Westbury Teachers' Association

Wearing Red to Support Public Education

One year after schools were forced to close for in-person instruction because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, teachers are back in the buildings doing what they do best, supporting public education and teaching and supporting our students. Teachers are wearing red to support public education, as front line workers teaching a hybrid schedule and only seeing a small percentage of their students. Despite the adversity, the Westbury Teachers Association has taken it all in stride!

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Mrs. Petrelli in her classroom, known for its "Safe Place" designation and the Westbury Clothing Closet" she created.

Teacher Highlight: Koriene Petrelli

Westbury High School Health Education Teacher, Koriene Petrelli, makes a difference everyday. Today, we are spotlighting Ms. Petrelli for going above and beyond for our students and our community.

Westbury School District's Re-Entry Plan

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Click Here for the Westbury Public School's Reentry Plan for the 2020-21 school year.

Teacher Tenure: Wrong Target

American public education desperately needs to be improved, especially for the most disadvantaged children. But eliminating teachers’ job security and due-process rights is not going to attract better educators — or do much to improve school quality.

See the entire Daily News Article:

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/teacher-tenure-wrong-target-article-1.1983826

In this edition:

Margie Brumfield – SRP of the Year
New course mandate for new teaching assistants applying for certification
AFT: Reclaiming the promise
Have you reviewed your TRS or ERS member information lately?

It’s no exaggeration at all to say that for many who claim to be part of a “school reform” movement, the goal really is to get rid of traditional public schools.

If that sounds like an unreasonable conclusion to you, cast your eyes toward New Orleans where the last traditional public schools were just closed for good.

Writing for the Washington Post, Lindsay Layton reported the NOLA district closed the remaining neighborhood schools as part of a “grand experiment in urban education for the nation,” shifting local control of public schools by voters and their elected representatives to privately

Gipson wants New York State to Dump Pearson

As growing numbers of critics are questioning the role of standardized testing in schools, Sen. Terry Gipson, D-Rhinebeck, is calling on the state to cut ties with testing giant Pearson Inc.

Gipson has introduced legislation to end New York's use of Pearson to create Common Core-based tests and prevent teachers in training from having to take Pearson-run certification exams.

"It has been brought to our attention by teachers, administrators, school boards, parents and others that the exams Pearson is providing are flawed with mistakes and inappropriate material," Gipson said. "This is a for