Broward County School District, 4- Attention: Parents, Taxpayers, Voters and Their Children

Broward Teacher's Union Protest

Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: outside the Quality Inn Hotel located at 1711 North University Drive in Plantation, which is just south of the Sunrise Boulevard and University Drive intersection across from the Motorola's Headquarters.

Address: 1711 North University Drive
City/Town: Plantation, FL

Overview
There are tremendous mixed messages going out from the district about saving art, music, physical education, library media and guidance counseling positions in Broward schools.
Teachers are being told by principals right now that they will not be returning next year, which is a real tradgedy.

Officials say one thing at meetings and principals tell employees a completely different thing virtually every day. Calls and e-mails from employees in art, music, physical education, library media and guidance counselor positions continue to coming in!

Our district's employees and students deserve leaders who can communicate, problem solve and reach smart solutions.

ALL PARENTS, TAXPAYERS, VOTERS AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE ASKED TO RSVP TODAY FOR BTU'S STREET PROTEST! For the last several weeks, we saw what happens when teachers, parents and students gather together and make their voices heard! Please bring at least one fellow member or friend!

THE BATTLE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS DIDN'T START WITH SENATE BILL 6 AND IT WILL NOT END WITH IT! SENATE BILL 6 WAS TREMENDOUS VICTORY BUT THE FIGHT MUST GO ON!
All parents, taxpayers, voters and their children are urged to attend BTU's next community based STREET PROTEST at 5 to 6 p.m on Wednesday, April 28th outside the Quality Inn Hotel located at 1711 North University Drive in Plantation, which is just south of the Sunrise Boulevard and University Drive intersection across from the Motorola's Headquarters.
NOTE: Ample parking is available at the hotel and in back of the hotel.

PLEASE RSVP TODAY FOR BTU'S STREET PROTEST! START MAKING SIGNS NOW!
MEMBERS WHO STAND TOGETHER AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD HAVE PROVEN THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

WHETHER IT IS BAD LEGISLATION, BAD PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING, BAD SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET PRIORITIES, OR BAD DISTRICT COMMUNICATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, WE MUST CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHERE THEY LIVE!

ALL PARENTS, TAXPAYERS, VOTERS AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE URGED TO ATTEND! AND MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD FOR SMART SOLUTIONS 4 BROWARD KIDS!

"Say No To Broward County School Board Cuts"

Town Hall meeting on Monday,
April 19, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Town Hall Meeting on the Budget KCW Administration Building, 600 SE 3rd Avenue,
Fort Lauderdale;

And at the following school locations:
Monarch High School, 5050 Wiles Road, Coconut Creek
Plantation High School, 6901 NW 15 Street, Plantation
McArthur High School, 6501 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood

Topics: District Budget and State Public Education Funding

This meeting will be broadcast live on BECON television, Channel 19 and live video streamed on the school district website, www.browardschools.com.

If you cannot join us in person, you can ask questions or comment via the website. Contact Charles Webster, Coordinator, Public Relations and Governmental Affairs, Broward County Public Schools at 754-321-2300. We will post more information as it becomes available

Jaemi Leine, Non-Partisan for Broward County School Board, District 4 "I was proud to be at the Save Our Specials Protest! I am shocked at the waste in the district! I am outraged by the suggestion that we cut at the fabric of our children’s education to cut the budget!"

Jaemi Levine For Broward County School Board, District 4

Save the Art's Rally in Broward County: Tuesday March 23, 2010

Art and music is essential for a student's complete education. According to a nationwide survey taken in 2003 by the Gallup organization, 95% of Americans believe that music is a key component in a child's well-rounded education. Eighty percent of respondents agreed that music makes the participants smarter; 78% believ......e that learning a musical instrument helps students perform better in other subjects areas; and 88% believe participation in music helps teach children discipline. The evidence found by the College Entrance Examination Board showed students in an arts appreciation class scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on math than students with no arts participation. Come help lend a voice and attend the event for our children!

While the Broward Teacher's Union is not sponsoring or coordinating this event, union leaders would like to encourage all members, parents and community members to attend!

Please speak out and fight needless Broward schools budget cuts!

Life without the arts?
School without the arts = Life without the arts

‘Save the Arts’ Rally
Tuesday, March 23
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
1 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Don’t let the cuts happen without a fight!

Everyone is invited! Please come out and support the arts in our schools!

Jaemi Levine: News Report-Sexual Predators

At a meeting at Oriole Elementary school Thursday night, parents and their children also learned how these criminals operate and how to protect themselves. It is information Jaemi Levine, an advocate for children and the founder of Mothers Against Predators (MAP), wishes she had six years ago.

"My daughter was the victim of an online predator when she was 12-years-old," Levine told CBS4's Gwen Belton.

Since then Levine and her daughter Nicole have been on a mission to educate parents and children by telling Nicole's story.

Jaemi's interview can be viewed by clicking HERE.

"I was not in the greatest of mindsets, and went online and was talking to somebody, and gullible enough to give him my trust," says Nicole.

Now 17, Nicole often tells her story to other children and teenagers hoping to prevent what happened to her from happening to someone else.

She says, "My main reason to talk to other kids to make sure that I help them."

It's a message about being smart and safe.

Parent Leah Liburd says, "I want to learn more about what I can do as a parent to be aware of situations like this."

13-year-old Emmanuel Laporte says "Now I learned never to to trust anyone that you don't know."

While there are many laws on the books to protect children from sexual offenders and predators, authorities say parents must still remain vigilant and one step ahead to ensure their child's safety. One of the best ways to do that they say is simply by talking.

Jaemi Levine is also running for a seat on the Broward County School Board District 4.

Political advertisement paid for and approved by Jaemi Levine, Non-partisan for Broward County School Board, District 4

Jaemi Levine Files for Broward County School Board seat District 4

Jaemi Levine, founder and President of Mothers Against Predators has filed to run for the District 4 School Board seat.

Levine pulled her packet of papers early this afternoon, filled them out and filed to run right then and there.

I asked her if she believes she can get the support she needs.

She tells me that she can get the community support that any candidate would need in order to win.

Levine, who challenged Stephanie Kraft in 2006, says she had a good experience in her previous run and learned a great deal about campaigns.

She still has children in the school system and four additional years of experience under her belt in the role of a community activist, getting her wide recognition in the parental and children's safety community.

After her 2006 run, Levine founded the organization, Mothers Against Predators.

The Mothers Against Predators Facebook page is here.

Through Levine's persistence and management skills, the organization went on to gain national prominence in the fight against online child predators in a very short time.

Levine's previous experience as a candidate along with her solid backing in the activist community will make her a formidable candidate.

And in my own experience, it isn't always about money.

Political advertisement paid for and approved by Jaemi Levine, Non-partisan for Broward County School Board, District 4