Interest based bargaining training with Ogden district Monday

The OEA negotiation team will meet with the district for interest based training Monday with our trainer Kathy Yamomoto from the Boise Education Association.

UEA Board and Successor Delegate Election Deadline

http://www.myuea.org/sites/utahedu/Uploads/files/Form/Declaration%20of%20Candidacy%202012.pdf

The deadline for getting a application to run for the UEA Board of Directors and for the Successor Delegate for the NEA Representative Assembly is January 12th.  You can click on the site above to download a form.

The UEA Board Member represents OEA and WEA on the the governing board of UEA.  This term is only one year, because of changing the terms of offices.  Usually it is three years.  The successor delegate to the NEA RA is in case the UEA board member cannot attend the convention in July.

If you are interested please download the application and send it in to UEA before Jan. 12.

Thanks Rick

Bullying in U.S. schools causes long-term harm

Read Lois Collin's article on Bullying in Schools in today's Deseret News.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700212212/Bullies-do-long-term-damage-to-themselves-as-well-as-victims.html

Happy New Year.
Rick

WSU Orientation Yesterday

I visited with over 100 new WSU student teachers yesterday in their orientation.  I told them a little bit about the association and gave them some membership forms.  As they come into the schools we will invite them to join as student members.  I also spoke to three groups of Level 1 teacher ed students.

Rick

Happy 2012: Deseret News article on OHS and BLHS Tardy reductions

Read the article in the Des News today about the efforts at Ben Lomond and Ogden Highs to reduce the number of tardies.

Happy New Year.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700211827/Longer-lunch-period-proves-an-effective-motivation-for-Ogden-teens.html

House GOP vows to fund education...SL Tribune

Read Robert Gehrke's entire article at:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/53156558-90/tax-education-debt-fund.html.csp

Happy Holidays
Rick

FEA Conference at WSU

FEA students from Granite, Davis, Ogden and Weber districts attended an FEA conference headed by Stephanie Heath at WSU today.  They attended breakout sessions and a keynote address.  Shawna Blamires (T.O. Smith) and Tami Youngman were honored by former students.

Rick