Work Together, We Need You: Nominations for OEA Now Open

Hello Colleagues,

 

It’s time to elect representatives and leadership for our association for next year. Be part of our vital team, be there for your colleagues and speak up for what is right for teachers and our students. Help strengthen our contract as you develop your own leadership skills and enjoy the ability to have real influence over the direction of our district.

 

We need members from different sites to actively participate in leadership and/or representation of the teachers in Orinda. Please consider stepping forward to serve on behalf of all of us during your tenure in OUSD. The positions of Recording secretary and Membership Secretary are good entry positions on the Executive Board.

 

         Attached you will find a timeline, nomination form and jobdescriptions. Please feel free to self nominate. You may decline before the ballot is published, but it would be good for us to know of anyone who is considering the possibility.

 

If you wish to nominate someone else, please talk with them to determine their willingness to serve. Charles Shannon will contact all those nominated before placing their name on a ballot. This year we will be asking candidates to write a 30-word declaration of their candidacy.

 

Who at your site would represent your interests, communicate regularly with you, and be an advocate for you as needed if issues arise at your site? Yourself? An esteemed colleague who would at the least, be tickled to be asked? Nominate for OEA to keep us vital and effective.

 

Thank you,

 

Charles Shannon,

OEA President

A teacher deserving of the 2014 Comcast SportsNet All-Star Teacher Award?

Submit Your Teacher Nomination Today

The Winner Will Receive $20,000 for His/Her School!



Do you know a teacher deserving of the 2014 Comcast SportsNet All-Star Teacher Award?

Presented by CTA-endorsed credit union, Provident Credit Union, and Comcast SportsNet, the award recognizes Northern California teachers at the middle- and high-school levels.  They are looking for teachers who go above and beyond in their dedication to their students and who make a difference in their communities.  CTA member Ruben Modesto of Turlock Teachers Association won $20,000 for John H. Pitman High School last year.  His award was announced at AT&T Park prior to a San Francisco Giants/San Diego Padres game in June.  Click on the link below to see the article and video:

http://www.csnbayarea.com/article/comcast-sportsnet-announces-2013-all-star-teacher-award-winner

Nominations are being accepted through February 3 for this year’s award, so don’t delay.  Nomination forms have been distributed to hundreds of schools.  The form can also be accessed here and is available at your Provident community branch.  An online form can also be filled out and submitted at www.csnbayarea.com as well.

Once the nominations have been received, a panel of judges will select five finalists.  Voting for your favorite among the finalists will be done online at www.CSNBayArea.com starting April 7th through June 1st.  The website will also feature biographies and short videos of the five finalists.

In addition, the finalists will be featured in personal video vignettes that will air on Comcast SportsNet, and they will be interviewed on select Giants Pregame Live and A’s Pregame Live shows.

The winning All-Star Teacher will be announced this summer at an on-field ceremony prior to a San Francisco Giants game and live during a telecast of Giants Pregame Live.

Join Provident in celebrating our extraordinary teachers – submit your nomination today!

To learn more about Provident Credit Union’s services for CTA members, go to 

www.CTAMemberBenefits.org/Provident    

WHO would YOU like to Honor? We Honor Ours 2014 Award Nominations

Dear OEA Member,

The ALCOSTA Service Center Council’s WHO Award 

is a special event that provides an opportunity for each chapter to recognize one person in the chapter who has made significant contributions to the teaching profession.  

Please nominate an OEA member who you feel deserves this special recognition.  Email  Charles Shannon at cshannon65@gmail.com with your nomination.

What is WHO?  We Honor Ours!

WHOis a way of inspiring members to accept leadership roles by providing recognition of service contributions to the teaching profession;

WHOis a way of saying thank you to chapter members who have contributed;

WHOis a way of encouraging recipients to continue to serve.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via e-mail at cshannon65@gmail.com Thank you and I look forward to honoring an outstanding colleague.