Dear Members,
First, we are almost there…..Spring Break! It has been a long year and I know we are all looking forward to time with family and friends. Please make sure you make plans to enjoy the quiet!
Now to the rest of business! The budget season is nearly over. We have some numbers to go over with Mrs. Byess. I believe that the compensation package for next year will result in a NET increase for most staff members, but we still have more numbers to flesh out. If you have questions about the plan, please see your building rep.
Special thanks to the building reps at TC Williams, Minnie Howard, Hammond Middle School, Lyles-Crouch and Polk for having building meetings. It is very important that we spread the word! Please, please make sure that you are keeping up and communicating with your members. If you would like Lisa or I to attend a meeting, please just let me know!
If you are interested in becoming more involved in EAA, please consider attending the Reggie Smith Organizing School Event in Richmond July 26-28, 2011 at the University Of Richmond. If you have interest, please contact me at ginaEAA@gmail.com. The specifics can be found at http://www.veanea.org
We have had some victories! Meet and Confer have asked for two years to find a way to take the SOL mastery off teachers’ plates. As we all know, SOL mastery is not data-driven, never used to guide instruction and just a huge amount of time. I am hoping we can show these same skills on IAPs in some form in the future.
Meet and Confer is working on the following issues: Evaluations for all administrators by their schools’ staff, agendas and evaluations for all staff development (every session), and attaching test scores to teacher evaluations. Our big goal for the rest of the year will be making sure that every employee works to assure that classroom staff receives prompt, correct and complete information so they can focus on the real work of student achievement for all students. Please send your concerns to me if you would like us to discuss something with Dr. Sherman and his senior staff.
Special thanks to all the building reps who send email notes saying that you cannot attend EAA meetings. I really appreciate the emails. Please keep it up!
Thank you and have a great Spring Break!
Gina
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