Region I - California Teachers Association Conferences · David Goldberg, CTA Secretary ... Mary Ann Lapuz-Gacutan, Steve Perry, George Young Daniel Robles, Chair ... hotel information

2017

Region I

September 15–17 | Fairmont San Jose

Taking Charge of Change

THE CTA FOUNDATION FOR TEACHING & LEARNING

It’s about supporting educators, students and schools. It’s about innovative changes now!

The CTA Foundation for Teaching & Learning includes three areas of support for educators, students and schools. 1. CTA’s Institute for Teaching (IFT) supports strength-based educator driven change; 2. CTA’s Disaster Relief Program provides direct financial assistance to members experiencing significant losses due to natural disasters in California; 3. CTA’s scholarships and grant programs includes Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarships, César E. Chávez Awards, GLBT Safety in Schools Grants & Scholarships, and various other scholarships for SCTA members and children of CTA members.

More than 160 scholarships, awards, and grants are available through CTA each year.

Thanks to the generous contributions of CTA members, more than $350,000 was awarded in scholarships and grants last year and more than $170,000 has been granted to CTA members in need through the Disaster Relief Fund.

For more information, go to www.cta.org or

contact your local RRC or UniServ office.

2017 CTA REGION ILEADERSHIP CONFERENCE


TABLE OF CONTENTSItem PageCTA Executive Officers, CTA & NEA Board Members and CTA/ABC Committeerepresenting Region I, CTA Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Conference Planning Committee and Conference Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Agenda Friday, September 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Saturday, September 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sunday, September 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Electives-at-a-Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Elective Session Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18

Biographies Eric C. Heins, CTA President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Dr. Theresa Montaño, CTA Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 David Goldberg, CTA Secretary-Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Lily Eskelsen Garcia, NEA President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Exhibitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-25

Region I Service Center Councils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Urgent Care Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Upcoming CTA Conference Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover

Fairmont San Jose Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outside Back Cover

California Teachers Association Region I Leadership Conference 2017 Taking Charge of Change Page 1

CTA EXECUTIVE OFFICERSEric C. Heins, President

Dr. Theresa Montaño, Vice PresidentDavid Goldberg, Secretary-Treasurer

CTA BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENTING REGION IJerry Eaton, District A

Greg Bonaccorsi, District BTerri Jackson, District C

Mike Patterson, District DGayle Bilek, District G

Susan Green, District Q Bill Freeman, At-Large

Curtis Washington, At-Large

NEA BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENTING REGION I

Doreen McGuire-Grigg, District 1Elaine Merriweather, District 2

Robert Ellis, District 3Krista Patterson, District 4

CTA/ABC COMMITTEE REPRESENTING REGION ILaura Finco, Chair, District C

John Haschak, District AHeather Mumy, District BDonald Stauffer, District D

Luciano Ortiz, District GJoan Sholars, District Q

Juan Caballero, At-LargeGretel Rodriguez, At-Large

CTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORJoe Nuñez

CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION


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CONFERENCE STAFF

Shannon C. O’Hara, Assistant Executive Director, Region ITina K. Laguardia, Supervisor, Region I

Staff: Rose Baliola, John Green, Erica Hernandez, Mark Herrmann,Mary Ann Lapuz-Gacutan, Steve Perry, George Young

Daniel Robles, ChairCabrillo Unified TA

Angela Normand, Vice-Chair Brentwood TA

Shanti Arnold Franklin-McKinley EA

Gayle Bilek CTA Director, District G

Greg Bonaccorsi CTA Director, District B

Jerry Eaton CTA Director, District A

Robert Ellis NEA Director, District 3

Terri Jackson CTA Director, District C

Julia Jameyson Vallejo EA

Janet Lau Oakland EA

Karen Lord-Eyewe Assn. of Pleasanton Teachers

Victor Eric Maestas East Side TA

Jade MatthewsTravis Unified TA

Doreen McGuire-Grigg NEA Director, District 1

Elaine Merriweather NEA Director, District 2

Krista Patterson NEA Director, District 4

Mike Patterson CTA Director, District D

Tim Paulson Davis TA

Cheryl Rios Hollister Elementary School TA

Laurel Salerno-White Fairfield-Suisun Unified TA

Matthew Seymour San Jose TA

Ellie Schoelen La Honda-Pescadero TA

Cathleen Scimeca North County TA

Curtis Washington CTA Director, At-Large

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE


Your name badge will serve as your meal ticket.Guests of conference attendees who wish to dine may purchase guest meal tickets at the CTA Registration Desk.


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 TIME EVENT LOCATION

3:00 - 9:00 PM CTA Registration and Information Desk South Tower Foyer

3:00 - 7:00 PM Showcase of Vendors and Exhibitors South Tower Foyer& Regency Foyer

6:00 - 8:00 PM Dinner and General Assembly Regency Ballroom

PRESIDING:Daniel Robles, Planning Committee Chair

INTRODUCTIONS:CTA Foundation for Teaching and LearningNEA Fund for Children and Public EducationEthnic Minority Early Identification & Development (EMEID) Certificates of Completion Recipients

SPEAKER:Lily Eskelsen Garcia, NEA President

8:00 - 9:00 PM CTA Board of Directors Dessert Receptionwith Photo Booth

Regency Ballroom& Foyer

8:00 - 9:00 PM Friends of Bill W. Glen Ellen Room

PROGRAM AGENDA


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TIME EVENT LOCATION

7:15 - 8:15 AM Breakfast Buffet Regency Ballroom

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CTA Registration and Information Desk South Tower Foyer

7:30 - 8:15 AM CTA Budget Forum Gold Room

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Showcase of Vendors and Exhibitors South Tower Foyer & Regency Foyer

8:30 - 8:50 AM General Session Regency Ballroom

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CORE Session Refer to Name Badge

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch and General Assembly Regency Ballroom

PRESIDING:Angela Normand, Planning Committee Vice Chair

SPEAKER:Eric C. Heins, CTA President

1:15 - 2:45 PM Elective Session I Refer to Page 7-8

3:00 - 4:30 PM Elective Session II Refer to Page 7-8

4:45 - 5:45 PM Caucuses Refer to Page 7-8(Attendance is optional)

Caucus members advise, educate and lobby CTA State Council of Education and the CTA Board of Directors on issues of concern to the caucus. Attend a caucus meeting for information and updates. Membership in CTA caucuses is open to all CTA members.

Dinner (On Your Own)


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TIME EVENT LOCATION

7:15 - 8:15 AM Coffee/Tea and Pastries South Tower Foyer

7:30 - 11:45 AM CTA Registration and Information Desk South Tower Foyer

7:30 AM - 1:00 PM Showcase of Vendors and Exhibitors South Tower Foyer &Regency Foyer

8:15 - 9:00 AM Service Center Council Sessions Refer to Page 7-8

9:15 - 10:45 AM Elective Session III Refer to Page 7-8

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM Brunch and Closing General Assembly Regency Ballroom

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Town Hall Panel Discussion Regency Ballroom

Announcements

Presentation of Door Prizes

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR NAME BADGE TO THE CLOSING GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE INCLUDED FOR

THE DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS.You must be present to win door prizes

(drawn from name badges submitted before the closing General Session begins).


CONFERENCE FORMATThe agenda and the following pages provide you with the times and locations of the electives. Refer to your badge for the electives that you have registered for.

Always wear your name badge during the conference. It is your entry into the sessions and for the meals that are provided. At the end of the conference, name badges will be collected for the door prize drawings.

In your name badge is a coupon for the CTA Foundation for Teaching and Learning. Drop it into one of the gift bags at the CTA Foundation exhibit table for your chance to win a door prize.

CTA Go! MOBILE APPCTA Go! is the Region I Leadership Conference mobile app and is available from iTunes and the Google Play store or text CTAGO to 99000 to get the app. Use CTA Go! to access all the conference information: the agenda, elective descriptions, room locations, hotel information and San Jose area information, including restaurants. Create your own personal conference calendar with CTA Go! by selecting your favorite sessions, preview session handouts, provide feedback from each session and post directly to Facebook through the app.

HOUSINGThe check-in time at the Fairmont San Jose is 3:00 pm and the check-out time is 12:00 pm. The Fairmont’s phone number is 408.998.1900.

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND UNIVERSITY CREDITEach conference participant can receive up to 10 hours of professional growth. Your professional growth hours will be emailed no later than two weeks after the conclusion of the conference.

Conference participants will have an opportunity to receive one unit of University Credit through California State University Chico. To receive credit, it is required that you attend each of the five sessions.The cost is $60.00 per unit. You may register online at http://rce.csuchico.edu/cta prior to the conference. University Credit application forms will also be available at the CTA Registration Desk.

Please be aware of your surroundings and do not leave personal items unattended.

EVALUATIONComplete the conference evaluation as soon as possible, it will be emailed to you during the conference. The planning committee will use this information to design the conference next year. Additionally, you can evaluate each individual session in CTA Go!

Complimentary WirelessTo connect to the Fairmont Wireless Network:

Find and connect to the hotel SSID signals: Fairmont MeetingProceed to open a Web Browser session.

Enter the following:Passcode: CTAR1 (not case sensitive)

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ADVOCATING FOR MEMBERS & THEIR RIGHTS Advocating is an essential function for chapters, and it is accomplished in a variety of ways. It is an attitude that permeates the whole chapter: from member engagement to bargaining, to grievances, to encouraging participation, through quality communication, training leaders, and to organizing and representing members under attack. This workshop will encourage discussion and sharing of experiences in all of these areas.

Participants will leave with tools to assist them in their locals, through quality communication in organizing and representing members under attack. PRESENTER(S): Bruce Berg, Nicole Love, Halimah MekkiROOM: GOLD ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

ALT-LABORAre you part of a movement or part of an institution? Perhaps there’s a missing link. Many workers have been fighting for their rights in worker centers, grassroots campaigns and community organizations over the last 20 years. This session explores the trends we see today and how we as a labor union can be stewards moving forward.PRESENTER(S): Mark DeWeerdtROOM: VALLEY ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

BARGAINING TO ORGANIZE In this session, participants will review and discuss different models of using a contract campaign as an opportunity to engage with and fully partner with parents and other key community groups to develop bargaining goals that support a vision of community schools. In addition, participants will also receive resources about how to go about implementing a “community contract campaign.”PRESENTER(S): Memo Durgin, Becky FlaniganROOM: SACRAMENTO ROOM SUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

BEYOND SURVEYS: CREATING ENGAGING WAYS TO GET MEMBER INPUT A key part of our strength as a union rests in the democratic involvement and input of our membership. Learn how to go beyond the standard survey method of getting membership input and feedback towards creating increased and on-going engagement that is meaningful as well as powerful. This is a hands-on workshop that will offer practical skills and tips on how to make our unions stronger and more effective.

In this session, participants will:Understand the importance of ongoing membership input for building a stronger union;Understand how to layer different types of membership input for a more complete understanding of membership priorities; andPractice creating and executing meaningful membership engagement for quality membership input.

PRESENTER(S): Pat Alvarez, Ona KellerROOM: ATHERTON ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

ELECTIVE SESSION DESCRIPTIONS


CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION Who are these people? Where do we find them, and how do we even start looking for good candidates to challenge the status quo? Perhaps the toughest job for any campaign is finding and recruiting candidates who support teachers, classified staff, public education, and are viable candidates willing to campaign. Techniques for finding, talking to and persuading potential candidates to run for office will be discussed.PRESENTER(S): Rick WathenROOM: BELVEDERE ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP: A FRAMEWORK TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNINGThis is an interactive workshop designed to develop skills to enhance instruction of teachers, build deep relationships with all stakeholders, especially school-site administrators and parents, and deepen learning together with colleagues to improve success of students. The training expected outcomes will demonstrate how groups of people acting together, moving together, thinking together can accomplish a common unified goal. Come prepared to be part of a “Collective Intelligence” that learn to move as one and compute as one.PRESENTER(S): Vernon Gettone, Ara PrigianROOM: GLEN ELLEN ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm

CONFLICT RESOLUTION While we tend to remove ourselves from member to member conflicts, there may be times it would be in everyone’s best interest to offer help. Whether it’s one member versus one member or a whole school in turmoil, what are some ways to resolve issues, when should the association offer aid, and what should that look like?PRESENTER(S): Steve SavageROOM: CRYSTAL ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

CTA 360 & MYFALCON: USING THE POWER OF DATA TO ORGANIZE Come to this session and get trained on the mobile membership app for leaders - CTA 360 and the CTA web-based membership system – MyFalcon. Both of these systems are key tools for leaders to use to access and utilize membership data as they develop and implement membership engagement plans and activities. These systems will help you connect with your members and save you time and effort in communicating and organizing. Learn how to use your data to run reports and queries with MyFalcon. Upon completing this class & authorization from your local president, you will receive access to both tools.PRESENTER(S): Zayar Hlathu, Alison Luong, Samantha Wu ROOM: PIEDMONT ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm


“DIFFERENT” MEETINGS: ENGAGING REP & E BOARD MEETINGS Tired of the same old executive board and rep council meetings. One report after another. The same people speaking for most of the agenda. This workshop is designed to help you with new ideas, getting away from just reporting information and moving towards true engagement. Learn to make the most out of these meetings in order to increase active involvement in your local.

Participants shall:Experience an engagement centered rep council meetingReceive ways to facilitate rep meetings focusing on high member participationSee the effective use of “wall charts”

PRESENTER(S): Rosemary Louissaint, Halimah MekkiROOM: SACRAMENTO ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

DUAL ENROLLMENT: PITTFALLS AND PRECAUTIONS OF CLASSES COUNTING FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGEDual enrollment (DE) can help many students get a free start on their college education, but there are many bargaining implications that should be considered to help students be successful and protect your contract. Many districts have already implemented DE courses or are planning to soon. We'll talk about what questions you need answered, the effect of AB 288 and much more! PRESENTER(S): Wendy DillinghamROOM: GARDEN ROOM SATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

ESP ISSUES ARE EVERYONE’S ISSUES Participants will identify and discuss ESP issues and the relations classified has with certificated. The relationship between bargaining units changes the dynamics of a District. We will look at what we must do to build an all inclusive relationship with other bargaining units and the community.PRESENTER(S): David HernandezROOM: HILLSBOROUGH ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm

AN EXPLORATION INTO SOGI: SEXUAL ORIENTATION & GENDER IDENTITY IN SCHOOLSDo you have LGBTQ+ students and/or colleagues? Do you have the courage to create a safe environment that fosters bravery to explore sexual orientation, gender identity and expression? This workshop is a transformative experience into privilege, identity, laws and terms as it applies to SOGI. It may be of particular interest to those who want to foster positive relations and support LGBTQ+ students and colleagues. PRESENTER(S): C. Scott MillerROOM: CUPERTINO ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

HOW TO WIN YOUR GRIEVANCES Contracts aren’t worth anything if they’re not enforced and members aren’t engaged! At this session you will learn how to write winnable grievances and how to use grievances as an organizing and engagement tool to help your members win!PRESENTER(S): Kathleen Beebe, Dawn Cova, Michelle WashingtonROOM: PIEDMONT ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm


INVESTING IN OUR PROFESSION: THE CTA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING (IFT)Member-driven creativity, innovation and enthusiasm are the keys to transforming our profession. This session will provide an overview of how the IFT’s strength-based approach has empowered CTA members to transform their classrooms, their schools and their school communities. IFT Grants provide resources to fund the passions that our members feel for their work and their students. If you would like to find out how you or your colleagues can get up to $20,000 to fund a teacher-driven project for their classroom or in their school district, this session is for you.

Participants will discover how their Union is helping to Transform Our Profession by working directly with educators in their classrooms and school communities. They will discover how IFT’s support for strength-based teacher driven change positively impacts the teaching and learning process statewide.PRESENTER(S): Dick Gale, Anita BenitasROOM: FAIRFIELD ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

IS YOUR JOB STRESSING YOU OUT? DISCOVER THE LINK BETWEEN WELLNESS, CONTROL AND WORK/FAMILY BALANCETeacher stress is reaching a crisis point, leading many educators to drop out of the profession all together. Discover the signs of stress and its physical consequences. Participants will complete a self-care assessment and learn about Employee Assistance Program (EAP) resources designed to assist members. Learn how members create boundaries that promote balance and reduce stress. Bring your local contract and do a contract analysis to see if your contract reduces stress for individual members. Learn about key contract provisions that can reduce stress and promote wellness for your members. The life you save…may be your own!

Participants will learn to:Understand the link between wellness and work/life balanceBecome familiar with EAP resources commonly available through group health plansAnalyze their local contract to determine whether key contract provisions that control workplace stress and promote wellness existComplete their own self-care assessment

PRESENTER(S): Debby Baker, Sue Midori-Jones, Kei SwensenROOM: CUPERTINO ROOM SATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm

KEEPING RETIREES INVOLVEDChapter retirees have worlds of experience as mentors, volunteers, and activists. Build a stronger local with politics, community engagement, and labor actions by working to retain relationships with retiring and retired members.PRESENTER(S): Orval Garrison (CTA-Retired), Lathe GillROOM: VALLEY ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm

LEGAL RIGHTSThis Legal News You Can Use session will introduce an overview of various rights and duties for members dealing with students, parents, and administrators including employment, academic freedom, and school safety. Member representation rights and what you need to know about immigration will be also discussed.PRESENTER(S): Laurie Burgess, Kathleen Beebe, Bruce ColwellROOM: GARDEN ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am


THE MAKING OF A LEADER Is a leader made, born, or some combination thereof? How do you find them? What sort of movement willentice them to step forward? How do you foster a leader to actually lead?

Participants will leave with a better understanding of the qualities and characteristics of leadership along with identifying organic leaders within their membership, and expanding opportunities for leadership development. PRESENTER(S): Debby BakerROOM: HILLSBOROUGH ROOM SUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

MEASURING OUR SUCCESS: IF YOU CAN’T COUNT “IT”, “IT” DOESN’T COUNT! Want your members to “OWN” their union? If yes, this session is for you! Our locals win when we engage, mobilize and have power! Our power is in our numbers. Member turn-out/engagement allows us to be strategic, evaluate the effectiveness of our organizing plans and ensures that members connect what they do with what we achieve together. You’ll learn turn-out strategies, easy ways to measure member commitments and turn-out, and how to use assessments to motivate, mobilize and WIN! MAKE YOUR ORGANIZING COUNT!

Participants will gain the knowledge and skills to:Achieve powerful, high participation work sitesIncrease turn-out/participation for your local chapter actions/eventsIncrease ownership by your local chapter members of their union, andUnderstand and use escalation and compression to win

PRESENTER(S): Dawn Cova, Larry SpottsROOM: PIEDMONT ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

MESSAGING, MEMBERS & MEDIA: FRAMING YOUR MESSAGES TO WIN! When you control the “narrative”, you’ll win! Controlling the narrative involves framing and messaging development, delivery and discipline. Learn scientific strategies that can help your members control the narrative about their union and what you want to achieve. Framing your messages helps your membership engagement/recruitment, organizing, bargaining and LCAP involvement which all lead to a WIN for your members. Come ready to frame to WIN!

Participants will have the knowledge and skills to:Control the external and internal narrative about bargain, LCAP campaign, your local chapter and other professional issuesChange the lens through which others see your local chapter, your members’ professional issues and much moreDefine your members’ issues before your opponents do, andStay disciplined in how and what you communicate about your members’ goals

PRESENTER(S): Katherine Clarke, Larry SpottsROOM: BELVEDERE ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm


MOTIVATING MEMBERS INTO ACTIONWant to know why members don’t participate in your local chapter? In this session, participants will review, discuss and practice the fundamentals of an organizing conversation as a tool to motivate inactive/disengaged members into action.PRESENTER(S): Memo Durgin, Becky FlaniganROOM: GOLD ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm

ORGANIZING FOR SUCCESS (Minority Issues/EMAC Session)In a strong local, the strengths of the diverse members are utilized. Reaching out and involving the membership is valued. Diversity among members and students is viewed as a benefit. There are successful strategies that have been used by chapters to promote cross-cultural understanding among members, among students in the classrooms and their families. These approaches support effective learning environments and greater advocacy for public education. This session will outline ideas and resources for developing ongoing equity programs and greater involvement in your chapter.PRESENTER(S): David Hernandez, Robert Levi, Angela NormandROOM: FAIRFIELD ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

OUR PLAN. OUR UNION – RETIREMENT SAVINGS MADE EASY (CTA Member Benefits) CTA wants you to have a long and happy retirement. CalSTRS and CalPERS will only cover about half of the income you will need in retirement so it is essential that you start a retirement savings plan to make up the difference. There are a lot of plans offered to educators but many have high fees or surrender charges. In this session, we will help you get started toward a financially secure retirement and avoid the suboptimal plans. We will review the basics of saving for retirement using easy-to-understand terms. We will share the new CTA Retirement Savings Plan which was designed for educators and the only plan endorsed by CTA. This plan has a simple “quick enrollment” process that makes saving for retirement easy.PRESENTER(S): Henry AhnROOM: GLEN ELLEN ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

PRESIDENT’S ACADEMY, MODULE II: TAKING CONTROL OF THE LCAP (Double Session)The President’s Academy is a series of trainings designed to support new and ongoing presidents. The second module in the series, MODULE II: Taking Control of the LCAP, will focus on the essential information presidents need in order to effectively influence and improve the LCAP in their district. Participants will receive information and participate in active discussion on what the law says about the LCAP, key bargaining issues around the LCAP, how the LCFF integrates with the LCAP, new developments in the LCAP to be aware of, and materials on how to plan an effective LCAP campaign in their chapters.

President’s will:Learn about the Dashboard, state and local indicators, and how this relates to their role as presidentUnderstand the bargaining implications between the LCFF & LCAPUnderstand the campaign structure and be able to apply it to organizing around LCAPProduce a sample organizing plan for the LCFF campaign in their local association

PRESENTER(S): Christine Balentine, Brian Breslin, Rose LunaROOM: EMPIRE ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-4:30 pm (Double Session)


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZING Tired of the district’s professional development that seems like an afterthought that is designed for someone else? Do you want professional development that is timely and targeted to be relevant to all teachers and not just a select few? The time has come for teachers to take charge of professional development and do it right! After all, we are the professionals in the classrooms and in our departments throughout the district. In this workshop you will learn to identify areas of member need, recruit trainers and provide the kind of professional development workshops that our members really want.PRESENTER(S): Steve SavageROOM: CRYSTAL ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm

RETIREMENT: CHANGES & THE FUTURE In recent years, the California public retirement systems have undergone major changes. In this session, we will discuss the changes that impact brand new CalSTRS members, changes which impact "veteran" CalSTRS members and the future of public retirement systems.

Participants will:Understand the changes to credible compensation that took effect since 2005Understand what the Cal STRS unfunded liability is, why it exists, and what it means for the futureUnderstand Pension Reform under PEPRA and how it affects current and new membersUnderstand the GASB rules and how this may have bargaining implications

Receive talking points on how to speak to members and the public about the reality of teachers’ pensions

PRESENTER(S): Rose LunaROOM: EMPIRE ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

SERVICE CENTER COUNCIL MEETINGSJoin the other chapters in your area to discuss issues important to your area. Service Centers coordinate chapter and member services, establish two-way channels of communication between CTA and locals, develop regional objectives, advise staff about program needs as well as evaluate programs and services, and provide a foundation for regional political activities and legislative contact programs. Please join us!SUNDAY: 8:15-9:00 am

SOCIAL JUSTICE & UNIONISM: OUR WORKSocial Justice Unionism is our work to protect and promote the human dignity and civil rights of all children, our union siblings, and our communities. It is our work to secure a more just, equitable, and democratic society, and to eradicate oppression. Let’s share ideas, strategies, and resources to make Social Justice Unionism a part of our classroom lessons, our contracts, our union efforts, and our work with families and community allies.

In this session participants will:Gain a deeper understanding of the tenets of Social Justice Unionism;Practice skills and strategies to help achieve positive gains for human and civil rights in your schools and community;Collect resources for use at the bargaining table, in the classroom, in the community, and throughout your union.

PRESENTER(S): Helen O’Donnell, Dan ReynoldsROOM: ATHERTON ROOM SATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm


STRESSED? (Women’s Leadership Training) This session examines how to effectively manage stress through lifestyle and behavioral changes. Learn helpful “tips” for managing stress in all aspects of your daily life.PRESENTER(S): Katherine Catanzarite, Rosenda ThomasROOM: VALLEY ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

SUBSTITUTES & YOU Does your local represent subs? Why would you want/not want to do so? This session explores current issues surrounding subs that affect others—a lack of subs, enticing retirees back, differential pay etc.PRESENTER(S): Mark DeWeerdt, Mark MitchellROOM: GARDEN ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm

SUPPORTING THE MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT STUDENTS: ADVOCATING FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS, NURSES, COUNSELORS, SPEECH THERAPISTS, ETC. Organizing and including Student Support personnel is fraught with challenges for the local association. Student Support personnel often work at multiple worksites and work different schedules and/or calendars. What are the issues that Student Support Personnel care about? How do we communicate with Student Support members? How do we advocate for them? What types of contract provisions are needed to protect Student Support Personnel? What about differential salary schedules and work calendars? How do you organize Student Support Personnel to support the larger bargain? Join this interactive discussion.

Attendees will learn how to identify the issues that Student Support Personnel care about and which are unique to their positions. Understanding these issues is a first step in advocating for contract provisions that support their work. Strategies such as using employee well-being to push contract/non-contract provisions help make Student Support Personnel essential to creating a high functioning district and in engaging these members in support of the larger bargain. Participants will receive a checklist of support staff contract provisions that can be bargained to protect members in Student Support Positions.PRESENTER(S): Rhem Bell, Sue Midori-Jones, Mark YorkROOM: ATHERTON ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: AN EQUITY VIEW OF SPECIAL EDUCATION What are some of the issues that you are facing in your local around Special Education? We will discuss scenarios, organizing, review the Equity Lens tool for problem-solving and prioritizing. This hands-on training willget you thinking about Special Education from a problem solving perspective.

Attendees will gain fluency with prioritizing problems and using problem-solving tools to work through challenges they are facing.PRESENTER(S): Vernon Gettone, Karen TaylorROOM: CRYSTAL ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am


TWEET ALL ABOUT IT: SOCIAL MEDIA AND MEDIA RELATIONS TACTICS THAT WORK Social media and media relations tactics are powerful tools for organizing around social justice issues and education advocacy. This workshop will use real-life examples of how CTA members, educators, leaders and staff are using social media and media relations to participate in local and national conversations about education. Learn best media outreach practices, hashtag activism, top CTA and education-related hashtags, and how to target your audience on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Participants will leave the workshop with a stronger understanding of how CTA members and staff are using social media for advocacy and organizing. Through learning about best media outreach practices, hashtag activism and social media platforms, participants will get tips on how to best target their audiences on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Basic media relations tactics provided will include how to pitch chapter news to media.PRESENTER(S): Sam DeMuro, Mike MyslinskiROOM: CUPERTINO ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

USE MEMBER BENEFITS TO HELP BUILD A STRONG ASSOCIATION (CTA/NEA Member Benefits Session) Looking for new ways to connect with and engage your members? Do you know that CTA and NEA Member Benefits offer almost 50 exclusive programs to benefit members of all ages? Member Benefits staff will provide you with the new Organizing with CTA and NEA Member Benefits Tool Kit and tips on how to use Member Benefits in your member organizing, from one-on-ones to chapter events. Also, an overview of all Member Benefits will be provided to demonstrate how they can benefit you, your family and your career, and how they can do the same for your members. Join us and learn how to use one of the many tools available to you for member organizing, the value of CTA and NEA Member Benefits.PRESENTER(S): Henry Ahn, Sean Mabey, Stephanie LeibROOM: HILLSBOROUGH ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

USING SCHOOL SITE COUNCILS ESSENTIALS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE This interactive session focuses on inter-related responsibilities required of SSC and LCAP to support parent/community engagement to develop the Single Plan for Student Achievement.

This session will cover:SSC composition requirements

SSC role and responsibilities

Guidelines for conducting SSC meetings

LCAP as a planning tool and its use for the Single Plan for Student Achievement

PRESENTER(S): Vernon GettoneROOM: GLEN ELLEN ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm

USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO ORGANIZE AND ADVOCATE Social media has become an integral part of members’ lives. Learn how to use social media, especially Facebook, to help build an organizing culture, engage members and community members, improve communication with members and the community, promote coalition building, and advocate for public education and social justice.PRESENTER(S): Gray HarrisROOM: FAIRFIELD ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm


WHAT TO DO AT THE SITE LEVEL You've heard, "All politics is local?" Well the same is true with power in your local association--it's all local, right down at the site level. Every solution that comes out of a site is better than one imposed; every relationship developed at the site bears greater benefits for that site than those cultivated at the District office; every significant "win" at a site makes the whole union stronger. This training will focus on how to identify and train your site leaders to turn their schools into bastions of union strength, and as a result, a workplace that makes great decisions, has the time and energy to focus on students and the community rather than struggle, and ultimately helps build the foundation of a strong overall union.

Participants will:Develop skills that identify organic leaders and recognize the difference between leaders and representativesBecome skilled at using site mapping and exposed to how CTA 360 can be used to collect and organize site member dataApply skills learned to real school issues, actively working through “Plan, Act, Evaluate” and potentially take home a template for working on one issue at their sites--an issue about which their members care deeplyExamine the issue of isolation as it applies to newer teachers and brainstorm possible site-wide solutions to better connect newer teachers to the union, professionally and personally

PRESENTER(S): Kris Clarke, Lisa VielerROOM: SACRAMENTO ROOMSATURDAY: 3:00-4:30 pm

WHEN SILENCE BECOMES BETRAYAL Do black lives matter? You may be thinking, "Of course, All lives matter!". But do they really? This session is intended to transform perspectives around this dialogue. It may particularly interest those who want to have a deeper understanding of the impactful issues affecting everyone in America. Participants will engage in developing skill to deal with this highly emotional topic.PRESENTER(S): Reena Doyle, Chuck King, Gail WattsROOM: BELVEDERE ROOMSUNDAY: 9:15-10:45 am

YOUNG TEACHERS BELONG AT THE TABLE: INVOLVING MILLENIAL MEMBERS Like all teachers, young teachers face problems, however, they don’t necessarily see the union as the solution. How do we create institutional practices for involving young teachers? How do we make the union a welcoming place? In this workshop, you’ll learn best practices for organizing new teachers and recognizing the skills and resources young teachers can bring to the table.PRESENTER(S): Adia Hoag, Ona KellerROOM: GOLD ROOMSATURDAY: 1:15-2:45 pm


ERIC C. HEINS, CTA PRESIDENT Believing in positive, teacher-driven change through collaboration and a student-centered focus on advocacy, CTA President Eric C. Heins has spent his professional life fighting at the local, state and national levels for the rights and dignity of all educators and the promise of the teaching profession.

He believes in connecting core union values with the power of the 325,000-member CTA gained through organizing, negotiating and advocating to create a stronger teaching profession and a stronger union. Over his 24-year California education career, he has been inspired by colleagues – paraprofessionals, librarians, counselors, nurses, music teachers, campus monitors and office staff – and their profound dedication to students.

“What excites me the most about taking on my role are the opportunities before me to give back to all those students and educators who have made an impact on my life,” Heins says of his optimism now at the start of his second two-year term as president after serving as CTA vice president. “Working together with my fellow officers and colleagues, we will focus on what matters most, and that is ensuring that every student has the quality education they need and deserve, and that educators are working with parents and our communities to lead education change in California.”

Heins has taught kindergarten through fifth grade, including music, in the Pittsburg Unified School District in the Bay Area, and is a member of the Pittsburg Education Association. As the grievance chair for his chapter, which had rarely filed grievances, Heins handled nearly 100 by his second year.

While collaboration is always key, Heins also believes in reminding administrators that it is difficult to put students first at the district level if you’re always putting teachers last when it comes to resources and respect. He believes standardized testing is not learning, and that teachers should never be evaluated solely by test scores.

He’s very hopeful that California’s supportive governor and billions in new education funding will continue the path of healing that our schools are on. Heins vows that CTA will remain vigilant against attacks from wealthy, corporate-style reform forces that look at our schools as profit centers instead of community centers that can strengthen our cities.

He was elected vice president in 2011 directly from his position as a member of the CTA Board of Directors, where he served five years, representing thousands of educators and education support professionals in all of Contra Costa County and most of Alameda County.

He served on CTA’s Long-Term Strategic Planning Workgroup that developed a comprehensive strategy to move CTA forward around the goals of organizing, advocacy, community engagement and social justice.

His advocacy for at-risk students runs deep. He chaired the CTA Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) Workgroup, charged with monitoring the progress of the CTA-sponsored QEIA, the landmark 2006 reform law. This turnaround program, which ended June 30, 2015, provided nearly $3 billion over eight years for proven intervention reforms at hundreds of schools of greatest need.

Heins also chaired the pivotal CTA Teacher Evaluation Workgroup, which adopted new guidelines in 2011 stressing that reforms for teacher assessments must focus on strengthening the teaching profession and improving student learning, not punishing educators. He was also an active member of CTA’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Workgroup.

In addition, he represented local Bay Area teachers for six years as a California member of the National Education Association's Board of Directors. He is a past president of the Pittsburg Education Association and was bargaining chair for that chapter during its five-day strike in June 2000 over health benefits, salaries, and the district’s refusing to provide benefits for domestic partners.

Active on many human rights issues, Heins was a cadre trainer for LGBT leadership training done by CTA, and the “Breaking the Silence” workshops. He chaired the CTA Diversity Committee and served on the union’s Equity and Human Rights Conference Planning Committee.

He holds a bachelor’s in music from Chapman College in Orange County. His master’s in language and literacy education and his reading specialist credential are from the University of California, Berkeley. Born in Amsterdam, he speaks fluent Dutch. Heins lives in Malibu with his husband, David.


DR. THERESA MONTAÑO, CTA VICE PRESIDENTCTA Vice President Dr. Theresa Montaño began her teaching career as a middle school paraeducator in northeast Los Angeles. She later became a middle and high school social studies classroom teacher and taught for 15 years in Los Angeles and Denver, Colorado. She helped establish a program for teachers interested in securing their National Board certification and securing a stipend and retirement benefits for those teachers.

In partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), she developed a program and curriculum for Dial-a-Teacher, Multilingual Teacher Academies, New Teacher Academy and SB 1969/CLAD certification. As a member of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), she also served on the Board of Directors, House of Representatives and CTA State Council. An active unionist, Montaño was also on the staff of UTLA, where she worked in professional development and as an arearepresentative for nine years. She was the first coordinator of the Helen Bernstein Professional Development Center.

Her years of experience as a middle and high school teacher in Los Angeles, coupled with more than a decade in higher education, gives her a special understanding of issues facing educators in California’s public schools.

Today, she is a professor of Chicana/Chicano Studies with an emphasis in education at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Montaño has served on the CTA Board of Directors representing her constituents in the California Faculty Association, Community College Association and Student California Teachers Association.

Montaño’s research interests include: teacher activism; Chicana/o and Latino/a educational equity; critical multicultural education; and Bilingual/ELL education. Her publications include two co-edited books, Transforming Practices in Urban Education with William DelaTorre and Jacqueline Hughes and Assault on Kids: How Hyperaccountability, Corporatization and Deficit Ideologies are Destroying Our Schools with Roberta Ahlquist and Paul Gorski. She is also the author of several research publications, essays and curriculum units.

Montaño believes that these are crucial times for public education and for CTA. We have an opportunity to work collectively for a public education system that will benefit the students, faculty and staff in every sector of public education, Pre-K through higher education.

Montaño is committed to building and maintaining a strong CTA, because it is essential not only to the survival of public education but to the advancement of the entire labor movement. As such, Montaño seeks greater collaboration between CTA, other labor unions and ethnic minority communities in areas of mutual concern such as privatization, fair taxation and access to education, health care and social services.

She previously served for six years as an NEA Board of Director, a member of NEA’s English Language Learners Culture and Equity Program, and as the president of the National Council for Higher Education. She has also served as president of educational rights organizations such as the National Association for Multicultural Education and the California Association of Mexican-American Educators. Montaño lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Terry, and her dog, Diego.


DAVID GOLDBERG, CTA SECRETARY-TREASURER An educator for 20 years, CTA Secretary-Treasurer David B. Goldberg has spent most of his career as a bilingual teacher at Murchison Elementary in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). In addition to English, he is fluent in both Spanish and sign language.

Goldberg has a long history of union activism. In addition to serving two terms on the CTA Board, he also served as treasurer of the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), and was the youngest executive officer to ever hold office in that union.

His CTA activism has included working on the Budget Committee of the CTA State Council of Education, as liaison to Council’s Teacher Evaluation and Academic Freedom Committee, and taking part in CTA’s State of Emergency actions in 2011 (he spent a night in jail along with dozens of other educators who participated in civil disobedience at the State Capitol building to protest funding cuts). He is also a leader in CTA’s Strategic Planning Workgroup. His many duties as secretary-treasurer include ensuring that CTA remains fiscally sound following years of cuts to California schools, and to work with the CTA Budget Committee and State Council to ensure that CTA’s fiscal priorities align with the goals of its members and the Strategic Plan.

Goldberg is from a family of education union leaders; his grandmother was an early member of UTLA and took part in the LAUSD strike in the 1970s that gave birth to the union. His aunt, Jackie Goldberg, was chair of the state Assembly Education Committee and also a leader in the education field. His wife, Karla Alvarado-Goldberg, is a middle school psychiatric social worker in LAUSD and a member of the CTA StateCouncil of Education.

He sees advocacy for a strong public education system as part of a larger struggle for social justice, and knows that CTA continues to have an important role in that movement.

Goldberg earned a bachelor’s degree in community studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and after a brief career as a professional basketball player, obtained his teaching credential through the intern program in Los Angeles Unified.

He is a lifelong resident of the Echo Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and their three children.


Lily Eskelsen García, NEA PRESIDENT Lily Eskelsen García is president of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union.

Lily began her career in education as a school lunch lady and now leads a professional association of three million educators. She is the first Latina to lead the NEA and one of the country’s most influential Hispanic educators.

Prior to assuming the top post, Lily served two terms as NEA Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer. She became a vocal critic of the standardized testing movement and raised alarms on the outsize role that testing is playing in public education: taking over the time students spend in the classroom, being used as a weapon against their teachers, and distracting from the real problem of unequal opportunities for students.

Her new role is an extension of her teaching days in Utah. She was named Utah Teacher of the Year in 1989 after nine years in the classroom. She also worked with homeless children and gifted children; as a mentor for student teachers; and as a peer assistance team leader at Orchard Elementary School in the suburbs of Salt Lake City.

In 1998 she attempted to put her 20 years of experience working with small children to practical use by becoming her party’s nominee for the U.S. Congress. The rookie effort didn’t work out but she made her mark: she was the first Hispanic to run for Congress in her state and earned 45 percent of the vote against the incumbent.

Lily is a sought-after speaker and delivered keynote addresses at hundreds of education events across the country, earning her recognition by Education World in their "Best Conference Speakers" edition. She also blogs at "Lily’s Blackboard," bringing a teacher’s voice to topical education issues. Her advice has been published in Parenting magazine and she has been featured on MSNBC, CNN en Español and as the voice of the noble opposition on Fox & Friends.

Lily serves as the Vice President of Educational International for the North America and Caribbean Region, pursuing a common course of action on issues like collective bargaining, raising student achievement, and adequate funding that resonate around the world.

Lily believes in the sacred duty of all educators to be professionals and to care for the whole student - mind, body and character - no matter how students arrive and no matter their learning conditions, their home conditions or their health conditions. She also believes that professionalism carries the responsibility to take action, individually and collectively, toward making the promise of public education a reality and preparing the whole and happy child to succeed in becoming a whole and happy adult.

Lily is a graduate of the University of Utah, graduating magna cum laude in elementary education and later earning her master’s degree in instructional technology.


African American Caucus

American Indian/Alaska Native Caucus

Association for a Better Citizenship Committee (ABC)

California Casualty

California’s Valued Trust

California State University, San Marcos

CP Plus

CTA Foundation for Teaching & Learning

CTA Human Rights Department

CTA Institute for Teaching

CTA Member Benefits

CTA/NEA-Retired

Delta Dental

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Caucus

Grand Canyon University

Kaiser Permanente

NEA Fund for Children & Public Education

NEA Member Benefits

Pacific Asian American Caucus

Provident Credit Union

PG&E

Security and Exchange Commission

The Standard

Union Dental

University of Redlands

Vision Service Plan

Women’s Caucus

Bank of AmericaCredit Card ServicesPhone: 877.518.9005

Website:www.ctamemberbenefits.org/creditcard

California Casualty Phone: 866.680.5141

Website: www.CalCas.com/cta

Delta DentalContact: Mike ThelenPhone: 415.972.8457

Website: www.DeltaDentalins.com

Provident Credit UnionPhone: 650.508.0300 or

800.632.4600 (outside 650 area code)Website: www.providentcu.org/100cta

The StandardPhone: 800.522.0406

Website: www.ctamemberbenefits.org/thestandard

Vision Service PlanPhone: 800.877.7195

Website: www.vsp.com

EXHIBITORS

VENDOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT




ALCOSTA SCC –ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIESRobbie Kreitz, Chairperson C: 510.918.2138 Email: [email protected]

Gray Harris, SCC Consultant CONCORD RRC2177 Diamond BlvdConcord, CA 94520O: 925.676.2822

CAPITAL SCC – ALPINE, AMADOR,CALAVERAS, EL DORADO, PLACER,SACRAMENTO, TUOLUMNEAND YOLO COUNTIESLorraine Angel, ChairpersonC: 209.304.1457 Email: [email protected]

Kenya Spearman, SCC ConsultantNATOMAS RRC4100 Truxel RoadSacramento, CA 95834O: 916.288.4900

CENTRAL COAST COUNTIES SCC –MONTEREY, SAN BENITO ANDSANTA CRUZ COUNTIESJoyce Medeiros, ChairpersonC: 831.638.6668 Email: [email protected]

Susan Midori Jones, SCC ConsultantSALINAS RRC928 E. Blanco Road, Suite 100Salinas, CA 93901O: 831.783.3200

GOLDEN GATE SCC – SAN FRANCISCOAND SAN MATEO COUNTIESDixie Johansen, ChairpersonC: 415.297.0674 Email: [email protected]

Michelle Washington, SCC ConsultantBURLINGAME RRC1705 Murchison DriveBurlingame, CA 94010O: 650.552.5571

REDWOOD SCC – DEL NORTE,HUMBOLDT, LAKE, MARIN, MENDOCINO,NAPA, SOLANO AND SONOMA COUNTIESLaurel Salerno-White, ChairpersonC: 707.330.7245 Email: [email protected]

Helen O’Donnell, SCC ConsultantSANTA ROSA RRC2490 Guerneville RoadSanta Rosa, CA 95403-4124 O: 707.544.1075

SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCC –SANTA CLARA COUNTYShanti Arnold, ChairpersonC: 408.477.6145Email: [email protected]

John Green, SCC ConsultantSAN JOSE RRC4810 Harwood Rd., Suite 100San Jose, CA 95124O: 408.266.1321

REGION I SERVICE CENTER COUNCILS


URGENT CARE INFORMATIONFor emergencies involving police, the fire department, or medical personnel while at The Fairmont,

use the house phones and dial “0” for the operator. If no house phone is immediately accessible, call 911 and have someone contact the front desk.

HOSPITALSO’Connor Hospital2105 Forest Avenue, San Jose, 408-947-250024 Hour Emergency Services, 8 min away from hotelDriving Directions: 1. Right on S. Market St, right onto Park Ave.2. Left onto S. Almaden Blvd.3. Take 280N to SF, Exit 880 N. Oakland4. Keep right at fork, follow signs for W. San Carlos St5. Merge onto Stevens Creek Blvd, left onto De Salvo

Ave6. Left at Forest Ave

Kaiser San Jose250 Hospital Parkway, San Jose, 408-972-300024 Hour Emergency Services, 15 min away from hotelDriving Directions: 1. Right on S. Market St, 2nd right onto W. San Carlos St.2. Left at Delmas Ave, Take Highway 87 S3. Merge onto 85 S. toward Gilroy4. Exit on Cottle Road, right on Cottle Road5. Left onto Hospital ParkwayKaiser Santa Clara 700 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, 408- 851-100024 Hour Emergency Services, 15 min away from hotelDriving Directions: 1. Right on S. Market St, right onto Park Ave.2. Left onto S. Almaden Blvd.3. Take 280N, exit toward Lawrence Expwy4. Left onto Lehigh Drive. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit.

URGENT CARESan Jose Medical Group625 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, 408-278-3620Open Every Day: 8:00am – 8:00pmNo appointment necessary, 5 min away from hotelDriving Directions: 1. Right on S. Market St, 2nd right onto W. San Carlos St.2. Left at Lincoln Ave Accepted Insurance: Aetna, Alliance, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna, GreatWest, Healthnet, One Health, PacifiCare, United Health

First Health Urgent Care Clinic459 South Capitol Ave, Ste #4., San Jose, 408-929-5505(in Crossroads Shopping Center at Capitol Expressway & Capitol Ave.) Mon – Fri: 9:30am – 6:30pmSaturday: Closed, Sunday: 9:00am – 4:00pmNo appointment necessary, 8 min away from hotelDriving Directions: 1. Right on S. Market St, take I-280 South 2. Keep straight onto I-680 North 3. Take Alum Rock Exit, right onto S. Capitol AveAccepted Insurance: Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna, Healthnet, Aetna, First Health, United Healthcare

PHARMACYWalgreens350 N. Capitol Ave, San Jose, 408-259-9200Store and pharmacy open 24 hours every day, 8 min away Driving Directions: 1. Right on S. Market St, take I-280 South 2. Keep straight to I-680 North, take McKee Rd East Exit3. Turn left onto N Capitol Ave Walgreens 5 S 1st St, San Jose, 408-283-08352 Blocks away from hotelHours: Mon – Fri: 7:00am – 10:00pm; Sat: 8:00am – 10:00pm; Sun: 9:00am – 10:00pm Driving Directions: 1. Right on S. Market S, right onto W San Fernando St2. Take the 1st left onto S 1st St

CVS Pharmacy821 The Alameda, San Jose, 408-291-4550, 4 min awayStore HoursMon-Fri: 7:00am - 10:00pm Sat: 7:00am - 10:00pm Sun: 8:00am -08:00pm Pharmacy HoursMon-Fri: 9:00am - 9:00pmSat: 9:00am - 6:00pm Sun: 10:00am - 6:00pm Driving Directions:

1. Right on S. Market St, left at W. Santa Clara St2. Continue onto The Alameda

DENTISTJonathan H. Kim, DDS1725 Berryessa Rd, San Jose, 408-259-2900Mon – Fri: 9:00am – 10:00pm, Sat & Sun: 9:00am – 6:00pmCall Prior to Arrival. No appointment necessary10 min away from hotel

Driving Directions:1. Right on S. Market St, take I-280 South 2. Keep straight onto I-680 North 3. Take Berryessa Road Exit

UPCOMING CTA CONFERENCESREGION III LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

September 22-24, 2017Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa

REGION II LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEOctober 27-29, 2017

Grand Sierra, Reno, Nevada

GLBT ISSUES CONFERENCEDecember 8-10, 2017

Fairmont San Jose

ISSUES CONFERENCEJanuary 26-28, 2018

Rio All Suite Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

GOOD TEACHING CONFERENCE – NORTHFebruary 2-4, 2018Fairmont San Jose

NEW EDUCATOR WEEKENDFebruary 23-25, 2018

San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront

CTA/NEA-RETIRED CONFERENCEMarch 1-2, 2018

Torrance Marriott South Bay

EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCEMarch 2-4, 2018

Torrance Marriott South Bay

GOOD TEACHING CONFERENCE – SOUTHMarch 16-18, 2018

Hyatt Regency Orange County, Garden Grove

REGION IV LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEApril 13-15, 2018

Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina

PRESIDENTS CONFERENCEJuly 19-22, 2018

Fairmont San Jose

SUMMER INSTITUTEJuly 29-August 2, 2018

UCLA Conference Center, Los Angeles

REGION I LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEOctober 5-7, 2018Fairmont San Jose

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Region I - California Teachers Association Conferences · David Goldberg, CTA Secretary ... Mary Ann Lapuz-Gacutan, Steve Perry, George Young Daniel Robles, Chair ... hotel information