President Margie Granado was named Woman of the Year for the 58th Assembly District. She was honored in Sacramento March 15. Congratulations!

Find Out: Is Your Discipline Code Current?

The Education Code outlines a process for discipline code development which includes the sign off by a teacher representative. Has your site kept the discipline code current?

By December 1987 each school was required to adopt rules and procedures on school discipline applicable to the school. (Ed Code § 35291)
The code must be revised at least every four years.

In developing the rules and procedures each school must solicit the participation by one representative selected by each of the following groups: parents, teachers, school administrators, school security, and students (in secondary settings).
The final version of the rules and procedures must be signed off by the principal or his designee and a representative selected by classroom teachers employed at the school.

If you have any questions regarding your discipline code, ask your principal for a copy of this document.

Run For CTA State Council
Minority-At-Large

Declarations of Candidacy are now available for the California Teachers Association (CTA) State Council of Education Minority-at-Large election. Members must be an ethnic minority in order to be eligible (African/American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander, or Hispanic.) Declarations are due to CTA Southeastern Service Center Council no later than 4 p.m. Friday, April 2 and are available at the MTA office.

2005-2006 Calendar
Concern Meetings

Traditional & Multi Track
Tuesday, March 30
3:30 p.m. @ LMI

Single Track
Tuesday, May 11
3:30 p.m. @ SUI

This is your opportunity for input!

NEA RA Election Results

Three Year Term
Margie Granado* 552

Two Year Term
Dianne Garcia-Stevens* 419
Marvin Inouye 131

One Year Term
Susan Jauregui* 423
Kathy A. Reyes* 383
Irma Navarro* 337
Norma A. Velasco* 379
Irving Rivas Bartikofsky 300
Phyllis Butland 306
Julian De La Torre* 431
Alicia Diaz* 335
Christopher T. Kakimi* 383
Dorothy Chu* 441
Rick Yessayian* 334
Brian Stevens* 418
* Indicates elected

MTA Dues

The amounts shown below are the annual amount for the calendar year 2003, which covers parts of two different membership years. Please note that your Trust Fund contribution is included since it is collected as “dues” under category 1.

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2003 MEMBERS

Cat. 1 Full Time $1,436.60 (Rep Fee $796.60)
2 30-60% $1,040.74 (w/o TF $400.76)
3 30% or less $ 202.98
Tandem $ 718.30
Retired 6/03 $ 831.00

Political contributions are as follows: MTA-ABC $25/year. FACT $10/year, NEA-PAC $10/year (or what you have designated).