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.

Read Randy Shumway's opinion article in Deseret News

Go to www.deseretnews.com and read Randy Shumway's comment piece: "Education must be legislature's highest priority.

Rick

Go to USOE website to see new PSD Gateway

Go to www.schools.utah.gov/main to check out the new Public School Data Gateway.  This new website allows the public to compare schools.  Eventually this will be the site that grades schools also.

Rick

UEA Convention

Go to www.myuea.org to read information about the UEA Convention that was held last week.
Rick

Attend UEA Convention Oct. 20-21

Hope you are able to attend the UEA Convention Thursday and Friday.  If not, enjoy the "Fall Break"...you surely deserve it.

Rick

Utah asks Federal Govt for waiver of some NCLB standards

Read in today's Salt Lake Tribune the article about Utah State Office of Education's request to grant waivers from the feds for NCLB.

www.sltrib.com

Rick

Ogden Interest Based Bargaining Training Scheduled

OEA's negotiation team will meet with the District's team, Supt. Smith and one school board member in preliminary Interest Based Bargaining training, November 7th under the direction of Kathy Yamamoto, Boise Education Association Executive Director.  Kathy has extensive experience in facilitating IBB training.

Rick