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Update on Linda Schultz who retired from Onteora in June, 2010. |
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This was a collaborative project between fifth graders in the Woodstock Elementary School the Historical Society of Woodstock. |
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The following four positions are available: |
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Karen retires after 30 years. |
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Join us to honor Lynn and Linda in the Pavilion, beginning with a cash bar and hors d’oerves at 6:00 pm, with dinner and dancing to follow. |
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We packed this issue with useful information on how to get the most from your employer’s benefit program. |
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Seven awards were given totalling $1800. |
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Join us to honor Patti, Bonnie and Sue |
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Maureen retires after 26 years. |
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Patti retires after 21.4 years. |
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Join us in the Pavillion for hors d’oeuvres and dinner. |
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Jeanie retires after 32 years of teaching. |
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Lynn retires after 35 years at Onteora |
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Bonnie retires after 33 years of service to Onteora. |
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Veronica retires after 27 1/2 years at Onteora and a career spanning 38 years total.
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On April 13th, the high school café was transformed into a mad house of questions, brainstorming and quick responses, led by retired Onteora Math Teacher, Mrs. Phyllis Rosato, posing as guest questioner, The Joker. |
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Save the Date! Retirement Party on Thursday, June 14th at the Havana Grill, 4:30-6:30
Join us in honoring retirees: Patti Goodemote, Bonnie Lanton, and Sue Cocozza. |
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The Onteora Board of Education approved Robin Osswald, Rachel Lim, Linnea Welker and administrator Nick Millas for tenure appointments on April 25th. |
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Recognition was given for academic achievement, community service and leadership achievements. |
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On April 19, 2012, members of the Onteora DECA chapter visited Parish Hall in |
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Three Onteora students trekked off to |
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Forty-four pints of blood were collected from high school donors on April 23rd. Each unit of blood helps save 3 lives! |
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The second graders in Mrs. Wolfrom's class send out a heart felt thank you to the OTA for giving us the money to purchase a new filter for our trout tank. Ours broke unexpectedly and we were afraid our trout would die without a new one. |
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The AFL-CIO has launched its 2012 AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch site—now called CEO Pay and the 99%—which includes the most comprehensive data available on 2011 executive pay. All the data available is searchable by industry, by state and by the top 100 highest-paid CEOs.
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To Innovate, Look to Those Who Educate
 In her latest column appearing in the New York Times, AFT president Randi Weingarten describes how the AFT Innovation Fund is providing an alternative to school reform efforts that ignore the expertise of educators and their unions. The fund supports AFT affiliates that engaged in collaborative efforts that focus on promising ideas and proven programs that can be scaled up. Read the full column. |
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Many studies over the years have documented the need for smoother transitions from prekindergarten to the elementary level. A new AFT report reinforces that conclusion—and does it in a manner that puts frontline voices at the heart of the dialogue.
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The citizens of Ohio took back their state with a historic vote on Nov. 8 to repeal Senate Bill 5. The vote, which marks the first time that the collective bargaining rights of public employees have been upheld on a statewide ballot, sends a clear signal that Ohioans will not sit idly by while politicians scapegoat hard-working public employees for an economic crisis they did not create.
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President Obama's bold plan—the American Jobs Act—is the right antidote to help solve our persistent economic problems, AFT president Randi Weingarten says.
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Two longtime union activists and education reformers are assuming new roles in AFT's leadership, AFT president Randi Weingarten announced on Sept. 9.
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Every day, educators and other public employees, and the services they provide our communities, are being attacked. From challenging collective bargaining rights, to undermining the quality of public education and higher education, to decimating pensions and trying to put healthcare coverage further out of reach, working men and women across the country are under assault. And if this has taught us one thing, it's that Elections Matter.
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Calling Young Teachers
The AFT is looking for young teachers to join our Generation Y online community. This supportive network of young professionals is a place to discuss issues that affect you and your work. You can interact with other members through the forums and member pages, learn more about what is going on in schools across the nation, and find out about upcoming events and activities you can attend.
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Generation Y teachers—those in their mid-30s or younger—say that to keep them in teaching, schools should be transformed into workplaces that support high-quality teaching and learning, so eager but nearly overwhelmed novices will stay in the profession and can become highly effective, according to a new report by the AFT and the American Institutes for Research.
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In a March 28 speech sponsored by the Commonwealth Club, AFT president Randi Weingarten challenged those who have blamed public employees and their right to collectively bargain as a cause of their states' fiscal problems.
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AFT Members Will Stand Together for 'We Are One' Week of Action
Workers' fundamental rights are under attack in a growing number of states. But as we have seen in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere, those attacks have inspired and motivated tens of thousands of union members to stand together for their rights. The challenge now, as AFT president Randi Weingarten put it in a recent e-mail to more than 1.5 million AFT members and allies, is to take this moment and turn it into a movement. One step in that direction is a "We Are One" Week of Action, starting April 4, that will bring together members from the AFT and other unions, along with our allies, to participate in events around the country. First, take the pledge to help make a difference. Once you take the pledge, you'll see lots of ideas for how to join in the week of action.
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AFT president Randi Weingarten on Feb. 24 proposed a new way to align teacher development and evaluation to due process for tenured teachers. Weingarten laid out a three-step process consisting of clear standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, a time-limited improvement and support plan for teachers deemed to be unsatisfactory according to the evaluation standards, and a hearing process that can take no longer than 100 days, which in many cases would be even more expedient.
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On Jan. 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy captured and crystallized a moment in history when he told America, "the torch has been passed to a new generation." To mark the 50th anniversary of this landmark inaugural address, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has created a new website filled with groundbreaking multimedia that invites young visitors to explore the JFK legacy through such core themes as public service, civil rights and innovation.
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