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AFT Executive Council Recommends Endorsement of Barack Obama
1.4 million-member union to vote on mobilizing around candidacy of Illinois senator
NEA President to recommend Sen. Obama in General Election
NEA RA Delegates to Decide on Presidential Recommendation

 
Dates to remember   For your information
July 3-7 NEA Representative Assembly, Washington, DC  

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE REBUTTAL WRITING

July 10-14 AFT Convention, Chicago, IL  

FEA Independent Benefits Council (IBC) Poll: Florida educators worry they haven’t saved enough to retire

July 14-18 CTA Membership Packet Packing Party  
July 15 School Board Meeting   Clarifications on Comp Time and Pay for Class Coverage
July 23-25 New Teacher Induction, Wharton HS   Instructional Experience Credit Chart 2006/2007 - 2010/2011
July 28-Aug. 1 FEA Florida Leadership Institute   07-08 Salary Schedule A (199 day, 8 hour) 07-08 Salary Schedule B (253 & 257 day, 8 hour)
July 29 School Board Meeting   07-08 Teacher Settlement Highlights 07-10 Teacher Contract Changes - HTML
Aug.. 5 School Board Meeting   07-08 ESP Settlement Highlights 06-09 ESP Contract Language Changes
Aug. 8 Pre-planning, 10 Month Teacher's report   Planning, duties, class coverage relative to schedule change in secondary - 300 minutes
Aug. 14 CTA Representative Council Meeting   Understanding DROP Performance Pay Information - Handbook
Aug. 18 Students report      
Aug. 19 School Board Meeting      
Aug. 26 Primary Election   MAP - Merrit Award Program  
Sept. 4

CTA Board of Directors Meeting

  07-08 HCPS Merit Award Program HCPS MAP Frequently Asked Questions
Sept. 4 School Board Meeting   FLDOE MAP website FL Performance Pay Guidelines
Sept. 11

CTA Representative Council Meeting

     
Sept. 16 School Board Meeting      
         
News from around the State   CTA Reporter
10/23/07 - Lake Co., House tax plan could hurt education   October 2007 November 2007
10/24/07 - Collier Co., Leon Co.   December 2007 Jan.-Feb. 2008
10/30/07 - Leon Co., Pasco Co.   March-April 08  
11/8/07 - Cell phones in the classroom, FEA ESP Scholarship Winners      
12/4/07 - Collier Co., Brevard Co., Santa Rosa Co.      
1/8/08 - Martin Co., Pasco Co.   Political Action
1/14/08 - NBCT's, Legislative Forecast   Hillsborough Legislative Delegation 
What's going on, who's doing it,  and how can you contact them.
Voter Registration 
Help to make sure everyone at your worksite  is registered to vote.
1/16/08 - Collier Co., Brevard Co., Tom Lyons    
3/5/08 - Collier schools’ salary offer stands, two state magistrates rule  

FEA Frontline Report

3/18/08 - Miami-Dade Teacher Budget Cuts, Geoff Oldfather: Teachers' jobs need fair compensation   March 5, 2008 March 10, 2008
March 17, 2008 March 25, 2008
3/26/08 - Martin Co., Collier Co., Duval Co., Lee Co.   March 31, 2008 April 7, 2008
4/14/08 - Holding schools harmless, Budget cuts   April 14, 2008 April 28, 2008
4/29/08 - Budget cuts = possible job cuts   May 6, 2008  
5/1/08 - Pinellas may cut 147 district jobs, close schools      
5/2/08 - More Cuts, Layoffs and Shutdowns      
5/15/08 - Florida Districts Slash Programs      

 

TEACHER
THE TOUGHEST JOB
YOU'LL EVER LOVE

HCTA has developed a T-Shirt which shows off
who we are and how proud we are to be educators! 
T-Shirts are $10 each, add $2 for 2xl.
Click to see picture and purchase information.

ESP
Essential To Great
Public Schools

 

CTA Professional Trainings
"Helping You Help Kids"

Surviving and Thriving
Tools for a successful professional career.
A series of free workshops, presented be the National Board Certified Teachers, designed to offer practical teaching tools for teachers who are new to the profession or experienced teachers who are new to the School District of Hillsborough County.
Dates: Time: Location:

 

 2007 FCAT Scores

 

ESP ISSUES

FEA ESP Scholarship Application

All ESP members of FEA are eligible to apply in accordance with the criteria and procedure spelled out in the application.  There will be ten (10) scholarships of $1,000.00 each awarded. All application materials must be submitted in hard copy by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2008

CTA ESP Committee

ESP Agreement Highlights

Paraprofessional Training and Testing for the ParaPro Examination

ESP & ESEA
Title 1 Paraprofessionals Meet the New Requirements 
of the 'No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

FEA ESP Statement of Belief

AFT - PSRP web site

NEA - ESP web site

 

This just in
Congratulations !!!
2006-2007 National Board Certified Teachers!!
Click here for details.

National Board Certified News

FEA President Andy Ford’s statement on cuts by the Legislature to the national board certification program.

Hillsborough NBCT Directory - by certification

2007 NBC Mentoring Schedule

NBC assessment center support

CPRE Study on National Board Certification

Effective mentoring relationships

Candidate Support Information for Administrators

Get Your Application Here

Legislative talking points for supporting NBC

 

LINKS (click for more information)

Hillsborough CTA is an Affiliate of:

 

National Education Association 

 

 

Retiring Soon?
You are invited to join the only retired organization in Hillsborough County affiliated with AFT, FEA, and NEA. The Hillsborough Educator's Association - Retired (HEAR) works to promote the interests of all retired educators and education support professionals.

Meeting Dates (click on date for special information)
Wednesday, April 16th at WEDU PBS Station

HEAR Reporter

Vol. 2, Iss. 6, February 08 Vol. 2, Iss. 8, April 08

For more information, please contact:
Merrilyn Crosson, President at (813) 689-6509
 or
MCrosson@TampaBay.RR.com

 

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