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Exec Board Agenda

May 21, 2013

Cooper School library 3:30 P.M

*Special visit from John Niederkorn and possibly Ken Jacopetti – Time TBD

1)    – Approval of the minutes

2)    – Approval of the agenda

* Bargaining (Brenda Hensley)

3)    – President’s Report

4)    -Treasurer’s Report

5)    -Chair Reports

Action (Corey Penrose)

Human Rights (Alyson Brauning)

Women’s Issues (Tricia Cowen)

Grievance (Sylvia Aquino)

PAC ( Dawn Kelly)

Special Ed ( Tammy Parker)

Membership ( Julie Timmerman)

6)    –Business

-Reflect/Look ahead- discussion of past practice and future goals

– Meeting dates for 2013-14 discussion

-Recognition

7)  -Other

8)  -Adjournment

BURLINGAME – The following statement was released by California Teachers Association President Dean E. Vogel today in reaction to Gov. Jerry’s Brown’s May Revision of the 2013-14 state budget:

“We commend Governor Jerry Brown today for keeping public education a priority in his May revision of the state budget. Allocating $1 billion to help local school districts implement the Common Core State Standards is great and welcome news for California’s students. The money is much needed to provide training, professional development, textbooks and materials. The transition to the Common Core Standards will dramatically impact how teachers teach. Educators must have the support and resources they need in order for the new standards to be implemented effectively.

“CTA continues to support the goals of Gov. Brown’s proposed Local Control Funding Formula as we believe that every student is entitled to educational equality and appreciate the recognition that it costs more money to educate students with higher needs. We will review the proposed changes and will continue to work with the governor and legislators to ensure all concerns are addressed, including accountability, use of accurate data in determining funding levels and timing of implementation. We look forward to having many more discussions in the next few weeks as the state budget is finalized.”

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