Listening Session - Are you coming?

The Teacher's Union sent an email to all of the teachers in the District asking them to attend tomorrow's listening session and School Board Meeting.

Would the Union notice if you did not attend? Why does the Union care if the Administration and School Board are held accountable for their actions? Does the Union support the questionable actions of the Administration?

Here is the email:

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From: Anderson, Jay [MN]
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 3:59 PM
To: [REDACTED]
Subject: Memo for July 22 listening session

Executive Board Members and Building representatives, I am requesting your presence at the July 22 listening session (7:00 PM ESC). I would ask you to attend the session and to contact as many of your colleagues as you can to attend to support any or all of the following:

· Superintendant Hintz and her leadership of our district
· The school board and their difficult decisions over the course of the last year
· The Strategic Plan and its importance in giving our district the direction and values to guide it into the future

We are at a critical point in the direction of the district and need to express our support for a positive atmosphere for the benefit of the children and employees in the district. We need to move on with the healing process and put the pain of the past year behind us. The board meeting will be an opportunity to express our thoughts and opinions as educators of 279 in response to all of the negative publicity the district has received this past year. Teachers need to rise to the occasion and give a professional response to the hurtful rhetoric of the past few months. I ask you to approach this challenge from the point of view of what is best for the students of our district. I can think of no one better to deliver this message than you; the Educators of the children of the district.

My hope is that you would first of all be willing to attend and join me in speaking to any or all of the points above in the listening session prior to the board meeting. If unable to attend I would request you send an email to the superintendant and school board members in support of any or all of the points above.

If you can attend please RSVP to [REDACTED] letting her know you will attend and also if you would be willing to speak:

[REDACTED - individual at Education Minnesota]

Thank You

Jay Anderson
President
Education Minnesota - OSSEO