Be sure to check your paycheck! Our checks have been increased for the return of the three instructional days. The January 30 check will reflect the increase in medical benefits. Check your paycheck to make sure the changes are correct. Also, be sure to add the following instructional days to your plans: January 31, April 25, [...]
Monday, February 1st, 2010 
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We are pleased to announce Michael Romo as our new Burbank - Glendale UniServ Executive Director. Michael comes to us from UTLA where he was a field representative in charge of over 100 sites and 5,000 teachers. We feel he will be a great addition to the Burbank Teachers Association.
As you know, BTA and the District have tentatively agreed on wages and benefits for this year. We are continuing to exchange language on other Articles and we are set to meet with the District again on February 4th.
The 2008 state budget for California looks grim. The state is projecting a $14 billion deficit for this year. Governor Arnold Swarzenegger has proposed major cuts in spending, including cuts to education to close the budget gap.
This month we must say goodbye to our good friend and colleague, Denise Jennex . Denise has served as the Executive Director of the Burbank- Glendale Uniserv for seven years. She has had a great personal and working relationship with Burbank teachers, and we are very sad and sorry to see her go.
Beginning in December of 2005, the Burbank Board of Education has been in the process of revising the entire Board Policies and Administrative Regulation Manual with the assistance of the California School Boards Association. The Board has been recently presenting the proposed revisions at the meetings.
California educators have supported the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since its inception in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it as part of the War on Poverty.
While one of our priorities is to visit each site during this school year, we know there are many of you who do not know us. Our involvement in BTA has been more of a behind the scenes role; therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves to you.
As Diana Abasta and I begin to write this final article for Presidents' Comments, it doesn't seem like six years has passed since we began as Co-Presidents. For me, the three terms we have served have reinforced daily the importance the Burbank Teachers Association plays in advancing the professionalism of our members and protecting the due process rights that allow us to make our voices heard.