Here is a brief report on both our final
local meeting of the 2013-2014 year and the
District 8 meeting which followed soon after.
President Sandi Keyser welcomes us to the meeting at Table on the Green. |
State NCRSP President John Hoffman is our honored guest today. |
District 8 Meeting
Leaders from throughout District 8 gather at West End Methodist Church for annual meeting and legislative update. |
Gene Griffith, our legislative chair welcomes us and introduces our guests from the legislature. |
Members listen intently, as we are concerned not only for retiree benefits, but for the health and survival of the teaching profession that we hold so dear. |
In other news, both Randolph and Moore County units earned the coveted Gold Star award at state convention. If Moore County wins it for a third year we will achieve Platinum status. |
District President Sandi Keyser guided us through a full agenda, next introducing state vice-president Terry Mitchell. |
Joan Bass, our state Legislative Report Chair reviewed several pertinent items and reminded us of the varied ways we can participate in electing friends of education. |
Pam Deardorf, our legislative lobbyist, spoke passionately about the critical state of things in the legislature and the need for grassroots input. |
We all left our meeting feeling a sense of
urgency in our role as advocates for the
profession we love, and better equipped to
play and active role in the important days ahead.