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AEW Continued from page 31 town hall meeting, held jointly by CTA and CFT, detailing school cuts in the region. The town hall moderators were Larry Allen, the CTA Board member representing San Fran- cisco; Dennis Kelly, president of United Educa- tors of San Francisco; and Gus Goldstein, pres- ident, AFT Local 2121, San Francisco Commu- nity College Federation of Teachers. Holding a microphone and speaking out about school library staff cuts was Josephine Carson, a librarian in the 33,000-student Mt. Diablo Unified School District covering Walnut Creek, Concord and Pleasant Hill. She now covers three middle schools and spends most of her time just checking in books to students. “I used to teach informa- tion literacy, how to do research.” Carson said the district, which lost more than 190 teachers and faces another round of deep cuts, routinely opens middle school li- braries only two days a week — three days a week at high schools. Some elementary school libraries only open one day. In Orange County, educators and others spoke out at a Costa Mesa news conference about local drastic cuts, especially in the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD). Local CTA Board members Michael Stone and Jim Rogers were joined by Vicki Soder- berg, president of the Capistrano Unified Ed- ucators Association. “The students in Capistrano Unified School BAD-11-07-10594.CTA 11/29/07 3:17 PM Page 1**dhynoski�**Users:dhynoski:Desktop:Work in Progress:11/29:BAD-11-07-105 District are reeling from the cuts in education funding,” Soderberg said. “Small class sizes to solve its budget problems. “Although the CUSD school board has already laid off close to 200 teachers, they insist upon looking to certificated employees to solve their budget problems,” said Soderberg, “even as they continue to recklessly and unnecessarily mismanage district funds.” mike myslinski have been eliminated in the primary grades, larger class sizes prevail in the secondary class- rooms. Simple supplies such as colored pencils, pens, glue sticks, paints are now provided by the teacher, not the school district. “Reducing teacher compensation by 10 percent makes no sense for a district like Cap- istrano, which is a growing district and needs to continually retain and recruit classroom teachers, special education teachers and cer- tificated support personnel.” She criticized the district for using staff layoffs Enjoy the rewards. Get something back for your everyday purchases. Use your California Teachers Association Visa® Card with WorldPoints® rewards from Bank of America, and you’ll earn points you can redeem for cash, travel, merchandise, even unique adventures.� Rewards for the things you buy anyway. Ongoing support for California Teachers Association. 1.866.438.6262 Use Priority Code FAB4MWwhen calling. For information about the rates, fees, and other costs and benefits associated with the use of this Rewards card, or to apply, call the toll free number above, or write to P.O. Box 15020, Wilmington, DE 19850. � Terms apply to program features and Credit Card account benefits. For more information about the program, visit bankofamerica.com/worldpoints. Details accompany new account materials. This credit card program is issued and administered by FIA Card Services, N.A. The WorldPoints program is managed in part by independent third parties, including a travel agency registered to do business in California (Reg. No. 2036509-50); Ohio (Reg. No. 87890286); Washington (6011237430) and other states, as required. Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association, and is used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. FIA Card Services, WorldPoints, the WorldPoints design and Platinum Plus are registered trademarks of FIA Card Services, N.A. Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation. All other company and product names and logos are the property of others and their use does not imply endorsement of, or an association with, the WorldPoints program. ©2007 Bank of America Corporation T-709149-092107 BAD-11-07-10594 december 2009 • january 2010 | www.cta.org 33