Senator Martin sponsored Commissioner King's Forum last Wednesday, Nov. 13th at Mineola H.S.. This event was open to constituents in Senator Martin's district. HTA members from each school, as well as, administrators, board members, PTA members, parents and community members attended this event. The meeting lasted about three hours. The program was divided into four segments. The topics discussed were:

Questions had to be pre-submitted and were asked by representatives of the variety of invited communities. Senator Martins

Below is the list of this week's events which will have HTA representation by some or all of us.

 

 

       *SEPTA Meeting -7:30 p.m. Searingtown

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

In the last week and a half the BOE president reached out to me indicating that the BOE wanted to commence negotiations, for the teachers' contract which expires on June 30, 2014, as soon as possible and hopes to reach some accord prior to 2014-2015 budget presentation in February. The BOE president and I had a frank discussion about our joint concerns over the continuing effects and implications of the Tax Cap in Herricks.

 

After receiving the Board's letter and a subsequent telephone conversation with the BOE president, I met with our HTA Executive Council, Professional

Dear Colleagues,

 

As per Dr. Bierwirth's email, Senator Jack Martins will be moderating a meeting with Commissioner King on Wed., Nov 13th at Mineola H.S. from 4 -6 p.m. There are a limited number of teacher tickets (approx. 2 -3 per building) available for distribution to this event.

 

Please notify your building reps via email by Fri., Nov. 8th at noon if you are interested in attending this event. Also note that if the number of teachers interested in attending this event from your building exceeds the number of available tickets a lottery will determine who goes to the event.

Below is the list of this week's events which will have HTA representation by some or all of us.

 

 

       *BOE Meeting -7:15 p.m. C.C