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Bev Lucas, President

Kim Mautz, Vice President

Erin McElhiney, Secretary

Becky Snider, Treasurer

Kathy Young & Toni Harper, High School

Rebecca Scott, Middle School

Jenny Shiplett & Brooke Hartley, New Lexington Elementary School

Melissa Proctor, Junction City Elementary School

Erin McElhiney & Kathy Young, Grievance Co-Chairs

Kim Mautz, Sick Leave Bank Chair

NLEA Email Address:  nlea4186@globalco.net

The California State Legislature passed a budget last night that will cut $4.3 billion more from education and allows for sweatheart deals for corporations.  Again, the 2/3rds treshold for passing a budget allowed a couple of legislators to hold the budget captive in exchange for a few special deals. 

This is why it is essential for Proposition 25 must pass in November.

I want to send out a resounding thanks to the many teachers who showed up after school on Wednesday at the District Office to demonstrate the status of certificated negotiations.  The Distirct has been treating us unfairly.  The District has asked for more furlough days from teachers than from management.  It has asked for long-term changes to class sizes. It has refused to send us the unaudited actuals and have not been forthcoming about the $440,000 in federal funds it has received. 

I am happy to report that after our demonstration, negotiations took a turn for the better.  Both sides have agreed to a framework that will allow us to hopefully wrap things up in the next couple of weeks. 

Thanks again for all who showed up yesterday.

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The AGCEP contract (2005-2008) is available on the GCSD website, however, we've listed some information on frequently asked questions.

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