Each year, CTA’s Ethnic Minority Early Identification and Development (EMEID) Program takes BIPOC members who are interested in expanding their roles in their unions and/or CTA, provides them with mentors, and funds their participation in CTA conferences to provide them with the tools to achieve their goals. Applications for the 2022-23 program are currently being accepted and are due by 5:00p.m. on Friday, April 8th. EMEID participants must be able to attend CTA’s Summer Institute July 24-28, 2022 and CTA’s January State Council meeting January 27-29, 2023. Information on the 2022-23 program may be found here, and members may apply for the program here. For more information on past years’ programs, see these articles: Head of the Class In Step With the Union Learning Leadership EMEID:  A Path to CTA Leadership

Hello Redwood Steering Committee,

I hope you and your family are well.

Attached are the following items for the March Redwood Steering Committee Meeting.

• Agenda
• Agenda for the March 12, 2022 meeting
• Budget for 2022
• RSCC Meeting Minutes for January
• RSCC Steering Minutes for January
• Friday night event flyer
• WHO Award Nomination Form
• Redwood Educators Conference Draft Registration Form

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Alyson

RSCC EDUCATORS CONFERENCE_REGISTRATION FORM

State WHO Award Rules for Nomination

RSCC STEERING AGENDA

RSCC Steering Committee Minutes

Budget 2022

RSCC AGENDA

Join us Friday night!

RSCC General Meeting Minutes

CONFERENCE_REGISTRATION FORM

Presenters Application

Black history is American history. February is a month to study and celebrate African Americans’ rich cultural heritage, triumphs and adversities that are part of our history. The 2022 theme, Black Health and Wellness, acknowledges Black medical scholars and health care providers – especially timely during this pandemic, which has disproportionately affected minority communities.

Watch CTA President E. Toby Boyd speak to the importance of Black history here. Find CTA resources and suggested lesson plans here.

It’s not too late to participate in this week’s Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action! Find classroom and school resources at CTA and NEA, including  tips to facilitate conversation and advocate for your students at the school and district level.

Our collective action, including calls from educators and other union members across the state, proved successful on Jan. 25, when Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced an agreement that will provide supplemental paid COVID sick leave (SPSL) to educators, school personnel and all California workers.

The proposal, which will be voted on by the Legislature next week, provides up to 80 hours of SPSL, with a guarantee of 40 hours to all employees. It is retroactive to Jan. 1 and extends to Sept. 30, 2022.

“This leave will allow school employees to quarantine, recover, and return to their students and classrooms,” said CTA President E. Toby Boyd, adding that the agreement “is the fruits of our collective labor as educators, labor partners and state leaders committed to the health and well-being of California workers.”

Join CTA to urge your legislators to vote yes! Click here to add your voice.

Last call – apply for the MLK Jr. Memorial Scholarship by Feb. 11! See below.

CTA offers an abundance of opportunities to help you, your dependents and your students get support and recognition, from funding for classroom/school projects to assistance in pursuing educational goals. Scholarships/grants with imminent deadlines are below. Check out many others at cta.org/scholarships.

Last month, because of our organizing, the NVUSD school board rejected the Mayacamas charter school petition by a unanimous vote. Now, the charter school has appealed to the Napa County Board of Education in an effort to overrule the decision of the local school board.

Eve Ryser, a NVUSD Board member and former Vallejo teacher, described the charter petition as “poorly planned and financially rickety” and said that it would “cultivate an elite private school experience on the taxpayer dime, to the detriment of the other students of NVUSD” ( Napa Valley Register).

The Napa County Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the charter petition on February 1, 2022 at 3:30pm, and we need you to give public comment in support of Napa students. This middle school charter would devastate Napa’s traditional public schools and undermine strong district programs and support for all of Napa’s students.

The Zoom information for the NCOE meeting is here.

We have created talking points here.

FAQ’s about the Mayacamas petition can be found here.

If you haven’t done so already, please share our petition with your friends and family!

Thank you for standing up for Napa students!

NVEA & CSEA

 Hello,

I hope you and your family are well.

You are invited to the Redwood Service Center Council meeting on Saturday, March 12, 2022.  The meeting will be held in person with the following COVID protocols in place:

• All attending will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test no more than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
• Social distancing and masks will be respected.

Please RSVP here to register for the meeting and secure your room reservation. If you have issues accessing the RSVP form please use CTRL and click the link.

***If you will need a room reservation, please  RSVP here no later than February 16th.  Per our agreement with the Sandman Hotel, room requests received after this date cannot be processed as part of our room block.  If you are unable to submit your room request prior to February 16th, you will need to make hotel reservations on your own.***

State Council Reps, please note – your attendance at the four (4) RSCC meetings is a requirement of the position you hold.  The tentative agenda will be sent out in the next few weeks.

Please visit our new website and Facebook page.  Our new website is www.redwoodservicecenter.com and you can also find us on Facebook at this link: Redwood Service Center Council on Facebook.

Thank you; have a wonderful day!

 Alyson Brauning, RSCC Chair        

March Meeting Agenda

January Meeting Minutes

Hello,

I hope you and your family are well.

The Redwood Educators Conference will be held April 29-30, 2022 at the DoubleTree Hilton in Rohnert Park.  As a member, you are eligible both to attend and to present!  See below for the presenters application and registration form.  Please note that presenters will receive a $200 stipend.

As educators, we have much to be proud of.  The locals that make up the Redwood Service Center are a collective of hard-working teachers, nurses, counselors, school psychologists, bus drivers, paraprofessionals, and retirees.  The Redwood Educators Conference is dedicated to bringing members together, building up our support networks and resources to do our jobs, providing professional development opportunities, and relating the value of what the association brings to each of us.

We are stronger together!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

I look forward to seeing you at the Redwood Educators Conference!

Alyson Brauning,
Redwood Service Center Council Chair

Presenter application

Registration form