.: Rep Council Meeting & Focus Group
.: REP COUNCIL
The next Rep Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:15 p.m. at the SAEA office. Reps are invited to participate in a Rep Council Focus group @ 3:30 on Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 in Room 308.
.: H.E.L.P.
Enrollment in H.E.L.P. has been extended to January 30, 2010. For more information visit the H.E.L.P. web page
.: Too Young for Tolerance
It's never too early to start teaching children how to get along. Check out our FREE kit Starting Small for Pre-K and early grades teachers.
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CTA GLBT "Guy DeRosa" Safety in Schools Grant & Scholarship Program
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.: Disability Insurance
Disability Insurance for you and your loved ones. Call The Standard at 800-522-0406 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM - The Standard
.: Social Security Offsets: Cosponsors continue to climb
The Social Security Fairness Act (H.R 235/S.484), which would repeal the unfair Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision, now boasts 307 cosponsors in the House and 29 in the Senate. See if your Senators and Representative have cosponsored this important bill.
Despite this overwhelming support, Congress has not moved the bill forward for debate and vote.
Tell Congress: The busy legislative agenda is no excuse! Pass the Social Security Fairness Act.
The toll-free numbers to the Capitol Hill switchboard are
1-877-851-6437
1-800-828-0498, or
1-800-614-2803
Ask for the office of your Representative and/or Senator. When you are connected, they may verify that you're a constituent.
Ask what your Representative's position is on The Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 235), encourage them to vote yes and tell them you want them to take the necessary steps to get the bill on to the floor for debate and vote.
Ask what your Senator's position is on The Social Security Fairness Act (S. 484), encourage them to vote yes and tell them you want them to take the necessary steps to get the bill on to the floor for debate and vote.
Make those contacts, though, and also write Letters to the Editors of your newspapers. That's how this inequity can get moved forward.
GET INVOLVED – TAKE ACTION!
.: Urge Congress to Support Bills to Fully Fund Special Education
Bipartisan bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate that would fulfill the federal government’s decades-old commitment to special education:
Both NEA-supported bills would make new funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) “mandatory” and bring funding up to the federal government’s fully committed level in six years. “Mandatory funding” means that special education, which is a federally mandated program, wouldn’t be subject to the unpredictable yearly “appropriations” process, but funds would flow automatically without any further action needed by Congress.
For too long, Congress has failed to live up to its commitment to special education. This continued underfunding forces school districts to either raise taxes or cut other critical services to cover special education costs. These two new bills recognize that schools and the students they serve cannot afford to wait any longer for the relief they so desperately need.
Contact Congress Today! Tell your Senators and Representative to cosponsor legislation to fully fund IDEA funding and make the funding mandatory.
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.: STATE OF YOUR SCHOOL
This Wednesday, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address. I hope you'll join me in watching the President set his priorities for 2010.
This will be the start of an important year ahead. That's because you and I will look back on 2010 in one of two ways – the year we took action and set education in America on a new and better course, or the year we stood by and did nothing.
The Obama administration and Congress have placed education policy at the top of their agenda this year – including the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind. This will be our chance to make sure the voices of teachers – the experts and authorities on what our schools and our students really need – shape and drive the education policies in our country.
But to do so, we have to speak up. Let's make sure our voice is heard by letting Washington know where we stand on the state of our schools.
Tell us now – what's the state of your school, and what changes do you want to see for education this year?
A strong economy requires great public schools. The reauthorization of ESEA should support continual improvements in our classrooms to help students succeed in work, life, and citizenship.
But that will only happen if teachers like you speak up about the state of our schools and what changes we need to see.
Speak out now on the state of your school:
http://msg2svc.net/ctmih/221198/48/177112/213/0/S/wosp.html
As the President delivers his speech this Wednesday, let's join together by tuning in and standing up for our schools and our students.
Thank you,
Dennis Van Roekel
President
NEA
.: H1N1 - SWINE FLU
"It's no mystery why cold and flu viruses can spread so quickly in schools. Many germs—including the common cold virus and the influenza virus including the novel 2009 H1N1 Flu virus—can be spread through touch. Clorox has created a website to help teachers and parents keep students healthy..." Teachers can sign register and receive FREE Clorox disinfecting wipes for their classroom.
NEA has created a special website just for information on H1N1.
They've also released two articles for teachers: 5 Ways to a Cleaner, Healthier Classroom and Schools and H1N1. You can also visit flu.gov for more information.
H1N1 vaccines are available at
.: CTC Announces - Expanded List of Online Direct Applications
The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is pleased to announce that individuals are able to submit additional types of applications through the Online Direct Application website, which has been streamlined for easier use. Effective December 23, 2009, fourteen (14) additional application types are available and more detailed data on pending online applications will be viewable on the Commission's website to applicants, program sponsors, and employers. This correspondence includes information on the changes to the Commission website, the Online Direct Application process, the enhancement to status information for online direct applications, and the new types of documents available for online application.
CTC Press Release
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