A word from the Rolling River Teachers' Association
The Rolling River Teachers' Association consists of approximately 136 teachers, including substitutes who are
under contract with Rolling River School Division. Our Association consists of
an executive and school representatives that meet once a monthly.
Our meetings are on the third Tuesday or Wednesday of each month
5:00 p.m.. All teachers and principals are welcome to participate in any of
our meetings or activities. Please contact our secretary for information.
The RRTA is
part of the Manitoba Teachers' Society, the professional organization of over
13,400 public school teachers in Manitoba. The MTS is Manitoba's 3rd largest
labour organization, with standing committees on Collective Bargaining,
Professional Development, Education Finance, Workplace Safety & Health,
Teacher Education & Certification, and Group Benefits.
Our
Goal? To work for and with the members of the Rolling River Teachers'
Association and the Manitoba Teachers' Society to improve teaching conditions
and the standard of education for all students in Rolling River School
Division and Manitoba's public schools.
Do you have something to share or want to get
involved? We are always looking for input from our membership. Let's hear from
you! Interested in becoming involved? Join us!
Who we are
|
Member
|
Position |
School |
|
Dave
Uhryniuk |
Treasurer |
Minnedosa
Collegiate |
|
Michael
Lamb |
Chair: Ed.
Finance |
Erickson
Elementary |
|
Barb Hildebrand |
Chair: Equality in
Education |
Forrest Elementary |
|
Lorraine
Hodgson |
Chair: Professional
Development |
Tanners Crossing School |
|
Bob Dagg/T
Matthews |
Chair: Collective
Bargaining |
Elton/Erickson
Collegiate |
|
|
Chair: Workplace Safety and
Health |
|
|
Whitney
Stone |
Chair: Public Relations and
Secretary |
Tanner's Crossing School |
|
Jennifer Carlson |
Co-Chairs: Employee
Benefits |
Erickson
Elementary
|
|
|
Vice President |
|
|
Dan Kiazyk |
President |
Rivers Collegiate
|
More detailed information about our executive can be found on the Executive page
Rolling River Teachers' Association news
- Be aware of your rights; All RRTA members should be aware that
when meeting with school division leadership you have rights as a member of the
Manitoba Teachers’ Society. If at a
meeting you are compelled to respond to questions posed by school division
leadership, you should first ask if you can have MTS representation with you
before answering those questions. If the prior is not allowed, you must comply
with the request made to respond to questions. Be sure to advise the person
asking the questions that you are responding under protest and that you will be
contacting MTS when the meeting is finished. Teachers need to be aware of the
professional code of practice when answering questions.
- A copy of the RRTA's budget recommendations brief to
Rolling River Board of Trustees for the 2012-2013 fiscal year can be found here . Our Association's
professional educators appreciate the opportunity to give their input into the budget development
process.
- Rolling River Teachers' Association has had a Radio spot
prepared to be played on CKLQ and STAR 94.7 radio from March 2 to March
15th. To hear the spot click here
.
- The
Rolling River Teachers' Association will be presenting an Action Resolution at
this year's Annual General Meeting of the Manitoba Teachers Society in May. A
copy of the Association's action resolution can be found here.
- The RRTA's sixth council meeting of the 2011 - 2012
school year was held March 21st at 5:00 p.m. at the The Minnedosa Community
Conference center Meeting minutes are posted on the " meetings " page. All minutes for the past years of
the RRTA Council can also be found on the page "meetings"
- The Rolling River Teachers' Association and RRSD jointly sponsored an employee
wellness program offered through a third party provider. ORG or the Occupational
rehabilitation Group offered a series of six wellness sessions to the teachers of Rolling
River throughout February and March. We were very pleased to see the participation of the
School Division in this program.
- The RRTA council passed a motion
at the November 2011 RRTA council meeting which changes our Association's policy
related to the RRTA PD Bursary fund. Please refer to the November minutes on the committees pages of this
site for more information.
- Bargaining is still ongoing with the RRSD
Board of Trustees negotiating committee. A few more dates have been proposed for
May with negotiations to possibly continue at that time. If you have any
questions about bargaining please feel free to call Bob Dagg or Thomas Matthews
(co-chairs) of the bargaining committee. A large number of settlements have
occurred throughout the Province and specific patterns are emerging.
- A copy of the
RRTA's presentation and information related to RRTA survey on Appropriate Education in Rolling River
School Division have been posted on the committee and meetings pages of this website. If you have any
questions regarding the results of the survey please direct them to the
Executive of the RRTA. We wish to thank the professional and timely work of MTS
staff (Joan Zaretsky and Glen McRuer). We invite all members and parents of
students in Rolling River to examine the findings of this professionally
prepared and legally significant document. We also wish to continue a
dialogue specifically with the Board of Trustees in a professional/cordial
manner that focuses on the "findings" of the survey.
- Would you like
to attend an RRTA council meeting. Any questions? Give the RRTA Executive a call
at 867-7586. Got a question, give us a call. You may be able to attend but
participation will be upon invitation of the Executive. Notice of your intent to
attend and or present to the RRTA Council must be given to the secretary two
weeks in advance of any council meeting.
- Members
of the RRTA have reported back to PD Chair Lorraine Hodgson
and have requested a joint PD Committee be established with the Rolling River School Division. Our
PD Chairperson continues to discuss with RRSD and RRTA members what that might look like.
We look forward to the results of her discussions.(see committees page).
- We invite all members to consider their participation in
the Rolling River Teachers Association in the capacity of school representative.
It is very important that your school have its say at our RRTA Council meetings.
Please consider getting involved this year.
- The RRTA Executive would like to
notify its members of a Memorandum of Agreement whereby teachers may take their
personal leave days as has been the practice in the past. Recent restrictions
have been removed and teachers may take their personal leave days as they
have always taken them
.
Links
- Manitoba Teachers' Society
- Rolling River School
Division
Forms & Info
- RRTA
Expense form (exec/committee)
-- RRTA Exec Nomination
Form
- Mileage
- RRTA Constitution
- Rules of Order
Consider this...
Never resign under pressure... If it's something that you like to know more about take a moment and call an MTS Staff Officer @ 1-800-262-8803. Ask the operator to let you speak to a Staff Officer
Know your collective agreement...
A link to your collective agreement can be found just below or at the top of
the Committees page. You have real power in your collective agreement...Know
what's in it!
Get Involved In The RRTA!
Being involved in your local teachers' association can make a significant difference towards the children we all teach. Please feel free to speak with your school MTS representative or local president to get more details.
Collective Bargaining
A copy of the 2005-2010 collective agreement is posted.
- Collective Agreement
2005-2010
