Lamphere Federation of Teachers
MFT&SRP #1614
September 2003

Contract Vote--The Lamphere Federation of Teachers voted to ratify the tentative agreement. Click on the phrase tentative agreement for the details. One hundred and eight members voted. Eighty-eight voted in favor of ratification and sixteen voted against ratification. Thanks to all who took the time to vote. A special thanks to Ross Cardew who manned the polling booth.

Elections--Nominations are open for the following offices:

                      Secretary (1 year position)
                      Treasurer (2 year position)
                      Vice President--High School, Middle School, Elementary (1 year positions)
                      Building Representatives (2 High School, 2 Middle School, 1 for all other buildings)

Nominations are open until September 24th. Make your nomination to Eileen Gottlieb, Nominations Commitee Chairperson. Nominees must accept the nomination and be a member in good standing to be placed on the ballot. The election will take place on October 15th in the individual buildings. The by-laws also allow for absentee voting for this election. Check with your building rep if you need an absentee ballot.

Caremark--Prescription drug coverage may be done through mail orders. There are  advantages to using this system. You can fill a prescriptions for three months at a time for the cost of one deductible. You do have to request that your doctor write the prescription for a three month period and include refills when possible. This works very well in non-emergency situations. Refills can be ordered by phone and on the Internet. For more details call Pat Wagner at ext.2011 at the Lamphere Schools Board Office. The phone number for Caremark is 1-800-841-5550. The URL for the website is www.caremark.com.

Respectfully submitted,

Judy Schram, LFT Vice-President

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