the students that they serve. Members of our organization know that they can count on us for protection, information and help when they need it. Our members know that we advocate for them at the Local, State & National level.
Our members know that we care. Why? Because we ARE the members.
Our district. Our organization. Our voice.
Alief American Federation of Teachers and School Employees
281-589-6644