Sunday, October 23, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Ballots have been mailed
If you've moved recently and changed mailing addresses, the post office cannot forward ballots, so you may not have gotten one. If you haven't gotten a ballot in the mail by now, and you were expecting one, you need to call the Clerk and Recorders office to get a new ballot. 970-328-8710
Ballots are due back no later than 7 p.m. Nov. 1.
• People can either mail back ballots or hand-deliver them to Eagle County Clerk and Recorder's offices in Eagle, Avon and El Jebel.
• People can cast votes in person at any clerk's office.
• The town of Vail is holding a separate municipal election Nov. 8.
Ballots are due back no later than 7 p.m. Nov. 1.
• People can either mail back ballots or hand-deliver them to Eagle County Clerk and Recorder's offices in Eagle, Avon and El Jebel.
• People can cast votes in person at any clerk's office.
• The town of Vail is holding a separate municipal election Nov. 8.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Support Education, Vote YES!
You will see two initiatives on your mail-in ballot this week that relate to education. I urge you to vote YES and make sure others vote YES too. We are suffering from a lack of revenue in our state in general which has led to severely underfunding our schools. Strong communities do not exist without excellent schools. Schools cannot be excellent if they are not supported by their community. Therefore, it is imperative that we, the voters, pass these ballot issues so the schools in our community and state can remain strong. Please take time to look at both of these links for more information on both ballot issues so you can help convince your family and friends to vote yes on both of them.
http://www.yeson3b.com/
http://voteyeson103.com/
http://www.yeson3b.com/
http://voteyeson103.com/
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Mill Levy Override
There are three easy steps to ensure a quality education for Eagle County Students.
1.Go to govotecolorado.com and make sure your voter registration is up to date so you can get a mail in ballot.
2. Vote YES on 3B
3. Mail in your ballot by the end of October.
Please go to this website for more about the Mill Levy Override.
http://www.yeson3b.com/
1.Go to govotecolorado.com and make sure your voter registration is up to date so you can get a mail in ballot.
2. Vote YES on 3B
3. Mail in your ballot by the end of October.
Please go to this website for more about the Mill Levy Override.
http://www.yeson3b.com/
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Welcome Back!
It is really exciting to be back in the schools, seeing the students with eager to learn faces! This is why we do this, right? I know this year will be challenging with the new curriculum and CFA is already a dirty word, but we can get through it and make it work. Now we have a baseline to work with, and it can only get better. The thought process of implementing all at once (at least at the elementary level)is beyond me, but we'll do our best.
We had a successful new teacher lunch at the old District Office on Wednesday, August 17th. Thank you, Todd Huck (BCMS), Christina Martinez (GES), Dianne Coombs (EES), Deb Jordan (GCMS), and Johnna Williams (JCES). It was great to get these members from different sights. They came out and spoke with the new teachers and helped sign up 12 people. Members, please remember to speak to new teachers or people who are not yet members to ask them to join. Share your reason for being a member. Let your building rep know if they are interested and we can get them a membership form! If you don't have a rep, let me know.
A big issue that will be facing us this fall is the mill levy ballot question. It has to pass! Students will be the ones who suffer most from the next round of cuts. As a parent of students in our elementary schools, this scares me. Knowing it will come in the form of increased class sizes due to dramatic staff cuts scares me as a teacher and as an employee. We are not familiar here with the acronym RIF (Reduction in Force). That means about the same as RIP and it can be presented to anyone no matter if you are non-probationary. If a program is cut, you lose your job. Period. (Unless you are highly qualified for another position and that position is available.)
The School Board approved the language for the ballot and now it is up to the voters. In order for it to pass, people need to vote. In order to vote, they must be registered here. This is our FIRST priority. Getting people to register. The focus will be this for September.
Again, welcome back to school and thank you for being members of Eagle County Education Association.
We had a successful new teacher lunch at the old District Office on Wednesday, August 17th. Thank you, Todd Huck (BCMS), Christina Martinez (GES), Dianne Coombs (EES), Deb Jordan (GCMS), and Johnna Williams (JCES). It was great to get these members from different sights. They came out and spoke with the new teachers and helped sign up 12 people. Members, please remember to speak to new teachers or people who are not yet members to ask them to join. Share your reason for being a member. Let your building rep know if they are interested and we can get them a membership form! If you don't have a rep, let me know.
A big issue that will be facing us this fall is the mill levy ballot question. It has to pass! Students will be the ones who suffer most from the next round of cuts. As a parent of students in our elementary schools, this scares me. Knowing it will come in the form of increased class sizes due to dramatic staff cuts scares me as a teacher and as an employee. We are not familiar here with the acronym RIF (Reduction in Force). That means about the same as RIP and it can be presented to anyone no matter if you are non-probationary. If a program is cut, you lose your job. Period. (Unless you are highly qualified for another position and that position is available.)
The School Board approved the language for the ballot and now it is up to the voters. In order for it to pass, people need to vote. In order to vote, they must be registered here. This is our FIRST priority. Getting people to register. The focus will be this for September.
Again, welcome back to school and thank you for being members of Eagle County Education Association.
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