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Nominations and Elections Committee accepting nominations

The St. Tammany Federation of Teachers & School Employees will hold a membership meeting on Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:00 pm in order to accept nominations for Executive Board officers.  You must register for the meeting by March 21st at 5:00 pm.  You will receive your individualized login information on Monday, March 22nd.  The meeting is ONLY open to STFTSE members. If you have any questions, please call the office 985-641-6477.

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The February Newsletter

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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.  
 
 
Being an educator is harder than ever. This year, teacher morale has plummeted
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Educators Can Get the Vaccine Starting Monday!

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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

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January Newsletter

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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

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Powerpoint from the ratification meeting 12/15/2020

File st._tammany_compensation_package_2020_revised_2.pptxA powerpoint was presented during the ratification meeting on 12/15/2020. 

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Federation Members Vote to Ratify Agreement

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Ratification Meeting for the new contract!

A yellow flyer was put in school mailboxes and mailed home to bus drivers with information about the upcoming contract ratification meeting.  

The meeting to ratify the new contract of the St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees will be held in December.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and CDC guidelines, the meeting will have to be online.  If you are a member and would like to be a part of the discussion and ratification, we need you to do one of the following: 1. Please go to the website to register at https://bit.ly/stftse_contract (please not, this link is case sensitive). OR

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Ratification Meeting Moved to Tuesday

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In defense of public education

Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

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