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 WE DID IT!!!
KCEA won 81% of the total votes to represent educators the Collaborative Conferencing process!
Voting Breakdown:
There were 2,571 certified votes (about 60% of eligible voters).
2,466 (57.32% of all eligible voters) voted “yes” for collaborative conferencing. There were 105 “no” votes (2.4% of all eligible voters).
Requesting representation are the following totals:
Knox County Education Association (KCEA) – 2,073 votes for 81% of the total vote
Professional Educators of Tennessee (PET)- 232 votes for 10% of the total vote
Unaffiliated – 208 for 8% of the total vote
None of the above – 26 for 1% of the total vote
Congratulations! Thanks to all who took the time to vote!
It is clear that the majority of certified employees of Knox County Schools want a voice in how our schools are operated for the best interests of our students and employees.
We know that a lot of people worked very hard to make this happen. THANK YOU!!!
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Please be sure to check your email for a message from votenet.com to get your secure code to vote for Collaborative Conferencing in Knox County. The link in the email will take you directly to the poll.
For Knox County to be able to enter into the Collaborative Conferencing process, 50% of the certified teaching staff plus 1 must vote in favor of it. Please vote FOR Collaborative Conferencing.
After that, you will be asked what group you want to represent you. The Knox County Education Association, of course!
When you submit your vote, you will see a confirmation page and a link to your receipt. That page also lets you know that your vote has been successfully recorded.
KCEA has extensive experience advocating for students, educators, and public schools and is located right here, in Knoxville. Please encourage all of your colleagues to vote for KCEA to represent us in Collaborative Conferencing in Knox County.
If you have questions, please post them below, and we will answer them as soon as possible.
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On June 1, 2011, Governor Haslam signed into law the Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act (PECCA). The PECCA replaces the Education Professional Negotiations Act (EPNA), effectively substituting collaborative conferencing for Tennessee’s traditional collective bargaining process. While there are some similarities between the two laws, the PECCA is substantially different from the EPNA, creating “new avenues of communication” between teachers and school boards and stressing inclusiveness of all professional employees’ organizations.
KCEA took the first step in initiating Collaborative Conferencing in Tennessee on October 18th, when KCEA President Sherry Morgan presented the Knox County Board of Education with over 2,300 signed petition cards, requesting Collaborative Conferencing for Knox County educators. Knox County teachers, with the help of KCEA, presented the FIRST petition in the state, asking to begin the collaborative conferencing process.
As required by the new law, the Knox County Board of Education completed the second step of the process by establishing a “Special Question Committee” to conduct a confidential poll of eligible professional employees to determine whether a majority (50% plus 1) express a desire to participate in collaborative conferencing.
The third step in the process will take place November 17-22, when Knox County Schools will hold its Special Question Poll, which has been paid for by KCEA. (The new law requires that the initiating organization pay for the process.)
EVERY certified teacher in Knox County needs to express their wishes by VOTING BETWEEN NOVEMBER 17 and NOVEMBER 22.
For additional information on PECCA, please visit the TN Department of Education website: http://www.tn.gov/education/
or download the FAQ from the TN Department of Education: http://www.tn.gov/education/doc/PECCAFAQ_June17.pdf
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CALLED REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY
NOVEMBER 14th - 4:30
KCEA OFFICE
TO EXPLAIN THE VOTING PROCESS FOR
COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCING
KCEA NEEDS YOU
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Mike Edwards, Harry Brooks, and other Republicans will be at the KCEA office Saturday morning at 9:00am.
Normally this pre-legislative session conference is attended by KCEA officers and Legislative Contact Team members. But, this year, we would like to invite anyone who would like to address educational issues – in a professional manner – with these individuals.
This is a chance for all KCEA folks to “say their piece”. The meeting is expected to end sometime around 10:30am.
Your presence is welcome!
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We need to elect Gloria Johnson!!!
Election day is Tuesday . . . yep, Tuesday! There’s not much time!
1,350 TEA members + each significant other + at least one friend = 4,050 votes for Gloria – and for us!
Yes, we do have that much power!!!
But . . . not unless we use it.
Let’s vote! And, if you can help Gloria contact our members to get them to vote, please call her at 660-9800 or e-mail at glostik@bellsouth.net
There’s not much time left!
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We really do have a GREAT chance of putting GLORIA in the State Senate for District 6!!!
There are 1,350 TEA members who live in district 6, but only 51 have voted! (early voting) We can’t put her in office unless we make the effort to vote! The consequences of not voting should now be painfully obvious to us all.
Let’s vote! And, if you can help her contact our members to get them to vote, please call her at 660-9800 or e-mail at glostik@bellsouth.net
There’s not much time left!
Message from Gloria:
The campaign is going great and we are gaining momentum. The News Sentinel piece after the press conference was incredibly favorable to me and the Metropulse article was also extremely positive. I am getting great feedback on our commercial as well.
I am trying to pull together a door-to-door canvass for teachers on Saturday. We will be knocking on doors of likely voters in the 6th Senate District. We could have a brief rally then head out with maps, lists and scripts to knock on doors of folks who haven’t voted yet. My plan is to start at Fountain City Park at 10:30 am, have a brief rally and instructions, then head out and knock a few doors.
They may call me or email me for more information. We will be knocking on “friendly” doors where we know voters will be receptive to our message so it is really easy and fun to get out and meet folks and find that most people appreciate what we do!
Thanks for the support!
Gloria
660-9800
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The Knox County Board of Education
Work Session: Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. in the Boardroom on the first floor of the Andrew Johnson Building (912 S. Gay Street).
Monthly Meeting: Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. in the main assembly room of the City County Building.
Both will be broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 10, AT&T U-verse Channel 99, and streamed at www.knoxschools.org.
Agenda & supporting docs are on the Board of Education page of the KCS website: http://tinyurl.com/6edlzwn
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After our Knox County Political Action Committee for Education (KC-PACE) members recommended endorsement, TEA’s Fund for Children and Public Education Counsel concurred in recommending Knox County teacher and Democratic candidate Gloria Johnson for the unexpired term of District 6 State Senate!
Our Legislative Contact Team leader, Bill Bell said, “I met Gloria some time ago and have communicated with her several times since. I have been very impressed! Gloria is a very intelligent and knowledgeable person – much better qualified than the Republican candidate.”
We are confident she will represent us well – and she will not betray us.
Gloria needs our help with her campaign. She is running against a well financed member of the anti-education machine. If you can help, e-mail her at glostik@bellsouth.net
Early voting has already begun. The traditional election day is November 8th.
This has been a low turn-out election. As such, it gives us a prime opportunity to get our votes out and elect Gloria!
We need everyone to vote, then get a friend and significant other to do the same. If we do, that may very well put her into the State Senate.
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