St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees

The February Newsletter

School Funding Next Year

On Friday, the Governor’s team presented his Executive Budget to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. This spending proposal will be the baseline for budget negotiations throughout the legislative session and is expected to change before being finalized by both chambers in the final days of the session.

In this proposal, the Governor includes a meager amount for teacher and school employee pay raises: $400 pay increase for teachers/certified personnel and $200 for school support staff.

Being an educator is harder than ever. This year, teacher morale has plummeted

Today, Governor Edwards announced that K-12 teachers and school employees will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, February 22nd. As most of you know, LFT members have urged the Governor’s office to grant educators priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine since the State first began assembling its vaccination rollout plan.

In a statement released today, LFT President Larry Carter said “This is an important development for our teachers, school employees, and the communities they serve. Vaccinating teachers and school employees is one of the best tools we have to keep

COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING

Louisiana school districts are poised to receive nearly 4x more COVID-19 relief funding under the latest federal relief plan. This aid does come with restrictions in how districts may allocate the funds, but it is a much needed and long overdue step towards a reprieve for our educators and students who have been ‘making it work’ for far too long. We are excited about the possibilities this funding presents, but it is vital that teachers

The February Newsletter

School Funding Next Year

Educators Can Get the Vaccine Starting Monday!

January Newsletter

Powerpoint from the ratification meeting 12/15/2020

Federation Members Vote to Ratify Agreement

Ratification Meeting Moved to Tuesday