Kevin Steele

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Apr 17

Tentative Agreement

  [important]Tentative Agreement[/important] Bargaining Update The VEA Bargaining Team met with the District on Thursday, April 17, 2014.  We have signed a tentative agreement for a partial restoration of wages, as well as changes to our evaluation article that are consistent with the forms currently being used. A final draft will be approved Thursday, April …

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Mar 25

VEA 2018-2019 / 2019-2020 Calendar

VEA Calendar Drafts 2018-2019 Teacher Student Calendar (click to see calendar) 2019-2020 Teacher Student Calendar (click to see calendar)      

Mar 11

NEA/RA Election Results

Congratulations to the following VEA members who will be representing Vallejo at the NEA Representative Assembly in Denver, Colorado this summer: -Tiffany Jackson -Scott Heinecke -Lynette Henley -Katherine Catanzarite -Rajendra Shrivastava

Mar 09

Local Control Funding Formula

Local Control Funding Formula CTA believes the state and federal government should provide adequate funding for education in order for schools districts to fulfill the goals of providing a quality education and necessary resources to meet the individual needs of all students. We agree with the Governor that we must make education in our state …

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Mar 09

High standards pay off for Teacher of the Year

High standards pay off for Teacher of the Year Ainsley Harris By Lanz Christian Bañes/Times-Herald staff writer   Posted:   03/08/2014 01:07:04 AM PST Cooper Elementary School teacher Ainsley Harris, center, poses with a few of her fourth-grade students Friday in front of a school mural. Harris was named this week the Vallejo City Unified School …

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Feb 27

Bargaining Update – February 27, 2014

February 2014 The VEA Bargaining Team met with the District on Thursday, February 27, 2014. We continued to bargain on the following articles: WAGES, HOURS, SAFETY, CLASS SIZE, EVALUATIONS, Clean-up Language, Outstanding MOUs, and MEMBERS’ RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS. We received a disappointing response to our wage proposal from the district. We have let the …

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Jan 11

Election Results

Congratulations to Marneé McKenzie (Vice President) and Katie Vevoda (CTA State Council Representative).

Jan 10

Good News for Vallejo Schools!

Governor’s Budget Would Give Schools $10B in Additional Funding Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday unveiled his $106.8 billion general fund budget proposal for the 2014-2015 year, saying it is “very good news.” [Read the governor’s news release   and full budget summary.] The governor told reporters that the budget would provide an additional “$10 billion for the …

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Dec 23

Bargaining Brief

We met with the District on Friday 12/20/13 from 9:00-12:00.  Although we discussed wages, there was no agreement. We will meet again on Thursday 1/23/14. As we continue with negotiations, VEA’s Organizing Team will let you know how you can support our bargaining efforts.

Dec 23

Putting Educators’ Professional Rights on Trial Hurts Students, Wastes Taxpayer Dollars and Time

Putting Educators’ Professional Rights on Trial Hurts Students, Wastes Taxpayer Dollars and Time                 Contact:  Frank Wells, CTA, (562) 708-5425 and Fred Glass, CFT, (510) 579-3343    LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled the deeply misguided Vergara vs. State of California lawsuit may proceed to trial denying the state of California’s, …

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