Improve Teacher Workload

Improve Teacher Workload

In response to an outcry from members and non-members alike, BFT held a listening tour in the spring of 2014 at several campuses and invited all faculty and staff to participate. BFT listened as teachers, paras, and support staff told of needless and redundant paperwork, of meetings excessive in number and length, and in reduced autonomy among professional staff.

From what we heard on our listening tour, we developed the plan below, originally containing 12 items, consolidated into seven.

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About the Bastrop Federation of Teachers

Bastrop Federation of Teachers is a professional organization of teachers, support staff, paraprofessionals, and classified employees in the Bastrop Independent School District. BFT activities include lobbying for improved wages and benefits, improving student achievement, and providing scholarships to graduating Bastrop students

August Newsletter

Take a Break at Our Labor Day Picnic

Many of us in the school system don’t plan much for Labor Day weekend so we can be ready for the start of the school year the next day. But you deserve your holiday and this is the perfect way to celebrate the accomplishments of the labor movement.

Attached is a flier with the details about our annual Labor Day picnic. We have entertained the NoVa Labor Federation at Veterans’ Park in Woodbridge for the past 20 years and you and your family are invited to join us at noon on September 1st.

Reclaiming the Promise of Fairness by PWFT President Bill Hosp

Grievance prevention is the best way to protect yourself in your workplace. The best way to handle any trouble is to nip it in the bud. Call PWFT at 703-490-3016 or our Office Manager at 571-238-6798 when you need help.

You need our help when you are contacted by Risk Management, Child Protective Services or the police. Call prior to meeting with them. When a student or parent threatens you, when you are placed on a professional improvement plan or when you are being disciplined, reprimanded or dismissed, you need to call. Also, when you want to know if you can file a grievance, receive a needs improvement evaluation or have questions about policies and regulations, don’t hesitate to call us. 

Remember you have the right to have a silent witness at a conference when two or more administrators are present or you are being disciplined, placed on probation or suspended according to Regulation 506.03-1. We are here for you.

Member of the Month

PWFT Secretary Lilian Fortunati-Armstrong passed her citizenship test in August 11th. She came to the United States as a Marine Corps wife and became a teacher in Prince William County Schools for seven years. This year she will be working in the PWFT office. Congratulations, Lilian!

 

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