VTA will host the last School Board mixer of the year….

…next Tuesday, April 15th. It will be the STARS Recreation Center’s Banquet Room (155 Browns Valley Parkway) from 5:15 – 7:15. Trustees McCallum, Flask, and Eaton will be there. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.

We hope to see you there!

VTA Logo winners!

Vacaville Teachers Association received 14 entries for the T-shirt contest to find new designs for our T-shirts that the teachers may purchase and wear. Here are our winners:
Ulices Cruz, student,  grade 12, Country High
1. Ulices Cruz, student,  grade 12, Country High
Michelle Nelson, Vaca High, art teacher (2nd attachment)
2. Michelle Nelson, Vaca High, art teacher
Heather Fish , Vaca Pena, student, grade 8 (3rd attachment)
3. Heather Fish , Vaca Pena, student, grade 8
We will have the t-shirt designs posted to the Café Press website soon. When we do we will announce a contest to get teachers involved in wearing the new shirts.
Thanks for the all the effort that was put in to create the designs for the shirts!

Rep Council Agenda for April 15th

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What should, and shouldn’t, Common Formative Assessments look like?

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Legislative alert!!

CTA-supported AB 215 is up for a critical hearing April 23rd. AB 215 prioritizes, expedites and streamlines the dismissal process to keep students safe, while also safeguarding the integrity of the profession and protecting the due process rights of educators. AB 215 provides immediate protections for students by creating a separate hearing process for education employees who are charged with egregious misconduct such as sexual abuse, child abuse and specific drug crimes. AB 215 also establishes clear and timely procedures for dismissal in non-egregious misconduct cases. By expediting and streamlining the hearing process, districts will not be allowed to drag on investigations of educators who are falsely accused.

CTA has long supported changes to the dismissal process that protect students and are fair to educators. That is why CTA worked with education stakeholders, lawmakers and the governor’s office on this measure. It is extremely important for lawmakers to hear from educators on AB 215. Please email Senator Cathleen Galgiani today.

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