Remarks by EAA President Gina Miller to the School Board can be found here.
Remarks to the School Board by Christina Bohringer, EAA Building Rep at Samuel W. Tucker ES, for herself and her colleague, Alicia Foley, can be found here.
Friday, February 25, 2011
2011 Regional VRS Retirement Meetings
A listing of dates, times, and locations for 2011 Regional VRS Retirement Meetings, sponsored by VEA, can be found here.
Spring Reading & Instructional Issues Conference
February Insurance Special
Request a no-obligation Quote from the NEA Auto and Home Insurance program and you will be entered to win a Best Buy Gift Card. See form here.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Proposed salary scales
A more comprehensive report from ACPS, detailing next year’s proposed salary scales and the impact of these changes, can be found by clicking here. Be patient, it is a large file and may require a little time to open.
EAA All-Member Meeting
The EAA All-Member Meeting tomorrow, Thursday, February 24, will begin at 4:00 PM in the Auditorium of TC Williams High School.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Revised Compensation Proposal
Dear EAA Members:
As a result of the February 9th, 10th and 17th meetings between EAA and Dr. Sherman, the compensation proposal has changed. Your EAA Board of Directors has voted to support this revised proposal. The School Board has final approval. The revised proposal is here. A more comprehensive report will come out next week detailing next year’s salary scales and the impact of these changes.
There will be an ALL MEMBER meeting at TC Williams on Thursday February 24, 2011 at 4pm. You are encouraged to come and ask questions about this proposal. The exact location within TC Williams has not been finalized. We will post the location of the meeting on the EAA blog site and follow-up with an email to membership.
This message has also been emailed to building reps for distribution to all members.
Thank you and take care,
Gina
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
EAA Update - February 15th
Dear EAA Membership,
In my last update I suggested that EAA members should attend the work session on Compensation and Salary this Thursday, February 17, 2011. The school board has changed the agenda. It is now a work session on the CIP budget. The regular school board meeting, and work session on February 24, 2011 at 7:00pm will be the meeting to attend. There will be a public hearing at this school board meeting and the school board will be considering compensation scenarios in the work session.
We are asking that each building have a speaker come and convey the perspective of their staff. We would like several EAA members from each building to stand with their speaker as a show of strength. Our specific message to the school board is yet to be determined. It could be either one of support for the Superintendent’s new compensation package or rejection of the plan proposed. We are in the midst of talks with Dr. Sherman about the proposed salary, benefits and additional time for 2011 and 2012. Our position remains the same: any additional time must be compensated. We are meeting with Dr. Sherman later this week and will send information out as soon as possible following the meeting so you can tailor your school’s public hearing speech. If you have questions or would like help with your speech, please feel free to email me or Lisa Staib (lstaib@veanea.org, (703) 370-1121) for help.
For those who do not know, Dr. Sherman and I have a very tenuous relationship. There have been several challenging conversations and I have never stepped away from representing this organization with zeal.
Thank you and take care,
Friday, February 11, 2011
EAA Elections Report 2011
You will find the committee report on the results of the 2011 EAA Elections here.
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Meetings with Dr. Sherman
Dear Membership,
I know I promised you an update yesterday! I am sorry! We have now met with Dr. Sherman and senior staff two days in a row. We are working to find a way to get paid for our time and to respect the budget. We are meeting next week and hopefully soon after we will have great news. I know it has been difficult and I appreciate your thoughtfulness and dedication to preserving our professional respect. It is with honor I serve our membership.
Take care and happy Friday,
Gina Miller
I know I promised you an update yesterday! I am sorry! We have now met with Dr. Sherman and senior staff two days in a row. We are working to find a way to get paid for our time and to respect the budget. We are meeting next week and hopefully soon after we will have great news. I know it has been difficult and I appreciate your thoughtfulness and dedication to preserving our professional respect. It is with honor I serve our membership.
Take care and happy Friday,
Gina Miller
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Remarks to School Board, Thursday, February 3, 2011
Follow this link to remarks by Gina Miller, EAA President, to the Alexandria School Board on Thursday, February 3, 2011.
EAA Update - February 8, 2011
Dear EAA Membership,
I do not know about you, but February always seems to me like the longest month of the year! Perhaps it is the cold and early darkness. Or, perhaps it is the million meetings that seem to fill my schedule. The last couple of weeks have seen some interesting events. I apologize for not giving you an update sooner. Here is what we know and what you should know:
- The Meet and Confer team is meeting with Dr. Sherman and the executive staff today (February 9th) at 3pm. We are hoping to have a respectful conversation about the expectations for proper compensation for the additional three teacher days and the proposed 30 minutes. It is my hope to have the School Board and FY 2012 Budget Public Hearing meeting notes from this meeting posted on our website before the School Board meeting on Thursday night. We will have a lot better idea what the next couple of School Board meetings may yield after we have our conversation with Dr. Sherman.
- Meetings! Meetings! And more meetings! It will be critical for members, families and friends to attend the School Board meetings! Your attendance at these meetings will turn the tide! Please speak or at least come and hear what is said! It does MATTER! Here are the dates and times:
- February 10, 2011 (Thursday) 7:30pm - School Board and FY 2012 Budget Public Hearing
- February 17, 2011 (Thursday) 7:00pm Work Session on Salary and Benefits Please come to this meeting on the 17th!
- February 24, 2011 (Thursday) 7:30pm - Fiscal Forecast Update and Public Hearing
- March 3, 2011 7:30pm - Add/Delete Work Session, Public Hearing & Adoption of the Waiver
- March 10, 2011 7:30pm - School Board Meeting and Budget Adoption.
- Please take the survey on the extended day and the extended year.
- ACPS link: <http://www.acps.k12.va.us/news2011/nr2011020701.php>
- Alexandria News link: <http:// www.alexandrianews.org >
Make your voice heard!
- Please contact school board members! Send them your thoughts and concerns!
They read email and your voice makes a difference! - Yvonne Folkerts (Chair) yvonne.folkerts@acps.k12.va.us
- Sheryl Gorsuch (Vice-Chair) sheryl.gorsuch@acps.k12.va.us
- Ronnie Campbell ronnie.campbell@acps.k12.va.us
- Charles Wilson charles.wilson@acps.k12.va.us
- Helen Morris helen.morris@acps.k12.va.us
- Arthur Peabody arthur.peabody@acps.k12.va.us
- Mimi Carter mimi.carter@acps.k12.va.us
- Marc Williams marc.williams@acps.k12.va.us
- Blanche Maness blanche.maness@acps.k12.va.us
All my best to our outstanding staff!
Gina Miller
EAA President
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