Texas AFT: Follow-Up Survey Gauging Planned Cuts & Layoffs for 2012-2013

Last fall, more than 3,500 people responded to Texas AFT’s survey on the impact of $5.4 billion in state budget cuts to public education. Now’s your chance to weigh in again with a followup survey that also gauges planned cuts and layoffs for 2012-2013. To take the survey, please click here.

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Solidarity & Savings with Union Carrier AT&T

Alliance members, did you know you can save 15% on your monthly cell phone service with Union Plus AT&T Wireless Plan? That’s right! As a Union Member you are entitled to this great benefit from Union Plus and AT&T.  To start receiving your benefits today, please call the Alliance Office at 225-7174.

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To Innovate, Look to Those Who Educate

In the debate over school improvement, individuals and groups advancing agendas with little or no evidence to back them up have somehow claimed the mantle of education “reformers,” while teachers, their unions and others with actual education expertise often are portrayed as obstacles to reform–despite their desire to be involved in an improvement process that frequently shuts them out. In this upside-down approach to school “reform,” teachers are required to implement top-down policies made without their input, often in an austerity environment, with little more than an exhortation to “just do it,” and then are blamed when the policies fail. Not surprisingly, these “strategies”–such as mayoral control, school reconstitution, misuse and overuse of standardized tests, vouchers, merit pay, or simply stripping teachers of voice and professionalism–haven’t moved the needle. The American Federation of Teachers has promoted a better way. Shortly after I became president, we established the AFT Innovation Fund, a union-led effort to provide grants and assistance to AFT affiliates who envision and pursue educational innovation. The Innovation Fund, now in its third year, supports both promising ideas and proven programs that can be scaled up. Read More
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Alliance Officers and Executive Council Elections

The Alliance Officer and Executive Council positions are up for election in the spring of 2012.  All officers and all elected Executive Council members shall be elected at-large by the general membership.  All contested elections shall be conducted by open nomination and secret ballot. Any current Alliance member is eligible to run for any of these offices.

Nomination Forms will be available at the Alliance office (120 Adams) during regular working hours between April 9 and April 26.

Click here for more information.

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Career Pathways & Advanced Degrees Information Fair

Are you interested in futhering your education? Do you want to seek advancement in your career? If you answered yes, then this event is for you!

Date: April 19, 2012

Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm

Location: Alamo Convocation Center (110 Tuleta St. San Antonio, TX 78212)

For more information, please click here or call 210-554-8508 or 210-554-8503.

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Survey for SAISD Teachers

The San Antonio Alliance Consultation Team is working on collecting some data on student attendance monitoring in the hope that our discussions with the district will lead toward getting real results for our students.  If you are a teacher in SAISD, please take a few minutes to respond to the survey by visiting http://leadernet.aft.org/surveymaker/take/survey.cfm?id=b1b62d7b-5056-b94b-110c-3db4e65cac14.

The data we collect will help in future Consultation discussions. Thank you again for your valuable input.

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Survey for SAISD Librarians

The Alliance Librarian Task Force is working on the end of year procedures on library inventory.  We would input from SAISD Librarians. If you are a librarian in SAISD, please take the time to respond to three short questions. Please click here to access the survey http://leadernet.aft.org/surveymaker/take/survey.cfm?id=aeb545c2-5056-b94b-114d-a693d0ea0c0b.

As always, thank you for your input and hard work on creating real results for our children.

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Alliance Leadership Workshop!

Mark your calendars for an Alliance workshop you do not want to miss! Join the Alliance on May 01, 2012 at the Roosevelt Clubhouse and take part in a leadership workshop unlike any other you have attended!

Where: Roosevelt Park Clubhouse (331 Roosevelt, San Antonio, TX, 78210)

When: May 01, 2012 (dinner served from 5pm-5:30pm/workshop from 5:30pm-7:30pm)

To rsvp, please email rebeccaf@sanantonioalliance.org or call the Alliance Office at 225-7174.

See you there!

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Say Cheese: Let Lawmakers Know How You Feel About Proposed Budget Cuts

If you couldn’t make the Save Texas Schools march and rally on Saturday March 24th, here’s a unique opportunity to let lawmakers know how you feel about proposed budget cuts. It’s important to protect our Texan priorities.

If you couldn’t make the rally, send the message below to your lawmakers:  Say NO to underfunding our schools! Say NO to overcrowded classrooms and overworked teachers! Say NO to millions spent on an out-of-control testing system! Say YES to educating our children for the future!

After you send your letter, you’ll also have a chance to “Say Cheese” by uploading a photo of yourself and your comments displayed on a map of Texas to show that Texans throughout the state will be standing behind those at the Capitol Saturday.

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