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AASB E-News

October 12, 2006

--LABOR RELATIONS REGULATIONS UP FOR 18 AMENDMENTS

--NSBA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS

--SECOND SCHOOL LOCKDOWN BRINGS CALL FOR BUFFER ZONE

--LIBYA TO BUY LAPTOPS FOR ALL NATION’S KIDS

--AASB AUDIO CONFERENCE FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, OCT. 19

LABOR RELATIONS REGULATIONS UP FOR 18 AMENDMENTS

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development will take public testimony on Nov. 14 regarding a variety of changes to the regulations governing labor relations with public employees. Title 8 of the Alaska Administrative Code specifies the procedures for school districts and others in contract negotiations with employees covered by the Public Employees Relations Act. Among the changes proposed by the Alaska Labor Relations Agency is a proposal to drop the term “last best offer” from the code and replace it with “an offer submitted to advisory arbitration.” The agency says the intent of the change is to clarify which contract terms can be implemented at an impasse following advisory arbitration. For more information on the Nov. 14 public hearing and the proposed changes, click here:

http://notes3.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/cc52605f7c156e7a8925672a0060a91b/aaa24bef2c67a8d5892571ef0056d2d4?OpenDocument

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NSBA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT AMERICA’S SCHOOLS

E. Jane Gallucci, president of the National School Boards Association, joined with officials from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association to announce the launch of a national campaign to encourage Members of Congress to demonstrate their commitment to fundamental education goals by signing a Pledge to America’s Schoolchildren. See full news release here:

http://www.nsba.org/site/doc.asp?TRACKID=&VID=2&CID=90&DID=39328

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SECOND SCHOOL LOCKDOWN BRINGS CALL FOR BUFFER ZONE

For the second time in less than a week, Meadow Lakes Elementary School went into lockdown Tuesday after school personnel heard gunshots in the distance. The shots likely came from duck hunters again, prompting borough officials to wonder whether a buffer zone is needed. See full story here:

http://www.adn.com/news/education/story/8296531p-8192973c.html

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LIBYA TO BUY LAPTOPS FOR ALL NATION’S KIDS

The government of Libya has reached an agreement with an American nonprofit group to provide inexpensive laptop computers for all of the nation’s 1.2 million schoolchildren, the New York Times reported Wednesday. See full story here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15219383/

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AASB AUDIO CONFERENCE FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, OCT. 19

Are you welcoming newly elected board members to your district? Do you want to help them learn their responsibilities and how AASB can help them be better board members? Then, tell them about a free audio conference web-cast on Oct. 19 and help them register. See more information here:

http://www.aasb.org/Calendar/FallaudioConf/Audioconf.html

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