MFT&SRP PAC Fund-- As the fall elections draw close we urge all members to contribute to the MFT&SRP fund. The legislature affects the conditions under which we work. Electing public education friendly candidates is our goal. Arrangements have been made to have a one time payroll deduction for this school year in order to contribute to the PAC fund.  If you choose to make a donation by payroll deduction obtain a PAC Deduction Authorization Form from your building rep or me.   The forms must be sent to me, Judy Schram at the high school by May 17th. The deduction will be taken out of the May 24th paycheck. Checks are also welcome. They should be made out to the MFT&SRP Pac Fund.

MFT&SRP Political Web Page--Information about candidate endorsements and other political news can be found on the new MFT&SRP political web page. This is a member only site and requires a user name and password. On the opening page of the the site is a sign-up box to receive political info via e-mail. The site is www.mftsrp.org/political. The user name is: mftsrp2002 and the, password is victory.

WORKSHOP ON ADOLESCENT LITERACY--Interested educators are invited to a workshop on "Practice Models of Adolescent Literacy Success" that is part of a series of workshops on adolescent literacy sponsored in part by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education of the U.S. Department of Education. The workshop will be held May 20 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Md., and participants can view online and respond to the research priorities document that is posted on the workshop Web site. The AFT is among the co-sponsors, and there is no fee for this workshop. Register online at http://216.26.160.105/conf/nichd/.

Job Posting Notification--Anyone interested in receiving job postings over the summer should notify the Human Resources Office.

Accreditation Standards Approved--The State Board of Education has approved new accreditation standards. Education Yes! A Yardstick for Excellent Schools is an improvement over the singular measure of the MEAP test. Visit the website to read the details at http://www.mde.state.mi.us.

Judy Schram, LFT President

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