<![CDATA[Bronxville Teachers' Association - BTA News]]>Sat, 26 May 2012 11:57:16 -0500Weebly<![CDATA[Educate New York Now!]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:13:15 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/educate-new-york-now.htmlNYSUT is a partner in the new statewide campaign, Educate NY Now! which debuted this week. The 12-month campaign addresses the growing education crisis in the state's public schools.

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]]><![CDATA[Education unionists in Albany make the case for privacy of evaluations]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:10:56 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/education-unionists-in-albany-make-the-case-for-privacy-of-evaluations.htmlMany of the lawmakers visited by NYSUT grassroots lobbyists this week were convinced that privacy is essential. They agree that a law is needed to protect the evaluations of teachers, as well as their students, from exploitation by the public and news media. This bill -- A-9814 -- is the union's top priority for the remainder of the legislative session. Go to the NYSUT MAC site to take action on it and keep up the pressure. 

https://mac.nysut.org/

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]]><![CDATA[Protecting Teacher Privacy]]>Tue, 22 May 2012 11:43:49 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/protecting-teacher-privacy.htmlIsn’t it time for Albany to come up with a better approach to education reform than personal embarrassment and individual blame?

Take action now at the NYSUT Member Action Center to tell legislators to stop the public shaming of teachers and to protect our right to privacy! And share this message with your friends and colleagues!

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Recent reports in tabloid newspapers included teachers’ names and personal information. This set off a flurry of unfair personal attacks and blatant misinformation about teachers.

Take the case of one 6th grade teacher in New York City.  When Teacher Data Reports were published in February, she found herself hounded by New York Post reporters. They rang her doorbell throughout the weekend. They pounded on her window. They proclaimed her the "city’s worst teacher." And all this despite accounts from her colleagues and peers that she is an excellent teacher in an excellent school.

Unless Albany does something about it soon, we can expect more of the same.

Take action now at the NYSUT Member Action Center to tell legislators to stop the public shaming of teachers and to protect our right to privacy! And share this message with your friends and colleagues!

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In addition to sending a fax, you can make a personal phone call to the Governor and your legislators’ offices by calling 1-877-255-9417 .

It is time for lawmakers to support legislation to protect the privacy rights of teachers with respect to their personnel records.

Take action now at the NYSUT Member Action Center to tell legislators to stop the public shaming of teachers and to protect our right to privacy! And share this message with your friends and colleagues!

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In solidarity,

Andrew Pallotta
NYSUT Executive Vice President
P.S.: Please pass this message along to friends and colleagues to help protect teacher privacy!

]]><![CDATA[Condolences]]>Mon, 21 May 2012 09:26:53 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/condolences.htmlThe BTA extends condolences to Mary Schenck and her family on the loss of Mary's mother.]]><![CDATA[Reminder About Social Networking]]>Mon, 21 May 2012 07:12:29 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/reminder-about-social-networking.htmlIf you are on Facebook, make sure your settings for sharing your pictures and posts, etc. are set to "friends only" and not "friends of friends."  Some of your friends may also be friends with students or members of students' families, and you may not want your posts to be public in that way. 
]]><![CDATA[Committee of 100]]>Sat, 19 May 2012 06:56:45 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/committee-of-1001.html
Christina Reidel is going to NYSUT's Committee of 100 lobbying day this week to speak to our legislators and represent us and our concerns.

Here's what NYSUT says about the priorities for lobbying:
The second of NYSUT’s annual grassroots lobbying events brings hundreds to Albany next week. With a month left in the legislative session, the union’s priorities are clearly drawn. The NYSUT volunteer lobbyists will demand that lawmakers: First and foremost, protect teacher privacy in evaluations; reform the tax cap law; pass the New York DREAM Act; and save Downstate Medical Center as a fully functional hospital, among other unresolved issues. 

Support Christina and NYSUT by going to the NYSUT MAC site to take action on all these issues; more letters and messages provide tremendous support to the lobbying efforts in Albany.
]]><![CDATA[Food Drive]]>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:42:33 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/food-drive1.htmlOur total of $5712 and 2077 pounds of food collected makes the Bronxville Teachers' Association the second largest contributor to the Food Drive in Westchester and Putnam Counties.

Again - many thanks to Meg Weiss and Glenn Stockton for their work in organizing this collection. ]]><![CDATA[This is from NYSUT regarding the Food Drive]]>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:40:30 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/this-is-from-nysut-regarding-the-food-drive.html Dear Local Coordinator and Local President:

Thank you again for your participation in NYSUT’s Annual Food Drive, and especially to all the Coordinators for your help in running the Drive.  We raised a total of $42,572.93 and collected 61,870 pounds of food for the Food Bank for Westchester, People to People, Inc, in Rockland County, and other local food banks in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange Counties!  We could not have done this without you!

What we have accomplished is so extraordinary that it almost cannot be believed.  Thirty tons of food and enough money to purchase another thirty tons of food!!  On behalf of all those for whom hunger is an unconscionable way of life, we who organize this food drive every year, thank you again and again.  Truly important work that was needed and wanted was done here.

Attached is the FINAL REPORT for the 2011-12 Food Drive.  Please share these results with your members and thank them again for their generosity. 

Sincerely,

NYSUT’s Food Drive Coordinating Committee:

Sue Cotellessa and Cheryl Aguilar, NYSUT Staff
Jeff Zuckerman, Clare Gorman, Edith Rosenblatt (Retirees)
Bill Wienecke (Somers TA)

]]><![CDATA[Cancer Screening]]>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:30:05 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/cancer-screening.htmlHere's a reminder:

Civil Service Law §159-b (as of July 2008) allows all employees of school districts (and other public entities) in New York State up to 4 hours of paid leave time each year to be screened for breast or prostate cancer.  This time cannot be charged against your sick time or personal time.

]]><![CDATA[Congratulations!]]>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:24:32 -0500http://www.bronxvilleteachers.org/1/post/2012/05/congratulations.htmlCongratulations to Christine Dowd, who gave birth to a beautiful Baby girl yesterday.

Born May 15th at 6:32 pm

8lbs. 7oz. 21 inches long

Her name is Gracie Carol

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