The Advocate, January 4th, 2023

January 05, 2023

Hello Educators, Happy New Year! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Welcome back to the second half of the 2022-2023 School Year.  A Look Back Oh what a year it has been! Jacque and I officially began our work leading the Portland Association of Teachers on July...

January 05, 2023

Probationary teachers are formally evaluated at least two times during the school year. By the last work day before Winter Break, all probationary teachers should have received their first evaluation report. This mid-cycle evaluation must be based on at least one formal observation cycle,...

January 05, 2023

Please submit a question for PAT Eboard candidates to respond to. Pursuant to Section 2, subsection E of the PAT Nominations and Elections Handbook, members have the opportunity to submit written questions for the Executive Board candidates who are currently running for office. The Nominations and Elections Committee...

January 05, 2023

All PAT Members, please fill out this short survey about Black Lives Matter Week Of Action to help our Racial Equity and SJCO Committees with planning and engagement. Free BIPOC Educators Summit - Saturday, Feb 25th, 9am-5pm at McDaniel HS "Time to Thrive: Reclaiming our Momentum through Joy...

January 05, 2023

The Social Justice Committee and Community Outreach (SJCO) Committee is partnering with External Organizing to expand our relationships with families & community organizations. The more connected we are, the better we understand our mutual needs, which in turn helps us to more effectively support...

January 05, 2023

Host a Legislator to teach in your classroom at Educator for a Day! On February 3rd and 10th, PAT Legislative Committee will invite members from the Portland Delegation of the Oregon House of Representatives, and the Oregon State Senate. Please consider filling out this form to...

January 05, 2023

Upcoming Events: Educator Happy Hour Join us at Shine Distillery on Williams for an Educator Happy Hour on January 12th from 4:30-6:30 PM. RSVP today!

January 05, 2023

Secrets of a Successful Organizer Saturday, January 7th - Secrets of a Successful Organizer Training (10AM-4PM) Advocacy Trainings Monday, January 9th- Best Practices of Handling Plans of Assistance (4:30PM-6:30PM) Saturday, January 21st- Extensive Building Rep Training- Beginner and Advanced (10AM-4PM) Racial Equity Trainings Thursday, January 26th- Racial Equity Training...

January 05, 2023

Advocacy Committee*: January 4th, 4:30-6:30 PM  Membership Committee: January 4th, 4:30-6:30 PM  Internal Organizing: January 5th, 4:30-6:30 PM  Legislative/PAT PAC Committee: January 11th, 4:30-6:30 PM IPD Committee: January 11th, 4:30-6:30 PM External Organizing: January 12th, 4:30-6:30 PM  *Marks closed committees For all upcoming events,...