Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Election time

It's that time again. Members should have received a ballot for electronic voting by email. This was sent to the home email we have on file for you (or school email if we have no home email address). If you did not receive a ballot, please email us right away at lneanews@gmail.com.  Give us your full name in your email, please.  Candidate position statements are available here:  Position Statements
We are entitled to have two delegates attend the NEA Representative Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia, this summer, and we have two candidates: Robin Crim and Michelle Smalls.  We encourage other members who are interested in representing us in the future to let us know.  Email us at lneanews@gmail.com.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/11/4006491/court-orders-kansas-to-increase.html
The district court finally rendered a verdict in the school finance case that was argued last summer.  Of course, it is not over yet, as the state will appeal...

Monday, August 27, 2012

Executive Committee meeting

Your Executive Committee will be meeting at 4 p.m. on 8/29, at Leavenworth HS room 206.  This meeting is open to any members who may want to attend.  Its purpose is to plan LNEA activities for the upcoming school year, plan the agenda for the first Association Representative meeting, discuss an election to bring on at least one more alternate delegate to the KNEA Representative Assembly in the spring, and discuss events reported by members.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Dear Teachers,

As of the end of the day on July 31, 2012, more than half of teachers in USD 453 had voted, and overwhelmingly you voted in favor of the new negotiated agreement.  Dr. Crane informed me this morning that the Board of Education ratified the Teachers Agreement last night with a 6-0 vote.  (Loyal Torkelson was absent.)  It's such a good feeling to have this accomplished before we return to work!

Your representatives during negotations were me, Dennis Dickson, Linda Schukman, Bryan Walker, Robin Crim, Michelle Smalls, Betty Sigle, Kay Smith, and Ruth Striggow.

Be sure to vote today for candidates who will support fair funding for Kansas schools!

Ginger Riddle