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The MNEA membership overwhelmingly ratified the
2008-2009 agreement on May 30, 2008, and the Board of Education voted to
approve the agreement in a unanimous 9-0 vote at its regular meeting on
June 10, 2008.
Highlights of the agreement include (1) a provision to
double the current stipend for National Board Certified teachers to $4,000,
(2) recognition for all creditable service on the teacher salary scale
starting July1, 2008, (3) more inclusive anti-discrimination language, and
(4) agreement on the state-mandated differentiated pay plan. MNEA ratification ballots were placed in
school mail on Friday,
May 16, 2008, and are due back at the MNEA Headquarters by 5:00 p.m. on May 30, 2008. The Board of Education is expected to
ratify the agreement at its regularly scheduled June 10 meeting. The text of the exact agreement is posted
at http://www.mnea.com/Agreements/index.htm.
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The Instruction and Professional Development Committee
of MNEA, which oversees the activities of the University of MNEA,
has posted a survey designed to gather the professional development
interests of MNEA members. As an
incentive for completing the survey two gas cards will be award on or about
June 15, 2008. Click here to take the survey.
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Nashville’s Teachers!
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teachers!
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