Why the Bad Contract?

Posted on August 25, 2010

These are my remarks today to the press, a speech I will be repeating tonight to the school board. Please read this carefully before you make any decisions concerning what I did, what your CTA did, or why we did it. dow

When the superintendent spoke of late in front of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, and his point was to extol educational gains this past year in Palm Beach County, I had two thoughts. One was that he must have been speaking about the other Palm Beach County, the one that didn’t have an unprecedented 36% drop this last year in Elementary School ratings; not the Palm Beach County that “will no longer meet the eligibility criteria to be an ‘Academically High-Performance School District’” for the 2010-11 school year. ...
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VOTE!

Posted on August 20, 2010

Please make sure you vote before or on August 24th. Here is a list of the CTA recommended candidates

	Candidate	Race
	Jean Dowling	School Board - District 2
	Tom Whatley	School Board - District 3
	Karen Brill	School Board - District 3
	Lowell Levine	School Board - District 4
	Anne Kanjian	School Board - District 4
	John McGovern	School Board - District 4
	Marcia Andrews	School Board - District 6
	Thomas Hawkins	School Board – District 7
	Debra Robinson	School Board – District 7
	Alex Sink	Governor
	Loranne Ausley	Chief Financial Officer
	Dan Gelber	Attorney General
	Dave Aronberg	Attorney General
	Maria Sachs	Senate # 30
	Kevin Rader	Senate # 27
	Kelly Skidmore	Senate # 25
	Mark Pafford	HD # 88
	Hava Holzhauer	HD # 87
	Joseph Abruzzo	HD # 85
	Irv Slosberg	HD # 90
	Jeff Clemens	HD # 89
	Mack Bernard	HD # 84
	Mark Marciano	HD # 83

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SPARKS Retreat 2010

Posted on August 18, 2010

Brought to you by the New Teacher’s Committee of CTA

November 5th-6th from 6 p.m.-3 p.m.

Calling All New Teachers!  Are you a new teacher? Are you a member of CTA? Are you looking for a quick getaway with all expenses paid? If you have answered yes to any or all of these questions, then do we have a treat for you! ...
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Hot Dogs and Hot Air

Posted on August 18, 2010

On August 14th, the Government Relations Committee sponsored the first “Hot Dogs and Hot Air” event. It was a rally for the nine candidates supported by CTA for the School Board. Members got a chance to hear each candidate’s position on a variety of topics, ask some very tough questions, help the campaigns AND get a free lunch. .  ...
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CTA School Board Candidate Rally

Posted on August 2, 2010

Date:        SATURDAY AUGUST 14, 2010
Time:        1 TO 4 PM
Location:   CTA OFFICE 715 SPENCER DRIVE
                WEST PALM BEACH
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Early Voting Information

Posted on August 2, 2010

Early voting begins on Monday, August 9, 2010 through Sunday, August 22, 2010. 

The following locations will be open Monday- Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  ...
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2010 AFT Convention Report

Posted on July 26, 2010

The AFT Convention was held in Seattle, Washington July 7 – 11, 2010 with over 3,000 members in attendance. Palm Beach County CTA sent four members to this convention lead by Dr. Kathi Gundlach. The theme of this meeting was “Building Futures Together”. The theme resonated throughout the time in Seattle with topics ranging from organizing and working with others to building political action organizations and strengthening membership. Topics such as teacher evaluations, healthcare reform, and common core standards were discussed. ESEA was also a topic of interest for the group and AFT continues to make the administration aware of the needs of teachers. Bill Gates spoke to the members about his concern and vision for public schools in this country.  ...
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2010 NEA Representative Assembly Report

Posted on July 26, 2010

The 89th National Education Association Representative Assembly was held July 1 – 6, 2010 in New Orleans Louisiana with over 8,000 delegates present. In attendance were 27 members of the Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association led by Vice President Kathi Gundlach. Our members were active participants in the process with numerous members speaking on issues in both the Florida Caucus at in the NEA business meetings. Belinda Gilbert even proposed an amendment to a NBI (New Business Item) and is now well versed in the process. Vice President Kathi Gundlach and Gilda Morgan-Williams were members of the FEA Leadership Team helping to advise members on process and procedures.  ...

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