AEAA has launched a 2010 Petition Drive to Raise Revenues. This weblink provides a PDF file petition download, as well as where state lawmakers can find the money to provide an education for New Mexico's K-12 school children, as well as college and university students. Included is information about THREE POINT PLAN: A Permanent Fix for Budget Cuts.
Essentially, the Times is assessing teacher perfomance based on the test scores of students. Each students' tests scores are used to project future progress. Here is an explanation of the value-added approach.
Click on the title to read the reposnes to the value-added approach.
Sue Parton President
David Garza Executive Vice President
Neaita Eagle Tail OST Representative
Polly Kalich AS-IA Representative
Michael Ashley BIA Representative
Lorene Williams BIE Representative
Michael Jennings Executive Director
The HFT is looking for interested parents and community members who would like to work with us to make HISD responsive to the needs of our community. Are you just such a parent or community member? Do you know somoeone who might be?
Please complete this short registration form if you are interested in learning more or would like to nominate someone.
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At the August Board meeting Dr. Daisy Lee voluntarily took a three day furlough from her contract. Now all of management, CSEA, and the Classified unit have three day furloughs for the upcoming school year. It should be noted however, that a three day furlough from a classified (or certificated) employee working 180 days is a bigger pecentage cut than three days from someone in management who works around 220 days.
The Certificated Unit is now the only group without a contract. It would be easy for the District to arrive at an agreement with the Certificatged unit if it was just about a three day furlough. However, the District has also taken the three Buy Back Days, wants to increase average class sizes by three students and increase adjunct and other responsibilities. It seems the District is intent on balancing its budget on the backs of teachers.
It is our hope that the Federal legislation recently passed by Congress will ease the financial pressure in the distirct and allow for an agreement to be reached at the next bargaining session on August 30.
If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.
-- African proverb --
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President Obama signed into law a $10 billion bill that will support 116,000 teacher jobs nationwide. California is expected to receive $1.2 billion. It is unknown how quickly the funds will arrive in the district.
