JCAA Advocacy

JCAA continues to meet with District Leadership, CSEA and JCEA to advocate for member budget priorities.

On April 10, 2009, the JCAA Board of Directors drafted a letter in support of using stimulus dollars to add instructional coaches at Jeffco Elementary and Middle Schools. Click here to view the body of the letter.

All JCAA Board Members and the Executive Director signed the letter. As a sign of further support, articulation area representatives hand-carried signature sheets to their constituents and gathered 80 signatures in under two days. We are convinced that had we taken more time, we could have gathered signatures of nearly every administrator in Jeffco (including the Central Administrators). We submitted the letter and articulation support sheets to the Board of Ed and District Cabinet for their consideration on April 15, 2009.

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JCAA Legislative Advocacy

JCAA representatives work with the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE), the District's Legislative Forum, the JCAA Legislative Committee and Jefferson County Representatives and Senators. The legislative landscape changes nearly daily.

Positions change as bills change. This is meant to be an overview of the current opinion of JCAA's Legislative Committee members to date. If you have questions about why a bill is supported or opposed, please contact Mike Long at (303) 982-6839 option 2. We are also watching several other bills - if you don't see a bill listed or have questions about a bill, please call.

Bills JCAA is watching:

• SB066 (Tochtrop/Primavera) Consolidation of Public Employee Retirement Plans Under PERA.
• SB090 (Hudak/Merrifield & Benefield) Parental Involvement in Public Education (LANGUAGE REFLECTS NCLB)
• SB131 (Romer) Public School Students' Engagement in Physical Activity (LANGUAGE CHANGED TO MAKE ADVISORY RATHER THAN MANDATE)
• SB163 (Hudak/Middleton) Educational Accountability System
• HB1065 (Benefield/Spence) Educator Identifier

VOTE

Ballots for the 2009-2010 Board of Directors were placed on the Pony April 13, 2009.

PLEASE review your ballot, mark your vote for ONE candidate per position (OR write in one person), then return the completed ballot via Pony by May 11. 2009.

2008-09 Collegial Conversation Series

REGISTER NOW!

Collegial Conversations is a mentor / networking program designed to meet the needs of school-based administrators with all experience levels.

Groups meet monthly to discuss specific topics of concern to administrators in carrying out their duties--not only nuts and bolts responsibilities, but also leadership and management issues, as well as gaining a greater understanding of the district's organizational systems. The groups are:

• Group A (Elementary Level) Facilitated by Barb Boillot and Robin Weikel
• Group B (Elementary Level) Facilitated by Warren Blair, Kathy Krieger, Becky Nelsen and Martha Tate
• Group C (Secondary Level) Facilitated by Kathy Norton and Patty DeLorenzo

Click here to download the flier to register.

NOTE - if you have already registered and are already attending, you do NOT need to re-register or pay again for Collegial Conversations.

JCAA Year End Celebration Event

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Breakfast and End of Year Program - Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada - 7:30 am to 9:30 am. The featured humorist is Chicken Lips.

Scramble Golf Tournament at Fox Hollow, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood - 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Happy Hour at The Den at Fox Hollow, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood - 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Click here for the flyer

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Calling All Retirees

Please let the JCAA office know if you are retiring this year by clicking here to send an email to Mary Wagner or call her at (303) 982-6839 opt. 3. Information will be kept confidential. JCAA uses the information to plan for the Year End Celebration which includes retiree recognition. Thanks!

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JCAA Care, Concern, and Celebration Messages

As a service to our members, JCAA sends out Care, Concern, and Celebration messages to keep members connected and supported.

If you have a concern or celebration or you know a colleague in need of support, please let the JCAA office know.

We always check with the person to make sure it's okay to send out the message and we honor the member's wishes.

Good News Breakfast

Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 6:59 am to 8:29 am

Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 West 6th Ave, Golden

The Good News Coalition is celebrating Seniors On The Move. Michelle Rahn, Ms. Senior America 2004, former JeffCo Public School teacher and acclaimed professional speaker will help "lift people to become the best they can be . . . to participate and be involved in a task with a purpose."

Cost is $12.00 per person.

In the "Good News" tradition, attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the JeffCo Action Center. Cash donations for the food bank are also accepted.

For more information, call Tami at 303-697-6013, ext 104 or check www.goodnewsjeffco.com

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40th Annual CASE Convention

Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, July 29-31, 2009

Margaret Wheatley and Flip Flippen

Registration $75 - CASE Member, $150 for Non-member - includes continental breakfast and lunch