ATA Weekly
October 21, 2022
Individual & Collective Well-Being Among School Staff, Educators & Administrators Webinar Series
Our social-emotional health is fundamental to our success in educating youth, engaging families, and collaborating with colleagues. Stress management and supportive relationships create a workplace where we can prioritize our own health while serving others. Join the California Department of Education, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and Kaiser Permanente Thriving Schools for a monthly webinar series to learn and apply stress management work culture practices for yourself, your colleagues, and your team.
Thursdays, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PT
October 20, November 17, December 15, 2022
January 19, February 16, March 16, and April 20, 2023
· Explore a different staff well-being practice each month, including how to develop meaningful relationships, resolve conflicts, communicate boundaries, and manage stress and workload.
· Join online professional learning as an individual or team to practice strategies that are actionable and easy to integrate into daily routines, staff collaboration, and team meetings.
· Attend live on Zoom to receive a three-month, free membership to CASCD with the code provided at the end of the webinar.
· Attend sessions live or register to receive the recordings.
Register now and invite your colleagues to join us:
https://tiny.one/webinars22-23
All school and district staff—including cafeteria workers, bus drivers, paraprofessionals, teachers, and administrators—are welcome to join this webinar series provided at no cost.
Adult learning activities will be enhanced and different from last’s year staff well-being webinars, based on past participants’ input.
Commit to Forming Transformative Relationships | Thurs. Oct. 20, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PDT
Relationships are at the core of any educational environment. Join us to learn about transformative relationship practices to engage in throughout the school year. During the session, we will reflect on relationships, identify our needs, and make a plan to foster transformative relationships.
Promote Staff Connections and Relationships | Thurs. Nov. 17, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PST
We all bring different strengths to the relationships we hold. Join us to dig deeper into our own strengths, as well as the strengths of others. During the session, we will map our strengths, identify relationship trends, and make a plan to build transformational relationships.
Practice Self-Regulation for Stressful Situations | Thurs. Dec. 15, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PST
Stressful moments and conflict will happen. Join us to prepare by naming how stress shows up and what you need. During this session, we will learn about the science of stress, practice different self-regulation activities, and make a stress management plan.
The monthly staff well-being webinar series will continue in 2023. January 19, February 16, March 16, and April 20, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PT
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Election for State Council Representative
Duty-Free Lunch
Learn More About Your Health Benefits
The “Bridge Benefits” Program
The Retiree Medical Benefits (AKA “Bridge Benefits”) program allows qualifying ATA members and their dependents to continue to receive existing health benefits after members retire and before they are eligible for Medicare benefits at age 65.
As a bargaining unit, we see the value of this program. We have prioritized this when bargaining with the District to ensure that they contribute enough money to keep this program solvent.
Read ARTICLE XXXIII of our contract with the District to learn more about this valuable program.
CTA Conference Grants
Incentive grants are available to new members, ethnic minority members, and other categories.
Pros and Cons of State Propositions with Robbie Davis
On October 25th at 4:00 pm, Robbie Davis will provide a review of the state propositions for active and retired unit members via Zoom.
To register for this event, please click here.
Ms. Davis has been a League member since 1975 and a member of the Pasadena Area League since 1989. She has served in a number of positions at the local level, including president.
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The Pros & Cons is a nonpartisan explanation of state propositions, with supporting and opposing arguments. The arguments come from many sources and are not limited to those presented in the Official Voter Information Guide. The LWVCEF does not judge the merits of the arguments or guarantee their validity.
The LWVCEF grants permission for the Pros & Cons to be reproduced. This publication is available online at CAVotes.org.
A Message From Adele
We are on the way to create Bike and pedestrian safety plans, a water reclamation site right outside ATAs doors, and affordable housing to allow for workforce development. We want safer streets and strong recruiting for our police and fire.
I am in the second phase of my campaign and our virtual phonebanking has started. I will continue to walk and have pop up meetings in the 5th district.
We will also include texting.
Please let me know if you would like to continue the support.
Best regards
Adele