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October 29 , 2007 |
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TRS Update |
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TRS issues have made the news in recent months (and we will highlight other issues including the new investment strategy, TRS staff compensation, and the latest valuation of the fund in an upcoming magazine article) but some important changes in federal retirement laws may have escaped your attention. Read more… |
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TCTA Awards and Nominations Deadline Thursday! |
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Make this the year you nominate a TCTA award winner: November 1 postmark deadline is Thursday Want to garner some “good press” for your CTA? Here’s your chance. Initiated more than 30 years ago, the prestigious TCTA Annual Awards Program honors those who have made outstanding contributions during the past year to public education, the teaching profession or to TCTA. Categories include Friend of Education (Public Official and Private Citizen); Administrator of the Year (Elementary, Middle/Secondary, Central Office); School Board Trustee of the Year; Silver Apple (broadcast and print media); Retiree of the Year; and Faculty Representative of the Year. Nominations must be electronically dated or postmarked on or before November 1, 2007. See the award forms and rules online for more information. November 1 deadline right around the corner for TCTA officer/director nominations If you’ve always wondered how officers and directors for TCTA are chosen and perhaps considered becoming more involved, here is your chance. But you need to move quickly: All nominations must be received at TCTA headquarters by November 1 in order to be printed on the ballot. (Candidates can be nominated from the floor of the Representative Assembly, but their names do not appear on the printed ballot.) Elections will be held for the following offices at our Annual Convention in Houston February 29-March 1: Read more… |
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Districts to select a representative for implementation of FITNESSGRAM assessment |
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The Texas Education Agency has identified FITNESSGRAM as the fitness assessment tool to be used by all districts throughout the state in meeting the newly legislated fitness assessment required for all students in grades 3-12 beginning this school year. It is recommended that each district identify a representative to implement the new student fitness program. Read more… |
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Accolades and Opportunities |
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Lamar CTA member named Wal-Mart Texas Teacher of the Year Pamela Brown, a fifth grade teacher at Campbell Elementary School in the Lamar CISD, has been named Wal-Mart’s Texas Teacher of the Year. Brown is now up for the national distinction to be announced in November. Congratulations, Pamela! Read more… C-SPAN announces StudentCam 2008C-SPAN wants to know what political topics are on the minds of today’s young people, and announced its call for entries for the 2008 StudentCam video documentary competition. A total of $50,000 will be awarded in prizes, which will include 92 student awards and 11 teacher awards. Extra Credit Ever wondered about the origin of a certain word? This week’s extra credit features a short quiz of 10 questions focusing on the art of language! Think carefully, this site boasts it’s “the toughest word game on the Web.” |
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