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*Urgent* FAME Legislative Call to Action
FAME Members,
Committee Bill SB7070 comes up Wednesday morning in Senate Education Committee. This is the bill containing the revision to Best and Brightest program. It does do away with selection using ACT/SAT scores and instead rely on one's annual evaluation, which is a good improvement.
However, the bill in its current draft continues to define teacher as regular teacher in s.1012.01(2)(a), Florida Statutes. We are urging the definition of "teacher" be that of "instructional personnel" which is used for the entire section of definitions, s.1012.01(2), F.S. Currently, not only are media specialists excluded, but many other teachers including career/technical education center teachers who teach high school students, those whose duties are split with classes and other assignments, etc.
Now is the time to act on behalf of your profession and your colleagues that impact students on a daily basis. Here's what you can do:
1. Contact the Committee members before Wednesday and urge them to modify the definition to include all instructional personnel, not just regular classroom teachers. The Committee members are listed below. Phone calls to their Tallahassee offices and emails are suggested. Their email addresses are: lastname.firstname@flsenate.gov, e.g. Diaz.Manny@flsenate.gov. It is okay to speak with their aide/s if they cannot reach the senator. (IMPORTANT: Contact must be done outside of school working hours and using a personal phone or personal email.)
2. Spread the word. The language of this proposed bill impacts more than media specialists. Share this information with your local unions and colleagues that would be excluded from the B&B if the language is not revised. Ask them to advocate on their behalf as well.
The FAME Leadership, Legislative Committee, and our lobbyist will continue to monitor this and all education proposals and keep you up-to-date as the session progresses.
Thank you for all you do every day for kids and adults,
Julie Hiltz
FAME President
Committee Bill SB7070 comes up Wednesday morning in Senate Education Committee. This is the bill containing the revision to Best and Brightest program. It does do away with selection using ACT/SAT scores and instead rely on one's annual evaluation, which is a good improvement.
However, the bill in its current draft continues to define teacher as regular teacher in s.1012.01(2)(a), Florida Statutes. We are urging the definition of "teacher" be that of "instructional personnel" which is used for the entire section of definitions, s.1012.01(2), F.S. Currently, not only are media specialists excluded, but many other teachers including career/technical education center teachers who teach high school students, those whose duties are split with classes and other assignments, etc.
Now is the time to act on behalf of your profession and your colleagues that impact students on a daily basis. Here's what you can do:
1. Contact the Committee members before Wednesday and urge them to modify the definition to include all instructional personnel, not just regular classroom teachers. The Committee members are listed below. Phone calls to their Tallahassee offices and emails are suggested. Their email addresses are: lastname.firstname@flsenate.gov, e.g. Diaz.Manny@flsenate.gov. It is okay to speak with their aide/s if they cannot reach the senator. (IMPORTANT: Contact must be done outside of school working hours and using a personal phone or personal email.)
2. Spread the word. The language of this proposed bill impacts more than media specialists. Share this information with your local unions and colleagues that would be excluded from the B&B if the language is not revised. Ask them to advocate on their behalf as well.
The FAME Leadership, Legislative Committee, and our lobbyist will continue to monitor this and all education proposals and keep you up-to-date as the session progresses.
Thank you for all you do every day for kids and adults,
Julie Hiltz
FAME President
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