September Newsletter

Natomas Teachers’ Association Newsletter
September 2008

Calendar of Events:
§ Rep Council Meeting – Thurs, Sept 4th, 4:00 pm, LFG, Room 406
§ Meeting with Lisa Kaplan @It’s a Grind, Monday, Sept. 8th, 3:30 pm
§ Meeting with Ron Dwyer-Voss @ It’s a Grind, Tuesday, Sept. 9th, 3:30pm
§ Meeting with Teri Burns @ It’s a Grind, Tues. Sept. 9th, 5:30pm
§ School Board Mtg. – Wed, Sept. 10th, D.O. 6:00 pm
§ Celebrate Natomas, Saturday, Sept. 13th at Natomas Community Center

(Board Member meetings are generally the Monday and Tuesday before board meetings each month. Please feel free to attend or send us items of interest to address with board members.)

Your Executive Board:

President: Brenda Borge, LFG
Vice-President: Jeanne Gute, TR
Treasurer: Carey Resch, LFG
Co-Secretary: Amber Allison, JF
Co-Secretary: Cora Victorine, HE, WR

Appointments:
Membership Chair: Cynthia Connell, LFG
Grievance Chair: Leslie Levine-McGhie, HE
Bargaining Chair: Cynthia Bluewater, D.O.
PAC Chair: Fred Lavell, AL

Welcome to all of the new teachers to the NTA and NUSD, and also we welcome another new school opening - H. Allen Hight Elementary School. As we keep growing, we keep getting better and better!

Political Action Committee

If you love the political season and want to get involved, let us know if you can help with the PAC Committee.
Please contact Fred Lavell to help with the school board elections from now until November.

Celebrate Natomas Event

Come visit your NTA booth on Saturday, Sept. 13th anytime between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm – there is always food, arts and entertainment by Natomas students. It’s a blast!

SITE REP ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER
If you would like to use your personal strengths to help with any association activities, we want you! So please contact us and we will find you something to do! Put the U back in Union!

Please visit our new blog site:
http://natomasteachers.blogspot.com
Please note - comments are moderated for public consumption.
Coming soon - our own NING (a secured social network site for Natomas teachers)

CA Budget Crisis Update - Please visit your CTA website at: www.CTA.org