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Welcome to the 2024 - 2025 School Year! A Letter from The President
Hello and welcome to the 2024 -2025 school year! My name is Sandra Rivera and it is an honor and a privilege to serve as your President.
I would like to introduce myself to everyone. I have been in Alum Rock for 19 years. I started my teaching career at Slonaker Elementary school where I taught kindergarten and 5th grade. I then moved to Cesar Chavez Elementary where I have taught TK, Kindergarten and 4th grade. I have been involved with AREA since my 2nd year in the district and have served as Site Rep, Organizing Team Member and Chair, Bargaining Team Member and Chair, PAC Treasurer and lastly, 13 years as Vice President.
As we begin this school year together, I would like to thank each and everyone of you for your hard work and dedication to the students of Alum Rock. You are the reason the students come to school everyday. Your warm greetings, innovative lessons and inspiring drive leads as an example showing our students how to be the best they can be!
I am excited to get out to each school site in the coming months to see all the wonderful things each of you bring to our community. I am also looking forward to meeting each and everyone of you. When I do come to your site for lunch, please stop by and introduce yourself. I would like to personally get to know each and everyone of you.
Alum Rock is in a very fragile state at the moment, and I understand how the happenings in the district can make us feel uneasy. With the school board looking to make some very tough decisions in the next few months, I invite each and everyone of you to get involved, come to board meetings and have your voices heard. AREA will be here to make sure the rights of each and every one of us is protected under our Collective Bargaining Agreement.
We are all in this together. If you would like to become more involved in AREA, there are many ways to do so. There are still a few sites that are in need of Site Reps. Also, in the next few months we will be holding a special election as we look to fill our Executive Board. The positions that are open are: 3-5 Director and 6-8 Director. I am also looking to fill our appointed positions: Equity and Human Rights Chair and committee, PAC committee, Grievance committee, Communication committee, Organizing committee, Instruction and Professional Development committee, New Member Task Force, and Member Engagement Task Force. If you would like to learn about the different ways you can become involved, please go to the AREA Resource page and see the descriptions for each committe in our Standing Rules.
Please wear your AREA t-shirts on Mondays and stay connected!
Stay Strong, Stay United...We Are AREA!!
Sandra
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Alum Rock Educators Association
1150 S King Road #40 - 129, San Jose, California 95122
Sandra Rivera - President (510) 825 - 1118 president@areatoday.org
Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed
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