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JANUARY 2012 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MARCH Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JAN 13–15 CONFERENCE Issues Conference Rio Hotel, Las Vegas "Standing as One — Determining the Future of Public Education." This conference provides an opportunity for rural, urban and ESP educators with diverse interests and perspectives to reconnect with fellow educators, re-energize their skillset and help strategize solutions to confront the challenges they face together. www.cta.org/conferences JAN 17–20 Diane Ravitch Speaking Tour EVENT Hosted by local CTA chapters, education expert and author Diane Ravitch will speak at several California events in January. Los Angeles, Jan. 17, 5 p.m., Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Blvd. San Francisco, Jan. 18, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Herbst Theatre, San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Ave. at McAllister. Sacramento, Jan. 20, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Sacramento Convention Center. Call the Sacramento City Teachers Association for tickets: (916) 452-4591. www.cta.org/ravitchtour Maybe standardized tests are not good predictors of future economic success or decline. Perhaps our country has succeeded, not because of test scores, but because we encouraged something more important than test scores — the freedom to create, innovate, and imagine. Diane Ravitch Declaration of Candidacy JAN 24 Candidacy for CTA/NEA-Retired officers FILING DEADLINE Candidates for CTA/NEA-Retired state officers and State Council repre- sentatives must submit a declaration of candidacy by Tuesday, Jan. 24. For more information, see page 35. For CTA/NEA-Retired Officers and State Council Representatives Deadline to return declaration is Jan. 24, 2012 Offices to be filled: President, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer of CTA/NEA-Retired Term: 2 years, beginning June 26 Requirements: A candidate must be a member of CTA/NEA-Retired. CTA/NEA-Retired representatives to CTA State Council for Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4 Term: 3 years, beginning June 26 Requirements: A candidate must be a member of CTA/NEA-Retired and reside in the district she/he is elected to represent. I am a candidate for the office of: President State Council Representative: Vice President District 1 My retired electoral district is: (See list at right) Retired electoral district My contact information: (Please print) Name Home address City & Zip Home phone JAN 27 Candidacy for NEA state delegate FILING DEADLINE Candidates for state delegate to the Representative Assembly at the 2012 NEA convention in Washington, D.C., must file a declaration of candidacy by Friday, Jan. 27. For more information, see page 36. E-mail Mailing address City & Zip Cell phone My campaign statement: As a candidate for CTA/NEA-Retired officer or State Council representative, you may write a candidate statement of no more than 35 words, which will be included with the ballot. If more words are used, the statement will include only the first 35. Ref- erence to ethnic minority identification will not be counted in the 35-word limitation. Declaration of Candidacy For State Delegate to the 2012 NEA Convention in Washington, D.C. Name Address City, Zip Personal e-mail address Category: I am a member of: Date CTA NEA Signature Chapter This form must be received no later than 5 p.m. Jan. 24, 2012 Mail to CTA/NEA-Retired Elections, Attn: Human Rights/Community Outreach, P.O. Box 4156, Burlingame, CA 94011-4156. Candidates may wish to return this form by certified mail in order to get a receipt and ensure compliance with the deadline. CTA/NEA-R Member (must be member of NEA-Retired) Send to CTA, P.O. Box 4156, Burlingame, CA 94011-4156. Student NEA Send to Student CTA Office, CTA, P.O. Box 921, Burlingame, CA 94011-0921. Ethnic Grouping, Other Information: I am: American Indian/Alaska Native African American Asian Caucasian I am a candidate for a local delegate position also. Yes I will inform the Service Center Council of my choice. Service Center Council Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander No If yes and I am elected to both state and local delegate positions, please check one: I will be a state delegate. I will be a local delegate. NEA Active (Non-Supervisory) Member (including Education Support Professionals) Send directly to your Service Center Council (see addresses on facing page). Higher Education Member (eligible to be in bargaining unit) Send to Community College Association, 4100 Truxel Rd., Sacramento, CA 95834. Day phone Home phone CTA/NEA Member ID Number Gender M F District 2 County of residence RETIRED DISTRICT 1 Alameda Contra Costa Del Norte Humboldt Lake Marin Mendocino Monterey RETIRED DISTRICT 2 Alpine Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa El Dorado Fresno Glenn Kern Kings Lassen Madera Mariposa Merced Modoc Nevada Duties of delegates to Rep Assembly in Washington, D.C. 1. Each delegate will be expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., in time to ensure registering as an official del- egate to the Representative Assembly (RA) with both the California delega- tion and NEA. 2. Each delegate will be expected Placer Plumas Sacramento San Joaquin Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Yolo Yuba RETIRED DISTRICT 3 Los Angeles San Luis Obispo Imperial Inyo Mono Orange RETIRED DISTRICT 4 to attend all caucuses of the Califor- nia delegation. Normally, the caucus begins at 7 a.m. daily. Delegates must be registered with the California del- egation to participate in the caucus. Delegates are expected to remain through the convention. Santa Barbara Ventura 3. Each delegate shall attend all business meetings of the RA. Riverside San Bernardino San Diego 4. Each delegate is strongly encour- aged to attend NEA budget commit- tee hearings, resolutions committee hearings, bylaw committee hearings, speeches by prominent national fig- ures, etc. 5. Each delegate should take into consideration CTA State Council and caucus policy when voting. 6. Each delegate is encouraged to participate fully in all activities of the California delegation. December 2011 • January 2012 / www.cta.org Name Please give a brief biographical sketch of no more than 30 words. (If more words are used, the information that accompanies ballots will include only the first 30 words.) If you wish your ethnic grouping to be listed, this will not count as part of the 30-word limitation. 7. Each delegate, state and local, will be expected to sit with his or her Service Center Council delegation on the RA floor or to inform the appropri- ate person where he or she will be seated. This is to ensure communi- cation regarding RA business and/or personal emergency information of concern to the delegate, as well as to verify attendance. 7 December 2011 • January 2012 / www.cta.org 35 Napa San Benito San Francisco San Mateo Santa Clara Santa Cruz Solano Sonoma Secretary-Treasurer District 3 CTA/NEA-Retired to elect officers, State Council reps Jan. 24 is the deadline to submit nomina- tions for state officers and State Council representatives for CTA/NEA-Retired. Anyone wishing to run for a position should complete the Declaration of Can- didacy form (left) and return it to the address on the form. Terms, which begin June 26, are two years for state officers and three years for State Council representatives. The ballot, including names of the candidates and their campaign state- ments, will be mailed to members in February. For more information, call (650) 552-5468. District 4 Electoral districts Following are the electoral districts for CTA/NEA-Retired. 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