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June 17, 1997. Agenda; tentative calendar of the Progressive Caucus of the American Federation of Teachers, with attached list of officers and committee chairs; tentative agenda for NYSUT Board of Directors' meeting of June 30, 1997; agenda for management meeting of June 26; SRP recommendations for service on NYSUT committees

Scope and Contents June 3, 1997. Agenda; agenda for Administrative Committee meeting of June 3; proposed dates for Administrative Committee and Officers' meetings; agenda for Executive Committee meeting of June 12; list of New York Teacher/Bottom Line deadlines; 1997-98 NYSUT budget, additional items pending approval; revised Plan of Benefits for NYSUT Education and Learning Trust, with cover memo from attorneys Blitman & King, May 30; memo from organizing coordinator John O'Leary re organizing...

Scope and Contents May 13, 1997. Agenda; tally of attendance at 1997 Representative Assembly; responses to questions on graduation standards asked at the local presidents conference preceding the RA; New York Teacher story list for 1996-97; material re financial condition of in-school television programmer Channel One owner K-III Communications Corp.; clipping from U.S News & World Report re crisis in NEA; supplemental data from the 1996-97 Local Presidents' Survey, re outsourcing/privatization, April 15;...

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April 24, 1997. Agenda; program featuring recipients of the Albert Shanker Award for Distinguished Service; memo re 3020a database system; graphs showing disposition of cases statewide; agenda for AFT Northeast Regional Conference; NYSUT membership classification

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April 3-4 1997. Memo re practices at successful school districts re orientation of new teachers; NYSUT Ad Hoc Task Force in New Members Final Report, June 1996; NYSUT Officers Retreat Summary of Homework Assignment, April 3-4; handwritten notes; membership configuration: retirees

Scope and Contents March 25, 1997. Agenda; memo from the National Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty (PEARL) re amicus brief for ACLU appeal challenging Ohio Federal District Court ruling in favor of school board that opened public meetings with prayer, March 19; newspaper clippings re criticisms of Industrial Development Agency (IDA) tax breaks for corporations; draft resolution re NYSUT reimbursement policy for legal services; agenda for NYSUT/Cornell ILR Leadership Institute and list of...

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March 11, 1997. Agenda; list of participants in 1997 Leadership Institute; program for officers' retreat; resolution in support of credit unions; memo from Rochester Association of Paraprofessionals re discordant internal affairs, March 3; resumes of job applicants; memo re California Proposition 209 to dismantle affirmative action, March 6, with attached proposed resolution in opposition

Scope and Contents Febraury 25, 1997. Agenda; Executive Committee agenda for February 28; results of building representative survey; memo suggesting aggressive outreach to colleges to bring union message to future teachers, February 10; draft outline re principles of charter schools; document, Possible Options for Cost Savings in Special Education Programs; draft policy statements, some with handwritten edit notations, in support of accreditation of schools of education: the National Council for the...

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Febraury 4, 1997. Agenda; NYSUT dues forecast; salary schedule for individual administrative, professional, executive, and top executive staff; confidential NYC Public Charter Schools Recommendations for Design and Implementation, draft of November 4, 1996; memo re new position request, Rochester building superintendent

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January 21, 1997. Agenda; Board of Directors meeting agenda for January 10-11; list of attendees to "think tank" meeting of January 22; discussion document re web issues; Representative Assembly action items re committee procedures, voting procedures; NYSUT/Cornell ILR Leadership Institute announcement and application form; memo re pension plan service requests