Upcoming Events

June 18, 2009
Elementary Resource Swap and Share
4-7 PM
Winslow Gym

June 24, 2009
CTA Office Morning Closure
CTA Office will be closed for its annual cleanup.

Aug 31 , 2009
Mentoring Matters
New Teacher Workshop
for more information or to register in June contact sbyers@sd43.bc.ca in July or August ncarl@sd43.bc.ca

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Did you move or marry?
If you have recently moved or changed your name please make sure you contact the CTA Office, the board office and the BCTF with the new information. You can email the info to:
cta5@cta43.org

Forms and Downloads

Roy Krutow Scholarship application

Consent/Consult Forms

General CV
(to be submitted for committee appointments)

AGM Delegate CV

Feb 13th PD Day Evaluation Form

Welcome to The CTA!

The Coquitlam Teachers’ Association is the union of professionals serving the Lower Mainland communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra. This site is your guide to the information and the many services offered by the CTA.

BCTF Rep Assembly
Key Decisions

Coquitlam News: Teresa Elected
Our very own Teresa Grandinetti (Terry Fox) was elected as one of the three BCTF Rep Assembly Chairpersons. This was a hotly contested election with lots of political intrigue, but the talented Teresa was elected quite handily. Chairing meetings of 300 or more teachers is no easy task, and the fact that Teresa was elected from a large field of candidates speaks to her skill and the good regard in which she is held by teachers throughout the province.

More Coquitlam News: Motion of Support for Our Teachers
That the teachers of this province stand behind the teachers of Coquitlam on the Bill 33 arbitration issue.
[This motion of support carried unanimously in reaction to the BCTF having left Coquitlam off the 2006-2008 Bill 33 arbitration list and having neglected to tell us about our subsequent exclusion from the grievance].

CTA Annual General Meeting

Thank you to all CTA Members that attended our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday May 27th, 2009. Listed below are a few of the highlights.

The 2009-2010 CTA Executive Committee
The following teachers were voted into or acclaimed for positions on the CTA Executive Committee:

President
(acclaimed) Kathleen Thomson CTA Office

Vice President
(acclaimed) Caroline Malm CTA Office

2nd Vice President
(acclaimed) Chris King CTA Office

Local Reps to the BCTF (elected for a 2 year term) Charley King CTA Office

Henry Thiessen Minnekhada

(serving 2nd year of 2 year term) Nancy Carl

Teresa Grandinetti Terry Fox

Members At Large Mat Aitken Hillcrest

Ken Christensen Como Lake

Sandra Davis Seaview

Sheila Drysdale Castle Park

Geoff Manson Port Moody

Erlinda Palines Cedar Drive

CTA Committee Chairpersons and PD Day
The following teachers were ratified as Committee Chairpersons for next year:
                •Chris King      PD Committee Chair
                •Sue Barnes Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Committee
                •Melody Li       Teacher-On-Call Committee Chair

The ratified date for next years CTA Pro D Day is
Friday, February 12, 2009.

News

A Message from the District
June 30th is Payback Day
The district is apparently conducting a forensic pay audit on such items as teachers' use of discretionary days between January and June 2008. As a consequence of this audit, a number of teachers have been contacted by email and told that their last pay cheque in June will be reduced by as many as eight days.
The CTA has asked the district not to dock teachers' June 30th pay, as they must budget through the lean months of simmer. In addition, the CTA has asked the board to follow the long-standing joint protocol that allows teachers who owe relatively significant sums of money a reasonable and fair timeframe in which to pay back the sum owed.
If you have been contacted by the district payroll office and told your June 30th pay cheque will be reduced for the above described reasons, please call the CTA office immediately.

Due to the negligence of the BCTF Executive in dealing with this issue, the CTA took a motion to the May 29-30 BCTF Rep Assembly calling on that body to support and provide to the Coquitlam Teachers' Association the same compensation and remedies that Arbitrator Dorsey is expected to establish this summer.

Read more in newsletter #36...

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Last updated:
June 3, 2009