Parents for Choice promote Indiana"s Voucher Plan

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52835400-78/florida-reforms-utah-state.html.csp

Read this article on Indiana's voucher program and the legislature's plans for education in Utah.

Halloween is over but this is scarrrrrryyyyy!!!

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Taxation policy, Economic Development and Education funding

The TEF message (TAX POLICY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, and EDUCATION FUNDING) will be presented to five school community councils: Lakeview, Farr West, Fremont, South Ogden and Washington Terrace.  We will show the TEF video and handout our message cards.

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Senator Osmond to present termination plan

Senator Aaron Osmond (took Chris Butter's place) and State Supt. Larry Shumway will present their ideas to the public, Monday, Nov. 7 at the Weber School District Board Room at 7:00 pm.  Their plans include eliminating the state "Orderly Termination Law" and allowing teachers to be "at will employees".

To access Senator Osmond's presentation to the Interim committee you can go to our website: www.ogdenweber.org

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Idaho is laboratory of teacher pay plans

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700193149/Idaho-is-laboratory-of-teacher-pay-plans.html

Read this article in the Deseret News about Idaho's teacher pay plans.
Rick

School District to allow "Bible" on slip

Read
Amy Choate-Nielsen's article in the Deseret News today: "A California school district has given the OK to a Christian church group to include the word "Bible"on permission slips distributed in schools"

Go to www.deseretnews.com to read the entire article on religious freedom in schools.

Rick

State Senator A. Osmond and State Supt. Shumway propose changes to Orderly Termination Law

Representatives from Ogden and Weber school districts will be meeting with Senator Osmond (took Chris Butters place) and Supt. Shumway in the next couple of weeks to discuss their legislation to change the current orderly termination law.  We will have OEA and WEA representatives there to listen and represent teachers.  This is only one of many negative pieces of legislation we will be dealing with in the next session.  We have planned to meet with all of our Weber legislators before the session to discuss our priorities.

Rick

Good news and bad news

The good news first:  OEA's VP Sara Byrd gave birth to a healthy baby boy (8lbs +) named Marcus Alexander...congrats to the parents.

Bad news: we are sorry to announce the passing of Lynn Trenbeath, long-time Davis District administrator and a mediator for both WEA and OEA during our troubled negotiations.  She was a special lady and will missed by many.