JANUARY/FEBRUARY  2020                                                                                   PROGRESS4U
 


2020 MCRA ANNUAL CONVENTION Stoney Creek Hotel/Convention Center
APRIL 25-26, 2020
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center
18011 Bass Pro Drive
Independence MO

$99 Rooms!

Click here to book your Deluxe Queen or King Rooms!


Group Code 2004MOCOUR

 
Convention Registration & Agenda will be online soon! 

2020 CONVENTIONS

NVRA National Convention in San Antonio, TX
Hyatt Centric French Quarter
July 22-25, 2020



NCRA National Convention in Orlando, FL
Hyatt Regency Orlando
August 6-9, 2020


LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

MCRA is working for raises for official court reporters!  The way to support this is to make sure you're a member!  Without membership, we can't afford our lobbyist.  Having a lobbyist in Jefferson City is the only way we can accomplish this goal.  Now that the legislative session resumed, watch your email!  Below is the draft Senate bill and we will be reaching out and asking you to write or call in support of the pay raise.  
 
If you know or are related to anyone on the attached lists, that would be very helpful in forwarding the pay raises!  Take a look and see if you know someone!  Advise us by responding to  mocra.org@gmail.com.  Thank you for your participation.  We can only do this if we have your membership and your support.
 





MCRA BOARD NEEDS YOU!  As of now we have the following vacancies open come April 2020:

TREASURER, REGION II-VP, REGION IV-VP, REGION V-VP

PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING & ADVOCATING TO HELP OUR PROFESSION THRIVE ONCE AGAIN!!

ALSO:
2020 GREAT HOMESCHOOL CONVENTION
located at St. Charles, MO
on 3/26 to 3/28/2020

If you are interested in volunteering to help exhibit please contact Melissa Hannah at grgmsyhannah@aol or 
417-827-4712.

You can earn NCRA Professional Development Credits!
1.0 PDCs can be earned per CYCLE (3-yr cycle)
1-4 hours = .25 PDC
4-8 hours = .50 PDC
8-12 hours = .75 PDC
12 + hours = 1.0 PDC

SPRINGFIELD, MO A-Z CLASS

CONTACT  TIFFANY WOOLDRIDGE at  wooldridge.rpr.ccr@gmail.com or 
GINGER COPELAND at ginger@alphareportingservice.com 
if you are interested in the next class starting January 27, 2020!

* * * *

ST. CHARLES COMMUNITY COLLEGE A-Z CLASS HAVE CEASED AND ENROLLMENT IS AVAILABLE NOW

CONTACT SCOTT KEARNS at skearns@stchas.edu
636-922-8667





ADVERTISEMENTS

Cheryl Jack, Scopist
Court Reporting Experience
Software-Case CATalyst
Cheryl.jack@cox.net
918-814-5725





CHECK OUT JOB OPENINGS ON MOCRA.ORG

THERE ARE SEVERAL!

HAVEN'T JOINED 
MCRA YET?


WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?




WHAT IS COMMITMENT?

By Rebecca Brewer (btsreporting@gmail.com)
 
"The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc." I kind of wanted to reiterate what it means to make a commitment. Lately, it seems so easy to back out of commitments. Especially, since it can be done so easily without the face-face interaction.
First, You send out an e-mail asking, "Who can I count on?" Then you collect all your responses and start planning your event. The event day comes and HALF the people who said, "Yes," call or text or e-mail that, "Hey, I'm so sorry, I can't make it." Gotta work, gotta go help my mom, gotta get an oil change, gotta cold. The list could go on and on. Hey, I'm guilty myself. I've backed out of commitments last minute too. Then I feel the guilt. Geez, could I have made that work out better?   Could I have at least made a short appearance? Could I have squeezed it in at all?   Usually, the answer is yes. After all, I told them yes to begin with, they planned everything with their respective RSVPs in mind, and here I am -- one of those RSVPs -- backing out, leaving them shorthanded, a pitcher without a catcher. My point here is we should all think twice about "commitment." Yes, emergencies come up and things cannot be avoided, but, barring a true emergency, could we have made that commitment and possibly stuck to it? I know I am going to try harder to commit and follow through this year.
Hello, 2020 -- Let's commit to making commitments and keeping commitments.


Happy New Year!
  
  

 

MCRA MEMBERSHIP IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO HAVE ENOUGH ARROWS IN THE QUIVER TO FIGHT FOR YOUR CURRENT & FUTURE RIGHTS.

 

PLEASE CONSIDER RENEWING TODAY!

 

JOIN MCRA WITH AUTOMATIC MONTHLY PAYMENT!!



For the cost of a vanilla latte or chocolate mocha you can make a monthly payment of $10.15 and be a member of MCRA!!  Consider it a cup of MoCRA



Set it up on recurring payment and never think of it again!  
And it's a deduction on your taxes!

WE WORK FOR YOU!! 
LET'S MAKE MCRA GREAT!!


 

If you have a machine that you can donate for this cause, working or not, please contact Melissa Hannah
 (417) 827-4712.  Or if you would like to lead a class, and you need machines, please contact Melissa Hannah.

HELP WANTED
   
NEOSHO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OTTAWA, KANSAS, CAMPUS
COURT REPORTING INSTRUCTOR/COORDINATOR
Reports to:  Associate Dean-Outreach and Workforce Development
Classification:  Full-time, 10-month Employee
Applicant must be a certified reporter.
 
Pay Status:  Academic Management Support, Exempt
Fringe Benefits per Board Policy
Starting Salary:  $39,000-$44,000 
Created:  June 2017  
Contact Chris Herndon, M.S. Ed., CSR, RPR, CRI, Interim Director at 913.221.7479

 
MCRA Website ..................................................................... mocra.org
MCRA Email.................... info@mocra.org or   mocra.org@gmail.com
MCRA Webmaster/Consultant .........  Melissa Hannah (417) 827-4712 
Address Changes ......................... Tammy Cruz@tammy.cruz@courts.mo.gov
CCR Testing Information ........................ Maggie Burch (573) 751-7342
Continuing Education ....................... Rozann Brancato (816) 881-4517  
Convention 2020 .................................. Kathy Foley (816) 808-7016
Distinguished Service Award ........ Deborah McLaughlin (314) 974-1199  
Legislative Affairs ........................................ Kathy Foley (816) 808-7016  
 kathyfoley09@gmail.com             
NCRA Member Services ................................... Toll Free (800) 272-6272
NVRA Member Services ................................................... (601) 582-4345
Advertising ............................................. Tracie Brumley (417) 225-2290


 

Contact MOCRA
Email: mocra.org@gmail.com
Phone: 417-827-4712

       CLICK HERE
Missouri Court Reporters Association | info@mocra.org | http://www.mocra.org
6008 N Monroe Avenue
Gladstone, MO 64119