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Friday, April 16, 2021
BHEA: COVID-19/RSSL MoU
Members,
You can now find the signed copy of our Memorandum of Understanding regarding our current COVID-19 and Ready Schools, Safe Learners (RSSL) working conditions. You can find a copy of this MoU in the link below, and in our Documents and Publications section of the website.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
BHEA: Work Share and PD Agreements Uploaded
Friends and Colleagues,
The Work Share and Positive Discipline Agreements have been uploaded to the Documents page of our website.
The Work Share and Positive Discipline Agreements have been uploaded to the Documents page of our website.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
BHEA: Contact Us For COVID-19 Support
Members,
As we've mentioned in our e-mails to you, if you or your families need support, advice, help with grocery shopping, or direct support paying rent or bills, please reach out to us. BHEA is available to help you.
Thank you to all the members who have volunteered to be helpers; your compassion is tremendously valuable.
As we've mentioned in our e-mails to you, if you or your families need support, advice, help with grocery shopping, or direct support paying rent or bills, please reach out to us. BHEA is available to help you.
Thank you to all the members who have volunteered to be helpers; your compassion is tremendously valuable.
BHEA: Documents Updated
Members,
We have updated our Documents and Publications page with new documents, as well as copies of agreements, for your review. If there is ever a document you're looking for, and you're having trouble finding it, reach out to us. We'd be happy to help you find it!
We have updated our Documents and Publications page with new documents, as well as copies of agreements, for your review. If there is ever a document you're looking for, and you're having trouble finding it, reach out to us. We'd be happy to help you find it!
Thursday, August 22, 2019
BHEA: Quick News
Members,
Today, the 22nd of August 2019, Dane Tippman signed the BHEA CBA at the District Office as the President, and Robert Bautista signed on behalf of the Negotiation Team. Alan Nidiffer, School Board Chair, signed the CBA as well. Vice-Chair Jay Trost was reportedly out of town. Until we have his signature and I learn more from the District, we do not yet have a fully agreed-upon CBA.
Additionally, last night on the 21st of August 2019, the School Board announced the hiring of Chris Eberhardt as the Interim Superintendent. Please reach out to Dane Tippman if you would like to know more about this.
Today, the 22nd of August 2019, Dane Tippman signed the BHEA CBA at the District Office as the President, and Robert Bautista signed on behalf of the Negotiation Team. Alan Nidiffer, School Board Chair, signed the CBA as well. Vice-Chair Jay Trost was reportedly out of town. Until we have his signature and I learn more from the District, we do not yet have a fully agreed-upon CBA.
Additionally, last night on the 21st of August 2019, the School Board announced the hiring of Chris Eberhardt as the Interim Superintendent. Please reach out to Dane Tippman if you would like to know more about this.
BHEA: Standing in Solidarity with DNTA
On the 22nd of August 2019, Some of our BHEA Members joined our colleagues of the Del Norte Teacher's Association in speaking to the School Board of the Del Norte Unified School District. We stand in solidarity with our friends in education, and with our fellow Unions, in asking for fair treatment and a fair wage! Look forward to a link to the Triplicate/Pilot for more information in the near future.
Thursday, August 8, 2019
BHEA: Contract Voting Open!
Members,
Voting is currently open for our Contract! The Contract covers the 2019-2021 school years. Please check your personal e-mails or your school e-mails to learn more. Reach out to me at brookingsharborea@gmail.com if you have not been receiving regular Association communications, or if you'd like to learn more.
Voting is currently open for our Contract! The Contract covers the 2019-2021 school years. Please check your personal e-mails or your school e-mails to learn more. Reach out to me at brookingsharborea@gmail.com if you have not been receiving regular Association communications, or if you'd like to learn more.
Monday, May 13, 2019
BHEA: Great May 8th, Student Success Act Passes
Members,
I am tremendously heartened by the sheer number of folks wearing Red every Wednesday, and particularly on May 8th. It was incredible to see how many of us chose to come out on our breaks, hold signs, wave at drivers, and talk about the issues.
You need to know that the Student Success Act passed the Oregon Senate. This was a major step that I sincerely believe was deeply affected by the turnout of people across our state. Our own actions down here in Brookings ensured that the critical issues facing education in this state are known and taken seriously all the way down here in the southwesternmost corner of Oregon.
I look forward to anyone who would like to continue to join me in wearing Red on Wednesdays.
If you haven't yet, please check out Matthew Brock's article about our May 8th action.
https://www.currypilot.com/news/7152706-151/school-district-employees-hold-walk-in?referrer=home&referrer=list
I am tremendously heartened by the sheer number of folks wearing Red every Wednesday, and particularly on May 8th. It was incredible to see how many of us chose to come out on our breaks, hold signs, wave at drivers, and talk about the issues.
You need to know that the Student Success Act passed the Oregon Senate. This was a major step that I sincerely believe was deeply affected by the turnout of people across our state. Our own actions down here in Brookings ensured that the critical issues facing education in this state are known and taken seriously all the way down here in the southwesternmost corner of Oregon.
I look forward to anyone who would like to continue to join me in wearing Red on Wednesdays.
If you haven't yet, please check out Matthew Brock's article about our May 8th action.
https://www.currypilot.com/news/7152706-151/school-district-employees-hold-walk-in?referrer=home&referrer=list
BHEA: Avoid Sales, Trades at School
Members,
I want to encourage you to be cautious when using the school e-mail system, or the school's Billboards, or school hallways or any other part of school property to buy or sell items, or to promote specific businesses or organizations. Using your position as a school employee for financial gain, or to avoid financial detriment, could be a violation of Oregon ethics laws.
If you're not sure if posting a flier or sending an e-mail advertisement might constitute an ethics violation, please check with a building representative or one of our Officers.
We will reach out to you ourselves if we see behavior that we think might get you in trouble. We want to protect you, and that means telling you when we think an action might be considered unethical under school policy or Oregon law.
Some examples of activities that I encourage you not to take on school grounds, or using school e-mail, because they could be seen as using your position unethically:
Using the school e-mail system to advertise that you are selling items.
Asking for donations to a crowdfunding effort.
Hanging up a poster for a play, concert or other event that is unaffiliated with the school.
Setting up a donation jar for a personal cause in a faculty break room.
Selling homemade or homegrown products to colleagues over e-mail (eggs, cookies, etc)
Taking items out of the school trash, or school recyclables boxes for your own use (bottles, newspaper)
Placing fliers for a business in staff mailboxes because you like that business, or because they give a good deal to school staff, or any other reason.
Confronting possible ethics violations is not a comfortable topic, and sometimes makes a person feel persecuted.
I believe that you would rather be politely taken aside by a colleague then placed under investigation for an ethics violation.
Please reach out to me by e-mail if you have any questions about this matter.
I want to encourage you to be cautious when using the school e-mail system, or the school's Billboards, or school hallways or any other part of school property to buy or sell items, or to promote specific businesses or organizations. Using your position as a school employee for financial gain, or to avoid financial detriment, could be a violation of Oregon ethics laws.
If you're not sure if posting a flier or sending an e-mail advertisement might constitute an ethics violation, please check with a building representative or one of our Officers.
We will reach out to you ourselves if we see behavior that we think might get you in trouble. We want to protect you, and that means telling you when we think an action might be considered unethical under school policy or Oregon law.
Some examples of activities that I encourage you not to take on school grounds, or using school e-mail, because they could be seen as using your position unethically:
Using the school e-mail system to advertise that you are selling items.
Asking for donations to a crowdfunding effort.
Hanging up a poster for a play, concert or other event that is unaffiliated with the school.
Setting up a donation jar for a personal cause in a faculty break room.
Selling homemade or homegrown products to colleagues over e-mail (eggs, cookies, etc)
Taking items out of the school trash, or school recyclables boxes for your own use (bottles, newspaper)
Placing fliers for a business in staff mailboxes because you like that business, or because they give a good deal to school staff, or any other reason.
Confronting possible ethics violations is not a comfortable topic, and sometimes makes a person feel persecuted.
I believe that you would rather be politely taken aside by a colleague then placed under investigation for an ethics violation.
Please reach out to me by e-mail if you have any questions about this matter.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
BHEA: Lisa Piscitello Recipient of Award!
Members,
Our own Lisa Piscitello, our Association's Secretary and a BHHS Building Representative, was the recipient of a presidential citation at the OEA Representative Assembly this year! Specifically, she received the Social Justice Award, presented to her by President John Larson. Please check out the pictures below, and if you see Lisa, please congratulate her for her achievement, and for the work she's been doing for our students and her colleagues in our building!
Our own Lisa Piscitello, our Association's Secretary and a BHHS Building Representative, was the recipient of a presidential citation at the OEA Representative Assembly this year! Specifically, she received the Social Justice Award, presented to her by President John Larson. Please check out the pictures below, and if you see Lisa, please congratulate her for her achievement, and for the work she's been doing for our students and her colleagues in our building!
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
BHEA: Unwanted Mail?
Members,
If you're receiving unwanted mail related to Unions, whether it be from the OEA or NEA, or the Freedom Foundation, and you'd like help cancelling that mail, reach out to us. There's almost always an option to remove your mailing address from a contact list.
Speaking of contact lists, remember that if you've changed your personal e-mail, reach out to any of our e-mail addresses to let us know! We use e-mail to notify you about meetings and MoU votes and other important topics. Keep us informed!
If you're receiving unwanted mail related to Unions, whether it be from the OEA or NEA, or the Freedom Foundation, and you'd like help cancelling that mail, reach out to us. There's almost always an option to remove your mailing address from a contact list.
Speaking of contact lists, remember that if you've changed your personal e-mail, reach out to any of our e-mail addresses to let us know! We use e-mail to notify you about meetings and MoU votes and other important topics. Keep us informed!
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
BHEA: March for our Students
Members,
We've been seeing local news coverage of our activities lately, links below to two Curry Coastal Pilot articles. For those who weren't aware, members of our local participated in the 18 February 2019 March For Our Students. I, Dane Tippman, also attended following a vote affirming that I ought to attend. You can see a few pictures of our participation in the event below.
https://www.currypilot.com/news/6974640-151/bhea-members-march-for-local-students
http://www.currypilot.com/news/localnews/7005415-151/merkley-offers-plan-to-reduce-class-sizes
Many of our members are also wearing 'Red for Ed' on Wednesdays. The Red for Ed slogan and the practice of wearing red clothing on Wednesdays and at events and activities has its history in the NEA, the parent organization of the OEA, of which the BHEA is a member. It's likely that NEA began Red for Ed in the first place. As with any movement or slogan, what it becomes is sometimes different from what it was when it started, so please feel free to look into Red for Ed if you're curious about it, or about whether you'd like to participate. I wear Red for Ed on Wednesdays for my own personal and professional reasons, and you're free to join me for your own. Here are some articles about Red for Ed, one by our own former Pilot reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan.
https://www.hermistonherald.com/news/local/umatilla-teachers-wear-red-for-ed/article_66d55fe6-4a8e-11e9-bcc5-ebbc769a58bb.html
Remember, if you're a member that would like to get involved in the work that we do, please reach out to us. Come to meetings, swing by my classroom and talk to me, e-mail me, or call me.
We've been seeing local news coverage of our activities lately, links below to two Curry Coastal Pilot articles. For those who weren't aware, members of our local participated in the 18 February 2019 March For Our Students. I, Dane Tippman, also attended following a vote affirming that I ought to attend. You can see a few pictures of our participation in the event below.
https://www.currypilot.com/news/6974640-151/bhea-members-march-for-local-students
http://www.currypilot.com/news/localnews/7005415-151/merkley-offers-plan-to-reduce-class-sizes
Many of our members are also wearing 'Red for Ed' on Wednesdays. The Red for Ed slogan and the practice of wearing red clothing on Wednesdays and at events and activities has its history in the NEA, the parent organization of the OEA, of which the BHEA is a member. It's likely that NEA began Red for Ed in the first place. As with any movement or slogan, what it becomes is sometimes different from what it was when it started, so please feel free to look into Red for Ed if you're curious about it, or about whether you'd like to participate. I wear Red for Ed on Wednesdays for my own personal and professional reasons, and you're free to join me for your own. Here are some articles about Red for Ed, one by our own former Pilot reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan.
https://www.hermistonherald.com/news/local/umatilla-teachers-wear-red-for-ed/article_66d55fe6-4a8e-11e9-bcc5-ebbc769a58bb.html
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