The PFT office has moved! Effective March 2019, we are now located at 1301 Redwood Drive #225, Petaluma, 94954.
The Petaluma Federation of Teachers Local 1881 Executive Council meetings take place monthly during the regular school year from 3:45-6 pm at the PFT Office in Petaluma. See our list of 2018-19 meetings. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Read the latest President's Message on the President's Page, along with past communications. President Sandra Larsen addresses the Tentative Agreement reached on December 13 with Petaluma City Schools. An important General Membership informational meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 9, 3:45 pm, at the CGHS Library to discuss the agreement. Voting by members will take place on January 10 and 11 at sites. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PFT's Gary Ravani Memorial Scholarship is available annually for senior students of active PFT Members, and is awarded by the Petaluma Educational Foundation at their May event. Please see our Contract/Resources page for more information. The digital copy of the application is available HERE. The application deadline will be on February 28, 2019 and no late applications will be accepted.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COPE (Committee on Political Education) meets regularly at the PFT Office. Our Committee on Political Education (COPE) is looking for representation from each site. Please contact our COPE chair Tiana Grzebik or the PFT office for information.
Thank you, and see our COPE page for occasional updates. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BOARD MEETINGS are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Petaluma City Schools District Office Board Room, 200 Douglas Street, Petaluma, beginning at 6:00 PM for public sessions. It is so important for our members to attend these meetings. Please attend and be informed!! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Petaluma City Schools Teachers took ACTION during April and May, 2017
For information about why we conducted a one-day unfair labor practice strike on May 24, 2017, read more here. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Petaluma Teachers are committed to providing the best quality education possible for our students while creating equitable and sustainable working conditions for our Federation Members. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
PFT President Sandra Larsen was honored with the California Federation of Teachers Women in Education Award at the 2018 CFT convention
California Federation of Teachers Convention 2019
2019 is a special year for our union – the CFT will celebrate its founding 100 years ago. In our centennial year, the CFT Convention will be held March 22-24 at the lovely Millennium Biltmore in Los Angeles. PFT 1881 is sending our President Sandra Larsen and four delegates elected by the members. Additionally, last year's recipient of the CFT Women in Education Award is Sandra Larsen, president of the Petaluma Federation of Teachers, who led the local in its first strike last year to win much-needed improvements for district teachers. Congratulations, Sandra! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PFT In the News
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PFT's Gary Ravani Memorial Scholarship is available annually for senior students of active PFT Members. Applications are now closed for 2018-19, but will be available again in January 2020 for next year's graduating seniors. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * See our new Community Support page where we are adding statements, with permission, from parents and the community in support of teachers and our students. If you would like to be included, email us at pftoffice775@gmail.com.
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