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

New PAC supports education

New political action committee formed to support education. Read the article in the Sunday sl tribune.rick

OEA/WEA Leadership meets with Weber Legislators

Five of our ten Weber County legislators: Brad Dee, Brad Galvez, Ryan Wilcox, Gage Froerer, and Allen Christensen met with our leadership Thursday night to listen to UEA Government Relations Director Kory Holdaway discuss some of the upcoming issues concerning education.  Also attending was Jay Blain, UEA Bargaining Director.

Issues discussed included the budget, collective bargaining, payroll dues deduction, and orderly termination policy.

Go to www.myuea.org and click on the Under the Dome icon to learn more.  Also watch the video that explains the "Educator on the Hill" program that will begin when the session starts in January.

Rick

Demos, GOP spar over education $$ Deseret News

Read about the squable over public ed funding:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705395806/Utah-Democrats-Republicans-spar-over-public-education-funding.html

Happy Holidays

Rick