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Once again it is time for CVEA elections to the Executive Board. Your Building Reps will be conducting elections for next year’s officers as well as our delegates to NEA/RA in early March and the delegates to the WEA/RA in May. Thank you to those members who have chosen to devote their time to the Association and to public education. Those who are running for office are listed below along with information regarding experience and current assignment.
Kent retired in 2001 after teaching in CVSD for 31 years. He served in various Association positions over the last 12 years including Grievance Chair, Bargaining Team member, Building Rep, delegate WEA/RA and NEA/RA. Kent is currently serving his fourth year as CVEA President.
Steve has taught at University High School since 1984. He has served as Member at Large and Vice President of CVEA and as a delegate to WEA/RA and NEA/RA. Steve has also served on the Bargaining Team for the last three terms. He is currently CVEA Vice President.
Shirley is serving in her first year as Secretary/Treasurer of the Association. Shirley has been in the District for 11 years and been a Building Rep for 8 years. She currently teaches at Greenacres Elementary and likes puppies and chocolate.
June currently teaches 4th grade at Liberty Lake Elementary. She has been in the District for 14 years. June has been a Building Rep for ten years and has been a delegate to the WEA/RA and NEA/RA and is currently serving as the Elementary Member at Large on the CVEA Executive Board.
Loren has taught in the district for 28 years and is currently teaching special education at North Pines Middle School. He has served as a Building Rep and last year was elected to the Executive Board as the Middle School Representative. Loren is currently serving as ACE/CAPE Chair for the Eastern Washington UniServ council.
Dick has been in the District for 27 years, all of them at CVHS as a math instructor. He has served as the department chair for math and as the head of the math vertical committee. Dick currently serves as the High School Rep on the Executive Board and is on the bargaining team.
The National Education Association Representative Assembly will be held in Los Angeles this summer. The CVEA will send four delegates to the RA. The following members are running for the three open positions. The other position will be filled by Steve Lalonde, CVEA Vice President.
The Washington Education Association Representative Assembly will be held at the Spokane Convention Center on May 12-14. The following CVEA members have applied to fill the 11 of the 12 positions that we are allowed. (The CVEA President automatically gets the 12th seat.) Your building reps will be conducting elections this month to select our delegation.
Thanks to all of the above for being willing to represent your fellow members at the convention.
Your CVEA Bargaining Team has been meeting in preparation for the beginning of negotiations in April. An integral part of that process is to survey members. Your views will help the team develop our bargaining goals. Your CVEA Building Reps will be distributing the bargaining survey in the next few days. Please take the time to complete the survey and help the team better represent you. If you have questions or want to discuss specific issues please contact a team member listed below or call or email the CVEA office.
In the last few weeks legislators have received more than 300 letters in support of a simple majority bill being considered by the legislature. The Senate Early Learning, K-12 and Higher Education Committee passed SJR 8202, a constitutional amendment authorizing the simple majority approval of school district levies and bonds. The House Education Committee passed HJR 4205, a simple majority for school levies.
While there are several more committee hurdles, the biggest challenge will be getting 2/3 of Senators to agree to put Simple Majority on the ballot. This is an important bill for teachers and students. Please contact your legislator and ask them to support this bill.
If you have questions regarding our collective bargaining agreement and can’t find a copy of the agreement, it is available on line at the Association website at www. centralvalleyea.org. Our CVEA website manager Steve Lalonde has the entire contract with links to all sections on the website. You will also find links to our monthly newsletter and the school calendar as well links to other useful sites such as WEA, NEA and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Education. Thank you Steve.
Check out the free resources available from NEA for the celebration of Dr. Suess’ birthday on March 2. Go to www.nea.org and click on the Cat in the Hat logo for more information. You can download, print and reproduce posters, bookmarks, logos and other cool stuff. You may also order a free printed resource kit that includes posters, a coupon from Staples and a for members only CD-ROM.
WEA’s Certification Roadshow is a targeted effort to improve communications relating to new certification requirements for teachers. Frustration is high among WEA members regarding the state’s new Professional Certification requirements. WEA certification experts have teamed up with state education officials to help clear aside the confusion and provide answers to tough questions. A workshop will be held in Spokane Tuesday, March 8 at the WEA/EW office at 230 E. Montgomery. Dinner at 4:30 and 5-8PM for the meeting. Please RSVP at 326-4046.
MONDAY, FEB. 21, PRESIDENT'S DAY - NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, CVEA Executive Board Meeting, 3:30PM
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, SEAT Meeting, 3:45PM, ESC
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, Eastern Washington UniServ, Council Meeting, 5:30PM
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, CVEA Rep Council Meeting, Players and Spectators, 4:00PM
I plan to be in the following buildings during lunch to meet members and answer questions. kr
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