Meet your CTA president - Ed Bufford

Ed Bufford is the CTA president. He has worked as a teacher, as Maryvale's unit chair, and now holds the highest office in CTA. Once Ed gets his release time set up, he'll be working out of the CTA offices downtown, but in the meantime you can find him on the Maryvale campus.

CTA meeting is tomorrow; recent issues

Welcome back, Panthers! We will be having our first CTA meeting of the year tomorrow afternoon. Meet in room 101 at 2:45 for the latest information on everything CTA.

One issue that we will need to consider this year - both as teachers and as voters - is the proposal for redistricting. This will have effects on every single one of us, so it is quite important that we understand exactly what redistricting means and the affects it will have on our district.

For information on the redistricting proposal and rationale, please visit the ADE redistricting commission's site.

Other districts are also considering this proposal. Take a look at the Osborn district's recommendations and see how their board has decided to proceed.

This issue is not going to go away, and it is in the best interest of our students that we be informed about any plans to redistrict. Don't delude yourself into thinking you can remain blissfully ignorant - we need EVERY teacher to know exactly what is going on with this plan!

Meet your CTA Rep: Beth Moore

She is a teacher in the social studies department and represents the following CTA members: Tim Benedict, Tom Hamman, Pat Klauer, Mark McCulloch, Bear Nitschke, Gabriel Robles, Chris Turner, Lor Rowe, Lisa Torres, Dale Malloy, Bill McCusker, Tania Helbert, Bryan Kurec and Amanda Chapman.

Meet your CTA Rep: Heather Frackiewicz

Heather Frackiewicz is a teacher in the World Languages department and represents the following CTA members: LaMont Johnson, Bob Goss, Luz Pusec, Pat Lively, Sherry Braden, Tom Camp, Adam Moukad, Shawna Fowler, Steve Johnson, Peter Minder, Claire Hurlburt and Jean Kilker.

Meet your CTA Rep: Jo Hammerl

Jo Hammerl is a teacher in the Social Studies department. She is also the representative for Marta Carter, Cheri Heisser, Sean Kelleher, Judy Laufer, Anne Paske, James Rivera, Ellen Spinner, Lori Zeaman, Francesca Mason-White, Kim Phillips, Dana Cook and Carolyn Williams.

Meet your district CTA PR&R person AND representative

Resha Gentry-Ballance is a teacher in both the English and Performing Arts department. She is also the PR&R person for the district. As a member of the Council of Representatives, she represents the following members: Jim Yancey, Renee Esparza, Stacie Williams, Selina Alonzo, Dixie Maxwell, Jennifer Thompson, Pat Rowe, Edie Fluker, Amy Hamper, Lorie Norton, Veronica Moreno, Susan Elms, Anthony Porchia, David Eddy, Laura Kelly and Josephine.

Meet your CTA Rep: Yolanda Gallegos

Yolanda Gallegos is a teacher in the reading department and a member of the the CTA Council of Representatives. She represents the following members: Talibah Abdullah-Mitchell, Nikki Davis, Annie King, Nydia Palomino, Jeff Rathburn, Sylvia Lopez, Gail Curran, Denis Pinon, Linda Dailey, Tonya Else and Daisy Gates.