Everyone agrees that the state’s new evaluation system is a work in progress. It’s due to be implemented in less than two months in local school districts, and there are state policy details still to be discussed. Tomorrow the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) will meet at 9:00 a.m. in room 307 at the State…
Details2013 National Teacher of the Year Jeff Charbonneau is proud to be a teacher and he urged 9,000 fellow educators gathered at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia to spread the word that public education is succeeding. “Rather than succumb to the notion that we are failing, we must celebrate the quality…
DetailsNEA President Dennis Van Roekel sounded a note familiar to CEA members in his NEA RA keynote address: It’s time to give teachers a meaningful role in school improvement. CEA has consistently raised public awareness about this issue—from TV advertisements, to public remarks, to member communications. By recognizing teachers’ professional status, communities can work together…
DetailsIt’s remarkable when people behave in a gallant and chivalric way. And it’s why we should stop and pause to mark the 150th anniversary of the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg today. During these summer weeks, teachers may want to delve into a new book called Gettysburg: the Last Invasion. It’s getting a…
DetailsSome children spend a good portion of summer vacation in front of the TV, while others are exposed to a variety of enrichment activities. An article in yesterday’s New York Times takes a look at this reality and at how some districts are retooling their summer school programs. How do you think children should spend…
DetailsThe headlines of many of the nation’s leading newspapers today commemorate the significance of yesterday’s landmark Supreme Court decision mandating new federal recognition of gay couples. While the news stories are replete with facts, the emotion is found in reflective essays. BlogCEA thinks Frank Bruni’s Op-Ed in The New York Times today is a “don’t…
DetailsEducators here in Connecticut and across the country are working hard to meet historic challenges. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently announced that states can request flexibility in two specific areas when it comes to implementing new evaluation systems and assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Read Secretary Duncan’s letter here for…
Details2009 National Teacher of the Year and Greenwich educator Tony Mullen thinks that all new educators should have the benefit of spending a year with a master-teacher. In a recent blog post for Education Week, he says that if educators had the advantage of a residency experience like doctors do, the retention rate for teachers…
DetailsThe CEA Advisor will be arriving on your doorstep this week. Check out the issue (in print or online) to learn more about teacher evaluations, legislative victories, money for public education and teacher retirement, the latest on the CEA Sandy Hook Memorial, and much, much more. Below is CEA President Sheila Cohen, Vice President Jeff…
DetailsToday marks the six-month anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and our hearts remain heavy with grief for everyone touched by the tragedy. CEA President Sheila Cohen said, “We each remember the lives lost in our own individual way. The families of those lost are very much in our thoughts.” Communities around…
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Shared Services Teachers’ Association
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Andover Education Association
Columbia Teachers’ Association
Hebron Education Association
Marlborough Education Association
Willington Education Association
Ashford Education Association
Brooklyn Education Association
Canterbury Education Association
Chaplin Education Association
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CEA may be eligible to elect up to 30 state delegates to the NEA RA in 2020. Here are descriptions of the open positions:
Category 1 At-Large/State Delegate: Fifteen Positions (Term: two years)
Category 1 At-Large/Ethnic Minority Concerns: Four Positions (Term: 2
years)
These categories must have Active classroom teachers (Membership Type AC-1) or NEA Life members (Membership Type AC-7) in local affiliates are eligible for these positions.
Aspiring Educators: one Position (Term: 1 Year)
Only Aspiring Educators with a SEA and NEA membership are eligible for this position.
Membership Units: nine positions from specific Membership Units (Term: one year)
Only active members (Membership Type AC-1) or NEA Life members (Membership Type AC-7) who teach in a local CEA affiliate in one of the seventeen Membership Units may be nominated for these positions. The nine open units include E, F, H, J, K, L, M, P & Q.
Bethel, Brookfield, CEA New Milford, Easton, NEA Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman
Amity, Bethany, Branford, Derby, East Haven, Milford, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Woodbridge
ACES, Cheshire, Hamden, North Haven, Wallingford, Wolcott
Berlin, Farmington, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Thomaston, Wethersfield
Cromwell, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Manchester, Rocky Hill
Bloomfield, CREC, East Windsor, Enfield, South Windsor, Suffield, Windsor
Avon, Canton, East Granby, Granby, Simsbury, West Hartford, Windsor Locks
East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Preston, Project LEARN, Stonington, Voluntown, Waterford
Clinton, East Haddam, East Hampton, Guilford, Haddam-Killingworth, Madison, Old Saybrook, Regional 4, Regional 13, Regional 18, Portland, Westbrook
Category 2 At-Large: One position (Term interim position open this year)
Nominees for the Category 2 At-Large position must be Active members (Membership Type AC-1) in supervisor/administrator positions or NEA Life members (Membership Type AC-7) who are no longer teaching—but only if they are not also NEA-Retired members. (NEA Life membership is a special category terminated in 1973.) Members with Active Life Memberships who are not retired from teaching are eligible for Category 2. NEA-Retired Members for Life (Membership Type RT-7) or annual Retired members (Membership Type RT-8) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CATEGORY 2
Standing Committees of CEA-Retired are appointed by the CEA-Retired President with the advice of the Advisory Council after the CEA-Retired Annual Meeting in May. This typically takes place in June with additional appointments made in September. Terms will be for one year commencing on August 1.
If you are interested in serving on one of the committees, please indicate your willingness below. Please remember that committees have a limited membership and not all of the requests can be filled. By giving a first and second choice, CEA-Retired members will have a better chance of being chosen. If you filled out a form and returned it at the Annual Meeting, please do not fill out another form.
Connecticut Education Foundation
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Hartford, CT 06106
For inquiries or donations, visit http://henrybarnardfund.org/index.html
Contact CEA Retirement Specialist Robyn Kaplan-Cho at 860-525-5641, 1-800-842-4319, or [email protected].
Your contract can serve as an important vehicle for protecting your rights and advancing your concerns as a teacher working with special education students. In this workshop, teachers will learn how to integrate special education issues into the collective bargaining process. Participants will study the pros and cons of negotiating contract provisions related to performing health procedures, teacher notification and scheduling of PPT meetings, professional development opportunities, class-size limitations, local dispute resolution procedures for special-education-related problems, placement decisions, and many more related topics. Model contract language will be provided. This workshop is ideal for negotiating committees and teachers with a particular interest in this area of the law.
Length 2+ Hours
Presenter: Robyn Kaplan-Cho, CEA