One Voice United Rally - June 8th
We encourage NYSUT members, parents, students and community activists to come to Albany on June 8 to speak with one voice to fight for the future of public education.
Find out more at NYSUT.org/RallyJune8.
Teachers support Common Core and moratorium on stakes
Three-quarters of public school teachers surveyed support the Common Core State Standards, yet just 27 percent said their district has provided them with the tools and resources necessary to teach the standards, according to the results of a new AFT poll.
April/May Newsletter
Click on link to read the newsletter http://rc12.ny.aft.org/files/outlook_2013_april_to_go_to_nysut.pdf
President's Letter April/May "Jump In!"
RC 12 communicates with you through this Outlook newsletter, which is published six times a year. But we need to communicate with you more than six times a year. NYSUT has set up a listserv for RC12 with communicate by email to its members. We would like you to sign up.
Trip to Washington DC September 6-10, 2013
This trip includes 4 nights lodging, 4 breakfast, 4dinners, full guided tours, evening memorial tour, Mount Vernon Tour. The Cost is $519. Travel insurance is $45 and is highly recommmended. Click the link below for details.
http://rc12.ny.aft.org/files/dc_1.pdf
For info on insurance click here
RC-12 Social Committee Trip - June 27, 2013
Kykuit: (rhymes with "pie cut") NYS registered historic site and the family home of former Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and his family. Classic Tour (2 1/2 hours) of the hilltop paradise; six-story stone house and Coach Barn. (Wheelchair accessible). Sleepy Hollow, NY. We will also visit Union Church of the Pocantico Hills, Washington Irving Sunnyside, and Sunset Cove:
Click the link below for more information and the registration form.