Spotlight
NBFT Local 871 - June 2018 - Volume 71, Issue 4
President's Message
Thank you all for your support this year and enjoy your summer break! I am here for you and available by phone and e-mail all summer. -Sal
NBFT Local 871 Holds Annual Retirement Party
NBFT Scholarship Winners
Chester Yahn Memorial
Sophie Banasiak Memorial
Nina Saltzman Memorial
Pictures of Retirees In Attendance and Guests at the Party
Judith Boccia (Gaffney) - 18.9 Years
Jean Carroll (NBHS) - 37 Years
Jocelyn Chen (NBHS) - 36 Years
Patricia Fitzgerald (Brookside) - 16 Years
Charles Serravalle (Pulaski) - 25 Years
Lynn Washington (NBHS) - 35.7 Years
Margaret Morrissey (Pulaski) - 16 Years
Paula Catuogno (Pulaski) - 32 Years
Linda Parsons (NBHS) - 21 Years
Earline Rothwell (Lincoln) - 33.4 Years
Susan Truglio (Slade) - 34 Years
Patricia Twomey (NBHS) - 23 Years
Kevin Bonaparte (Smith) - 34 Years
Leslie Raymond (Districtwide Music) - 36.6 Years
Centerpieces
Guests
Former and Current Presidents along with Joan Cromwell
Guests
The NBFT and the NBFP Partner Again to Put on Workshop
Slide from Presentation
Attorney Chester
Workshop Participants
Welfare
Compiled by Jennifer Meister
Deaths
The Union extends its condolences to the following staff members:
Dan Broderick (HALS) on the passing of his mother; Carally McKeever-Deleon (Districtwide Music) on the passing of her mother; to the family and friends of Doreen Pittenger (Retired from the Alternative Center) on her passing; Marlene Calandra (Smith) and Melissa Simard (NBHS) on the passing of their mother; Andrea Russo (NBHS) on the passing of her mother; Kit Moya (Diloreto) on the passing of his mother-in-law and his brother; Maria Donnelly (Diloreto) on the passing of her father-in-law; Marc Wesoly (NBHS) on the passing of his grandfather and Debra Rich (NBHS) on the passing of her mother.
Marriages
The Union extends congratulations to the following members:
Emily Dinsmore (Holmes) on her marriage; Joanna Caneshi (Diloreto) on her marriage; Brittany Bonanno (Northend) on her impending marriage this summer; Heather Hines (Northend) on her impending marriage this summer; Teresa Monfredo (Chamberlain) on her impending marriage this summer; Lauren Marciniak (Chamberlain) on her impending marriage this summer; Debra Rich (NBHS) impending marriage this summer and John Church (NBHS) impending marriage this summer.
Births
The Union extends congratulations to the following member:
Sean Martin (Homes) on the birth of his son; Kathryn Mena (Northend) on the birth of her son; Melissa Flaherty (Northend) expecting this summer; Jeff Marino (SCA) on the birth of his son; Nicole Dery (Diloreto) on the birth of her son and Marc Wesoly (NBHS) on the birth of his daughter.
Well Wishes
The Union extends well wishes to the following staff members:
Jennifer Zangrandi (Smith) on her recovery from surgery; Mike Titor (NBHS) on his continued recovery and Deirdre Falla (Diloreto) as she fights cancer.
Please forward any welfare news to Jennifer Meister at meisterj@csdnb.org
Retiree Corner
Compiled by Joan Cromwell
To our newest retirees: Congratulations! You will be receiving a letter in September asking if you would like to join the NBFT Retirees group. There is a small fee so you can receive all the Spotlights and retiree specific information throughout the year. There will also be an invitation to our Fall luncheon. We get together traditionally in the fall, during the Christmas season and in the spring. We hope you will consider joining us! Believe me, you won't feel retired until August comes and you don't have to attend convocation, any professional development or set up a classroom. Enjoy your summer and hopefully we will see you at our first get-together in the fall.
For our current retirees: For those who did not attend our first ever cook-out at Tunxis Plantation Country Club, you missed a good time and we missed you. What a wonderful venue for a cook-out. The food was great and it was a very relaxed setting. If we do it again, please consider attending. Once again, thanks for your participation and support over the past year and we are hoping you will sign up again in September to be a part of your very special group. Have a great summer!
Retirees please forward any information you would like added to Joan Cromwell at the NBFT Headquarters (See below for contact information).
Dear Fed
This has been the worst year I have ever had in my educational career. From increasing demands at all levels, a complete and total lack of respect from my students (and others to remain nameless....) to the mental anguish I face everyday as I reluctantly shut the car off, breathe deep and bravely walk into the building. I know summer is upon us but I just cannot seem to recharge my batteries enough to make it through every year! What can I do?
-Enough!!!!
Dear Enough!!!!,
Boy do I hear you! Fed feels the same way at the end of a long and arduous school year. A lot of kitschy platitudes could be used to respond to you but Fed will somewhat refrain. The only answer to what can I do? lies within you. Only you know what can make you feel fulfilled and ready to take on a new school year. Fed would like you to remember that your Union is here for you! No matter how many times you are transferred, reassigned, made to move your classroom, adopt another set of must-do acronyms, dole out yet another standardized test, attend another faculty/data/professional development /department meeting, downsized, upsized, redistricted, redesigned; we are in this together and we'll be there for you! Try your best to have a restful summer and we will see you in August.....or not!! It's up to you!
Sincerely,
Fed
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President
Sal Escobales
V,P, High School
Sue Humanick
V.P. Middle School
Charles Carey
V.P’s Elementary Schools
Jackie Escales and Stephen Gray
Recording Secretary
Basia Maselek
Executive Secretary
Dan Blanchard
Treasurer
William Sanford
Spotlight Editor
Sara Natrillo
Email: escobale@csdnb.org
Website: www.nbft.net
Location: 238 South Main Street, New Britain, CT, United States
Phone: 860-225-2808