Happy New Year!
I hope every one had an enjoyable and relaxing break. As we approach spring things are heating up, we as a school community are facing many challenges, and if we want to have an impact we need to be involved.
News
December Greetings
Merry Christmas!
I hope that every one regardless of their beliefs will accept this as a sincere effort on my part to convey my desire that you and your loved ones will experience, year round, the love, joy, generosity, compassion, and forgiveness that I associate so strongly with this time of year.
There is no Chapter meeting this month our next is January 8th.
Until next year
Kirk Wilkins
OSEA Chapter 48 President
2013-14 Negotiation Committee
Your Chapter needs you! Letters of interest are being accepted for the 2013-14 negotiation committee. Please submit your letter of interest to our Chapter secretary pamela_burdett@beaverton.k12.or.us by February 15th.
Steward training Canceled
This weekends Steward Training, for the 7th and 8th has been Canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
School funding meeting
November 27th there was a meeting at Aloha High school to discus school funding, it was well attended. The message I took away from the meeting was that unless there are fundamental changes to Oregon tax structure school funding will not be stable or adequate and that Oregon voters won’t except that change unless they see that government is seriously working to curb spending and PERS cost are a big part of that.
November Meeting
We had a great meeting last Tuesday with a good turn out. There was a presentation on LegalShield, an OSEA member benefit.
Thanksgiving
November is a time we remind ourselves to be thankful, for the men and women who serve our country, for family and friends, and for a political system we have a voice in, I hope we can all keep thankfulness in our harts year round, supporting those who have and are serving our country, relishing our time with family and friends, and remembering that our voice does not end with our vote. I hope this year to, at least monthly, remember to find a way to show support for those past and present members of the armed forces, show a loved one they are appreciated, and to share with my represeniti
Changes
My name is Kirk Wilkins, I am OSEA Chapter 48 President. I’m not the person you were expecting in this position, this is not the position I was expecting to be in. Events happened and the situation changed, and we are now reacting to that change. There is a lot of change coming that will effect our work place, we can sit back and wait to react to that change or we can become active and work to influence and shape this change.
Welcome Back
Welcome to the 2011/12 School Year.
Presidents Award
Chapter 48, awarded President's Award