July Message from the Presidents

I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer.  It is hard to believe that July is here. However, the heat is a constant reminder.

Some good news concerning the pension crisis.  The House passed a bill to help with the spike.  Thank you to anyone who took the time to email or call your representative.  The Senate is not going to work on this until the fall.  We need to remain vigilant and ready to call and or write to our state Senators when the time arises.

Other good news is that the Governor signed the budget, almost on time.  Even better is the inclusion of $250 million dollars for education. 

In the US House, they passed the jobs bill that will help with keeping teachers on the jobs.  We await to see what the Senate will do.  Please call or write to your Senator and tell him or her to pass the jobs bill.

With regret, there were teachers furloughed at the end of the year.  Some of them have been brought back already.  We are hoping that all of them will eventually be brought back.

Please remember that we still need to attend the school board meetings.  They need to see us there. Following are the remaining dates for this summer. I hope to see you there.