Monthly News Letter

Buncombe County Association of Educators (BCAE)

Monthly Newsletter

February 2012

A Message from the BCAE President

Over the past couple of months we have received multiple inquiries surrounding the Buncombe County Schools 2 and 3-hour delay. Safety is paramount for our BCS School Board and Superintendent. For clarification in regards to a delayed schedule:

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If your roads are passable then you need to report to work on time.

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If the roads are too treacherous to travel to school, you are to follow your schools pro-cedures for notifying them that you are planning on coming to school but need to wait until the roads improve.

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You must be at work prior to the students arrival.

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Certified employees do not have to make this time up.

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Classified employees can make this determination also, however, the time missed will need to be made up during that particular week for pay purposes.

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The same procedures are to be followed in the event a TWD is called due to inclement weather. Anna Austin, BCAE President

NCAE and NEA Conventions

The North Carolina Association of Educators state convention will be held March 23rd and 24th in Winston-Salem, with the caucus/dinner meeting, held in Waynesville, Feb-ruary 21st. You must commit and attend both in order to be compensated by BCAE to help defray the expense of the trip. At last year’s convention, twelve delegates represented BCAE. We hope to have more in attendance this year. Educational support personnel members are eligible to be nominated for the local NCAE delegate positions and can vote at the Conven-tion. Complete the form(s) and fax to 252-9025 by February 3rd. You are encouraged to take part in this exciting example of the democratic process at work. You are responsible for making your own lodging reservations; the form may be accessed at www.ncae.org

The NEA National Convention will be held July 1-5, 2012, with the caucus held in Ra-leigh sometime around the middle of June. This year the NEA convention will be held in Washington DC. Log onto www.nea.org for more details.

If you wish to be a BCAE delegate to either convention please contact the BCAE to obtain a delegate form, remember the deadline for submission is February 3rd.

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THE RACING REVIEW: QUICK FACTS ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA’S RACE TO THE TOP GRANT INITIATIVE

The third pillar of North Carolina’s Race to the Top grant is effective teachers and leaders. Without effective

staff, we cannot ensure effective schools or educational processes. Improvements for this pillar include:

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NC believes that "strengthening the education workforce" is the "highest reform priority and the core of our RttT plan" (p.107).

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The state encourages expanded K-12 and post-secondary partnerships to improve the number and quality of effective educators for the neediest schools

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An expansion of alternative licensure routes is key to NC’s improved educator workforce

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Regional Leadership Academies (RLAs) are being developed as a means for individuals to obtain principal licensure. The first academy is the Northeast Leadership Academy.

 In order to improve the pipeline of educators for high need areas (special education, etc), the state encourages districts to consider a variety of data sources, including the annual equity plan, complete and analyze the annual teacher working conditions survey, and to establish local retention plans.

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An effective use of the state’s evaluation system for teachers and principals is necessary under RttT, along with the integration of student growth data into these instruments.

 School districts are additionally encouraged to promote principal involvement in regional leadership trainings and to establish focused recruitment efforts for a greater workforce.

 The most important component of fostering effective teachers and leaders is professional development. The RttT grant requires districts to provide access to effective, high quality, job-embedded, data-informed professional development for educators ensuring objectives align to the RttT Initiatives.

 Additionally, districts must measure, evaluate and continually improve professional development and sup-port.

 Under state grant funds, NCDPI has made regional professional development leaders available to the schools and districts. It is believed that through improved teacher and leader training around the new stan-dards, assessments, and data-driven resources, education will improve in our state.

Buncombe County Schools Adopted a New Mission and Vision

Log onto the BCS website to review the newly adopted Mission, Vision and Belief State-ments. It is important that as employees we know what our school system believes. In addi-tion, take time to familiarize yourself with your own school’s Mission and Vision statement.

www.buncombe.k12.nc.us

NEA Valuebuilder Program

The NEA Valuebuilder Program is designed to help NEA members prepare for their financial future. Whether you need assistance of a knowledgeable NEA Valuebuilder representative or prefer do-it-yourself retirement investing, the NEA Valuebuilder program may be just what you need to help you meet your personal investing needs. Check out the NEA website for more information or contact our local NEA Valuebuilder representative, Bill Roe, at 828-645-7788.

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Read Across America Day - March 2nd

The National Education Association is building a nation of readers through its signature pro-gram, NEA's Read Across America. Now in its fourteenth year, this year-round program fo-cuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. NEA's Read Across America Day, NEA's national reading celebration takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participate by bringing together kids, teens, and books, and you can too! For more details and resources visit the NEA website:

www.nea.org

BCAE is happy to support Dr. Seuss events being held at your school. Please contact the BCAE office at aeaustin75@bellsouth.net or by calling 258-3833 to collaborate.

NCAE 2012 AWARD NOMINATIONS DIVISION OF PRINCPALS/ADMINISTRATORS

The 2012 NCAE Principal of the Year Award, NCAE Assistant Principal of the Year Award, NCAE Superintendent of the Year Award, and NCAE Central Office Administrator of the Year Award will be announced at this year’s NCAE Awards Banquet on Thursday, March 22, 2012.

Recipients of these distinguished awards are chosen based on their responses to questions developed by an interview committee comprised of select members of the division’s board via phone or face to face interview. During the interview, candidates will be asked to share a new initiative they have been involved in during the year as well as other items. A rubric will be used to score both nomination applications to narrow the field for personal interviews and for the personal interview selection process. Recipients of the awards will be required to make a presentation to the division board of directors during a board meeting.

If you wish to nominate an administrator, please complete and return the nomination form found at www.ncae.org to Derevana Leach no later than Monday,

February 6, 2012. All nominations must be received via e-mail (derevana.leach@ncae.org) or mailed to the address below by this date. Feel free to call 1.800.662.7924, extension 205 for additional information if needed.

NCAE/BCAE 2012 Elections

NCAE state elections will be held on April 4th - 11th. Elections will be held electroni-cally with the information coming straight to your email inbox. Please make sure your building representative has your current email address on file.

BCAE local elections will be held this April, however, we will use paper ballots for our local elections. BCAE’s nominating committee will accept nominations thru March 26th.
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Door Prize

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THE RACING REVIEW: QUICK FACTS ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA’S RACE TO THE TOP GRANT INITIATIVE

Race to the Top (RttT) is a competitive federal grant program initiated by the Department of Education to promote innovation and reform in K-12 education. The Department of Education describes the goal of Race to the Top as follows: “Awards in Race to the Top will go to States that are leading the way with ambitious yet achievable plans for implementing coherent, com- pelling, and comprehensive education reform. Race to the Top winners will help trail-blaze ef- fective reforms and provide examples for States and local school districts throughout the coun- try to follow as they too are hard at work on reforms that can transform our schools for decades to come.” (www.ed.gov).

Race to the Top grew out of ARRA discretionary funding provided to the Federal Department of Education (totaling $4.35 billion).12 states, including North Carolina, have won approxi- mately $400 million each in grant funding in phases one and two of the grant competition. NC obtained its $400 million dollar grant award in the fall of 2010, with funds covering a four- year grant cycle lasting through 2014. Half of the awarded amount ($200 million) had to be sub-granted to Local Educational Agencies (or school districts) statewide. In order for each school district to obtain its share of the $200 million sub-granting funds, a local grant plan known as the “Detailed Scope of Work” (DSW) had to be created. Each school district’s DSW can be found on the NCDPI Race to the Top website: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/lea -charter/. The state’s plan is found here: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/state/

 North Carolina’s winning grant was largely the work of North Carolina State’s Friday Insti- tute, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and many other partners, including for-profit, non-profit, and educational organizations.

 North Carolina’s RttT plan included quantitatively measured student outcomes. The four outcomes include:

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Student Achievement (4th & 8th grade reading and math) Graduation Rates (4-year cohort rate) College Readiness (SAT performance composite and AP enrollments/course performance) College Enrollment (% of high school youth enrolling in post-secondary programs)

In addition, the state plan focuses on four pillars of educational reform:(1)Producing and fos- tering great teachers and principals; (2)Data-driven decisions at all levels; (3)Turning around the Lowest Achieving Schools; and (4)Adherence to new Standards and Assessments. The use of technological resources across the four pillars is a cornerstone of state improvement.

- Article by Lori Brown, BCS Grant Writer

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Retirement

Everything you wanted to know about your North Carolina Retirement...

Hosted by BUNCOMBE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS (BCAE)

Presenter: June Pearson, NCAE UniServ for Buncombe County

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Whether you are ready to retire, or just trying to put together plans for 10 years from now, this workshop will answer your questions, provide you with sources of information about your personal retirement a count, your federal social security benefits and show you how to get an accurate estimate of your monthly retirement benefits Highlights of New legislative changes to retire/rehire and other retirement issues.

Where: Buncombe County Schools Offices, A-B Conference Room

When: 4-6 pm, Thursday, October 13, 2011 RSVP to June Pearson

June.pearson@ncae.org # 252-8182 Ext. 23 This workshop is for NCAE Members Only!

September 2011 Newsletter

NCAE Members Benefit Cards

You will not receive your NCAE members benefit card at the school this year. Your card will be arriving by US Mail to your home address. You should plan on receiving this card near the end of November. The 2010-2011 membership card is active until November 30th, as long as your membership is current. NCAE will be sending a letter to all members asking that they update their home address and contact information. Please complete that and mail back to NCAE in the self addressed, no postage needed envelope that NCAE provides for you.

Legislative Highlights for the 2011 General Assembly

Although it was a very difficult session for public education. NCAE stood strong and advocated for our profession and public education to the bitter end. NCAE was instrumental in preserving a lot of our benefits as well as pushing back several bills that would have been detrimental to public education. To review the Legislative Wins visit the Members Only sec- tion of the NCAE website at www.ncae.org In addition, check out the NCAE August News Bulletin arriving soon to your home mailbox!Issue

Updated ID Cards Coming In September

Follow-up Enrollment has concluded and members will be receiving new ID cards soon. The new cards will reflect member benefit plans and co-pay/coinsurance information. Now, members may more easily verify their plan selection. In addition to having either "Standard" or "Basic" listed at the bottom of the card, we have also added the corre- sponding 80/20 or 70/30 to the plan name. Please watch for your new cards in the mail.

For more information on this and other Health Insurance topics visit www.shpnc.org

Calendar Information 2011-2012 School Year

2011 House Bill 200 (Session Law 2011-145), effective July 1, 2011, rewrites a portion of the calendar law (General Statute 115C-84.2 Legislation: Session Law 2011-145, House Bill 200, Section 7.29, Increase Number of Instructional Days

What remains the same with school calendars: * Start and End dates of August 25 and June 10 (unless waiver has been approved, year-round school or

Charter School). * School Calendar shall consist of 215 days, all of which shall fall within the same fiscal year. * Covers at least nine calendar months. * Have a minimum of 10 annual vacation leave days. * Have the same or an equivalent number of legal holidays occurring within the school calendar as those des-

ignated by the State Personnel Commission for State employees. * School shall not be held on Sunday. * Veterans Day shall be a holiday for all public school personnel and for all students enrolled in the public

schools.

What has changed with school calendars: * Must have a minimum of 185 days and 1,025 hours of instruction. * Ten teacher workdays (eliminated the five protected teacher workdays). * Local Boards shall designate two (2) workdays on which teachers may take accumulated vacation leave. * Local Boards may designate the remaining workdays as days teachers may take accumulated vacation

leave. * Charter schools must provide instruction for at least 185 days. * If the State Board of Education finds that it will enhance student performance to do so, the State Board may

grant a local board of education for an LEA or Charter School a waiver to use up to five of the instruc- tional days as teacher workdays. For each instructional day waived, the State Board shall waive an equivalent number of instructional hours.

The five days that were protected end-of-grading period days are the five days taken away. If an LEA has received a waiver for the days and hours, the days are to be used for Professional Development to work on the NC SCoS/Essential Standards and the Common Core Standards for math and ELA. The “days” in question could be scheduled using input from the SIT and the entire day does not have to be totally PD time.

(Information Provided by NCAE GR and CTL Departments)

NCAE Offers National Board Candidate Support

NCAE supports members through the National Board Process in a variety of ways. Starting in September, Webinars will be offered on topics such as, “Jumping in with Both Feet” and “Videotaping Tips”. To learn more or to register contact Elic Senter at elic.senter@ncae.org or Cathy Barnes at cathy.barnes@ncae.org A National Board Work- shop is planned for the Asheville area on November 19, 2011 more details coming soon.

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Register for the Monthly BCAE Door Prize at www.buncombencae.org

NCAE IPD Awards

The NCAE IPD Commission is honored each year to screen NCAE mem- bers’ applications and/or portfolios connected to one of the following awards. Each award for the 2011-2012 school year covers different areas of accomplish- ment. The Terry Sanford Award highlights innovation in the classroom con- nected to a specific theme. The Kay Trull Award, presented this year, recognizes an accomplished well-rounded educator who is active in the advocacy/political arena. The NEA Teaching Excellence Award is one that encompasses profes- sional practice, advocacy as well as community engagement. All award applica- tions and protocols can be found on the NCAE web page under Key Information.

Don’t delay, check these awards out today. BCAE members, Jan Ianniello at Enka HS was the recipient of the NEA Teaching Excellence Award in 2008. While Donna Lanahan, at Central Office was the recipient of the Linda Radar Award in 2010. Who knows, you may be a recipient of one of the many 2011- 2012 NCAE awards!

The NEA Morning Bell

NEA Morning Bell is an electronic publication that can be sent directly to your email ad- dress. The Opening Bell is a digest of the most important education news selected from thou- sands of sources by the editors of Custom Briefings. Here is a segment from the NEA Morning Bell sent on August 15, 2011.

North Carolina Officials Preparing Pre-K For All At-Risk Children.

The Durham (NC) Herald Sun (8/15) reports that officials in North Carolina are rushing to "implement univer- sal pre-kindergarten for all children that are considered 'at-risk' of academic failure" after a judge's "controversial" ruling which upheld state law saying "the state has an obligation to provide access to supple- mental education to at-risk children who will enroll in public schools." However, "legislators and the General Assembly's nonpartisan Fiscal Research staff have criticized the judge's ruling for its vagueness and even go as far as to accuse the judge of misunderstanding the law."

To receive the NEA Morning Bell email: OpeningBell@nea.custombriefings.com