As I am sure you are aware, the Lawrence teachers are facing a crisis situation.  In addition to being in their fifth year of working without a successor agreement, they are dealing with a board of education dominated by ultra-religious forces bent on directing as much of the district's resources to the private religious schools their children attend without regard to the detrimental impact this has on the Lawrence district and its largely minority student population.
 
Beyond the impact on Lawrence employees and students, we must not lose sight of the fact that what's happening in Lawrence is also beginning to happen in other districts, so Lawrence's fight is everyone's fight.
 
Next Thursday, June 2, the Lawrence Teachers Association is staging a protest rally from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Rd. in Cedarhurst.  It would be much appreciated if you could arrange for some of your members to join the rally sporting your union shirts, jackets, banners, etc.
 

You, as a New York State PTA member, have access to exclusive Memorial Day discounts from Diamondback Bicycles, plus discounted sports, concert and theme park and movie ticket offerings from our member benefit provider Ticket Monster.
You can also take advantage of Ticket Monster's new cash back program with Monster Bucks, which provides cash back on all purchases on Ticket Monster Perks! You can also earn Monster Bucks by referring individuals in your family or organization to Ticket Monster Perks.

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The Student Debt Clinic to be held at the Nassau and Suffolk regional offices of NYSUT has been postponed. Please see below.


TO:        Local Presidents
FROM:   Matt Jacobs, Regional Staff Dir.
DATE:    May 24, 2016
RE:         Debt Clinic Canceled_____________
 
The June 1st date turned out not to be possible for the AFT presenters.  We are working with them to identify an alternative date.  We are looking at a number of Mondays possibly in July, August, or September.
 
As soon as we confirm a date with AFT, we will notify you.
 

There is an upcoming election to determine the Building Representative for Merrick Avenue Middle School. 
 
The candidate is Jennifer Verwys.
 
The election will take place on Thursday, June 2, 2016.
 
If there are any questions please feel free to ask.

Dan Vessely/JFK
Election Chairman

TO:        Local Presidents
FROM:   Matt Jacobs, Regional Staff Dir.
DATE:    May 13, 2016
RE:         LI Pride in Education Reception
 
The attached flyer extends an invitation to the 1st Annual Pride in Education Reception to be held onJune 17th at Mac's Steakhouse in Huntington. This NYSUT-sponsored event is intended to provide an informal and open forum for LGBTQ educators to socialize and discuss issues related and unrelated to being an LGBTQ educator. Please share the flyer with your members.
 
BE the union!  www.nysut.org/unionvalue

Park Shore Country Day Camp, School and Extreme STEAM Science Kids
​is offering BMUST members their​
Park Shore Teacher Special Rate Program.  
BMUST Members must show a pay stub from the district along with 
​your​ district badge when you enroll at Park Shore.
​Attached​ are​ the fliers that outline the special discounts that you can take advantage of through 
​their various programs.​


​Their contact person is:​

Alisa Lipton
Park Shore Country Day Camp & School
Director Of Special Events & Sales
alisa.lipton@gmail.com
(631) 499-8580

FROM:   Matt Jacobs, Regional Staff Dir.
DATE:    May 10, 2016
RE:         AFT to Offer Student Debt Clinic
 
We've all heard a great deal lately about the growing problem of student debt and it should come as no surprise to anyone that many of our members are struggling with student debt issues. Many younger members have incurred a high level of debt from their own education and many older members have taken on debt to educate their children. 
 
On Wednesday, June 1, at 4:00 p.m., the Nassau and Suffolk regional offices will jointly offer a Student Debt Clinic at the Nassau regional office presented by AFT's Higher Education department. The 90-minute clinic will focus on identifying strategies and resources to help members manage, and in certain cases, reduce their student debt.
 
A Student Debt Clinic brochure and a registration form are attached to this email. Please share this information with your members. Interested members should complete the registration form and return it ASAP to Diane Fazio at the Nassau regional office, 1000 Woodbury Rd., Suite 214, Woodbury, NY 11797 or by email to dfazio@nysutmail.org.
 
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Please see the attached press release, congratulating Great Neck teacher Sheri Lederman on her win in New York State Supreme Court today and detailing the judge's findings.