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NEA
Magazine Service
FREE Subscription for CTA Members
NEA Member Benefits would like to introduce CTA members to the
NEA Magazine Service. CTA members can enjoy a FREE magazine
subscription! Simply visit
www.neamag.com/california, and choose a magazine from the
list. If you choose your subscription online, you’ll also
receive a bonus FREE subscription!
Quantities are limited, free titles and numbers of issues are
subject to change; visit
www.neamag.com/california to see current choices.
NEA Legislative Action Center
Issues and legislation that
impact upon teachers...
CTA Insider - Current Issue
The current
issue of the CTA member newsletter...
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voluntary Disability and/or Life coverage with Standard
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Current California Educator
News and information
for the California Education Community...
New Life & Disability Plans
CTA ANNOUNCES NEW
PARTNERSHIP FOR ITS ENDORSED LIFE AND DISABILITY PLANS.
Retirees Enticing Targets
Consumer
advocates and securities regulators are bracing for a surge in
fraud schemes directed at older investors.
Your MasterCard or Your Life
A
disturbing new report shows that with health care costs
continuing their sharp rise, low- and middle-income patients are
reaching for their credit cards with alarming frequency to cover
treatment that they otherwise would be unable to afford.
Know Your Weingarten Rights
The rights of unionized employees to have
present a union representative during investigatory interviews
were announced by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 1975 case...
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Articles of Interest
In Memory Of
Annie Granillo
ESP School Law
State Could Get a
$10 Billion Stimulus
From:
Mike Shanteler, RESPA President
Subject: Broader Economic
Concerns
To: RESPA Members
I am communicating
to you today in response to several contacts that have been made
both to me, and to other Executive Board Members regarding broader
economic concerns at the state level, as well as those that have
potential impact locally.
In truth, we find
ourselves in the same circumstances as every other CTA chapter in
California; until we have a state budget, RUSD and all other
districts are in a state of limbo. They can only make projections
and suggest cuts based upon a "worst-case scenario", because they
will not risk predicting more revenue will come in than will
actually materialize.
In fact, two
elements that cannot yet be quantified, and may have a major impact
on an eventual budget are the above stated budget, which CTA has
potentially altered by sponsoring a 1% sales tax increase, and the
Federal Economic Stimulus Package. Because that Stimulus Bill passed
by a vote of 244 to 188 in the House of Representatives yesterday,
and is now going to be taken up by the US Senate, we are very much
encouraged that it will indeed be made law. If that occurs,
California's Public schools stand to gain an infusion of
approximately 10 billion dollars over the next two years. The
hyperlink below will give you more information if you are interested
in reading it.
State could get $10 billion stimulus school aid.
Even though this seems likely to occur, RUSD cannot project it as
revenue, and is therefore mandated to build a budget that does not
reflect its inclusion. In other words, until it happens, any budget
has to show appropriate cuts, and this places our members in harm's
way. Our Executive Board and Negotiating Teams are active and
engaged in the process, and we will continue to keep you updated as
we know more.
For now, trust that we are cautiously guarding your interests and
will reach out to you as we prepare for a collective response to the
District. |
Articles Of Interest
NEA
Exec Committee Member and RESPA Member
Paula Monroe's TV interview
RTA/RESPA
Organizing Committee Communiqué
April news and events effecting RESPA bargaining members...
Visit The RTA Website
Link to the website of the
Redlands Teachers Association
Visit NEA/Esp
Article and information from NEA with a
focus on the para-professional
Visit The CTA Website
Link to the CTA website and member login
San Gorgonio Svc. Ctr.
Link to the San Gorgonio
Service Center Council website.
A Salute to The ESP
The school
day doesn’t begin with the first bell each morning. It starts with that
first school bus ride and ends when the custodian turns off the light at
night.
Paraeducators Part
Of The Team
While paras are
invaluable to teachers, they are not properly valued when it
comes to their salaries. Some believe this is because they are
perceived as moms who like to work where their kids go to school
and are happy to earn pocket money...
ESPs...A
Living Wage
The newest
members of the CTA family — classified employees — finally have a voice in
the organization. And with that voice...
Professional Growth
Article
9 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement details the RESPA Professional Growth
Program.
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