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STATE BUDGET CRISIS |
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Write your Dennis
Hollingsworth, State Senator Assemblyman
Kevin Jeffries Select
the letter that Economic
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STATE BUDGET CRISIS |
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As we gather more news regarding the State Budget Crisis, we will be updating the website with the most current news. Please check back weekly for more information. TVEA
wants to keep its membership informed
regarding the current budget crisis.
To it, we will be giving regularly
updated information on this website. What
We Know: A
meeting was held at Carol
Leighty and Chris Cordner shared the
process and timelines for Reduction In
Force. (see
presentation) Administrative
changes/reductions will be voted on
this Thursday March 6th. Dana
Miller and Ed Sibby returned from All
forms and information regarding There
will be no mid-year cuts to the
budget this year. This gap was
met by sweeping categorical monies in
order to cover the 07-08 shortfall. We
have a 10 million dollar shortfall in
our local budget for the 08-09 school
year. However,
this is a proposed budget, and
as such it is very unlikely the cuts
to public education will be this deep The District is required by law to distribute these before March 15, but receipt in no way suggests you will necessarily be laid off next school year What
We Don’t Yet Know: How
many certificated staff will actually
receive Whether
the Hearing Officer will grant the
TVUSD the requested exemptions to the How
much maneuvering will take place in What
To Do: Keep
checking our website for new
information Sign
on with your site leader to be an
active participant in activities
generated at your school Keep
the pressure on Talk
to your neighbors about the impact of
this budget on all of our schools Be
Patient! Don’t allow
emotionalism to rule the day.
Keep your focus on where the problem
AND the solution is- What we've been doing: TVEA
Leaders, I
just wanted to thank you all again for
your commitment to your local union,
your colleagues, and most importantly,
the children in the
Watch
a movie
of the photos taken! View
our Rally on the Local News
Additional
Information: LA Times article - New Taxes for Schools, May 1 TVEA Leaders Find Sacramento Visit Enlightening Why
we oppose Governor Schwarzenegger's Budget Proposal Impact
of Governor's Proposed Cuts to School
Funding on Local Districts TVEA
Policy TVEA
Resolution CTA
State Council Resolution Budget
Watch Issue 1 Other
Cost Cutting Measures Executive
Board Special Meeting Comprehensive
Legislative Update on Education CTA
Key Points Southwest Riverside Education Coalition Rally May
27, 2008 On
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 the Southwest
Riverside Education Coalition hosted a
rally at Cal Oaks Sports Park in
Murrieta.
The coalition is a group of
stake holders concerned about our
public schools. Members of the group
include school board members, school
district administrators, teachers
associations, classified employee
locals, and PTA leadership.
The purpose of the rally was to
bring attention to the ongoing
statewide struggle with public school
funding. Speakers
for the event included; Kenneth Young-
Riverside County Superintendent of
Schools, Barbara Tooker- California
School Boards Association Director and
TVUSD School Board President, Stan
Scheer-Superintendent of Murrieta
Valley Unified School District, Lloyd
Porter-California Teachers Association
Board Member, Michael Bilbrey-California
School Employees Association Second
Vice President Board of Directors,
Marty Chavez-Teacher Lake Elsinore
Unified School District, Dru
Farrell-Parent Teacher Association
Board Member 23rd District,
Celina Martinez-5th Grader
Foothill Elementary School
Corona/Norco School District, Julian
Sibby- 5th Grader Vail
Elementary School TVUSD.
Brian Wixom-TVEA President
served as Master of Ceremonies. Each
of the speakers emphasized the need to
continue to pressure Sacramento to
provide needed funds for public
education.
California is the 6th,
7th or 8th
largest economy in the world yet our
per pupil funding ranks 46th
in the United States.
Our schools rank dead last in
the number of teachers per student,
librarians per student and counselors
per student.
While the May revise was a step
in the right direction, it still cut
over $4 billion to schools.
18,000 educators were issued
lay-off notices state wide.
Informing state senators and
assemblymen that their respective
constituents expect them to protect
school funding was a recurring theme.
Our elected officials need to
develop a state budget that protects
the future of our children. Following
the speakers, rally attendees did a
call-in to the governor, state
legislators, as well as friends,
neighbors and family members across
the state urging them to protect
school funding.
T-shirts, posters, buttons,
stickers, palm cards and talking
points all shared a message that must
continue to reach Sacramento,
“SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, SAFEGUARD OUR
SCHOOLS, SECURE OUR FUTURE.”
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