CALDERON AND CHAU ENDORSED

The Council unanimously endorsed Marcella Calderon for the 4 year Board of
Education seat and Edwin Chau for the 2 year seat. Calderon and Chau join
incumbent Richard Adams as the three endorsed MTA candidates. We have from
now until November 2 to transform our endorsed candidates into the millennium
Board members. CSEA has made the same endorsements as we did.

WHY DO WE ENDORSE WHO

The Association had already endorsed friendly incumbent Richard Adams for the
four year seat last spring. Hence, the task was to endorse the other four
year seat and the two year seat. As you know two separate elections will take
place November 2: a regular and a special election.

The Association invited all candidates who filed to interview. On Friday,
August 27. Those attended: Richard Tafoya, Edwin Chau, Ruben Martinez for the
two year seat and Marcella Calderon for the four year seat. Those who did
not attend were Bob Archuleta and Anna Arriola for the two year seat and
Frank Serrano, Rosie Vasquez, and Hank Ramey for the four year seat. Those
who did not attend effectively forfeited their opportunity to be considered
for the MTA endorsement.

The interview committee included: Karen van der Baan (MPE),Lucille Serrano
(MAI), Sylvia Guerrero (BGA), Adolfo Zamora (MHS), Dolores Rego (BGH), Kathy
K¯hn, Executive Director (adviser), and Melissa Rogers, CTA Staff Intern
(adviser & time keeper.)

The Political Action Committee made a recommendation to the Executive
Committee on September 7.

A forum was held on Tuesday, September 14. All members were invited to
participate. All candidates were invited to participate. Those who attended
were Bob Archuleta, Edwin Chau, and Ruben Martinez for the two year seat and
Frank Serrano, Rosie Vasquez, and Marcella Calderon for the four year seat.

The Council heard the Executive Committee recommendation on Tuesday,
September 21 and unanimously endorsed Marcella Calderon and Edwin Chau.

BARGAINING UPDATE

The Bargaining Team has met several times with the District to discuss Peer
Assistance and Review (PAR). Both the management team and the Association
team went to specialized training on PAR last Monday. The two teams are
beginning to develop proposals.

Wages is also on the agenda. The Association is prepared to present a
comprehensive wage proposal to the management team this week.
Bylaws Election Set
The Council set the bylaws election for Thursday, October 14 through Tuesday,
October 19. The bylaw revisions were distributed to each member. Anyone who
has not received a copy of the recommended bylaw revisions should contact a
Building Rep immediately.

NEA PRE-EMPLOYMENT
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

All CTA members are eligible for the NEA Pre-Employment Development Program.
The program helps individuals prepare for UniServ staff work. Participants
will be involved in training in Washington, DC this February. For more
information request an Applicant Profile package at http://www.cta.org