May 15

Vacaville Teachers Association member Eric Estes has been awarded a CTA LGBTQ+ Safety in Schools grant.

The California Teachers Association supports school programs and clubs that work toward providing safe LGBTQ+ inclusive and gender diverse schools. Estes won the grant for Willis Jepson’s Club Rainbow, which he co-advises with faculty and VTA members Wendy Brasher and Alyson Brauning.

“CTA’s LGBTQ+ Safety in Schools Grant will have a great impact on students at Jepson. Students at our school advocated for a brave and safe space to discuss issues around gender and orientation,” Estes said. “This grant will help Club Rainbow members continue programming that builds fellowship among our school’s LGBTQ+ and allied community.”

CTA funds several grants and scholarships benefiting students, educators, and school sites. Visit CTA’s new website this fall for more information on how to apply for a grant or scholarship: http://www.cta.org/for-educators/scholarships-awards 

May 15

California Casualty – CTA’s approved vendor for Auto and Home Insurance

May 07

Call to Action – COVID-19 Pandemic Budget Crisis

Our members of Congress need to hear from us! Congress needs to step up and do the right thing for our students and educators by allocating resources to state and local governments.

Specifically, Congress should provide $175 billion for the Education Stabilization Fund to distribute to states. We cannot afford a generation of students subject to underfunded classrooms due to this pandemic.

TAKE ACTION!

If Congress hears from enough educators, we can secure federal funding for public education. Contact your representative today!

Call 1-855-977-1770 and we will connect you directly to your member of Congress.

Be sure to tell your representative:

-Your name and where you live.

-Ask them to support providing at least $175 billion for the Education Stabilization Fund to distribute to states.

-Ask them to support at least $2 billion for the E-Rate program to promote internet equity.

May 06

Teacher Appreciation Week – May 4-8

May 02

News Release – Vacaville Teachers Donate $3,000 to Vacaville Resource Center to Help Struggling Families Cope During COVID-19 Pandemic

VACAVILLE – Vacaville Teachers Association (VTA) is donating $3,000 to the City of Vacaville Family Resource Center. 

VTA President Todd Blanset says union members requested a donation be made to the Vacaville FIRST Office, Family Resource Center. 

“In this time of great need, VTA members see Vacaville FIRST as a great resource to help families navigate tough times and right now, they need all the help they can get. If families can get the help and support they need, that helps our students. We’re happy that we are in a position to give to a deserving cause.” 

VTA members, who help their students during good times and bad, felt it was the right thing to do for families in the community.  “We appreciate all Vacaville FIRST does for our students’ and their families,” Blanset said. 

Vacaville FIRST works with families in crisis, providing basic needs assistance, parenting education, assistance with rent, utilities and food, domestic violence support groups, counseling services and other resources.

 In accepting the donation, Gloria Diaz, Clinical Services administrator, thanked the Vacaville union members and noted the donation “will help in a variety of ways. Many of our families are already low-income and too many have lost their jobs because of COVID-19. They are struggling with rent and utilities,” she said. “When families are stressed, it’s more difficult for them to make appropriate decisions when there is nothing out there, we try to fill in that gap.”
 
The Vacaville Teachers Association is affiliated with the 310,000-member California Teachers Association and the 3-million-member National Education Association.

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