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September
20, 2007 We rebut News Journal inaccuracies about
our political endorsement process
President Barbara Grogg submitted the following Letter to the Editor to the News Journal on Tuesday, September 19. It will appear tomorrow. Sunday’s editorial (9/16: "Denying charter school access to bond program is irresponsible action") contains information that is incorrect. First, there was no threat ever leveled by a Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) lobbyist --- not from any of our four registered lobbyists --- "to drop its support of Lt. Gov. John Carney," ostensibly that is, in his announced run for the Democratic nomination for Governor. Second, DSEA has made no recommendation in the 2008 gubernatorial election. Our recommendation process has yet to begin and, as always, it will be an open, democratic process giving all of our members an opportunity to participate in the decision-making. Third, the DSEA recommendation for Governor --- should one occur for either the primary or general election --- will be based on a variety of issues facing public education, not just one. And, the DSEA recommendation process will continue to be open to candidates of both parties as our record over the years has proven. "Political pressure," as you put it, is consistent with the right of Americans to petition their government. That is exactly what the Delaware Military Academy (DMA), the Charter School Network, the Delaware Business Roundtable, and the Delaware Chamber of Commerce have combined to do on behalf of their position. Their recent full-page ad in your paper, and coordinated letter-writing/phone call campaign to legislators and the Governor certainly intends to create "political pressure" in support of their issue. While we may disagree on the issue, we understand their advocacy, as they should understand ours. I testified in a public hearing our rationale for opposing the use of ‘conduit’ bonds for charter school construction, arguing that the General Assembly needed to provide further guidance in this area since they are the stewards of education policy for all public schools, local community and charter schools alike. DSEA is concerned about the ambiguity of the current charter school law, not the merits of the Barbara Grogg,  What's
a quarter worth to Red Clay Food Service Workers?
A little respect
Members
of the Red Clay Food Service Workers Association last evening staged
an organized protest at the school board meeting.
After
months of negotiation, the School District is offering them no raise
at all. A 25-cent increase,
which would cost the district just $29,166.75/year, is all they are
asking for. The district is saying they can't afford any raise at
all.
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WORTH
REPEATING:
You can't teach if your license expires! If your current teaching license was issued in 2001 or 2002, then you must have 90 clock hours of professional development completed by October 31 - and have them entered in DEEDS - in order to keep your license. If you are in this category and do not submit your 90 clock hours of professional development, you will be able to finish the year, but, after that, your name will go on a national registry of revoked teaching licenses. You don't want to let
that happen. Questions? Call your personnel department or Vicky
Cairns at DSEA at
1-866-734-5834.
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