Accomplishments

I have actively participated in the following accomplishments on your behalf:

Acquired five hours of uninterrupted planning time weekly for elementary school teachers, as a member of the Contract Negotiation Team. This is a landmark decision.

Fought to defeat a proposal from the District that required a mandated, formal Open House before the first day of school utilizing time set aside for preparation activities by instructional staff. This was accomplished as a member of the Bargaining Team and Co-Chairperson of the Parental Involvement Committee.

Extended the E.R. & D. training sessions to enable more paraprofessionals the opportunity to meet NCLB guidelines. I was one of the members of the Executive Board who discussed this with UTD Management and AFT.

Participated in the “40K NOW” workshop, which discussed different techniques to boost teachers’ salaries. Later, on the Bargaining Team applied these concepts to get a 3-year contract, which guarantees a 40K starting salary for new teachers by the 2008-2009 school term.