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The Grapevine Needs Your Help!

The Grapevine needs articles, pictures, short write-ups, and ideas to share with the members. If anything is happening at your building that TAs are involved with, send a photograph along with the names of the members pictured and a description of the event to Pat Sansevero.

We are still in need of an editor or committee members to help the co-editor, Patty SanSevero, put the Grapevine together. Any help that can be given will be greatly appreciated; we do not want to see the Grapevine not be published. Please email Sheila Manning if you are interested in working on the Grapevine.

All committees can use help; remember the old saying "many hands make light work." Click here to see a complete listing of committees.

Local Action Project

The committee would like to thank all of the members who helped at the "Starting and Staying Healthy in Newburgh" Fair and made it such a great success. The committee is already planning the 2010-2011 Fair. Itt will be held Saturday May 7, 2011 , so mark your calendars. Since the committee started the fair we have expanded it to include students from Pre-K to fourth grade. This year we hope to again expand it to include more grade levels.

The committee welcomes your thoughts and ideas to help improve any LAP programs, or suggestions for new programs. Please see the LAP Meeting Schedule for our next meeting. All members are welcomed and encouraged to attend. We value your opinions and ideas.

Safe Homes

We are again doing baskets for Safe Homes Annual fundraiser dinner. As in the past, each building will decide what theme their basket will be. Remember anyone in the building can donate towards the basket. The baskets will be due Friday October 15, 2010. More information will be available in September. This year's baskets will be very rewarding since the chapter will be receiving the 2010 Mildred Warren Good Neighbor Award, for our continuous support. .

During the year we will be collecting different needed items every month to help these families start a new life. Below is a list of items that are always needed.

Gift Cards from major grocery or department stores, gas, phone and family restaurants, etc.

House Warming Baskets.

Laundry and Cleaning Supplies.

Small Kitchen Appliances.

Robes, Slippers, Socks, Pantyhose, etc.

Hair Care for all types of hair.

Diapers, Wipes, etc.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

The "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk" will be Sunday October 17, 2010 at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, NY. The first 50 pre-registered Teaching Assistants will receive a t-shirt with Newburgh Teaching Assistants' printed on the back. We are asking each building to support their walkers by making a personal donation or doing a building-wide collection. More information will be available in September. If you have any questions, contact Barbara Butrick at New Windsor School.

SRP Day

SRP Day is Tuesday November 16, 2010. There will be a General Membership meeting at 4:15pm where we will celebrate SRP Day as a Chapter, but please also celebrate in your building. NYSUT should again be distributing stickers for Teaching Assistants and Teachers to wear on SRP Day.

NYSUT ELT or AFT Trainers

If you are interested in becoming an ELT or AFT trainer, please contact Sheila Manning. NYSUT or the AFT will provide the training for a week during the summer.

General Information

In-Service Classes: Don't forget to sign up for In-Service classes, just check out the Newburgh Teacher Center Website for more information. The classes only cost Teaching Assistants ten dollars per class. Remember in-service credits can be turned in for salary increases in February and October. If you have any ideas for In-Service classes contact Jean Stumpf at Pre-K at Washington Street or Theresa Brady-Lyden at Gardnertown. If you are interested in becoming a workshop presenter through NYSUT or the AFT, please email your name, school and phone number to: teachingassistants@newburghta.com

Certification: Remember it is the member's responsibility to keep their certification up to date. You can access information on Teaching Assistants certification on the NY State Education Web Site or use the links on the NTA and Teacher Center web sites.

District email: Warning! Do not use the District's e-mail system for union or personal business! You should expect that any message sent or received through the District's system will be read by the administration. In the case of Baynes v. Fairport CSD (Monroe County), the court held that a public employer can be required to honor a request made under NY's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) for copies of e-mails sent or received through the public employer's server (The Edge, Dec. '07).

Grievance Procedure: Please go to your Building Rep. first whenever you have a question or concern. You should know your contract and the area that pertains to your question or concern. The Building Rep. will then go with you to the Head Delegate if the problem or concern is a possible grievance. The correct forms will be filled out and be sent to the grievance committee.

Member Information Update: If your personal information (divorce, marriage, beneficiaries, address, phone number, etc.) has changed, please remember to update your TRS information and fill out and return the Membership Update Form to the NTA Office.

Sick Bank: The Sick Bank is a great resource but you need to follow the correct procedures. Please take the time to fill out and return the Sick Leave Bank donation form if you have not done so. Contributing to the Sick Bank entitles you to apply to the Sick Bank if it is necessary. To apply to the Sick Bank, send a letter accompanied with medical documentation (Doctor's letter), to Human Resources and Berenda Johnson, Pre-K at Washington Street.