94% Approval of Contract ñ Raise Will Be In December 1 Warrant

The proposed contract amendments including the new salary schedules were approved by 94% of those who voted. The results were 1163 "yes" and 81 "no". The Board of Education ratified the agreement on Thursday. The raise will be implemented in the Decembr 1 warrants. The retro checks will be received no later than February 1.

Congratulations to the Bargaining Team: Chairperson Margie Granado (MPE), Julian De La Torre (EAI), Dianne Garcia-Stevens (LMI), Terry SalasOrtiz (CCE), and Adolfo Zamora (MHS).

Negotiations will begin again this spring. Look for surveys to be distributed some time in the early spring!

CTA Scholarships Are Available

CTA has recently announced that applications are now being accepted for 2001 scholarships for members and their children. There are three categories of scholarships.

1. CTA Scholarships for Members
2. CTA Scholarships for Dependent Children
3. L. Gordon Bittle Memorial Scholarship (Student CTA members)

Each scholarship requires a separate application, letters of recommendation and verification of membership. In order to be eligible for consideration, all forms must be postmarked by Thursday, February 15. Applications and additional information are available at the MTA office.

Special Education Settlement Will Bring Funds to the District

A settlement between the education community and the state will provide public education with some $520 million in retroactive payments to settle 20 years worth of under funding for special education programs.

Schools will receive $270 million early in 2001 and $25 million a year for the next decade. In the next few months we will discover what this state funding will mean to the district. It will be a component of the 2001 negotiations.

Special Education Settlement Will Bring Funds to the District

A settlement between the education community and the state will provide public education with some $520 million in retroactive payments to settle 20 years worth of under funding for special education programs.

Schools will receive $270 million early in 2001 and $25 million a year for the next decade.

In the next few months we will discover what this state funding will mean to the district. It will be a component of the 2001 negotiations.