The Calendar TA passed with 118 voting “Yes, I approve”, 5 voting “No, I do not approve”, and 5 voting “Abstain”.
Virtual Ethnic Minority Leadership Development Training by CTA Service Center One Equity Team (SCONE)
SCONE is holding a virtual Ethnic Minority Leadership Development Training in two parts, each on a different day.
Part 1: Saturday, January 30, 2021 - 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Part 2: Friday, February 12, 2021 - 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - with special guest CTA Cadre Trainers: Tony Duarte and C. Scott Miller
Please see the attached flyer for more information.
To register, please fill out this Google Form.
2021 NEA RA Convention State Delegate: Declaration of Candidacy
Deadline to submit declaration: January 29, 2021 online submission, or no later than 5:00 p.m. if sending by mail (mailing address is listed on pg. 61 of California Educator under the “Category” section).
NEA Convention Location and Dates: Meeting Virtually, July 2-6, 2021 (No longer in Denver, CO and dates are subject to change)
Application: https://www.cta.org/racandidacy or page 61 of the December 2020/January 2021 California Educator
Duties of delegates to NEA Representative Assembly are listed on the online application and on page 61 of the California Educator. California Educator pg. 60, “Actual dates and other format details are still being finalized. You can expect the Representative Assembly to be the first week in July 2021.”
Members who are people of color are urged to attend.
2021 Good Teaching Conference - Elementary Home Edition!
When: February 4-7
Where: Virtual - Webex
Audience: Grades TK-5
Your experience at the Good Teaching Conference is equal parts educational and transformational. You’ll learn news skills and find solutions to real-life challenges. You’ll leave the conference feeling inspired, motivated and with a knowledge of what you need to do to be even more successful on Monday morning in your classroom.
Click on the link below to register and for more information on the sessions and agenda.
https://www.cta.org/event/2021-good-teaching-conference-elem
2021 CTA Issues Conference - Home Edition!
Taking place January 14-17, the CTA Issues Conference: Facing Extraordinary Times Together brings together local leaders and activists on the issues that matter most.
Some of the sessions are:
Bargaining the Unknown - MOUs and Side Letters
Educator Self-Care During COVID: Explorations in Wellness and Strengthening Immunity
Taking Action: Contract Enforcement and Intro to Grievance Handling
Addressing Special Education Mid-Pandemic
Building and Maintaining Relationships with School Board Members and Trustees
Rights, Responsibilities and Hot Topics for ESP Union Leaders
Go to this link to register and to get more information:
Ruby Huesca MVSD Bobby Salcedo Esperanza Award Honoree For 2020
Ruby Huesca, Dual Immersion Transitional Kindergarten Teacher at Payne School, is MVSD’s recipient of the 2020 Bobby Salcedo Esperanza Award.
The MVSD Food Service staff members are receiving the Community Hero Award.
"We are very proud to honor Ruby as our Bobby Salcedo Esperanza Award winner. She is one of the most dedicated and talented teachers in our District and is very deserving of the recognition." said Lillian Maldonado French, Superintendent. "We are also extremely grateful to our Food Service Team for their unwavering dedication and service to our students and families during our school closures and we look forward to joining the community to honor their efforts."
The Virtual Tamalada Gala will be on Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. on the El Monte Promise Foundation website: www.promisenow.org/2020Tamalada
Waive Standardized Testing This Spring!
CTA is calling on the State Board of Education and the California Department of Education to apply for a federal waiver for the English, Math and Science portions of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) in spring 2021.
#WeAreCTA
MVSD Dependent Verification Review
In order to keep our benefit coverage at the lowest possible cost, MVSD is having a Dependent Verification Review and American Fidelity will be conducting the review on behalf of the District.
MVSD will be sending the attached letter home with the November paycheck, as well as sending a copy of it to our district email addresses this week.
The review needs to be completed by May 1, 2021.
CTA 2020 LGBTQ+ Issues Conference - Home Edition!
The 12th annual CTA conference addressing LGBTQ+ issues involving educators, students and the community is on December 3 - 5, 2020.
Register at https://cta.org/event/2020-lgbtq-issues-conference
CTA Digital Membership Card 2020-2021
Over the next several weeks, CTA will be emailing members a personalized link to download their digital membership card to their mobile device.
This proof of membership can be saved as a photo or saved in Apple Wallet or Google Pay.
CTA SCONE Ethnic Minority Leadership Development Reception
CTA Service Center One Council invites members to the Ethnic Minority Leadership Development Reception on October 29, 2000 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
RSVP for this virtual event by October 16 to Edna Gonzalez at egonzalez@cta.org
Please include your name, chapter, and email with RSVP.
MVTA Election Results
Here are the MVTA election results.
* Indicates Elected
Office of Vice-President
Votes Name
43 Maria Frias
*152 Leticia Urias
Office of Secretary
Votes Name
*102 Jacquella Payne
92 Patty Goytia
Office of Member at Large
Votes Name
*146 Ruby Huesca
*129 Ramona Chandler
64 Natalie Casillas
*102 Jenny Siebel
63 Dinorah Jimenez
Respectfully submitted by Tammy Capilla, MVTA Elections chair.
Mountain View Educator Distance Learning Workspaces
Here are some of the wonderful, professional workspaces setup by Mountain View educators.
MVTA Faculty Rep Council Meetings for 2020-2021
CTA Membership Cards
CTA membership cards will be in the August/September 2020 edition of the California Educator.
Look for it in the last part of the magazine close to the last page.
Women's Equality Day
The NEA Women’s Caucus sent an email that includes a message from the National Woman’s Party on the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment.
Dear Friend,
Today marks 100 years since the 19th Amendment became law, finally securing in the U.S. Constitution a woman’s right to vote after more than 70 years of struggle by generations of women across the country.
National Woman’s Party (NWP) founders Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, along with countless brave and committed people from across the country, helped accomplish this achievement. And they did so by pursuing innovative tactics and strategies—marching, organizing, lobbying, holding politicians accountable, and picketing the White House—the first organization in history to do so.
They persisted, even during World War I, when many believed it unpatriotic to criticize President Woodrow Wilson during war time. It was this commitment to purpose that led to their arrest, imprisonment, and even an effort to declare Alice Paul insane. In protest of their treatment, many went on hunger strikes and endured brutal force feedings that left them with long-term health issues.
The suffrage movement, like the country, was impelled by and tolerated racism, despite the leadership and participation of many Black women, including Ida B. Wells, Mary Church Terrell and members of the Delta Sigma Alpha sorority. And after ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, voting rights were not evenly given. It would be decades before Black and Native American women achieved those rights. Still today, voter suppression and assaults against women’s basic rights remain a threat that disproportionately impact women of color.
The story is told at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington, DC.
Alice Paul said that the 19th Amendment vote was a means to an end and the real goal was equality. In 1923, Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment, and for the next 50 years, the NWP worked to overturn legal discrimination at the local, state, national and international levels.
Today, activists across the country and the globe are raising their voices, working to take the next leap forward for justice and equality for all.
Our foremothers from 100 years ago would no doubt be proud.
Onward,
Susan E. Carter
President,
National Woman’s Party Board of Directors
MVTA Timeline And Election Information For State Council And At Large Members
This video is from MVTA President Laura Gaber explaining the voting process and considerations for State Council and At Large Members.
The New Reality - Senate Bill 98 and Assembly Bill 77
CTA IPD Instructional Minutes Considerations
Bargaining Update August 7, 2020: Safe Return To Schools 2020-2021
Online -‐ Zoom • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Present for MVTA: Elena Caballero, Leticia Urias, Maria Aguilar, Jackie Trejo, Lena Solis, and Laura Gaber Present for the District: John Lovato, Donelle Soto, and Ray Andry
Topics Discussed:
1. District’s Distance Learning Plan – tentative schedules presented by MVSD
2. Optional Workplace: Home Office or At Work Location – presented by MVTA
The District presented tentative schedules for Preschool to 8th grade. The District will take into consideration the Bargaining Team’s suggestions and will present new schedules at our next meeting on Monday, August 10th.
In the last 20 minutes of negotiations, MVTA presented language giving Bargaining Unit Members the option to work from home.
Next Dates for Negotiations:
Monday, August 10, 2020, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Tuesday, August 11, 2020, 8:00 AM -‐ 12:00 PM
Additional Notes:
1. The MOU dated April 22, 2020 was extended on June 29, 2020:
“This MOU initially signed on April 22, 2020 shall be extended until the negotiation of a new MOU regarding the safe return to school for the August 17, 2020 start of the 2020-‐2021 school year.”
This statement means that until we ratify the MOU for school year 2020-‐2021, our original MOU remains in effect. We will continue to work from home until further notice.
2. Upon Tentative Agreement of a new MOU between MVSD and MVTA, a ratification vote will be asked of the entire Membership.
Bargaining Team:
Elena Caballero – Chair elena.caballero@live.com
Maria Aguilar maraguilar1019@yahoo.com
Lena Solis lcsolis7@aol.com
Jackie Trejo jacquet.mba@gmail.com
Leticia Urias luriasmvta@gmail.com