Teachers in New Jersey first had the idea, and it has spread around the country, including to Connecticut. The idea: A group of teachers gathers in a public space to grade papers and do the preparation they normally work on at home. Grade-ins have been a big hit among teachers and the public. Earlier this…
DetailsWhat school reform model has no student lotteries and doesn’t require youngsters to leave their neighborhood schools? U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal may not have known the answer prior to a visit to Waterbury last week. Now he knows the answer (CommPACT Schools) and much more! Sen. Richard Blumenthal visited Washington Elementary School in Waterbury. “I…
DetailsToday the Hartford Courant ran a letter to the editor from Ray Rossomando, CEA’s Legislative Coordinator. He wrote in response to a Courant editorial which stated, Step one is to make teachers accountable for student learning. A simple way is for Connecticut’s General Assembly to pass a law that allows school boards to use performance,…
DetailsWhen I read Sam Dillon’s article in the Sunday Times, I felt affirmed. (Behind Grass-Roots Advocacy, Bill Gates by Sam Dillon May 21, NYT.) For two years I have been underscoring the growing influence on education policy in general, but specifically his foundation’s deep influence on the Obama/Duncan agenda. This is a must read. Dillon…
DetailsStirrings of movement are occurring in Washington even while most pundits continue to see the prospects for reauthorization of ESEA as unlikely this year. While idealogical lines are being firmed up (see the US Chamber of Commerce position) Secretary Duncan remains optimistic that the job can be completed this summer. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), new…
DetailsMany people have tried hard to transform traditional barriers to labor/management cooperation in order to produce productive partnerships. Not all have succeeded. We’re proud to report that — in education — school officials and teacher labor leaders are succeeding with a pioneering program called CALI. At a meeting yesterday, organized by the State Department of Education,…
DetailsTalk of social media policies seems to be increasing in districts around the state. You may have heard about the social media policy Glastonbury is considering. CEA staff invited Glastonbury Education Association President Josh Steffenson to write a guest post for BlogCEA and contribute his thoughts on the issue. Thank you Josh! Please share your…
DetailsConcession talks between state employee unions and the Malloy administration are coming down to the wire. State Capitol observers are increasingly anxious about the consequences of a breakdown. As the Hartford Courant opined today: If Governor Malloy fails to extract union concessions, then “he will also have to stop shielding schools, towns and cities from…
DetailsRegistration is now open for the CEA Summer Leadership Conference, August 1-3, 2011. This two-and-a-half day conference is offered annually the first week in August. Tracks and electives cover a wide variety of topics, and members can earn CEUs with some tracks. The conference is being held at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center again this…
DetailsCEA Executive Director John Yrchik has a great column in the April CEA Advisor. You should be receiving your Advisor in the mail any day now if you haven’t already. You can also always read the CEA Advisor online. John’s column is reprinted below. The New Pinkertons Clashes between striking workers and Pinkerton guards in…
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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