Anchorage Council of Education AFT 4425 http://aceaft.com/wp Thu, 03 May 2012 16:31:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2012 ACE Election Results http://aceaft.com/wp/2012/05/2012-ace-election-results/ http://aceaft.com/wp/2012/05/2012-ace-election-results/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:31:14 +0000 Steve http://aceaft.com/wp/?p=174 The results of the ACE Election on May 2, 2012:

Duane Moran was re-elected as the ACE President

Jennifer Palinko was re-elected as the ACE 1st Vice -president

 

Congratulations to both persons re-elected and thank you to all the ACE members who voted.

]]> http://aceaft.com/wp/2012/05/2012-ace-election-results/feed/ 0 Nominations Are Open for ACE Executive Board http://aceaft.com/wp/2012/03/nominations-are-open-for-ace-executive-board/ http://aceaft.com/wp/2012/03/nominations-are-open-for-ace-executive-board/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:16:22 +0000 Steve http://aceaft.com/wp/?p=168 Nominations are now open for the offices of President and 1st Vice President. Job descriptions for each position are listed in the ACE Constitution and ACE By–Laws (www.aceaft.com).

The term of office is two years, ending May 2014.

• Nominations may be sent to Corinne McVee, ACE 2nd Vice President, McVee_Corinne@asdk12.org, or to Shirley Wolff, swolff@apea-aft.org.
• ACE members may self-nominate.
• Nominations also will be accepted from the floor at the March 28 meeting indicated below.

Who: All ACE Members!

What: General Membership and Nominations Meeting

Where: Orange Room, ASD Education Center

When: Wednesday, March 28 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

NEW: Visit www.apea-aft.org to sign up for APEA’s weekly Legislative Report. This is a quick and easy way to get the latest information on public school funding and other education issues in Alaska.

]]> http://aceaft.com/wp/2012/03/nominations-are-open-for-ace-executive-board/feed/ 0 The 2012-2013 proposed budget http://aceaft.com/wp/2012/01/the-2012-2013-proposed-budget/ http://aceaft.com/wp/2012/01/the-2012-2013-proposed-budget/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:30:59 +0000 Steve http://aceaft.com/wp/?p=165 The 2012-2013 proposed budget submitted by Superintendent Carol Comeau has eliminated a number of ACE positions that are currently in the 2011-2012 budget.

The ASD Preliminary Financial Plan can be found at:

http://www.asdk12.org/depts/budget/1213/12_13_Preliminary_FinancialPlan.pdf

A summary of the proposed budget can be found at:

http://www.asdk12.org/school_board/archives/2011-2012/20120123/B01M180.pdf

FACT: This is a proposed budget. It is subject to change by the school board. The budget also is subject to change based on funding increases or decreases. The school board will discuss the budget and vote on the final version.

First Reading:                    Wednesday, February 1, 5:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.  ASD Board Room

Second Reading:              Thursday, February 9, 5:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.      ASD Board Room

 

Please feel free to attend or testify at these meetings. Meetings will be televised on Channel 14.

 

FACT: Anchorage Council of Education will ensure that the collective bargaining agreement with the Anchorage School District will be followed. Relevant contract sections include: 513, 514, 515, 516, and 517.

 

FACT: No one can say with authority which staff members will ultimately be receiving written notice of being laid off on or before the contractual deadline of May 20th. If you have already been told by your supervisor that you will be laid off, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

 

These are challenging budget times for ASD. ACE and other APEA locals will continue our efforts to advocate for increased education funding. I encourage all ACE members to be actively involved by contacting your elected officials.

 

Duane Moran

ACE President

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On behalf of the ACE Board my thanks once again to the hard work of your Negotiating Team – Brian Cain, Ben Harris, Calvin Mundt, David Rafter & Sylvia Whipple – and your APEA staff members Jennifer Madsen and Jennifer Nicolello.  Also special thanks to Sarah Hotchkiss and Mark Wisthoff for volunteering to count ballots last night.

Duane Moran, ACE President

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On behalf of the ACE Executive Board, I announce with great pleasure that your ACE Negotiating Team and the school district have come to a tentative agreement! Attached are two PDF files that contains an overview of the proposed contract and the proposed contract with highlighted changes.

The Contract TA Letter:  http://www.aceaft.com/TALetterandSummary.pdf

The Contract Proper:  http://www.aceaft.com/TA2012-2015.pdf (updated 11/22/2011) – SCB

With the hard work of your Negotiating Team – Brian Cain, Ben Harris, Calvin Mundt, David Rafter & Sylvia Whipple – and your APEA staff members Jennifer Madsen and Jennifer Nicolello, we have something to truly be thankful for this holiday break.

Duane Moran

ACE President

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www.apea-aft.org

ACE will conduct its ratification meeting on December 5, 2011.

Negotiators will be available to answer your questions on the

agreement between 4:30 pm & 6:30 pm. Voting will be open from

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm. Balloting will be closed at 6:30 pm, ballots will be

counted at that time.

ASD Ed Center – 5530 E Northern Lights – Red Room

In the event you are unable to attend the ratification meeting, you

may vote at the ACE – APEA/AFT office beginning Tuesday,

November 29 – Friday December 2, 2011. The office is open 8-5.

Early ballots will be taken to the ratification meeting for counting.

APEA/AFT 3310 Arctic Blvd., Suite 200 (274-1688)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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