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Important District
Finance Information
The district is facing approx. $18 Million in cuts
next year from the current year’s budget. This figure is predicted to
increase before the end of this school year.
Disability
Insurance...Important Notice
These are perilous financial times
for all of us. Some of us are relying on two paychecks to meet our
obligations. What happens if our non-teaching spouse looses his or her
job or gets fewer hours?
A
Message of Unity From Bill Fisher
Public
Education in California and across the country is at a critical
juncture. In state after state, schools and teachers are being asked to
slash programs and take cuts in salaries while reaching and exceeding
goals set by the same politicians who decided that it was easier to cut
school funding...
Too Much Exposure?
When it comes to social
networking, it's not what you know, or even who you know -- it's who
knows you. And that's pretty much where the trouble starts...
CNTA
Online Voting…A Secret Ballot
In an attempt to make it easier for CNTA members to vote upon the school and
district wide issues that may affect them, CNTA has begun to phase in the
on-line voting process...
Do You
Need A Representative?
You’ve just gone to your school mailbox and you find a note from your
principal that says, “Please see me today after school.” You wonder
what’s going on, but you go to the office after school. Several things
could happen...
New IRS
Annuity Rules
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service issued new rules
affecting 403(b) retirement plans. We are in the process of examining
the new regulations and its impact on chapters and members...
Examining
BTSA & CLAD
Do I as a beginning teacher have to participate in BTSA (Beginning Teacher
Support and Assessment Program)? Do I have to get the CLAD or BCLAD
certificate? The answers are not always a simple "yes" or
"no"...
Student
Accusations...Things
You Should Know
Students accuse teachers of touching or grabbing them on a regular
basis. When this occurs, it is devastating to the teacher involved. The
situation can be made worse depending on...
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