tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73626486206738102712024-03-20T00:45:00.940-07:00Yucaipa-Calimesa TeachersThis is a Blog for YCJUSD educators and anyone else that needs a place to vent, a place of support and a place of solidarity.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-40512210169848989062009-08-18T13:37:00.000-07:002009-08-18T13:39:02.729-07:00Letter to YCEA MembersAugust 17, 2009<br /><br />Dear YCEA Members,<br /><br />Welcome back to a new school year – one that we know is going to be a fabulous one for our students, and challenging for us. I know that all of you are concerned about the financial situation in California and the District, as emphasized by the letter we all received from Dr. Kendrick during the summer. <br /><br />Yes, indeed, it will not be “business as usual.” We acknowledge that the situation is dire. We will not stick our heads in the sand and refuse to participate in cost-cutting measures. However, we also acknowledge that there are many different ways to make cuts, and not all of them need to be on the backs of students and educators. Last year, in addition to agreeing to a furlough day, for the first time we agreed to pick up the increase to the cost of the health benefits. Also, we lost approximately 24 YCEA MEMBERS – some of which still do not have a job. We lost approximately 19 POSITIONS – so cuts were indeed made IN the classroom, not just close to it.<br /><br />The Superintendent referred to “team spirit” in her letter. It’s that “team spirit” that is going to get us through this financial crisis. We fully intend to participate in the discussion, but before we even begin to consider further concessions on our part, we need to be able to see a District commitment to cost-cutting away from the classroom.<br /><br />To that end, we are asking for your input. We are soliciting your suggestions as to where the District can save money. You may give us these suggestions in several ways: <br />1. Email your suggestions to budget@ycea.org<br /> OR<br />2. Visit the ycea.com website and use the “Email Us” button<br /> OR<br />3. Write us a note or letter and send it via District mail to the YCEA Office<br /> OR<br />4. Write us a note or letter and send it via regular postal mail to: <br /> Budget Suggestions<br /> Yucaipa-Calimesa Educators Association<br /> 504 Myrtlewood Drive, Suite A<br /> Calimesa, CA 92320<br />Please provide us your input NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 11. Thank-you for your assistance. We hope you have a great year!<br /><br /><br /><br />Cyndi Holman Patrick Smith Tom Herron<br />President Vice-President Negotiations Chair<br /><br />-------------------------------------------------<br />If you would like to leave a comment/suggestion below, it will be considered ONLY on two conditions:<br />a. You are a YCEA Member<br />b. You identify yourself BY NAME<br /><br />Anonymous comments will be rejected.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-28105503996125398992009-08-18T13:23:00.001-07:002009-08-18T13:35:57.250-07:00Don't let them mislead you....I read with interest a handout from the District, meant for the school board, in which they outlined "Administrative Position Adjustments." They're trying to say that they lost two positions. Hmm. Which ones, do you think? They claim they lost the assistant principal at WES and the assistant principal at OVEC. They rightly point out that they added a principal at WES, and an assistant principal at MVMS, but try to claim that they really lost "two positions that would ordinarily be filled with new personnel." <br /><br />What they failed to put in their chart is that they DID fill two administrative positions with new personnel! They created a new "Dean of Students" at OVEC, which is pretty much the same as the assistant principal, and they created a "Coordinator" of the Special Education Pre-School (also an administrative position). <br /><br />The District now has 33 administrators, 2 more than last year. I don't see where that could be considered a loss of positions.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-62719936847072301862009-08-15T15:28:00.000-07:002009-08-15T15:31:02.073-07:00Evaluate principals based on student test scores?Hmmm. Interesting concept. Probably just as controversial to principals as basing teacher evaluations on test scores is to teachers.<br /><br />San Diego is trying to do it: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/08/13/education/799principaleval081309.txt">First Test for Principals: Getting Judged on Test Scores</a>Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-57940836491128920742009-02-25T14:52:00.000-08:002009-02-25T15:26:09.099-08:00Don't Believe the Press!No local newspaper - News-Mirror, Press-Enterprise, or Sun - has contacted any person in YCEA for information on the budget crisis and related issues. Every quote we see in the paper is from a District administrator or school board member. <br /><br />It is irresponsible reporting to NOT get both sides of a story, and even more irresponsible to get a huge part of a story WRONG.<br /><br />The first example is the Yucaipa News-Mirror's article from two weeks ago, which stated that YCEA supported the elimination of Class Size Reduction - and misstated it twice in the same article. As a matter of fact, SAVING Class Size Reduction was our #2 item on the list, after our proposal to reconfigure elementary school boundaries and eliminate elementary APs (one item). YCEA wrote a letter to the News-Mirror pointing out the error and requesting a correction, but so far nothing has been published correcting this error. Had reporter Bill Brown contacted YCEA for input, which would be fair and impartial journalism, then this glaring error would not have been printed.<br /><br />Second, the Press-Enterprise quoted school board member Sue Brown: "<span class="vitstorybody"><span class="vitstorybody"> 'The district's management team will take five furlough days, and cuts are being made in district office administration,' Brown said." Excuse me? There are NO cuts being made in district office administration! They converted two accountant positions into one in the business office, and didn't rehire a clerk position in human resources. But NO administrator has been let go or reassigned. Not only is Ms. Brown misrepresenting the facts, </span></span>had a reporter from the Press-Enterprise contacted YCEA for input, which would be fair and impartial journalism, then this glaring error would not have been printed.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-9224545723562179932009-02-17T06:40:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:20:57.394-08:00A Word About CommentsThe authors of this blog respectfully request that the nasty, personal comments stop. We will not publish them. Not only are they contrary to the point of this blog, they are misinformed. We'll give three examples:<br /><br />1) The board did NOT make a choice between "saving" Dunlap and saving CSR. There isn't an "either-or" choice to be made, by either the board OR the negotiations team. The board merely pulled the Dunlap decision from consideration that week, delaying it until the next meeting. Then, because of the layoff timeline, it voted to approve the administration's cost-cutting recommendations. It did this just in case an agreement of any kind could not be met with the Association in time for the RiF notices. The YCEA negotiations team continues to work to save all possible jobs.<br /><br />2) You cannot offer to take more kids in your classes in order to save jobs. Taking more kids into your class <span style="font-weight: bold;">eliminates</span> jobs. We HAVE to keep CSR classes at 20:1 in order to keep all of our members.<br /><br />3) Two, possibly four jobs are subject to elimination if the closure of Dunlap is approved. Yes, many Dunlap members and parents are concerned about other issues related to Dunlap, but our priority in this matter has got to be the jobs.<br /><br />We will continue to moderate the comments.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-58650106548690431342009-02-15T06:33:00.000-08:002009-02-15T06:43:40.309-08:00Pink Friday is Coming to Yucaipa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaR6ZJRUWgKGQa1HfTo0DgsQQFW3tTyUOUIjqOg4fAgMayhseKEN-a7gZTI58xv5pEqSN6fFKmyefY_Q8IvKTCt7h_KqX68U-gj7hugnqVNo6S8H64kHZijREqFQgyy_tBMykJ5fTLY05L/s1600-h/header.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaR6ZJRUWgKGQa1HfTo0DgsQQFW3tTyUOUIjqOg4fAgMayhseKEN-a7gZTI58xv5pEqSN6fFKmyefY_Q8IvKTCt7h_KqX68U-gj7hugnqVNo6S8H64kHZijREqFQgyy_tBMykJ5fTLY05L/s400/header.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303034825441094978" /></a><br /><br /><br />Unless something is done NOW, many outstanding Yucaipa educators will be receiving pink slips in March. <br /><br />Learn more about what you can do to help at the <a href="http://www.pinkfriday09.org/">Pink Friday Website</a>.<br /><br /><object><br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a8oI7cdM6q4"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a8oI7cdM6q4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425"></embed> </object>Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-15891069987218821792009-02-14T20:00:00.000-08:002009-02-15T07:22:20.988-08:00Small Ariz. District saves $500K with 4 day week.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF-NXrCF3axe46nA4oUkGafB-HbLmA3AY8lqJXe5tMJsgidIUZAXBGy9gvxj0vlunvkwAXHesj0dKbsQFi1mXrm3p-tX8QC8TLk-2pEpRKWlSjP2XQB0XMNHi-skzYXV75pmJ6sZC-eZs/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF-NXrCF3axe46nA4oUkGafB-HbLmA3AY8lqJXe5tMJsgidIUZAXBGy9gvxj0vlunvkwAXHesj0dKbsQFi1mXrm3p-tX8QC8TLk-2pEpRKWlSjP2XQB0XMNHi-skzYXV75pmJ6sZC-eZs/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302871325910435202" border="0" /></a><br />The Bisbee Unified School District (under 1000 students) has figured it could save 13 teaching jobs and $500,000 if it added an hour to the instructional day and switched to a four day week.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29197019/">Link to MSNBC.com article</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.svherald.com/articles/2009/02/13/news/doc4995244015a2e043971918.txt">Link to Sierra Vista Herald article</a><br /><br />How many jobs and how much $$$ could Yucaipa (~9,700 students) save if it followed suit?<br /><br />Just a thought to consider...Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-36409663691473510662009-02-14T06:20:00.000-08:002009-02-15T06:38:35.912-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Save Class Size Reduction!!!</span></span><br /></div><object height="350" width="425">Contact your school board members:<br />Chuck Christie: <a href="mailto:chuck_christie@ycjusd.k12.ca.s">chuck_christie@ycjusd.k12.ca.us</a><br />Jim Taylor: <a href="mailto:jim_taylor@ycjusd.k12.ca.us">jim_taylor@ycjusd.k12.ca.us</a><br />Patty Ingram: <a href="mailto:jim_taylor@ycjusd.k12.ca.us">patty_ingram@ycjusd.k12.ca.us</a><br />Jane Smith: <a href="mailto:jim_taylor@ycjusd.k12.ca.us">jane_smith@ycjusd.k12.ca.us</a><br />Sue Brown: <a href="mailto:jim_taylor@ycjusd.k12.ca.us">sue_brown@ycjusd.k12.ca.us</a><br /><br />Contact your elected representatives:<br />Arnold Schwarzenegger: (213) 897-0322 <a href="http://gov.ca.gov/interact">e-mail form</a><br />State Senator Paul Cook: (909) 790-4196 <a href="http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/65/?p=email">e-mail form</a><br /><br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aWtgYdqdwpI"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aWtgYdqdwpI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425"></embed> </object>Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-16161304161919839842009-02-08T17:55:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:11:34.747-08:00Visit the Save Dunlap SiteA group of dedicated parents has created a website with more information about their efforts to save this valuable school.<br /><br /><a href="http://dunlapschool.blogspot.com/">Link to website.</a>Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-18468038825047810832009-02-06T07:02:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:12:32.504-08:00District Figures Out Creative Solution To Upset Parents, Students and Teachers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HmtrDO4CIFA7AHGj_AZTQ_yAf_FeNZ6E7qqK7WZld9ApTEY2c4hsATSe21cEMT2a5czY8xZfls6Pa6elfDNwlQqvi_yNZfuOk9ltxBuIhkGYo7Ws4Qna3OzvYb02PlfkAAaADwAsigAC/s1600-h/rbv0150135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HmtrDO4CIFA7AHGj_AZTQ_yAf_FeNZ6E7qqK7WZld9ApTEY2c4hsATSe21cEMT2a5czY8xZfls6Pa6elfDNwlQqvi_yNZfuOk9ltxBuIhkGYo7Ws4Qna3OzvYb02PlfkAAaADwAsigAC/s320/rbv0150135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299700266087640626" border="0" /></a><br />In total disregard to the First Amendment the district has sent a letter home to Dunlap parents informing them that public comments regarding the proposed closing of Dunlap will be severely limited or possibly not permitted at the February 10 board meeting -- the same meeting where the board will be voting on closing Dunlap.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-82420767793459615892009-01-23T06:14:00.000-08:002009-01-23T06:40:41.997-08:00We'll Miss You Dunlap!In a move that shocked the community and district employees, the leadership at 3rd Street announced, via an article in the News-Mirror, that they are proposing to close Dunlap Elementary and lay off large numbers of district teachers.<br /><br /><a href="http://newsmirror.net/articles/2009/01/22/news/schools/02schools.txt">Here is a link to the article.</a><br /><br />It is sad that the district decides to close a school that has been a fixture of this community for over fifty years without any consultation whatsoever with the parents, teachers or staff members directly involved.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-77192950904429775802008-05-01T22:03:00.000-07:002008-05-01T22:15:56.102-07:00Feeling Cool and Comfortable?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OHc8KDI09VO1ZYWECRzKHUJro4-GICeeTHtgkNIVg0OzcAHl0n9HwmLBnKobZyN2lXqiuenYicxhvuMJbXHvo89UCuxrB8TQmK__8iNWhRLYMsHqakWaDx8efjGZOXRFL8UglQKtCAQO/s1600-h/therm83.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OHc8KDI09VO1ZYWECRzKHUJro4-GICeeTHtgkNIVg0OzcAHl0n9HwmLBnKobZyN2lXqiuenYicxhvuMJbXHvo89UCuxrB8TQmK__8iNWhRLYMsHqakWaDx8efjGZOXRFL8UglQKtCAQO/s320/therm83.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195644813802318690" border="0" /></a><br />Community member, Andrew Matlock wrote a great letter to the editor in this week's News Mirror...take a look:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Budget cuts should not affect students</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">In its latest cost cutting effort, the YCJUSD has decided to raise the thermostats in classrooms throughout the district so that the air conditioning does not come on until the temperature reaches 78 degrees.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Now I don't know when the last time you were in a small classroom with 30-35 students during a heat wave, but it makes for an unbearable situation that is in no way conducive to effective learning.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">To make matters worse, state testing, the benchmark by which schools are judged, is scheduled to begin soon and suffice it to say, taking a series of tests in excruciating heat will probably not lead to high scores.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">However, the most troubling aspect of this situation arose last week when I attended a school board meeting. Apparently the temperature in the board room is not regulated as district officials lowered the thermostat not once, but twice during the meeting to ensure the temperature remained in the low 70s.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Now while no one will argue the blame for the current budget crisis facing schools throughout the state lies solely with politicians in Sacramento, one has to question the leadership of this district when it continually looks to cut programs and costs closest to the classroom and students instead of those furthest from the classroom.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">And I can think of no place further from the classroom, both literally and figuratively, than a district office board room.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">It is time for this district to actually make a positive difference in the life of each child instead of just saying it does in a mission statement.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Andrew Matlock</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Calimesa</span><br /><br />How do you feel? You can send a follow up letter to:<br />cteeters@newsmirror.net<br /><br />or write The News Mirror at:<br /><p class="ds-body">Yucaipa News Mirror<br />35154 Yucaipa Blvd.<br />Yucaipa, CA 92399</p><br />Feel free to post your own comments and observations here.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-87695820992408882292008-03-03T09:21:00.001-08:002008-03-03T09:42:27.182-08:00Teacher Layoffs in Motion<span style="font-weight: bold;">Just the Facts:</span><br /><br />At the February 26, 2008 board meeting, the Board authorized a resolution to lay off 17 teachers. They have eliminated the Agriculture position at the high school, stating they intend to convert the program to ROP. They are also eliminating one secondary English position, one middle-school Math/Science position, 4 PE positions, and 10 elementary positions.<br /><br />They plan to use CLAD as a "bumping criteria," meaning teachers who don't have their CLAD will be the first to go (if they're in one of the RIFd positions).<br /><br />They give three reasons for these layoffs: 1) they state they're overstaffed, 2) the state's budget crisis, and 3) the March 15 requirement for issuing layoff notices.<br /><br />Personal Notes:<br /><br />I sat in on 5 meetings on Friday with teachers receiving notices. It was heartbreaking. I could offer only words of support, and promises of representation, while these members are learning that they're losing their jobs. <br /><br />Things are hopeful for some of them - the District is advertising for reading specialists, and if current members take one or more of those jobs, positions will open back up. In addition, there might be more resignations or retirements coming in, and those would open positions back up, too.<br /><br />Additional Information:<br /><br />Many of you have asked about administration and classified, since it appears that the District targeted teachers only. No, they targeted teachers <span style="font-weight: bold;">first</span> (while Redlands, San Bernardino, Chino, Murrieta, Los Angeles, and other districts refuse to lay off teachers). <br /><br />On Friday, they notified four administrators that they are losing their positions - though one of them has already made it clear he's leaving anyway. Two will go back in the classroom (they get to <span style="font-weight: bold;">keep</span> a job), and the last one is undecided as to whether she'll go back in the classroom or to another district. <br /><br />CSEA will suffer, too - unfortunately. They have a 45-day notice requirement, so the District will decide later as to how many/who will be laid off. <br /><br />We (YCEA and CSEA) have consistently stated that the cuts don't have to be the people who work with and for the kids. The cuts need to be as far away from the classroom as they can be:<br /><br />1. The artificial turf and the all-weather track, for example.<br />2. Excess staff at the District Office. (Don't get me started - they've gotten HUGE the past few years)<br />3. SROs (School Resource Officers - for which we pay 4-5 times the amount we could pay a campus monitor to do the same job. )<br />4. Do we really need brand-new textbooks in these lean times?<br />5. Buffet spreads for board members on board meeting nights.<br /><br /><br />Other ideas? Let us hear from you. In the meantime, I have a dozen or so more layoff meetings to attend.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-29591319905141926552007-10-03T10:11:00.000-07:002007-10-03T10:14:05.905-07:00Did She Really Say That?Yes, it’s not a rumor. At the September 11 board meeting, board member Sue Brown questioned the need for K-3 class size reduction. Her exact words were:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">“</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">And then finally, going over all the budget things with Jim and Ted, I am reminded that we have a $1.7 million encroachment because of class size reduction in grades K through 3. And I am just wondering, besides the fact that we know that we all benefit from extra attention and what not, is that investment paying off for our kids? An are we using the money in the best way possible when we are spending that kind of money for a very small group of kids?</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">”</span><br /><br />(What not?) YCEA would like to gently point out that all students in YCJUSD have to attend kindergarten, first grade, second grade and third grade. EVERY SINGLE child in YCJUSD benefits from this program.<br /><br />In a time when the District is NOT in financial difficulties, do you really want to be represented by a board member who questions the need for class size reduction?<br /><br />As the board begins to look forward to next year, do not stand by and let them eliminate or curtail valuable programs. Talk to them. Let them know what you think!Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-68540046190147790552007-08-14T10:03:00.000-07:002007-08-14T10:10:18.325-07:00Administrative ChangesIn keeping with the new-found concept of promoting from within, the board has approved former CMS/MVMS principal Melissa Moore to the position of Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources.<br /><br />In addition, the following administrative changes have been announced:<br /><br />Principal - Canyon Middle School - Eric Vreeman (formerly Principal of YAS)<br />Principal - Yucaipa Elementary - Elizabeth Chronister (formerly AP at YHS)<br />Asst. Principal - Yucaipa High - Joe Hyde<br />Asst. Principal - Park View Middle - Joe Maletesta (formerly science teacher @ PVMS)<br />Asst. Principal - Park View Middle - Frank Tucci (formerly AP at RES & CES)<br />Asst. Principal - Valley & Yucaipa Elementary Schools - Dana Carter (former PE teacher @ CES)<br />Asst. Principal - Calimesa & Wildwood Elementary Schools - James Cherry (formerly AP at DES & YES)<br />Assistant Principal - Dunlap & Ridgeview Elementary Schools - Kristie Marino (formerly AP at PVMS)<br />Assistant Principal - Canyon Middle School - Mike Bennett (formerly AP at PVMS)<br /><br /><br />So, vacant positions include:<br /><br />Principal - Mesa View Middle School<br />Principal - Yucaipa Adult SchoolYucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-79012125292962653292007-06-29T09:14:00.000-07:002007-06-29T09:20:15.295-07:00YCJUSD has a new SuperintendentFor those of you who are still checking the blog, yesterday morning, the District announced (via a brief email) that Dr. Sherry Kendrick was appointed our new District Superintendent. Let's hope that she is up to the task of rebuilding the relationship between the Association and the district administration.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-41413747688081648772007-05-25T04:38:00.000-07:002007-05-25T23:54:52.295-07:00YCEA Featured in California EducatorTake a look on pages 24 & 25 of the print issue or read it online here:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cta.org/media/publications/educator/current/0507_tas_02"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Link to article</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div>Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-70224921829733346962007-05-24T06:53:00.000-07:002007-05-24T06:54:59.765-07:00It's official, Hovey's packing his bags for Fullerton!<a href="http://newsmirror.net/articles/2007/05/24/news/03news.txt">Here's the article in today's N-M.</a><br /><br />We wish him well.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-9430225764949366222007-05-24T06:47:00.000-07:002007-05-24T06:52:17.203-07:00When Will Mesa View Open?<blockquote>“In the best case environment, we could open up some time during the 2008/09 school year. If the timeline slips for any reason, then we may have to push back until the 2009/10 school year.”</blockquote> Ted Alejandre, quoted in today's News-Mirror.<br /><br />And how much will it cost?<br /><a href="http://newsmirror.net/articles/2007/05/24/news/06news.txt"><br />Take a look at the article in the N-M to find out all the details.</a><br /><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-35937118493393875592007-05-23T12:35:00.000-07:002007-05-23T12:53:56.097-07:00Pics from our Recognition Event<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PwtS9yr1bT9jOZpWzMiT4QC9xIP1rWUfMBWOxvS2QEK7dbT_Rjr-3b0BKVQAq7P_YRlSqhEGHC30lAlAfrRr2a2wkNqGkMiaRNRYoAtAocj5FWYqdnJ6C621y3wQqkAiA7yYfOP9qlQR/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkwT1ayXKfoDBJzyf1XyFpIscUkzPcO4Duf1LKkOUXCgbBIpKJfLmpsFmIFYy0Tbfxcum8OlFVSbqPMA8Dhj5rkuErk71iDLCSWYgaRJ1QCPChLzAz8lEYYm_vhlF6Ro7S-yDfINmzlWb/s320/YCEA-May07-49.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067844313610143026" border="0" /></a> Teachers' Choice Award - Susan A from Wildwood<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxQLSj2xsHcdDBDD-xGiKC-AR0GqJVTaURwt0N2eO-i4g0_wSAvXzfUNrH5N2FbonqvcUzoWAi_QAS-4aXXaKS4k6ALo5aCrqGnbjb1Skxiv9QAp1RPNHYrcp1EkyrRpISlCBEgRo-BI3/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-48.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxQLSj2xsHcdDBDD-xGiKC-AR0GqJVTaURwt0N2eO-i4g0_wSAvXzfUNrH5N2FbonqvcUzoWAi_QAS-4aXXaKS4k6ALo5aCrqGnbjb1Skxiv9QAp1RPNHYrcp1EkyrRpISlCBEgRo-BI3/s320/YCEA-May07-48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067844223415829794" border="0" /></a> Teachers' Choice Award - Lori H from Meadow Creek<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-__eipgz097tbWjBXOh9iTC-qBoEhWM3LbOfwN4ToF11s8doK6gyKXEsylnPi_7hrmXqgOo-hsjRgK2x8qTI47PQ0a3K9uNuJ1BXmP89_SIQrEAKyxd7GPpbEKsOe0_36xIw7lBIzrnk5/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-46.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-__eipgz097tbWjBXOh9iTC-qBoEhWM3LbOfwN4ToF11s8doK6gyKXEsylnPi_7hrmXqgOo-hsjRgK2x8qTI47PQ0a3K9uNuJ1BXmP89_SIQrEAKyxd7GPpbEKsOe0_36xIw7lBIzrnk5/s320/YCEA-May07-46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067844111746680082" border="0" /></a> Teachers' Choice Award - Melody F from Calimesa<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemHh2Z_6xRjhiz_-DsVNO5cFXclxJUIoJaGaY-YoMGTs7W7OyeNbztdRWwu167jn167U4WYgAaJe496Pe13YCdUhK8WOTp2jHKRPavMfythtKRP_eI6oj2VIRh1FYK_P3gwzK4EwnT5UQ/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-44.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemHh2Z_6xRjhiz_-DsVNO5cFXclxJUIoJaGaY-YoMGTs7W7OyeNbztdRWwu167jn167U4WYgAaJe496Pe13YCdUhK8WOTp2jHKRPavMfythtKRP_eI6oj2VIRh1FYK_P3gwzK4EwnT5UQ/s320/YCEA-May07-44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067844021552366850" border="0" /></a> Teachers' Choice Award - Marilyn S. from Ridgeview<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53-mSxisZPkps8gCLNEkB_yd0a9qh39qvHW19AKZrm_0-PWYgqmh1mBW3DoPtv5fMAEqQLxiNmlMdCuapUe_1ChNkKLd6I2_80wQj-2WaXxkjWnFLHAcJ67b4Ii42vVzn0zcCtrSJhGMd/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-41.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53-mSxisZPkps8gCLNEkB_yd0a9qh39qvHW19AKZrm_0-PWYgqmh1mBW3DoPtv5fMAEqQLxiNmlMdCuapUe_1ChNkKLd6I2_80wQj-2WaXxkjWnFLHAcJ67b4Ii42vVzn0zcCtrSJhGMd/s320/YCEA-May07-41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067843918473151730" border="0" /></a> Retiree Donna H listens to praise from her friend Pat P <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R1CukXzAlJp1Kpg65dUmWCc5eqrz3J2dqs1Pg68EuBbLdskAw1l31ksizTlTPNqJfq2Te9xBWF5YwkGwobgkaMCru1ke6OOuXz33uDvzE1hO7QAgUezIW6lE-8oBZOnAZIphijwkmoMC/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-37.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R1CukXzAlJp1Kpg65dUmWCc5eqrz3J2dqs1Pg68EuBbLdskAw1l31ksizTlTPNqJfq2Te9xBWF5YwkGwobgkaMCru1ke6OOuXz33uDvzE1hO7QAgUezIW6lE-8oBZOnAZIphijwkmoMC/s320/YCEA-May07-37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067843750969427170" border="0" /></a> Retiree Linda C receives her plaque<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEO0rATTRDmDxldSw6d0pW8DMX60jUOsqhbI63u2cJLpE-noYw7bWjBphjAoG6I3RyTTkwhyphenhyphenrIWitwhYjq8L4ZbMZypVBUoHpe0s71fMrb46zjvOZhhULAHtePSQW4HO71p95NkC5-11s/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEO0rATTRDmDxldSw6d0pW8DMX60jUOsqhbI63u2cJLpE-noYw7bWjBphjAoG6I3RyTTkwhyphenhyphenrIWitwhYjq8L4ZbMZypVBUoHpe0s71fMrb46zjvOZhhULAHtePSQW4HO71p95NkC5-11s/s320/YCEA-May07-25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067843579170735314" border="0" /></a> Susan A talks about her friend, retiree April K<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiPDSQ3VJXMuQMXENSeFLL95gY4I6KxVY7kVy2vKmyxY0aP0bN6FPqVYbTl0zrdLu_LOlicmjE_JrnZpaz9AjfvBfvsAiCixbYpJ-DHT3SPxzBqNYqFHtby_PgGn43oyC0zdAu3xQrgeK/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiPDSQ3VJXMuQMXENSeFLL95gY4I6KxVY7kVy2vKmyxY0aP0bN6FPqVYbTl0zrdLu_LOlicmjE_JrnZpaz9AjfvBfvsAiCixbYpJ-DHT3SPxzBqNYqFHtby_PgGn43oyC0zdAu3xQrgeK/s320/YCEA-May07-24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067843493271389378" border="0" /></a> A great crowd, great location - we'll be back!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84DOlrXs6k_T-1qZ1n-s-TDfPaWj3mk5EHUc_4gQYi5G0f3vi3hf4x-4izuxZYANTO3FP39Sq1QwfsxyS7Zdr1HpROY8I5wIcJKfkCqyt9tJRYgp72cgp5iGZCi4k-2ifWgluJySRiSsB/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84DOlrXs6k_T-1qZ1n-s-TDfPaWj3mk5EHUc_4gQYi5G0f3vi3hf4x-4izuxZYANTO3FP39Sq1QwfsxyS7Zdr1HpROY8I5wIcJKfkCqyt9tJRYgp72cgp5iGZCi4k-2ifWgluJySRiSsB/s320/YCEA-May07-23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067843403077076146" border="0" /></a> 20 year service pins<br /> Grete L, Gayle T, Kay P<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyeFwHh7ipz4OmBXRkWQUQ4wa5oS046TZUoxpKwcHuKeU4VtBUGgg77NtddPZWuTIyveVJCcAJ3WMOXekD7dP1Zpvd3GsDbyexiUAYlrGX1yn_oFNxVnoM9vdVTkY2dyEKrBu202HXqWJ/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyeFwHh7ipz4OmBXRkWQUQ4wa5oS046TZUoxpKwcHuKeU4VtBUGgg77NtddPZWuTIyveVJCcAJ3WMOXekD7dP1Zpvd3GsDbyexiUAYlrGX1yn_oFNxVnoM9vdVTkY2dyEKrBu202HXqWJ/s320/YCEA-May07-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067843325767664802" border="0" /></a> 10 year service pins<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSV3OfSNlt0KlU4KVQXUHZCE2mW-PtP4sOhw1rg-KNGBHQ0cIeiVfE6CxcJZOHSqgJpqw6t9EauzlFIy2mBjkQU8E6xs9gneQcDTytv9BSEensc6hYmBWHLGFQfHGl3uj6CJmirXJARwb/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSV3OfSNlt0KlU4KVQXUHZCE2mW-PtP4sOhw1rg-KNGBHQ0cIeiVfE6CxcJZOHSqgJpqw6t9EauzlFIy2mBjkQU8E6xs9gneQcDTytv9BSEensc6hYmBWHLGFQfHGl3uj6CJmirXJARwb/s320/YCEA-May07-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067843235573351570" border="0" /></a> Retiree Kay P shares the moment with her friend Adrienne M<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrbHV1bsgkE1KZEWa9CWY7Sq4FNtbqf89fxo_RvbAIgKIW6l8Ir9lZ9_osV01_qS33RAsuHiyaD1LihM7Z68M-HELSEV0J97CzPagxLHiCeBvUkgbpe6NDqfVf7SKctjSQNnu_Bw9e__E/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrbHV1bsgkE1KZEWa9CWY7Sq4FNtbqf89fxo_RvbAIgKIW6l8Ir9lZ9_osV01_qS33RAsuHiyaD1LihM7Z68M-HELSEV0J97CzPagxLHiCeBvUkgbpe6NDqfVf7SKctjSQNnu_Bw9e__E/s320/YCEA-May07-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067843136789103746" border="0" /></a> Retiree Lana S listens to her friend Chris K<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZjDfp1tty_vfIpPBs5tslR3L8STJ1-H-wGwr7RJ8HMozwZvZ9D4Kl-ImBtypbKwRx9_amRPB4F2iKE1UfIOMjOFgsydy6TrJnSgkohNGRXa9RqplKKPui2xL3DZBAD4dXfWL4mM7Mdup/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZjDfp1tty_vfIpPBs5tslR3L8STJ1-H-wGwr7RJ8HMozwZvZ9D4Kl-ImBtypbKwRx9_amRPB4F2iKE1UfIOMjOFgsydy6TrJnSgkohNGRXa9RqplKKPui2xL3DZBAD4dXfWL4mM7Mdup/s320/YCEA-May07-06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067843033709888626" border="0" /></a> Valley Elementary<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3CAdKi7rGxUZumuiwTZOHoW_TcdCjgCqPZlJq3_JNNtV1YyPqXrarqn9NDQEOgo6Jkj6ziVw1h7C0w5VbiEM908qs1PAuZcJivdD2_SSivLun1wfMxfhFuNnOswX_n7Y8NVHKh_WKxYe/s1600-h/YCEA-May07-52.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3CAdKi7rGxUZumuiwTZOHoW_TcdCjgCqPZlJq3_JNNtV1YyPqXrarqn9NDQEOgo6Jkj6ziVw1h7C0w5VbiEM908qs1PAuZcJivdD2_SSivLun1wfMxfhFuNnOswX_n7Y8NVHKh_WKxYe/s320/YCEA-May07-52.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067842638572897362" border="0" /></a> Dunlap Elementary and Teachers' Choice - Jan M.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-52871759477679567402007-05-19T19:25:00.000-07:002007-05-19T19:33:18.555-07:00A Visit With Some Old FriendsFriday night we held our annual recognition event, where we honor our retirees, give out the service pins, and (beginning this year) announce the teachers' choice awards. We held this year's event at the Mill Creek Cattle Company in Mentone, and it was very well attended. In our next post, we'll show some of our honorees, but we thought we'd share pics of some of our former colleagues who joined us for the festivities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Cz8jVInrjIwM3RjK_UKtL770wACfAjruXCjJSsDaZcQK4H45UbSH2f8o1tCsT2T4gnY5xRD1eHDW_vpDOrsDkAjMG0_IJVieoAffCYsCPoK7KrM6Hq5C7F6IXcyIJAxLrzHeQTlbf-Y6/s1600-h/IMG_0454.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Cz8jVInrjIwM3RjK_UKtL770wACfAjruXCjJSsDaZcQK4H45UbSH2f8o1tCsT2T4gnY5xRD1eHDW_vpDOrsDkAjMG0_IJVieoAffCYsCPoK7KrM6Hq5C7F6IXcyIJAxLrzHeQTlbf-Y6/s200/IMG_0454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066463988430619650" border="0" /></a>Chris K.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKaGMdXAkHn5nzccPe8p0YWTxg3Ow9gvyR0Bf-zOci8KoOWUaRL82RF8Ac1tk3m8gi2ZRgiDENF6b8k38xPAiwOqvhIhX-IZ8YMM1u8oBwqRuT7K3VlpmRuTsfkpvvLmoxP5kOWNdE8JM/s1600-h/IMG_0455.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKaGMdXAkHn5nzccPe8p0YWTxg3Ow9gvyR0Bf-zOci8KoOWUaRL82RF8Ac1tk3m8gi2ZRgiDENF6b8k38xPAiwOqvhIhX-IZ8YMM1u8oBwqRuT7K3VlpmRuTsfkpvvLmoxP5kOWNdE8JM/s200/IMG_0455.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066464220358853650" border="0" /></a> Bonnie M.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOcgy7gjaA7SWJzG50zUJ5AYyiXnyd95lQZbrb8U2fWmyG5eirnjRJBahZlTW-oMGTAEGfCiAszGsL4U18PZusTaoywszNo9gUCAsZbrokP6kC4DgataVzhMZa7MAEjaBxQaR1MrnUAJb/s1600-h/IMG_0456.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOcgy7gjaA7SWJzG50zUJ5AYyiXnyd95lQZbrb8U2fWmyG5eirnjRJBahZlTW-oMGTAEGfCiAszGsL4U18PZusTaoywszNo9gUCAsZbrokP6kC4DgataVzhMZa7MAEjaBxQaR1MrnUAJb/s200/IMG_0456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066464370682709026" border="0" /></a> Norma W. and Jack B.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMo9fFlV4bhdbXXRYmxf0Dkht5m3nFaWH44Lst5gKdkPeZpuuR013fybjyO5n9VgPCOnRD1Sa887PBIzZZPtr_1gIbowXPv__ueMDgJV_UUjnPH2XrhQlflnA-12nKFmRQd1pou5ERKd_/s1600-h/IMG_0457.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMo9fFlV4bhdbXXRYmxf0Dkht5m3nFaWH44Lst5gKdkPeZpuuR013fybjyO5n9VgPCOnRD1Sa887PBIzZZPtr_1gIbowXPv__ueMDgJV_UUjnPH2XrhQlflnA-12nKFmRQd1pou5ERKd_/s200/IMG_0457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066464538186433586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Ellen G. and Ann M.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgmoloJay6VfnORKmNhjOYXDgdL0LkPZH0wO-42rKSkSFfErcePvM3Ye54MOFOOwA8tocPJpShHHwFvepa7A_Lx463K_rbp15relRc8Bml5wOrbuO0TYB64npD2UPR844iwWOsZeOJoz2/s1600-h/IMG_0458.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgmoloJay6VfnORKmNhjOYXDgdL0LkPZH0wO-42rKSkSFfErcePvM3Ye54MOFOOwA8tocPJpShHHwFvepa7A_Lx463K_rbp15relRc8Bml5wOrbuO0TYB64npD2UPR844iwWOsZeOJoz2/s200/IMG_0458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066464748639831106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dave G.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-29167396313717188152007-05-18T06:22:00.001-07:002007-05-18T06:27:41.978-07:00Should the Blog Continue? Sound Off!Now that YCEA has finally reached a fair settlement with the district, has this blog served its purpose? Should it fade away into the Twilight Zone of the internet or should it remain---a sort of "virtual teachers lounge" where we can share ideas freely? <br /><br />What do YOU think? Post a comment and let us know.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvlt9joXbqZptZzxWzygm_xYOIRoNkzWqgV1hqL07y4YAZ-4v0-ysfO0KdKYDyPQ0UrzuSp1Qxft6_TH9mXnh-2JHgiu_FaD_X4Rnj6_Vp0ciIx3WxnvjfFhW5qzBPyBMs7fyNYpk4I-9/s1600-h/question+marks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvlt9joXbqZptZzxWzygm_xYOIRoNkzWqgV1hqL07y4YAZ-4v0-ysfO0KdKYDyPQ0UrzuSp1Qxft6_TH9mXnh-2JHgiu_FaD_X4Rnj6_Vp0ciIx3WxnvjfFhW5qzBPyBMs7fyNYpk4I-9/s400/question+marks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065890683311047666" border="0" /></a>Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-41512030016334543692007-05-17T19:35:00.000-07:002007-05-17T19:43:40.227-07:00Congratulations, John!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6R4uhwCTjuEVu9dggaDut68yxoekwZpdp-0vT7of0S3cL2QlQFfIM8VtlNRTVeU4QwmEV_3CvT9-EofwGWz4I1UbIDujdgmz1Hobs1Iu-2lONOsOH1fiqwvUrJ1Cfot2uFRfGVGhNeRz/s1600-h/mmprool-3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6R4uhwCTjuEVu9dggaDut68yxoekwZpdp-0vT7of0S3cL2QlQFfIM8VtlNRTVeU4QwmEV_3CvT9-EofwGWz4I1UbIDujdgmz1Hobs1Iu-2lONOsOH1fiqwvUrJ1Cfot2uFRfGVGhNeRz/s400/mmprool-3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065724145954145250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> Photo courtesy of Mark Watkins.</span><br /><br />Yucaipa High School teacher John Hawkins proudly displays his CTA Communications Award, presented to him at the San Gorgonio Service Center Council WHO (We Honor Ours) Awards Dinner. John received this award from the California Teachers Association for his informative, illustrated set of emails called "Postcards from Orlando" sent from the NEA Representative Assembly last summer. CTA bestows only a small number of Communications Awards, for newsletters, websites, and for this "special" category in which John was selected. We're very proud that one of our members has received this statewide honor.Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-81145705207467157292007-05-16T18:30:00.000-07:002007-05-16T18:33:50.107-07:00Contract Ratified By Membership!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xwHuBnjwo5i5_3UW282GE7MfEY2Fn9e_ElC4_upRpcgrkXEvYwvvsAXRRtmPQ5F8HheKrVrGenZvXCN9RgA04NoWgwjF6yQGvu_tI_aJhnS35COayZ03oKUo8ysx3RHx3_dCyn3Fm7XW/s1600-h/fireworks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xwHuBnjwo5i5_3UW282GE7MfEY2Fn9e_ElC4_upRpcgrkXEvYwvvsAXRRtmPQ5F8HheKrVrGenZvXCN9RgA04NoWgwjF6yQGvu_tI_aJhnS35COayZ03oKUo8ysx3RHx3_dCyn3Fm7XW/s400/fireworks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065336791443653586" border="0" /></a>Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362648620673810271.post-13202629902086453662007-05-15T19:24:00.000-07:002007-05-19T17:39:58.203-07:00Local Businesses to ThankLet's start the list - we'll update it as you let us know who/what business to add.<br /><br />Please write them letters, patronize their businesses, and thank them in person.<br /><br />These business sported "WE SUPPORT YUCAIPA-CALIMESA TEACHERS" signs:<br /><br />Las Fuentes<br />White Rabbit<br />Big John's Philly Steaks<br />Hair 'n' U<br />Farmer Boys<br />The Water Store<br />Skat Trak<br />Dr. Wise Orthodontics<br />Roadrunner Towing<br />La Mexicana<br />El Pollo Loco<br />Mr. Crum's Donuts<br />Dr. Jarrett (chiropractor)<br />Rosa's Beauty Shop<br />The Training Zone<br />Valero (Wildwood/California)<br /><br />Who else?Yucaipa-Calimesa Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230986156953960795noreply@blogger.com12