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 Support
for Laid Off Valley Central Employees:
14
paraprofessionals will their jobs effective July
1, 2009. In addition, 52 paras will lose a
combined 65 hours of work per day. 2 maintenance
workers were have also been laid off effective
July 1. Select the following links to find
unemployment and EAP and health resources for
this time of need. You may also contact the
union office for union advice and support. NYSUT
will continue to provide support services to
laid-off members for 2 years of until these
members are reemployed, whichever occurs first. |
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To have specific
questions answered regarding unemployment
beneifts contact: |
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To have specific
questions answered regarding NYSUT support
services contact: |
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 VCTA
2009 Retirees: Joe
Carroll, Dottie Malley, Carol DeMicco, Margaret
Vass were honored at the June Executive Council
Meeting for there years of service the the
children the the Valley Central Community. Visit
our
Photo Gallery
for more retirement photos, as well as photos
from our May Community Blood Drive and the 1st
Senior-Staff Basketball game. |
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 VCTA
Wins Community Service Award:
The VCTA also won NYSUT's
Local Community Service Award. This award recognizes the VCTA's
collective and sustained community service
during the 2008 calendar year and was presented
at the Annual Representative Assembly on April
3, 2009 in Buffalo.
The VCTA held 3 specific fundraisers for the Montgomery Food
Pantry this year. The
Montgomery Food Pantry supports VC families,
which means that the proceeds of this initiative
remain 100% local. Select the above link to
visit our
Fundraising page
and review the multiple fundraisers organized by
VC employees throughout the years. Our 3
separate fundraisers for the Pantry are listed
below: |
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 VC
Echoes:
June 2009 is now online. Visit
Echoes Archives
and
Journalism Awards
to read past issues and view a list of honors
received by our editors throughout the years. |
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2009
(AFTCA) American Federation of Teachers Communications
Network Awards:
Select this link to view awards received throughout the
years. |
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2009
New York Teacher Journalism Awards:
Select this link to view awards received throughout the
years. |
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First Award, Best Original Cartoon, "Schools
vs. Prisons,"
June 2008
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First Award, Best Article on Health Issues,
"Making Strides,"
October 2007
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First Award, Best Website,
www.vcta.net
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Award of Merit, Best Feature Story, "Meet
VCTA's New Treasurer, Erin Davis,"
October 2007
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Honorable Mention, Best Front Page/Cover, "VCTA
Putting Children Center,"
September 2007
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