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Public Outreach/Community Relations Committee 

1st Tuesdays 6:00pm

publicoutreachcommunityrelationscommittee@baltu.org

This committee will plan and implement community outreach projects and act as a liaison between the union and student, parent and community groups with the goal of supporting grassroots organizing work in Baltimore City.

 

PSRP committee (formerly SRP)

1st Wednesdays 4:30 pm

psrpcommittee@baltu.org

This committee addresses concerns and problems confronting PSRPs and constructs workshops and seminars to enable PSRPs to be more effective.

 

Negotiations Committee

1st Wednesdays 4:30 pm

negotiationscommittee@baltu.org

This committee designs and implements the strategy, research and organizing necessary to maximize the power of collective bargaining.

 

International Committee

1st Wednesdays 4:30 pm

Internationalcommittee@baltu.org

This committee meets with BCPSS officials periodically to keep the union informed on progress made to renew visas of international teachers.  It also assists international teachers and students with problems on the job, in school, and in the community.

 

New Teacher Steering Committee

1st Thursdays 4:00 pm

newteachersteeringcommittee@baltu.org

This action group works to identify concerns of new teachers and implement organizing solutions to address those concerns.

 

Special Events Committee

1st Thursdays 6:30 pm

specialeventscommittee@baltu.org

This committee plans special events.

 

Educational Issues Committee

2nd Mondays 5:00 pm

educationalissuescommittee@baltu.org

This committee works to discuss and disseminate research relevant to classroom practitioners.  It offers opportunities for members to publicize best practices and reform issues. 

 

Benefits Committee

2nd Wednesdays 4:30 pm

benefitscommittee@baltu.org

This committee conducts research on member concerns related to benefits, and proposes solutions that can be pursued through collective bargaining or organizing. 

 

Organizing Committee

2nd Wednesdays 5:00 pm

organizingcommittee@baltu.org

This committee works with BRs and field representatives on school based and district wide educational issues, organizes and mobilizes rank-and-file members, students, and parents, creates campaigns, delivers organizing trainings, fosters community partnerships, and provides technical assistance to UCCs.

 

Special Education Committee

2nd Thursdays 4:30pm

specialeducatuoncommittee@baltu.org

This committee discusses special education issues and develops policy for the BTU and in the area of special education, the Consent Decree, inclusion, and other issues, and compiles current issues for monthly BTU/OSE meetings.

 

Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Committee

3rd Mondays 4:30pm

civilhumanandwomensrightscommittee@baltu.org

This committee identifies and supports issues and events relating to civil, human, and women’s rights.

 

Baltimore Community COVID-19 Task Force 

3rd Mondays 6:00 pm

This Task Force meets to address specific issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. (This is a special emergency task force, not a permanent standing committee.)

 

Legislative Committee

3rd Wednesdays 5:00

legislativecommittee@baltu.org

This committee informs members about legislation in Maryland, General Assembly that impacts education and educators, and organizes and trains members to lobby for policies that impact BCPSS and the union (Kirwan, elected school board, no strike law, etc.)

 

Clerical Committee

3rd Wednesdays 5:15 pm

clericalcommittee@baltu.org

This committee discusses issues and concerns of clericals, and identifies solutions to organize around.

 

COPE (Committee on Public Education)

3rd Wednesdays 6:00pm-7:00 pm

cope@baltu.org

This committee promotes the work of AFT’s COPE, reviews voting records, recommends political endorsements, and organizes support for endorsed candidates, runs voter registration, education, and the get-out-the vote drives.

 

Fundraising Committee

3rd Thursdays 4:30 pm

fundraisingcommittee@baltu.org

This committee plans and coordinates fundraising efforts for the union.

 

Charter School Committee

3rd Thursdays 5:00 pm

charterschoolcommittee@baltu.org

This committee addresses issues impacting charter schools and monitor proposed charter school legislation

 

Safety Committee

4th Tuesdays 4:30 pm

safetycommittee@baltu.org

This committee addresses and responds to conditions that affect the physical safety of BCPSS worksites. This committee works to develop and implement short-term and long range plans to eliminate violent and disruptive behavior in the BCPSS and involve segments of the community so every child has the opportunity to learn in a safe environment.

 

Communications Committee

4th Thursdays 5:00 pm

communicationscommittee@baltu.org

This committee coordinates and liaises with the other committees to promote union activities and increase member engagement.




Non-BTU events and Committees

School Board Teaching/Learning Committee

1st Tuesdays 3:30 pm

rsmcfadden@bcps.k12.md.us

The Teaching and Learning Committee ensures that: quality curricula and instruction provide rigor, engage students, raise the bar, and deliver targeted interventions to increase learning, and that students are taught by highly qualified teachers who use instructional strategies that sustain a culture of excellence and lead to academic success

 

School Board Meetings

2nd and 4th Tuesdays 5:00pm

kllawrence@bcps.k12.md.us

The closed executive session typically begins at 3:00 p.m., and the public business meeting starts at 5:00 p.m. The meeting agenda is posted to BoardDocs (the Board’s governance website) on the Saturday preceding the meeting date. Meetings are held at the district administrative office (200 E. North Avenue) and are broadcast live on Education Channel 77 and YouTube.

 

Special Education Citizens’ Advisory Committee (SECAC)

2nd Mondays 6:00 pm

sbillups@bcps.k12.md.us

The Special Education Citizens’ Advisory Committee (SECAC) works to enable the Board of School Commissioners and district office staff to collaborate with others on special education issues and to facilitate positive changes in the delivery of special education services.

Meetings are held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month (unless otherwise noted) at 200 E. North Avenue, in the first floor board room.

School Board Operations Committee

3rd Tuesdays 10:30 am

SRoberts01@bcps.k12.md.us

The Operations Committee ensures that: Effective management systems exist to maximize resources in support of student achievement, school environments are safe, caring, and physically conducive to learning, transformational leadership exists at all levels of the organization.

 

PCAB- Parent and Community Advisory Board

3rd Thursdays 6:30 pm

PCAB advises the City Schools’ CEO and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners about how parents, families, the community, and educators can collaborate to help our youth succeed.

 

 

October

Monday, October 5: General Membership Meeting 5:30pm

Thursday October 8: Executive Board Meeting 6:00 pm

Saturday, October 10: LisTEN Event 6:10pm-7:10pm

cbilal@baltu.org, tlester@baltu.org

Monthly live series where President Brown listens and responds to concerns and ideas from 10 members. There will also be a 10 minute “lightning round” where President Brown will take questions from members in the audience.

Visual notes will taken by BTU member Meghann Harris, teacher at Baltimore Design School and finalist for Baltimore City teacher of the year! For BTU Members only

Friday, October 16: Virtual QuEST Conference! Registration details coming soon!

 

November

Wednesday, November 10th LisTEN Event 6:10pm

Wednesday, November 25th Building Rep Meeting 4:30 pm

 

December

Holiday Party: Due to the pandemic, there will be no BTU Holiday party this year. 

Monday, December 7th 5:30 pm General Membership Meeting

Thursday, December 10th, 6:10 pm LisTEN Event

Tuesday, December 23rd 4:30 pm Building Rep Meeting