Dear Colleagues,

March 9th is the COPE meeting and March 11th is the Contract Committee meeting. Both meetings start at 3:30pm and will be held at the union office. As with most big projects... Many hands make light work! There is a lot of work to do and I hope you can help.

Do you plan to attend? Click on the link below to let us know:

Dear Colleagues,

Despite the success of last night's rally at Costa Mesa High School, I was misquoted AGAIN by the Daily Pilot regarding layoffs in our district as saying, "There is nothing we can really do about it at this point."

Dear Colleagues,

N-MFT has been notified by the district that they plan to start delivering the "March 15th" Layoff notices tomorrow. Liz Novack, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, has informed us that principals will hand deliver the notices to teachers at their sites starting tomorrow (3/5/10) and through March 15th (the deadline according to state law).

 IF YOU RECEIVE A PACKET with a "NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION NOT TO REEMPLOY CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE" with attachments (School Board resolution with Exhibits A&B, Education Code Sections 44954, 44955, & 44949, and Request for Hearing form), please do the following...

Dear Colleagues,

I wanted to share the answers to some more questions that have come my way...

Dear Colleagues,

A couple more good question were sent my way...