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April / May 2024 V O L U M E 2 8 I S S U E 5 MAGAZINE DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEMBER BENEFITS CTA ESP OF THE YEAR Steven Acosta is the 2024 CTA Paula J. Monroe ESP of the Year. PAGE 49 HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS The 40th anniversary of CTA's prestigious awards highlights inspiring work by members. PAGE 32 IT'S TIME TO END THE TPA Why Teaching Performance Assessments do more harm than good in preparing our educators. PAGE 18 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS LAB National Community Schools Learning Lab launches this fall in Anaheim. PAGE 28 TAKE ACTION! Urge legislators to pass the Pregnancy Leave for Educators Act and to support the Social Security Fairness Act. cta.org/takeaction OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY Want to know your union's position on all bills, including sponsored legislation? It's all here: cta.org/legislative- advocacy PRIMARY ELECTION RECAP CTA members won elections from Glendale to Alameda County to LA. PAGE 40 W H A T ' S H A P P E N I N G N O W #WeAreCTA OUR VOICE, OUR UNION, OUR PROFESSION MUSIC, ARTS GRANTS California Casualty Music and Arts grants are awarded to CTA members for their classroom or program. PAGE 54 just4members.com/ musicarts PLAN NOW FOR LATER Created with you in mind: CTA's Retirement Savings Plan. CTAMemberBenefits.org GRANTS, CONFERENCES Make it a hot PD summer with programs to hone skills, network and more. PAGE 8 cta.org/grants, cta.org/conferences SUMMER INSTITUTE CTA's premier training, in LA July 24-28, assists chapter leaders in day-to- day representation and support of members. PAGE 8 cta.org/conferences LGBTQ+ SAFETY IN SCHOOLS GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS CTA's program promotes human and civil rights. Appli- cation deadline: May 31. PAGE 10 cta.org/scholarships 1 Photo: At a March rally to rescind school layoffs, San Diego Education Assn. members and allies held pink signs noting the number of students who will be impacted by their layoff. Story on Page 38. A P R I L / M AY 2 0 24