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Below is a quick synopsis of Thurs., Nov. 21, 2013's  BOE meeting.

 

             *Presentation on Summer Music Program & All-State Selections by Anissa Arnold, Director of Music

 

          *Discussion of Commissioner King's Forum in Mineola last week which was moderated by Senator Jack Martins. Attendees voiced concern over Commissioner's refusal to listen to what parents, teachers, students and administrators stated regarding C.C.,  APPR, Testing and Privacy of information (InBloom).  Senator Martins

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

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.

 

 

 

After a little over a month of school, Herricks students and colleagues are very busy educating and attending a number of Fall events.

 

 

 

  

     *HTA Executive Council  3:15 p.m. C.C. Room 111

     *HTA Special Meeting With Coaches - 6p.m. H

Dear Colleagues,

Below is a quick synopsis of the BOE meeting on Thurs., Oct 10, 2013.

 

     * The State provided the estimated Empire Health Insurance rates for Jan. to June 2014 last spring at 11.2%. A new estimate was received and confirmed at 4% from the State.

 

     * This overbudgeted amount resulted in the BOE deciding to increase staff as follows:      

            ***one full-time teaching assistant to be assigned on an as-needed basis by the principal in Grade 5 at Searingtown.

            ***one full-time teaching assistant to be assigned on an as-needed basis by the principal in Grade 3

Dear Colleagues,

 

I recently received a letter from the president of the Carle Place Teachers' Association regarding their protracted negotiations. 

 

Carle Place teachers are in their third year without a contract! The recent offer from the Carle Place BOE is a two-tiered salary schedule that would pay new hires substantially less than current members For example, 18 years from now in 2031, a teacher in Carle Place at MA+60, would be earning $30,000 less than they do now! Not only would that cause a revolving door of teachers in Carle Place, devalue the teaching profession, and divide union