VEA is very proud of the work being done by VEA members and teachers Lynece Edwards and Charla Yakabe. Their program called, “Food to Grow On,” seeks to educate 5th and 6th grade students about where food comes from (with visits to local farms), to tasting and cooking with different locally grown food, and making …
Category: VEA
Jul 11
VEA Membership Breakfast
VEA is hosting a Membership Breakfast on August 16, 2013 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. VEA plans to serve a variety of continental breakfast items, such as bagels, muffins, and fruit as well as coffee, juices and water. Members will also be provided with the latest bargaining update and upcoming VEA events. Come and …
Jun 23
VEA Celebrates creation of Common Ground
VEA members joined over 15 other organizations, including local churches, non-profits and labor, in the Common Ground Founding Convention held today at St. Patrick’s/St. Vincent’s in Vallejo, California. With almost 1,000 delegates present, community members were able to tell their stories regarding issues that concerned them to the over a dozen of local civic and …
May 05
Quick survey on Vallejo teachers/educator satisfaction
Click here to take a quick survey survey
Mar 19
2013 NEA-RA Election Results
Below are the 2013 NEA-RA Election Results. Christal Watts 207 Dave Henderson 145 Katherine “Cat” Catanzarite 121 Lynette Henley 115 Scott Heinecke 101 Danalyn Drane 82* Teri Nutt 79* Carol Bishop 41 Two people are currently running for CTA State spots for the NEA-RA. If one or both win and one or both give up …
Mar 11
2013 VEA Officer Elections
The following VEA Executive Board positions are up for election. The position as well the name of the person currently in this position are posted below. ALL positions are two year terms, except the CTA State Council position, which is a 3 year term. President – Christal Watts Vice President – Dave Henderson Secretary – …
Feb 11
NEA-RA Election
The NEA Representative Assembly is scheduled to be in Atlanta, Georgia this summer from July 1st through July 6th. VEA covers the cost of this trip if you are elected to represent your colleagues in Vallejo. If you are interested in going to the NEA-RA, you will need to complete the “Declaration of Candidacy” form …
Feb 06
VEA adopts resolution in support of the Seattle Teachers
In unanimous support of solidarity, the Vallejo Education Association adopted the following resolution in support of our Seattle union brothers and sisters who have taken a courageous step. Teachers in Seattle are refusing to give the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), their states standardized test. Ask a Vallejo teacher how many tests they are required …
Jan 26
Pressuring Teachers to change grades is not only wrong – it’s also illegal
Teachers need to know that if a site administrator approaches you about changing a grade, they are breaking the law. This can be very intimidating for newer teachers, but know that the law is on your side. According to California Education Code 49066, it states: (a) When grades are given for any course of instruction …
Jan 14
Calendar Change Ratified
Voting was held today for VEA unit members on a proposed calendar change. This calendar change was necessary in order to fully restore the 2012-13 Student/Teacher calendar. Ninety-five percent of the members who voted were in support of the calendar change.
Affiliations
