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FYI — All classified staff should take note of the written policy adopted by the CCS board of education regarding the CDL bus driver’s license.

bus policy new as of april 2013

The CCAE leadership team kicked off our planning retreat this morning by grading the NC Senate Budget. We all agreed that it receives an F! Contact your legislators and let them know before it is too late. Take your pictures and share them on our facebook page. Use the twitter hashtag #ncsenatebudgetgetsanF to tweet and retweet your grade.

The 1st education forum hosted by CCAE took place Thursday, May 30th at Headquarters Library. The dialogue centered on arts education and improving communication. This was the first in what we hope will become an ongoing conversation toward improving public education in Cumberland County. Watch the calendar and join us for the next conversation.

Strong public schools have been a key part of creating the modern North Carolina — a wonderful place to do business and raise a family. Unfortunately, after years of budget cuts, North Carolina’s public schools are in danger.

 

Join former Congressman and State Superintendent Bob Etheridge and local civic, education and business leaders for a press conference and rally in support of strong public education and opposed to the terrible ideas being proposed in the state legislature. 

 

What: Stand With North Carolina’s Public Schools!

When: Friday, May 17, at 3PM

Where: Spivey Park, 500 Fisher Street (at Old Wilmington Road), Fayetteville, NC 28301

 

For more information and to RSVP: http://bit.ly/16xodD5

 

State lawmakers are putting the squeeze on our schools. They want to jam 30 or more students into a classroom. They want fewer teacher assistants. And they want voucher money drained from public schools. Students will have less one-on-one time with their teacher. And students will have fewer resources like technology and text books to make up for it.

But that’s not the attitude that made North Carolina great! Instead let’s invest in Pre-K to give every student the opportunity to start off on the right foot. Let’s hire more teachers and TAs, reduce class size and give every student the one-on-one attention they deserve.

 

Let’s stop the race to the bottom. In North Carolina, we all have a shared responsibility to build strong public schools for our economy to succeed now and in the future.

You can make a difference by taking an active role with the
Cumberland County Association of Educators.

Please consider one of the following committees:

Advocacy
To improve the professional and/or economic conditions of educators by conducting an issue campaign that achieves its objective.

Membership
To increase membership by at 200 members. Initiate a membership recruitment/organizing plan.

Political Action
To insure that at least 60% of the membership understand the relationship between politics and school district policy.

Communication (Internal and External)
To insure that both educators and the community see the local as the voice of education in Cumberland County. Further, that the community recognizes the local as a leader in education.

If you are interested in serving on one of the above committees for next school term, please fill out the contact form below before May 30, 2013.

Include the Committee Name and your contact information.