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"Music In Our Schools Month"

The Bennett instrumental music department celebrated “Music in our Schools Month” this past March by raising more than $1565 for local food pantries. Twenty one students from the 4th-6^th grade band and orchestra kept logs of their practice time for the month of March. They obtained sponsors for each minute that they practiced and collected the donations at the end of the month. The money collected was divided between three local food pantries that serve our school community: Family of Woodstock; the Phoenicia Food Pantry; and the food pantry located at the Olive Bridge Unite

Sachem Approved APPR Plan

Sachem's approved APPR plan as of January 2013

MCEA Picnic at Salisbury University

On Wednesday, June 10th from 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. In Seagull Square at Salisbury University MCEA held a lunchtime event for all of the eligible bargaining unit non-exempt employees. The event was a great success and enjoyed by all in attendance.

Professional Negotiations Committee (PNC) update

Dear Colleagues,

I wanted to provide you with a Professional Negotiations Committee (PNC) update.

The Teachers' PNC has met countless times since January in order to reach a fair successor agreement. We have another meeting scheduled for next week and continue to work diligently to negotiate, in good faith, a successor agreement before the end of the school year.

KOSE Responds to Inmate Attacks On Officers at Lansing Correctional Facility

The Kansas Organization of State Employees (KOSE) today expressed extreme concern for the safety of state correctional officers in the wake of erupting violence at a state run prison where, over the past several days, ten officers have been injured in inmate attacks.

California Tenure

This is being appealed and the tenure laws are different from what we have here in NY. That doesn’t negate the decision, though, which has potential for great impact here, too.

From Randi –

http://www.aft.org/newspubs/press/2014/061014b.cfm

From NYSUT –

Retirement Spotlight: Deb Cease

The Spinning Wheel:

(Baton Rouge – June 12, 2014) A large majority of teachers responding to a statewide survey say their schools don’t have the technology required for the online tests that are coming with the Common Core State Standards. They also say their students lack the computer skills necessary to succeed on the tests.

Stand with BTU: Rally against changes to Teacher Evaluation

The Baltimore Teachers Union (BTU) has filed a class action grievance against the Baltimore City Public School System. BTU President Marietta English is urging teachers, PSRPs, and union supporters to RALLY against the changes made to the scoring of the teacher evaluation.

State of the Union, June 5, 2014

State of the Union, on the occasion of CUB's annual membership meeting, Thursday June 5, 2014

Good evening, ladies and gentleman, sisters and brothers, I would like to OFFICIALLY welcome you to the City Union of Baltimore’s annual membership meeting.

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