REPORT FROM LAURA HLINAK
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN CALENDAR PROPOSED
After months of work, the District’s calendar committee has sent a recommendation to the school board. On the positive side, it compresses professional development days at the start of the school year instead of randomly by school preference throughout the year. It also recommends starting the year one week later. Unfortunately, this proposal means that most returning staff will not get a paycheck for about a month (from early August until September) because of this delay. NEA-SF brought several possible solutions to the table, including unemployment benefits, but SFPS did not find a remedy to this salary delay. We remain open to renegotiating the 26-period pay cycle to help stretch income, but the District has not responded to the offer at this time. If this is a concern to you, please tell the School Board on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at public forum at Sweeney Elementary. The school board is expected to adopt a calendar that night, and they haven’t heard from too many of their constituents this year. Be heard!
DON'T MISS OUT ON A CHANCE TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATURE
The New Mexico Legislature returns to Santa Fe to deal with budget priorities. What does that mean to you? There are several salary proposals being discussed that will affect us, and many other education related matters. Check out all of the NEA priorities at www.nea-nm.org. Get involved. Call NEA-NM to register for legislative training on January 18, to learn about these issues and how to become an effect advocate for them. Also, plan to attend NEA-NM’s Legislative Reception at the NEA building from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Wednesday, Jan 18. Not only will many legislators attend, SFPS school board members may be in attendance as well. Traditionally the SFPS superintendent and school board members attend.
Visit the NEA-NM web site for detailed information to strengthen your contact with legislators. Click here. Then download the kit for presenting our school funding message.
BE PART OF DECISION-MAKING FOR NEA-SF
Each year NEA-SF holds elections in March for our Board of Directors. The positions open this year include president, executive vice president, corresponding secretary, treasurer, instructional and professional development chair, and legislative and political action committee chair. We are also seeking candidates to complete the term of vice-president for licensed professionals. Candidates for four representatives to the national NEA Representative Assembly this summer also will be elected. Only members in good standing are eligible to run or nominate individuals. Our nominating committee (contact Koo Im Tong) will be identifying candidates in the next six weeks. Only members in good standing may nominate a candidate, run for office, and vote. Get involved in NEA-Santa Fe. Training will be provided for our new executive team. Call Laura Hlinak 474-8679 if you’d like more information on any of the board positions.
After months of work, the District’s calendar committee has sent a recommendation to the school board. On the positive side, it compresses professional development days at the start of the school year instead of randomly by school preference throughout the year. It also recommends starting the year one week later. Unfortunately, this proposal means that most returning staff will not get a paycheck for about a month (from early August until September) because of this delay. NEA-SF brought several possible solutions to the table, including unemployment benefits, but SFPS did not find a remedy to this salary delay. We remain open to renegotiating the 26-period pay cycle to help stretch income, but the District has not responded to the offer at this time. If this is a concern to you, please tell the School Board on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at public forum at Sweeney Elementary. The school board is expected to adopt a calendar that night, and they haven’t heard from too many of their constituents this year. Be heard!
DON'T MISS OUT ON A CHANCE TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATURE
The New Mexico Legislature returns to Santa Fe to deal with budget priorities. What does that mean to you? There are several salary proposals being discussed that will affect us, and many other education related matters. Check out all of the NEA priorities at www.nea-nm.org. Get involved. Call NEA-NM to register for legislative training on January 18, to learn about these issues and how to become an effect advocate for them. Also, plan to attend NEA-NM’s Legislative Reception at the NEA building from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Wednesday, Jan 18. Not only will many legislators attend, SFPS school board members may be in attendance as well. Traditionally the SFPS superintendent and school board members attend.
Visit the NEA-NM web site for detailed information to strengthen your contact with legislators. Click here. Then download the kit for presenting our school funding message.
BE PART OF DECISION-MAKING FOR NEA-SF
Each year NEA-SF holds elections in March for our Board of Directors. The positions open this year include president, executive vice president, corresponding secretary, treasurer, instructional and professional development chair, and legislative and political action committee chair. We are also seeking candidates to complete the term of vice-president for licensed professionals. Candidates for four representatives to the national NEA Representative Assembly this summer also will be elected. Only members in good standing are eligible to run or nominate individuals. Our nominating committee (contact Koo Im Tong) will be identifying candidates in the next six weeks. Only members in good standing may nominate a candidate, run for office, and vote. Get involved in NEA-Santa Fe. Training will be provided for our new executive team. Call Laura Hlinak 474-8679 if you’d like more information on any of the board positions.
posted by Editor | 8:35 AM
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