Lobbied passage of a bill in the state legislature that requires planning time for teachers
Won a lawsuit that held that the Board has to honor all previous years of experience on the state salary schedule which helped teachers receive back pay as far back as 1985 with interest
Accomplished, thru the Professional Advisory Council, a “no Saturday school” guarantee and a change in state law to allow for full day staff development
Successfully lobbied the passage of two bills in the state legislature that keep educators from having to perform medical procedures
Improved the quality of education and planning time by working with the school system to employ elementary art teachers
Donated $5000 to Knox County’s 10 new pre-school classrooms through the NEA Urban Grants Program
Duty Free Lunch Mandated in 1985
Working conditions Bill lobbied for and passed in 2002
Lobbied for and Passed Classroom Teacher to be on State Board of Education, 2003
Lobbied for and received teacher representation on the Great Schools Partnership Board
Lobbied the State Legislature for BEP funding revision that resulted in 18.6 million in additional funding for Knox County's public schools in 2007.
Negotiated an increase in the amount paid for unused sick days at retirement from $20 to $100 in 2007. |
