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Week's Events 11/4 - 11/8

Below is the list of this week's events which will have HTA representation by some or all of us.
 
Best,
Nidya Degliomini
President
Herricks Teachers' Association
 
 
Meetings and Events for Nov. 4 - Nov. 8, 2013
 
Mon., Nov. 4:
     *Athletic Boosters Meeting -  7:00 p.m. H.S. 
     *Center Street "Night Out"
 
Tues., Nov. 5:
     *HTA Executive Council Meeting 1:30 p.m. C.C. Room 214A
     
Wed., Nov. 6:
      *PNC  Meeting with Elementary Teachers - 4 p.m. C.C. Auditorium
      *PNC  Meeting -  following meeting with Elementary teachers C.C. Room 214A
           
Thurs., Nov. 7
       *BOE Meeting -7:15 p.m. C.C
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Week's Events 10/28 - 11/1

The weekend NYSUT Leadership Conference was informative and inspiring. Randi Weingarten made a surprise appearance on Sunday morning and spoke about transformational leadership and getting members involved. It was a wonderful experience to get together with colleagues from districts throughout Long Island and learn about ways to become more effective leaders.
 
Below is the list of this week's events which will have HTA representation by some or all of us.
 
Best,
Nidya Degliomini
President
Herricks Teachers' Association
 
 
Meetings and Events for Oct. 28 - Nov. 1, 2013
 
Mon., Oct. 28:
     *Art Boosters
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Take Action L.I. Continues to Battle

TALI is a way to become involved and affect change in what is going on in education. Here is some information for us to get familiar with it and get involved to make a change!

The TALI Message
 

The war against high-stakes testing and the Tax Cap continues to be the focus of Take Action Long Island (TALI). On October 17, TALI held its Public Education at a Crossroads 2.0 forum. PTA and Union leaders from Nassau and Suffolk Counties were brought together to discuss high-stakes testing, Common Core, and the Tax Cap. Guest speaker Jeannette Deutermann, creator of the Facebook page Long Island Opt

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Week's Events 10/21 - 10/27

Last week's TALI event, "Public Education at the Crossroads 2.0" was well attended by about 100 Long Island Union leaders and PTA presidents. I had the pleasure of attending the event with four of our Herricks PTA presidents. Presenters focused on the topics of the Tax Cap, high stakes testing and their affects on public education. The informative and spirited discussion provided  participants with much insight into the current changes that are affecting public education as well as suggestions on how we can work together to help our students and communities. 
 
Below is the list of this week's
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Week's Events 10/15 - 10/30

After a little over a month of school, Herricks students and colleagues are very busy educating and attending a number of Fall events.
 
Below is the list of this week's events which will have HTA representation by some or all of us.
 
Best,
Nidya Degliomini
President
Herricks Teachers' Association
 
 
 Meetings and Events for Oct. 15 - Oct. 20, 2013
 
  
Tues., Oct. 15:
     *HTA Executive Council  3:15 p.m. C.C. Room 111
     *HTA Governing Board 4:00 p.m. C.C. Room 208
 
Wed., Oct. 16:
     *PNC  Meeting with Special Ed., Reading, etc. - 4 p.m. H.S. Cafeteria A
     *HTA Special Meeting With Coaches - 6p.m. H
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ALERT! Commissioner King CANCELS Town Hall Meeting

We want to alert you to news about how the State is responding to the "Town Hall" meetings they had and future scheduled meetings.

 

Looks like parents & communities are starting to get what's really going in education.

 

We have been informed that last night that after receiving sharp criticism from the public at two upstate town hall meetings, Commissioner King has concluded that holding further meetings would be "unproductive." Therefore, the town hall meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. in Garden City on October 15 is cancelled. 

 

It is unknown whether the 3 p.m. public meeting with the Commissioner
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