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Special Education Task Force Wants You to Fill Out an Inclusion Survey

The Special Education Task Force has put together an Inclusion Survey.  They are asking anyone who is involved with Inclusion to fill this out.  We also ask that this survey or the link be passed on to Parents of Inclusion students.

To access the survey go to:http://leadernet.aft.org/surveymaker/take/survey.cfm?id=c6995b31-5056-b94b-1124-7c5ceeaeb445

Education Austin will hold a 10th Anniversary Gala on December 4, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.  All members are invited to come out and celebrate.  A sit down dinner, acknowlegements and silent auction, will be followed by a DJ. and dancing.  For tickets go to www.regonline.com/edaustingalabenefit.

AISD teachers and all certified and classified staff will receive an average 3% pay raise thanks to the work of Education Austin. Read more and download the salary table...

 

QuEST 2009 Highlights
Highlights from the recently concluded 2009 AFT QuEST conference in Washington, D.C., included AFT president Randi Weingarten's keynote address, a town hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, a panel on community schools and remarks from U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Daily updates from the conference, as well as video highlights, can be found on the AFT's QuEST 2009 Web site.
United We Serve bannerOn June 22, President Obama announced a nationwide service initiative, United We Serve, which is the beginning of a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to meet community needs and make service a way of life for all Americans.

Teachers from reconstituted campuses can breath easier.  No longer will Education Austin allow teachers to be tmisreated .  We want our Professionals to get the respect they deserve.  Education Austin and AISD have changed the policy so  that no teachers job with the district is ever threatened due to NCLB manditory closure...

Read the May/June 2009 newsletter

Read about the proposals made to AISD for the Stimulus monies...

AISD has assigned new laptops to all of its teachers.  Teachers are being asked to sign an agreement to be responsible owners but some are being told the will have to replace the laptop if lost or stolen.  "Not so says Michael Houser"....

No longer can Classified Employees be told "you are fired, just leave"....

Education Austin Teachers should all read and understand their PDAS rights...

Teacher Survival Kit
Need tips for classroom management, setting up the classroom for the first day, or forms to help make everything run smoothly? Look no further with Texas AFT's  Teacher Survival Kit. (PDF, 2 MB)
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