Please enjoy our fourth edition of the RCG BOCES Teachers' Association Newsletter!

http://rcgboces.ny.aft.org/sites/default/files/article_pdf_files/2020-03/march-april_2020_newsletter-rcg_boces_ta-final.pdf 

Help us share building level educational successes by submitting your story for the segment "Shared Success" here. 

http://bit.ly/rcgbocesta-sharedsuccess

Glenn Jeffers has years of experience working with NYSED Certification requirements. With the new SOCE regulations for Special Education Teachers posing many questions and CTE Teacher certification pathways updating, it is important for our members to know that NYSUT also provides guidance and support to help you through the process.

Please feel free to reach out to Glenn and his staff to assist you with any questions you may have.

Union Plus Benefits can save you money! New offerings include Free College, Vision and Dental supplementary insurance, and Hardship Help Grants. Visit the Union Plus website for further details! NYSUT is a member so you can sign up for free!

https://www.unionplus.org/

Vision: https://www.unionplus.org/benefits/health/vision

Dental: https://www.unionplus.org/benefits/health/dental

Hardship Help: https://www.unionplus.org/hardship-help/union-plus-hardship-help-benefits

Free College: https://www.unionplus.org/benefits/education/union-plus-free-college

The AFT and dozens of other education and religious groups are watching closely this week as the Supreme Court considers whether to strike down the prohibition on state funding for religious education. The case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, examines whether school voucher programs—which use tax-credited donations to pay for scholarships to private schools—must include religious schools among those they fund.

The AFT is among dozens of education, religious and civil rights organizations, and legal experts—along with 10 states—that have filed amicus briefs to protect the ban on

We encourage your participation at our local union meetings held at the John E. Sackett Educational Center from 3:30 - 4:00 PM for member concerns and 4:00 PM on for the official meeting. Please see the attached for the 2019-2020 school year! 

http://rcgboces.ny.aft.org/sites/default/files/article_pdf_files/%5Bcurrent-date%3Acustom%3AY%5D-%5Bcurrent-date%3Acustom%3Am%5D/meeting_dates_notice_for_2019-2020.pdf