REMINDER: Chapter meeting tomorrow

From Vicki Ascher, Chapter 327 President:


Please be reminded of our CSEA Chapter meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb 15 from 3pm to 4pm in the Board Room.

Hope to see you there!

Chapter minutes and other info

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:

Hello Everyone:

Please click here for the chapter minutes from this month’s meeting.  Also, Markey Lees, our Labor Rep has asked me to list the info below for you. This should be my last email to everyone as your Chapter leader, so I will take the opportunity to say thank you to everyone for your continued support over the years during my presidency. I appreciate all of you and hope for the best for you in the future. You are in great hands with the new President, Vicki Ascher and the new, yet seasoned Chief Union Steward, Adriane Lommel. Good Luck to all of you. Vicki will email you next month the phone number of where she can be reached if need be. Please remember communication with each other is always first and best! 

Be safe always, happy holidays and the best new year for everyone!

From Markey Lees:

California Classified School Employees Teacher Credentialing Program 

Grant Opportunity – Applications Due January 12th at 4:30 pm

Sonoma County Office of Education has been awarded the California Classified School Employees to Teacher Credentialing Program Grant on behalf of interested districts in the region!

Commission on Teacher Credentialing grant funding is available to provide financial assistance for up to five years to current classified staff to become credentialed teachers. Funds pay for college tuition/intern credential tuition, books, and fees (approximately $2,800/year) and to provide guidance/support and credential program preparation.

This program could be particularly helpful for districts with current classified staff who already have a bachelor’s degree and want to become a credentialed teacher. This program would pay more than half of the tuition and include fees for the North Coast School of Education’s intern teacher credential program.

Eligibility: Must be a classified employee at time of application with an AA or 2 full years of college. 

Classified Staff: Any classified employee is eligible to apply for the program. We received fewer slots than requested in the state application. This means, classified staff will be selected based on:

• Districts’ needs

• Alignment of credentials to be earned with districts' needs 

• Districts' support for preparation to become a certificated teacher.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Sherry Navarro snavarro@scoe.org or Karen Ricketts kricketts @ scoe.org

How can you apply?

Complete this short application at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TCPGrantJan2017 by January 12th at 4:30 pm.

Email one letter of district support and one letter of recommendation to Kathy Parnay at kparnay @ scoe.org by January 12th at 4:30 pm.

Funding Announcements:

Funding announcements and selections will be made by January, 13th at 5:00 pm.

Thank you for interest!

Karen Ricketts

Executive Director

North Coast School of Education

Sonoma County Office of Education

5340 Skylane Boulevard

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

(707) 524-2814 phone

(707) 524-2815 fax

webpage: ncsoe.org

Planning Retirement Workshop-SAVE THE DATE

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Good Morning:

As promised, there will be a "Planning Retirement" Workshop on February 28, 2017 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm in the Marin Room at the Marin County Office of Education.
Please email Vicki Ascher (vascher @ marinschools.org) to sign up.  If you have any questions before the Holiday break, please go ahead and email me (kayala @ marinschools.org).
Happy Holidays to all of you and be safe!

Union Steward Training: There's still time to sign up for this Saturday's training

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


PLEASE COME IF YOU CAN EVEN IF IT IS JUST FOR THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE.  THANK YOU SO MUCH.  SEE FLYER BY CLICKING HERE.

Good Morning All,

This is a quick reminder that there is still time to sign up for the upcoming Union Steward Level I training scheduled for this coming Saturday, December 10, 9-3pm at MCOE.  The training has once again been revised to make it as relevant to your current workplace situations as possible.  The training is also designed to help each participant have a successful experience and walk away with tools to help guide them through potential workplace challenges.

If you are interested in participating please contact Shawna Hawkins to register by calling 800 464-7717 ext. 1154 or by emailing her at northbay @ csea.com.

A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.  Your help in spreading the word about this training is greatly appreciated.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Markey Lees
Labor Relations Representative
California School Employees Association

Chapter meeting 12-14-16 Reminder to RSVP

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Good Morning Everyone:

Just a reminder our last Chapter meeting of this year is on December 14, 2016 from 4-6pm.  RSVP's are required by Dec 7 in order to reserve the table at Hopmonk for our meeting.  You can email me at kayala @ marinschools to let us know.  Hope you are able to make it and meet your new President as of January 2017.  Thanks.

Best Wishes and a Safe Journey to ALL of you~

CSEA Area B November 2016 Newsletter

From Nancy Malcolm, Area B Communication Committee Member:


Greetings Area B members,

Happy Holidays!  Here's the November 2016 Area B Newsletter.

Click here

Minutes Chapter meeting 11-16-16

From  Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Good Morning Everyone:

Please find below the minutes from our 11/16/16 CSEA Chapter 327 meeting. We have a new president for the 2017 year! Thank you Vicki Ascher for running this year and being willing to learn in this new and exciting adventure. Vicki has the amazing support of the rest of the Executive Board who consist of the same folks as our previous year(s):

Terri Nadell, VP
Nancy Duns, Treasurer
Debbie Aviron, Secretary
Alex Young, Communications Officer
And newly appointed Adriane Lommel, Chief Union Steward as of our last Chapter meeting.

A HUGE thank you to all of you for your past, present and continued future support. While these volunteer jobs seem so easy from the outside, it is only because the Board puts so much work, time and hard effort into making our lives, the membership, so much better. It is a lot of hard work and much time spent on making sure everything runs smoothly. So again, thank you very much for your time, care and devotion! “You are appreciated!” (2-PAC)
As stated in the minutes, our last chapter meeting for this year is on December 14, 2016 from 4-6 pm. RSVP’s are a must by DECEMBER, in order to reserve our table at Hopmonk.


Best Wishes and a Safe Journey to ALL of you~

Chapter Meeting 

November 16, 2016
Marin Room  -  2:30 pm-3:20 pm MINUTES

At 2:30 pm, President Karen Ayala opened the meeting.  Present were: Karen Ayala, Terri Nadell, Nancy Duns, Debbie Aviron, Adriane Lommel, Vicki Ascher, Luz Lopez, Catherine Brady and Alex Young

Hand-outs:

·         Chapter Meeting Agenda

·         Minutes of October 26, 2016 Chapter Meeting

·         Treasurer’s report

·         Meeting Schedule for 2017

Approval of Agenda: The agenda was approved by Terri Nadell, seconded by Nancy Duns with no changes.

Secretary’s Report: The chapter minutes were approved by Adriane Lommel, seconded by Nancy Duns with no changes.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report was approved by Terri Nadell, seconded by, Karen Ayala with no changes.

Scholarship Fund: Set up timeline next year to advertise the scholarship fund to spend the money in the fund.

Elections: Karen Ayala has nominated Terri Nadell for Vice President, Karen Ayala nominated Alex Young as our Communications Officer. Terri Nadell nominated Nancy Duns as Treasurer, Nancy Duns nominated Debbie Aviron as Secretary. Karen Ayala nominated Vicky Ascher as the 2017 CSEA President. All nominations are now closed.  Since there was only a single nomination for each office, the single nominee in each category has been declared elected to that particular office and no balloting or other action is required.

Meeting Schedule for 2017: New schedule has been handed out and reviewed by the Chapter. We will change the February meeting to February 15, 2017.

December Meeting/Celebration: The Chapter meeting on December 14, 2016 will be held at Hopmonk from 4:00-6:00pm. Each person can spend $20.00 excluding alcohol.  Karen will email the Chapter for RSVP’s after the Executive Board Meeting.  RSVP is a must to attend. Please do so by December 5th so we are able to secure our table. This can be done via email to any of the board members. Thank you.

Good of the Order: Karen thanked the Board for all their support and help during her terms of service.  Karen thanked Catherine for always attending our meetings.

Adjournment was at 3:21 pm