Wright Tech Dr. David Levinson, President of Norwalk Community College will present the restructuring plan to the V-T subcommittee on April 9 and to the full State Board of Education at their May meeting. The SVFT, along with the AFT and the AFT-CT, favors the Commpact School process for the reconfiguration.
Outreach Efforts- As reported earlier, Pat and Rick met with Commissioner of Labor Patricia Mayfield on March 26. This was a very productive meeting. One of the results was an invitation to attend a breakfast at the L.O.B. to recognize the Apprentice Programs across the state. Bob Bullard and John Kraigenow attended the breakfast and will report on it at the April Outreach Committee meeting.
School Visits -Began this week with a visit to Prince on Tuesday, and Ellis on Thursday. Building representatives are being asked to schedule a union meeting on the day of the visit. The SVFT officers will arrive in each building on or close to 1:00 p.m. and visit with teachers who may be free and have individual issues to discuss, at the close of school the officers will attend a union meeting in each school.
Scholarship Applications Available -The applications for the nine (9) students and the teacher grant(s) are available on the SVFT web site. Deadline for completed applications is May 15, 2008
Teachers Of The Year have been selected in each school. The applications for CTHSS T.O.Y. have been sent by Central Office to each T.O.Y. The SVFT Teacher of the Year Committee has scheduled a banquet to honor each teacher of the year. This will take place on April 24 at the Hawthorne Inn.