Upcoming Events

June 23, 2010
BCTF EI Workshop for TOCs
4 PM
Winslow Gallery Room

June 30, 2010
CTA Office closes for the summer
4:30 PM

July 1, 2010
Roy Krutow Scholarship applications due
please see below to download a copy of the scholarship application
CTA Office

Sept 7 , 2010
CTA Office Open
8:30 AM

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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

Bill 33 Consultation Forms

General CV
(to be submitted for committee appointments)

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.

Year End Reminders

Name That 2010/11 Staff Rep/PD Rep
School staffs should be selecting their Staff Reps/PD Reps for the coming 2010/11 school year. Our ability to plan for the fall Staff Rep/PD training sessions is greatly assisted by knowing who our Staff Reps/PD Reps will be next year. Current Staff Reps should forward the name of next year’s Staff Reps/PD Reps to the CTA office. Staff Reps can phone, fax (936-7515) or mail in names. Thanks in advance!

Year End PD Reimbursement
PD reimbursement cheques will NOT be issued after June 30, 2010 until the office re-opens in September. For conferences held during June, July or August, the CTA Office must receive receipts no later than October 1, 2010.

CTA Office Summer Hours
During the summer months, the CTA office will be open the first week after school is closed
(July 5 to July 9/10) and the last week before schools reopen (August 30 to Sept 3, 2010).
Members needing assistance during the weeks of summer vacation when the CTA office is closed can leave a message on the CTA answering machine. Messages are checked regularly throughout the summer, and a CTA Table Officer will respond to your call in as timely a manner as possible.

CTA Annual General Meeting

The CTA held its annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 here are some highlights from that meeting.

CTA Executive Committee 2010-11

The following teachers were acclaimed to
Executive positions next year:

President	Kathleen Thomson
Vice-President	Caroline Malm
Second Vice-President	Chris King

The following six teachers were elected into the
available Member-at-Large positions:

Mat Aitken (Hillcrest)	Jason Giles (Centennial)
Ken Christensen (Como Lake)	Geoff Manson (Port Moody)
Sandra Daviss (Seaview)	Amanda Roberts (TOC)

The following two teachers were elected
Local Reps to the BCTF:

Teresa Grandinetti (Terry Fox)

Sheila Drysdale (Castle Park)

(Note: Charley King and Henry Thiessen are also Local Reps to the BCTF in the second year of their 2-year terms)

Congratulations to all acclaimed and elected Executive Committee members and thanks to all who put their names forward for consideration!

Ratified Appointments

The following appointments were ratified at the AGM:

PD Chair	Jason Giles (Centennial)
MARC Chair	Susan Barnes (Pinetree)
TOC Committee Co-Chairs	Amanda Long (TOC) Amanda Roberts (TOC)
CTA Auditors	Barkman & Tanaka Chartered Accountants

Note: The CTA PD Day was set for Friday, February 18th, 2001.

Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting.
We appreciate your participation in the life of the union!

News

Changes to theTeacher
Pension Plan: Update

The Teachers’ Pension Plan has announced changes that adopt the recommendations of the plan partners to protect indexing into the future. During the BCTF province-wide consultations last fall, both active and retired members indicated full indexing was of primary importance.
Here are the changes that the TPP has instituted in order to help preserve full indexing of pensions over the longer term.

Rise in Pension Contribution Rate: Beginning July 1, 2010, the pension contribution rate will increase by 1% of salary. (This increase will be in addition to the 1.04% increase for active members and employers already announced for July 1, 2010).
Removal of Extended Health Premium Subsidies: Beginning in January 2012, subsidies for Extended Health premiums will be discontinued. All retirees will lose the present subsidy. Those receiving the subsidy presently, or who retire before
January 1, 2012, will not be grandparented. All retirees will continue to have access to a group benefit plan, as they do now with the Dental Plan and the Extended Health Benefit for their partners and dependents.

Read more in newsletter #34...

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Last updated:
June 21, 2010

Collective Agreement

Collective Agreement 1998-2001
This is our most current collective agreement. The 2006-2011 Collective Agreement is close to being finished and it will be on the web site in the near future.

Salary Grid Posted September 18, 2006

CTA Constitution,
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