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GSCS meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver 11-15-10
GSCS was pleased to have time with the Speaker and two of her key staffers on Monday to talk about quality education concerns of it members. The discussion highlighted a number of issues, including: revenue for public education, special education support and general education program needs, charter schools expansion, tenure, merit pay,salary caps, extracurricular fees, consolidation, moving school elections to November,costs of health benefits including the relatively lows (compared to high double digit increase in recent years)increase in benefits' fees for this school year.
GSCS was pleased to have time with the Speaker and two of her key staffers on Monday to talk about quality education concerns of it members. The discussion highlighted a number of issues, including: revenue for public education, special education support and general education program needs, charter schools expansion, tenure, merit pay,salary caps, extracurricular fees, consolidation, moving school elections to November,costs of health benefits including the relatively lows (compared to high double digit increase in recent years)increase in benefits' fees for this school year.
GSCS appreciates the welcome sense of an 'open door' projected by the Speaker and looks forward to having a continued conversation on the issues.