Strike Averted and Other News
For those of you who didn't know, the St. Louis teachers were on the brink of striking. Since returning to school at the beginning of January there was a lot of uncertainty of what we at AmeriCorps St. Louis would do in the event of a strike and whether or not it jeopardized the program as a whole. The past couple of weeks at school have been less than ideal with teachers, students and administration all preparing for a possible strike. Needless to say it didn't make things very easy for those of us who had an obligation to work with students, but didn't want to disrupt our relationship with staff at the school.
Luckily, the whole situation is moot, because the teacher's union voted to approve the latest contract offer by the school board, so it was business as usual at school. It seemed like a pretty normal day considering all that had gone on over the long weekend.
In other news, our team has decided to raise money to go towards the tsunami relief. Our school and team has been a little slow in reacting to situation and we thought it would be a good way for us to rally the students and teachers around a common cause. We'll be doing the fundraising throughout the month of February and hope to raise $300. It's a modest amount, but our take is any amount is helpful and we're not exactly dealing with students and families that are able to contribute large chunks of money. I've been researching some of the different aid organizations trying to find a few in which the money will go to help kids in South Asia. Once the ball gets rolling, I have a feeling the campaign will be very successful.
This is one of the many things that we'll be working on in the coming months. I think we've come up with some really good ideas for bigger activities that will stretch us until the end of the year and keep us busy.
I hope everyone else is doing well!
Luckily, the whole situation is moot, because the teacher's union voted to approve the latest contract offer by the school board, so it was business as usual at school. It seemed like a pretty normal day considering all that had gone on over the long weekend.
In other news, our team has decided to raise money to go towards the tsunami relief. Our school and team has been a little slow in reacting to situation and we thought it would be a good way for us to rally the students and teachers around a common cause. We'll be doing the fundraising throughout the month of February and hope to raise $300. It's a modest amount, but our take is any amount is helpful and we're not exactly dealing with students and families that are able to contribute large chunks of money. I've been researching some of the different aid organizations trying to find a few in which the money will go to help kids in South Asia. Once the ball gets rolling, I have a feeling the campaign will be very successful.
This is one of the many things that we'll be working on in the coming months. I think we've come up with some really good ideas for bigger activities that will stretch us until the end of the year and keep us busy.
I hope everyone else is doing well!
posted by Tim Weiss at 4:24 PM
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