Schools cannot physically reopen safely with the funding level proposed in the #MayRevision. Budget cuts to education would be devastating at a time when students need more support than ever.
Call your legislators at 855-977-1770 and ask them to pass a budget w/No cuts, no educator or school employee layoffs and to prioritize equity by repealing corporate tax credits.
The vote is Monday, June 15, 2020!
Please call 855-977-1770, the vote is Monday, June 15, 2020.
Thank you for all of the wonderful ways you are reaching our students everyday,
and especially during this time.
A partnership between MVSD and MVTA allowed special educations to attend the CARSPLUS Conference this past Friday and Saturday in Irvine, California. Brenda Mancia, Resource Specialist Teacher at Kranz, was an important part of getting this process started. Here she is with CA State Director of Special Education, Kristin Wright.
The 2020 NEA Convention will be held in early July in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia World Congress Center.
If you are interested in attending the NEA Convention, please fill out the “Declaration of Candidacy” and submit it to the CTA Monrovia office (phone: 626-357-2095 / fax: 626-357-2451) no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2020.
If you are not elected to be one of the five delegates to represent CTA from the Service Center One area, then you can apply to be one of two delegates from MVTA that will go to the NEA Convention as a local delegate. The local delegate election will happen in March. Please let Patty Goytia at Voorhis know if you would like to run as a local delegate.
Note: You can run as a delegate for the local only, and not as a state delegate, but running for both state and local potentially saves the local money and potentially allows more MVTA members to attend.
NEA Representative Assembly Agenda: https://ra.nea.org/agenda/
On Saturday, February 15, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. the Monrovia Regional Resource Center will host the Ethnic Minority Leadership Development Training.
Breakfast, lunch, and training materials will be provided, and raffle prizes will be given away.
Grow your leadership skills by attending this informative, interactive training.
At this training you will learn how to: improve your communication skills; explore pathways to leadership; strategize ways to problem solve; gain opportunities for committee involvement.
RSVP by Wednesday, February 12 to Edna at egonzalez@cta.org or call (626) 357-2095.
Monrovia Regional Resource Center, 222 E. Huntington Drive, Suite 208, Monrovia, CA 91016
Former MVTA President, Char Wong, representing Cal RTA (California Retired Teachers Association), spoke in front of the Representative Council meeting yesterday at Cogswell. She encouraged any teachers that are 3-5 years out from retirement to see a retirement counselor.
Char Wong shared that once a teacher retires they are no longer paying into STRS (State Teachers’ Retirement System) and they are no longer paying union dues. So those deductions will no longer be taken out of your check. Teachers would also automatically get a COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) increase every two years.
It’s natural to have questions and concerns about retirement, please take the time to call one of the Cal STRS Member Service Centers in Glendale, Irvine, Riverside, or Santa Clara.
Link to Cal STRS Member Service Centers: https://www.calstrs.com/member-service-centers
Link to Cal RTA: https://calrta.org/
MVTA and MVSD reached a TA (Tentative Agreement) on December 3, 2019.
Please see details of the TA on this website under “Contract Info.”
Voting will take place on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 from 2:00-5:00pm at Kranz.
Any questions can be directed to your site representatives. Questions will also be answered at the December 11th Rep Council meeting at 3:00 in the Madrid Library, all members are welcome. There will be a general session meeting at Kranz on 12/18 from 3:00-4:00 that all members can attend and ask questions about the TA.
Pictured from left to right: Elena Caballero, Leticia Urias, Maria Aguilar, Laura Gaber, and Lena Solis-Aguilar.
MVTA Executive Board, Building Representatives & members attended Restorative Justice, Rep Training & Retirement Training. The trainings were very informative & provided strategies that can easily be implemented.
MVTA members along with Christian Lozano and Margie Granado, at the Service Center One Leadership Training and Legislative Brunch.
Service Center One Leadership Training
BARGAINING TEAM:
Elena Caballero, Chair; Maria Aguilar; Lena Solis; Jackie Trejo; and Leticia Urias
COMMITTEES:
Catastrophic - Maria McCullough, Chair
Elections - Patricia Goytia, Chair
Grievance - Christina Villarreal, Chair
Health and Benefits - Sergio Gomez, Chair
Instructional Professional Development - OPEN
Human Rights - Brenda Lopez, Chair and Human Rights Contact; Tammy Capilla, LGBTQ+ Contact; and Jacquella Payne, Women’s Issues Contact
Membership - Maria “Letty” Cardenas, Chair
Membership Engagement - Maria Aguilar, Chair
Organizing - Jenny Siebel, Chair
Political Action - Elena Caballero, Chair; Aracely Hernandez-Lopez, Treasurer
Social - JoAnn D’Amico, Chair
Website/Newsletter - Tammy Capilla, Chair
Please look over these links to learn about the CTA-endorsed benefits available from The Standard.
Member Enrollment Brochure (updated each summer)
Why Choose CTA-endorsed Coverage
Link for members to enroll via CTA website (must login and have CTA member ID
Are You Taking Advantage of CTA’s Member Benefits?
Student Loan and Cancer Benefit
Reinstating Disability Insurance after a Leave
Member questions, file a claim, or general help: contact The Standard at ctaservice@standard.com anytime or Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 6:00 pm call our dedicated Customer Service Team at (800) 522-0406.
Jackie Trejo and Jacquella Payne at the 2019 CTA Summer Institute Bargaining Training at UCLA.
MVTA building a relationship with our CTA President Toby Boyd at the NEA-RA in Houston, TX. (From left: Victor Zamora, Maria Frias, Toby Boyd, Jacquella Payne, and Elena Caballero)
Jacquella Payne wins reelection to the NEA Resolutions Committee. We are being very well represented in Houston, Texas! Jacquella has served 4 years already on NEA Resolutions and is happy to be representing us in Washington D.C. four times a year.
MVTA Final Election Results
2019-2021
President: Laura Gaber
Treasurer: Maria Frias
2019-2020
Members at Large
PreK-3: Ruby Huesca
4th-6th: Jenny Siebel
6th-8th: Brenda Mancia
Susan Dluhy and Brenda Mancia were honored at the 45th Service Center One/CTA/NEA WHO Awards on May 1, 2019 at the Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills. Thank you for strengthening our union, our working conditions, and our schools!
From left: Susan Dluhy, Laura Gaber, and Brenda Mancia
Mark Garcia received the 2019 COAT Award. Thank you for all you do for MVTA and the students of El Monte!
Left to right: Patty Goytia, Jacquella Payne, Mark Garcia, Elena Caballero, and Laura Gaber.
