Dear Colleagues,
Tuesday is Staff Development Day. In light of recent events, we invite you to wear your Baldwin attire (Keep Calm, BTA, School apparel,etc!) and please join us in participating in the NYSUT social media campaign
#respectteachers
We welcome participation from ALL stakeholders, members of our community, teachers, all staff, and students!
This week, as you may know, Governor Cuomo has delivered his most disturbing comments to date regarding teachers and public education in New York State . At a meeting of the Daily News Editorial Board, the Governor vowed to overhaul the public education system (including sanctions and 'revised' APPR) and push for MORE charter schools. His statement shows how little he cares about the democratic system, our children, and our profession. He said, "I believe these kinds of changes are probably the single best thing that I can do as governor that's going to matter long-term, to break what is in essence one of the only remaining public monopolies — and that's what this is, it's a public monopoly."
Here's what you can do:
Print out one of the attached signs or have FUN making your own!
Download Sign 1 Here: sign_1.pdf
Download Sign 2 Here: sign_2.pdf
Download Sign 3 Here: sign_3.pdf
Get together
Take a photo holding the sign.
Tweet! Make sure you send us the photo to tweet it also!!
Chris Greer (@bta_greer) and Maggie Delahunty (@irishmags26)
GO VOTE YOUR JOB!
Upload to Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #RESPECTTEACHERS to @NYSUT, @AndyPallotta, and @NYGovCuomo.
Here are a few sample tweets:
@NYGovCuomo I’m a teacher & I voted my job today! Public education is not a monopoly @NYSUT @AndyPallotta #respectteachers
@NYGovCuomo why don’t you worry about busting up the real monopoly in NYS public education – Pearson! @NYSUT @AndyPallotta #respectteachers
#Respectteachers because we care for & want the best for the children we teach! We vote too! @NYSUT @AndyPallotta @NYGovCuomo
We thank you in advance for your participation in this social media campaign. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
In Unity,
Maggie Delahunty, Vanessa Machado and Christine Pellegrino
Political Action Co-Chairs