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Effective teachers and education leaders are critical to raising student achievement, and today’s increasingly competitive and global economy underscores the need for well-qualified educators in every classroom, school, and administrative office.

ASCD is seeking young professional educators who

• Educate the whole child, helping to ensure each child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.
• Demonstrate educational leadership in their school, district, and community.
• Show a positive impact on student achievement.
• Illustrate significant contributions to the education community.

Educators may be nominated in either the Teacher or the Administrator category. Honorees are chosen from a select group of candidates with exemplary applications. Every year, the Outstanding Young Educator Award winner is chosen from among the honorees.

ASCD will recognize each honoree and support opportunities for leadership skill building, professional development, and exchange of ideas among honorees. The OYEA winner and the honorees will form a cadre of exceptional young educators who, throughout the upcoming year, may have opportunities to model, network, and share their best practices with one another and the ASCD community.

2010 Broad Prize Finalists

The 2010 Broad Prize finalist school districts are:

As the President of the Ysleta Teachers Association, I am proud to announce that Ysleta ISD has been named as one of the top five finalist in the country for the Broad Prize for Urban Education. The Broad Prize is awarded each year to honor urban school districts that demonstrate the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among low-income and minority students.

In the YTA December E-Newsletter, I announced that YISD was selected as one of 100 eligible districts in the nation.

Thank You and Congratulations for the hard work and dedication that you have exemplified. Our children deserve the best and you, as professionals, have continued to step up to the plate.

I am proud to be your President and I look forward to the continued success and dedication to the students in our District!

Noel Candelaria
YTA President

When YISD Voted to Increase Health Insurance Cost for Employees, who was there to speak out against it and for your interests?

The Ysleta Teacher Association

From the El Paso Times

“Noel Candelaria, the president of the Ysleta Teachers Association, was one of two teachers who spoke against the plan.

Board President Marty Reyes allowed Candelaria to speak only after he stood up and said that he had requested time in an e-mail last week. She first gave him two minutes until he protested that everyone else was allowed three minutes.

“I think our voices were heard, but they weren’t taken into consideration,” Candelaria said. “They had their minds made up.”

Candelaria maintained that the district should have contributed more. He said increases should have been phased in over two years to allow hourly employees who make less than $20,000 a year more time to adjust.

Bob Ward, the school board’s vice president, said that hourly employees in that category could seek state help through initiatives like the Children’s Health Insurance Program.”

Say What?

Why is YISD trying to shift their responsibility to state of Texas?  The board believes we should tell our employees to sign up for CHIP because YISD refuses to take care of our own.

Outrageous!

This has to stop.

It is time for every employee to belong to a single organization and for that organization to exclusively speak for all the employees in YISD.

It’s time to come together. Join us and together we will change YISD.

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YTA/TSTA/NEA—One Vision, One Voice

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For more information on H1N1 and other health questions, visit the National Education Association Health Information Network.

Courses developed by the NEA are offered to members without cost. Courses developed by outside vendors are offered at the best rates we can obtain.  Most courses are approved in most states for renewal credits, and many have optional graduate credit options.  You can get specific details about each course as well as pricing and credit information when you click on the course titles.

Do you want to know how the YISD School Board votes on issues relating to the the employees as it happens?

Following YTA has never been easier, just click on the link below to sign up.

You may give it to your Campus Leader and they will get it to us.  Thank you for your support……….

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