September 29, 2021

Upcoming Events

September 29th, 4:30-6:30 PM:Advocacy Committee
September 29th, 4:30-6:30 PM: Social Justice/Community Outreach Committee
September 29th, 4:30-6:30 PM: Substitute Committee

**All PAT committee meetings will be held virtually on Zoom for the time being

Rep Assembly, October 13th, 4:30-7:30 PM

Northwest Teaching For Social Justice Conference, October 23rd

Upcoming OEA training and Events:

Connection Before Curriculum: Social and Emotional Learning for Students and Staff --September 29, 4:00-5:00 PM

Facilitating Online Learning for Adults, Course Start Date: October 4th, All Day

OEA Fall Conference -- October 16th 19thg and 21st, 2021 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM

New Educator Toolbelt Series: Student Debt Relief--October 21st, 4:30-6:00 PM

For all upcoming events, please see the PAT calendar and OEA calendar.

http://www.pdxteachers.org/

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President's Message: Bargaining for Smaller Classes

September 29, 2021

Dear Educator, For years, our union has been fighting for smaller class sizes and caseloads. Many of you remember organizing with educators across the state to walk out of school on May 8, 2019, demanding permanent, statewide funding to support lower class sizes. There...

Know Your Contract: What to Do When a Student Won’t Wear a Mask

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The PAT office has received numerous calls asking what to do when building administration will not enforce our safety agreement that requires students to wear masks. The answer is straightforward. We need affected PAT members to document the problem, so track the number of...