Challenger Kirsten Perales was voted in as NBEA co-president at our general membership meeting held May 30, 2012. Welcome to Kirsten and a heart-felt thank you goes out to our outgoing co-president David Gryte for his leadership and member focus over the past two years.
NBEA executive board and membership extend a big thank you to our negotiations team of Dan Schindler, Andrea Grote and Muffy Henjy for all their hard work this year to come to a settlement with the North Branch School Board. It was a stressful and tense situation that brought a contract of less than preferred status, but likely the best that could be done given the situation and lack of school board support for the educators in our district.
Thank you negotiators!!!
NBEA membership voted to ratify the tentative contract agreement by our negotiators (Muffy Henjy, Dan Schindler and Andrea Grote) at our end of year general membership meeting. NBEA Executive Board expects NB School Board to accept settlement at their board meeting on June 14, 2012. Attend the school board meeting wearing your "Education Proud" t-shirts to continue to show we are united! Look for specific contract details under "Our Contract" tab on website sometime this summer.
Our tenative contract settlement contract is being voted on by our membership May 30th after school. In good faith we are reinstating our cancelled activites such as walking with graduates and our end of year breakfast at the high school. Wear your red shirts to every extra school event to continue to show our unification and visibility.
Thank you to our negotiations team of Dan Schindler, Andrea Grote and Muffy Henjy for all their hard work to strive for a contract settlement.
US News and World Report came out with their annual ranking high schools in the nation this week. Schools are ranked on the basis of College Readiness, Teacher/Student ratio, and math and reading proficiency. Schools are ranked as Gold (7 in MN), Silver (42 in MN), Bronze (93 in MN), or none. In all, 423 secondary schools in the state were evaluated.
Reprint of Chisago County Press article regarding NBAPS school board
Article link:
http://www.chisagocountypress.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=15994&TM=60346.52
Throughout this century, the AFT has been a major force for preserving and strengthening America's democratic commitment to public education and public service. Desegregating public schools, passing the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act, establishing collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees, and addressing the needs of disadvantaged children are just a few of the causes the AFT has championed.
Throughout this century, the AFT has been a major force for preserving and strengthening America's democratic commitment to public education and public service. Desegregating public schools, passing the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act, establishing collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees, and addressing the needs of disadvantaged children are just a few of the causes the AFT has championed.
Throughout this century, the AFT has been a major force for preserving and strengthening America's democratic commitment to public education and public service. Desegregating public schools, passing the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act, establishing collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees, and addressing the needs of disadvantaged children are just a few of the causes the AFT has championed.