The purpose and goals of the CFT Educational Issues Committee are:

• to identify and monitor significant educational issues affecting education in the state.
• to seek out and disseminate to locals and members information from AFT and other organizations about these key issues.
• to keep CFT locals and members informed regarding important educational issues through articles in CFT publications and workshops at CFT conventions and other meetings.
• to provide a forum for teachers to engage in dialogue and support each other in efforts to reform the governance and structure of reform.
• to create a network of people and groups within the CFT interested in and/or committed to educational reform and school restructuring.
• to collect and distribute existing contract language regarding reform and restructuring and frame model language so that issue of reform can take their place in negotiated contracts.
• to share information and materials for individuals/groups working on QuEST conferences and to participate in the planning and implementation of QuEST conferences.
• to monitor state and federal statues and regulatory policies that generate or affect educational issues.
• to explore and emphasize issue of common interest to all CFT councils and all levels of education.
• to communicate the work and findings of the committee, in conjunction with CFT staff, to the media and other interested parties (including legislators, CTA, etc.).

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Click here for the minutes of the January 27, 2007 Education Issues Committee meeting.
 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
George Martinez, Chair, Greater Santa Cruz Federation of Teachers		Gary Ravani, Petaluma Federation of Teachers
Marilyn Sue Chapman, Shaffer Federation of Teachers		Maria Salas, United Teachers Los Angeles
Pat Christie, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers		Gregg Solkovits, United Teachers Los Angeles
Matt Goldstein, Peralta Federation of Teachers		Janine Storey, Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers
Donna Grogan, El Camino College Federation of Teachers		Al Vargas, Oxnard Federation of Teachers
Betty Harris, ABC Federation of Teachers		Susan Westbrook, Member-at-Large
Renee Heinlein, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers		Patty Cox , Staff Liaison
Don Peavy, Sr., AFT Part-Time Faculty United		Mike Weimer, Staff Liaison