February 2--CPSB Meeting 5:00 pm

February 5--Teacher In-service Day

February 8-10--Mardi Gras Break

February 15--CFT Membership Meeting

February 27--LFT Workshop in Baton Rouge

EPEA President Donna Walters, VP Garth Merlino (left), and Membership Chairperson John P Marinelli welcomed the EPEA membership to The Grapevine banquet hall in Cheektowaga for another successful holiday gathering and retirement party.

Governor Scott has called out to educators, "If you need anything, just ask me." It's time that education support professionals answered this call.  Funding for public education in Florida is already critically low, so support staff is often overlooked.  We need funding for professional development and to increase our salaries to reach the national average.  In the past Governor Scott has provided additional funding for our union brothers and sisters who teach

The delegate nomination period closed at 11:59pm on January 20, 2016. Four adjuncts have been nominated to attend the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) Convention. They are:

Colleagues,

1)           Quasi-Administrators – In many schools, we have been getting reports that staff, including NTU members, are being asked to serve as quasi-administrators.   It is vital to remember that ONLY administrators should be doing observations and evaluations. 

Not only is this illegal, it is just another example of the district trying to break unions.  They laid off many administrators, including department chairs, and now they are trying to use other staff to fill those vital roles. 

Here is the most current APPR document for the RCSD:

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The governor's $42 billion Maryland State spending budget has been unveiled, and it includes a step increase for State Employees without the cuts to overtime or sick leave rights that he originally proposed. This is a big win for union members, who have fought hard for this increase.

Unit G and E employees can save money in 2016 and 2017, thanks in part to negotiations held between the State of Maryland and representatives from MPEC and AFT Healthcare-Maryland.

Unit G and E employees can save money in 2016 and 2017, thanks in part to negotiations held between the State of Maryland and representatives from MPEC and AFT Healthcare-Maryland.

Rx UPDATE 1/20...As you may be aware, the Newark Public Schools has attempted to unilaterally change the prescription benefits provider for the Supplemental Fringe Benefits Fund from GPP to Benecard effective February 1, 2016.