Home
Calendar
About Us
Recent News
Our Issues
Member Benefits
Political Action
Publications and Reports
Press Center
Professional Development
Resources
Useful Links
FAQs
Legal Issues
Member address update
Community Education Partner (CEP)
Members Page
AFT.org
Texas AFT
Contact Us
 |
Home
Union Endorses the following candidates for the Houston Municipal Elections |
The HFT has developed new guidelines for the consultation process. The new guidelines are intended to involve a wider range of members and improve commmunication between the campuses and consultation committee.
Take a look at the full article and important dates for the 2009-2010 school year.
|
|
HFT Consultation Concern Submission Form
Please follow the link below to submit your concern to our consultation team. Our consultation team will review your submission and process it for inclusion on the superintendent's agenda.
consultationlink |
|
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. |
 On 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. |
|
HFT Professional Development Registration Form 2009-2010
The HFT Professional Development Education Series offers many interesting courses designed for union members. Topics include: Classroom management, FMLA/Assault Leave, MPDAS/PDAS appraisals and a session with the union lawyers titled Know Your Rights.
Please use the link below to see the dates and register for these courses.
HFTRegistrationForm |
The HFT Educational Issues Department endoreses HISD Teacher Leadership Program. |
HFT Member will visit Japan in June as part of an exchange program sponsored by the government of Japan. |
Andrew Williams, a social studies teacher at Barbara Jordan High School, is currently working on his doctoral dissertation study of student management systems used by various school districts. The topic of his study is “Enterprise Resource Systems: Post-Adoptive Use Behavior After Implementation of Student Management Systems (SMS).”
|
Follow the link above to provide your union with updated address information. |
|
Read the Chronicle's ideas.
|
|
How to contact HISD school board members.
|
|
Register for the Educator-To-Voter Project
|
|
Texas AFT's online resource and brochure help you navigate the latest changes to the Safe Schools Act.
|
|
Visit the Texas AFT Legislative Action Center
|
Sign up for the daily Legislative Hotline and Action Alerts…find out who your elected officials are on the state and national levels.
|
|
|