OEA Negotiations Summary

OEA signed off on a few proposals today and countered the District's proposal on salary. We will know more after Wednesday's school board meeting.

OEA Negotiations Resumes Today

OEA's Negotiations Team resumes meeting with the District team this morning at 10 am. Check this site later today for a report. Rick

Cassie Cox-Two Rivers Selected for Holocaust Event

Cassie Cox was selected as 1 of 5 teachers selected to be part of the Holocaust Remembrance Project in Chicago. She will leave June 22 for a five day visit with Holocaust Survivors and visits to the new Holocaust Museum and other sites. We congratulate Cassie for this honor.

Discount available for A Cappellastock Concert

Karsten Longhurst has offered the following discount: "As a teacher and member of the a cappella group T Minus 5, I would like to invite you again this year to A Cappellastock August 22nd at the Ogden Amphitheater. Now in it's sixth year, this night of diverse a cappella music from around the world continues to be the largest event of it's kind and has become a tradition for many inside and outside of Utah.

The members of T Minus 5 would like to offer a 10% discount to employees of the Ogden and Weber School Districts. Call the A Cappellastock ticket hotline at 801-452-1481 and us the code "Teacher" to receive the discount.

Enjoy. Karsten Longhurst and T Minus 5

SL Trib writes about pilot performance pay schools

Go to www.sltrib.com to read Lisa Schencker's article on a pilot program approved by the Legislature (evidently $300,000 not needed elsewhere) to pay 5 schools to try performance pay using evaluations and test scores.

Utah to Join tougher Federal Standards

Ledyard King writes in June 2 USA Today that 46 states (I believe Utah is one of those 46) have "agreed in principle to develop a set of rigourous criteria to prepare high school graduates for college and the workplace." "This is a giant first step in the right direction", U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says. Read the entire article at www.usatoday.com

Rick

Thanks to Negotiation Teams

A big thank you to WEA's negotiation team: Kirk Ottley, Marlene Irons, Shari Combe, Terie Maxfield, Brent Ludlow, and Lee Claycomb. They spent many hours working out this years agreement.

Also, a big thanks to OEA's Negotiation team as they continue to meet to come to an agreement: Mary Courney, Bonnie Darlington, Jenny Venegas, Doug Stephens, Whit Freund, Sherrie Dame, and Christine Tea.

OEA's next meeting with the district is June 8. Rick