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tk ELECTED DELEGATES WORK HARD ON STATE COUNCIL COMMITTEES Delegates say they go to State Council because that's where "everything CTA" happens — policy is set, funding decisions are made, and direction is set. Everything that CTA supports or opposes is voted on by State Council after it is thoroughly reviewed and recommended by one or more of 22 committees. COLLEAGUES SHARE ABOUT THEIR COMMITTEES. Delegates show their appreciation for Carolyn Doggett. Paula Monroe: 2013 ESP of the Year CTA leaders honor ESP of the Year Paula Monroe as a formidable activist for all CTA and NEA members. Monroe made CTA history as the first ESP member to be nominated by State Council for the position of NEA Executive Committee member, where she is currently serving her second term. She is a founding member of the National Coalition of Classified Employees, which is a voice for 1 million classified/ESP members. She began her career in Redlands 20 years ago as a computer lab assistant. From left: Vice President Eric Heins, Paula Monroe, President Dean Vogel, Secretary-Treasurer Mikki Cichocki, and Executive Director Carolyn Doggett. We each take different parts — some of us talk about bargaining strategies, others about different policies, and then we talk about how these things are affecting what goes through State Council. I encourage members to get updated on the committees, and about what each committee does. Ed Gomez San Bernardino Community College District Teachers Association Negotiations Committee As a homework assignment, we reviewed the Common Core math standards with colleagues and then brought back comments and insights. Based on that we're making recommendations that will be passed on to the California Department of Education. We're doing the same thing for the Next Generation Science Standards. Aba Ngissah Inglewood Teachers Association Curriculum and Instruction Committee and elected Chris Aguilar as CTA/ABC Committee Member, District F. • ecommended incumbent Mike Honda for Congressional R District 17 in the June 2014 primary election. • elebrated national LGBT Pride Month with a presentaC tion from several Council members about the struggles of the LGBT civil rights movement. June is LGBT Pride Month in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan, a turning point in the movement. • dopted the 2013-14 CTA budget, which reflects an A annual $3 dues decrease as calculated by the dues formula. • onored 25 teacher union activists with state WHO (We H Honor Ours) Awards for their respective CTA Service Center Councils. • onored these activists with the Ted Bass Teacher-inH Politics Award: Overall Award, Brannin Dorsey; Getting Others Involved, Ann Katzburg; State Priorities, Linda Krause; Local Priorities, Stacy Georgetti and Kim Lusk; Coalition Building, Laura DuPre. My committee's issues affect all the ancillary and alternative modes of education. We're educating adults, distance learners who are isolated by rural environments, the kids who need hands-on, minds-on learning and don't learn by bubble tests. We're here from different parts of the state and in different shops. We're here for kids who need extra push and mentorship. Toby Spencer San Juan Teachers Association Alternative Adult and Career Technical Education Committee We deal with all kinds of different issues — peace and social justice issues that apply to educators and students; student, parent and teacher rights. During this meeting we are dealing with the issue of suspension and learning more about the parent trigger law. Gilda Bloom-Leiva For details, go to cta.org/statecouncil. California Faculty Association, San Francisco State University Civil Rights in Education Committee Chair June/July 2013 www.cta.org Educator 06 June 2013 v2.2.indd 23 23 6/15/13 9:24 AM