JCAA Board of Directors' Elections

Attention General Members: Please exercise your right to vote by completing the confidential ballot, sealing it in the enclosed return envelope, and sending it back to JCAA by the deadline, Friday, May 20. 2005. Your ballot was sent to you several weeks ago.

Board of Directors Minutes - May 2005

Click here to download the minutes from the JCAA Board meeting on May 6, 2005. This is one of the best ways to learn how your representatives are supporting you through the many programs, services, and events JCAA sponsors.

JCAA Fall 2005 Professional Development Event
Save This Date! Bring a Team of Teachers!

Featuring: Maria Guajardo Lucero, Ph.D.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Full Breakfast Buffet
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Program Presentation
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Maria Guajardo Lucero is the executive director of the Mayor's Office for Education and children in Denver. Focusing on the first two decades of life, the charge of her office is to champion educational advancement for children and youth in Denver. She oversees operations from Head Start to providing high school students an even start to postsecondary education. A licensed clinical psychologist, in 2004 she was invited by Denver Public Schools to serve as a commissioner on the Secondary Reform Commission.

Maria is a national spokesperson on topics of educational attainment, positive youth development and the strength of diversity.

Dr. Guarjardo Lucero graduated with honors from Harvard University and earned her Masters and Ph.D. from the University of Denver. She is also a graduate of the Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. Her publications include The Power of Parents: Parent Engagement in Schools and the Developmental Assets. A daughter of migrant parents, she currently has a son enrolled in Denver Public Schools.

School administrators will be encouraged to bring a team of teachers from their building to hear Dr. Guarjardo Lucero's message.

Good to Great! JCAA Year End Celebration:

Click here to download the invitation to attend the Year End Event--REGISTER NOW!

The invitation will also be sent to you on the pony.

JCAA Year End Event Celebration!
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Featuring: Moonlighting Teachers

Are You Retiring??? Please let us know!!!

If you are retiring and have not yet received a personal invitation from JCAA to attend the Year End Event Celebration as our guest, please click here to email Mary McNeil. We want to recognize all of our retiring members!

Save This Date!

JCAA School Year Kick-Off Motivational Event!
Friday, July 29, 2005
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Featuring: Albert Mensah

For more information about this event, see the networking events web page:
http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/jcaa/networking_events.html

Emeritus Members Spring and Summer Events

The Emeritus Member Program Steering Committee has designed 4 events for our retired members during the spring and summer 2005.

Click here to download a flyer with the registration information. Flyers were distributed to all retired members via email and regular mail. The events still available are:

• Spring 2005 Retired Administrators Networking Breakfast: Program Presenter: Community Liaison Barnes and Noble, Wednesday, May 25, 2005, 9:30 - 11:30 AM, Rolling Hills Country Club
• Annual New England Clam Bake on First Day of School: Hosted by Kristi and Gerry Difford, Monday, August 22, 2005, 6:00 - 7:00 PM Cocktail Hour - Dinner at 7:00 PM

Click here to go to the Emeritus Member Web Page. This page is currently being developed and will expand in phases.

JCAA Scholarship Program

JCAA awards a $1000 scholarship to a graduating son or daughter of a JCAA general or emeritus member. The scholarship is provided through the generous support of JCAA members. The JCAA scholarship provides an opportunity to recognize the achievements of our colleagues' children and to demonstrate our commitment to the future through continuing education.

This year, 2 of our applicants' scores were within 1% point out of 400 total points possible. Therefore the decision was made to grant a $1000 scholarship to both individuals.

Those individuals awarded the scholarship are Natalie Berger, daughter of Steve Berger, and James Peng, son of Bing Peng. Congratulations to them both!

The JCAA Scholarship Selection Committee receives the applications on an anonymous basis and each judge scores the applications independently based on set criteria. All personal identifying information is removed before they read the applications. The scores from each judge are added together and normally the scholarship goes to the student with the highest aggregate score. However, this year, 2 scholarships were awarded to the students with the 2 highest aggregate scores.

Serving Kids Clothing Program

Do you know a child in need of clothing or shoes? We can help!

JCAA and The Jefferson Foundation manage this charitable program, which provides near new clothing to Jeffco School Children in need and is cosponsored by JCAA, CSEA, JCEA, Jeffco PTA, and The Jefferson Foundation. If you know a child in need of clothing, please click here to learn how you can request clothing -- or Serving Kids now has our own web site. Check us out! http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/partners/servingkids/

Jeffco Schools Employee Appreciation Celebration 2005
Six Flags Elitch Gardens

Click here to download a flyer on how to purchase your Six Flags Elitch Gardens tickets. Jeffco Public Schools employees can purchase tickets good for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday June 3rd through 6th for $20 each (good for one day.) Regular gate prices are $37.99.

Colorado Principals' Center 2005 Fall Institute
Colorado: Reaching the Peaks
Reflections Upon Practice & Promise

November 10-12, 2005
Colorado Convention Center

The 2005 CPC Fall School Leadership Institute will offer three days of interactive, in-depth workshop opportunities with leading experts on school reform, improving student achievement, tackling the achievement gap, and creating high-performing schools and districts.

Featured presenters are Carol Glickman, Anthony Alvarado, Ealine Fink, and Dwight Jones.

Click here for more information.

CASE Endorses PERA Board Candidate

CASE has endorsed Scott Murphy for the PERA Board. Information about all the candidates was sent to you with your PERA Board ballot. JCAA does not take official positions on candidates, only ballot issues.

Financial Company Information:

To help our members learn about the services offered by the various financial companies who support PERA employees, JCAA will occasionally publish a synopsis on a company's services. The fact sheets are written by the financial companies. JCAA does not endorse any companies, but wants to provide information about the companies. This month, we are sharing fact sheets on 2 companies:

• GCG Financial, Inc. Representatives: Kimberly Stokes, CFP and Elisa Del Valle
  Click here to view the fact sheet of services they provide to administrators.
  
  
• Strategic Financial Partners Representative: Kelly Stecklein, MBA, MSF
  Click here to view the fact sheet of services they provide to administrators.