(updated 9/17/13) - We have 6 meetings scheduled this semester at GWC and OCC.  (We also met with CCC faculty at a special meeting on Sept. 6.)  All CFE Faculty are encouraged to attend each of these meetings.  Call 714.432.5037 for more info.  Light lunch is provided free, first-come, first-served.  OCC, Park in Lot D off Merrimac.  GWC, Park in the Goldenwest Street lot near the large Learning Resources building.  Click here for times, dates, and locations.

Have you lost or misplaced your AFT Local 6024 AFT Membership Card... losing out all this time on many benefits afforded to AFT Members?

(Baton Rouge – August 29, 2013) Trying to forestall an expected avalanche of lawsuits against local school boards, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers will ask a state judge to rule that Louisiana’s teacher tenure law violates due process guarantees in both the Louisiana and United States Constitutions

All members need to read this article by SCTA member Paula DeFilippo. 

a_common_core_rally_cry.pdf

(August 26, 2013)  Former CFT President Marty Hittelman has kept a running journal of ACCJC issues at the following website:  http://accreditationwatch.com

From his website, download his report "ACCJC Gone Wild."  From his site you can also learn how to file a 3rd party comment if you feel too much of your time is spent on SLOs and other ACCJC-promoted activities that may distract you from the time you spend teaching your students.

(Baton Rouge – August 22, 2013) New surveys demonstrate that parents overwhelmingly favor public education as the best choice for children, Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan said today. The results call into question continued efforts to privatize the state’s education system and judge teachers by standardized test results, he added.

The NYSUT Retiree Council 45 Board of Directors is sponsoring an ongoing 'Staff Recognition Award' and has designed a 'Staff Recognition Application' to be used to nominate outstanding staff members serving in districts within 'Election District' (ED) 45. Completed forms are submitted to Brenda Comolli (151 State Route 23, Cincinnatus, NY 13040) They will be reviewed periodically by the Board. The Application Form can be found and downloaded here:

In a guest op-ed published in the Intelligencer and the Courier Times August 18, Michael Hennessey asks county residents to contact state legislators and county commissioners urging them to restore community college funding to the original intended shared levels. Read it here: http://bit.ly/180ZUsX

Membership in Brazosport AFT is open to all non-administrative personnel. Click here to join us!.  Please return the application to our local office at 1227 Hwy 332, STE 4, Clute, TX, 77531, or call 979-265-9701 to arrange for pickup.

For Immediate Release   August 15, 2013            

EDUCATORS ASK SECRETARY-DESIGNEE SKANDERA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY CREATED BY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DELAY HIGH-STAKES TESTING IN ORDER TO FULLY AND CORRECTLY IMPLEMENT THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS