It's time to share your story with the New Mexico lawmakers who represent you and your family.

It's very important that you tell your state senator and representative your story of how five (5) years of education cuts have affected you, your family, your school, and your students.

Please tell your story as soon as possible.

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year....log on to your HPS web mail to read The New Year message from one of our Presidents Shellye Davis.

I just want to thank anyone who helped in any way on Friday, Dec. 14^th, to run around for me, put up with me, set up, run or clean up after the party.  It was amazing to see how many of you just came up to me and ask what can I do to help you and did whatever I asked you to do.  If I was remiss in acknowledging your help and efforts during the affair, I apologize.  I think everyone had a good time and the party was a great success. I believe the camaraderie exhibited during the affair brought us closer together;  especially in light of the previous events of the morning.

In light of the Race to the Top grant that the Galt Elementary District recently received, I want to take a moment to explain why the GFCCE and high school District did not apply for the same grant. 

Letter to Community Partners Highlights Quality Education, Safety Issues

LANGHORNE, PA (December 20, 2012) — In a message to members and a letter sent today to community partners, leaders of the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers announced plans for a Jan. 2 membership meeting to discuss the status of contract talks and all options moving forward.

With the release of the letter, NFT President Louise Boyd also reiterated previous public statements that the union’s negotiating team has no intention of putting the Neshaminy School Board’s latest offer to a vote of the members. She and other bargaining team members said that statements by Board President Ritchie Webb suggesting that such a vote is planned are “simply wrong.”

Bargaining teams for both sides worked hard during a lengthy session Tuesday night. “There remains unfinished work to complete on issues affecting professional practice and input into decisions related to how and where we work with students,” Boyd said.

The Board’s proposal definitely will be discussed at the Jan. 2 meeting, Boyd and other NFT leaders said. “We will continue to seek ways for teachers to continue to be partners in discussions affecting staff assignments, students’ grades and school safety,” Boyd said.

“We will make sure members understand the Board’s position, but we already have heard from members and know very well how strongly they feel about some of the absolutely critical issues that the Board’s offer fails to resolve,” Boyd said. “What is most unfortunate is that after weeks of more productive discussion at negotiations, the Board is trying to draw another hard line in the sand by calling this their ‘final offer’. They seem to be trying to back our membership into a corner.”

NFT members, Boyd said, will discuss the Board’s offer at the Jan. 2 meeting, and they also will consider a range of possible next steps, including whether to authorize another strike.

At the 2012 North Dakota Public Employees Association Delegate Assembly, a resolution was brought forward to raise membership dues slightly.

 
NDPEA wants your input on our proposed merger with the North Dakota Education Association to create North Dakota United, the state's largest public worker's union! All of NDPEA's members have been sent an e-mail with information about the merger, and a survey to fill out, to let us know about your interest in the merger, and being a delegate to a special Delegate Assembly in Bismarck on Feb. 2 to vote. If you haven't received this e-mail and survey, send an e-mail to comments@ndpea.org and we will send the survey directly to you. If you have received the e-mail, please fill out the survey as soon as you can. We want to get all our members' feedback on this monumental event in the history of public employment for the state of North Dakota.
Let's make history!

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