DID YOU KNOW?

• In 1986-1987 the public schools in New Mexico were appropriated 51.60% of the state’s total recurring budgeted revenue.
• 1990-1991 was the last year the Legislature funded public schools at 50 percent of the state’s total recurring budgeted revenue.
• In 2000 – 2001 public schools in New Mexico were receiving 46.37% of the State’s total recurring revenue budget.
• In 2007 – 2008 public schools in New Mexico are receiving 43.8% of the State’s total recurring revenue budget.
• For the 2008-2009 school year, public education’s share of the state’s total recurring revenue fell to 43.3%, with only 36% of new dollars being appropriated to public schools. •

NEXT NEA MEETING IN SEPTEMBER

The next meeting of NEA-Pojoaque will be held on September 11, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. at the high school at 3:30 p.m. in Room 117. The topic will be Member Benefits.

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!!

NEA-Pojoaque will be on the front lines of welcoming new and returning employees back to school this year. Today, we'll have a table at the new employee orientation and sponsor breakfast. Tomorrow, all employees will return for a gathering at the Ben Lujan gym. We'll see you there, while our Political Action Coordinator Carlene Carey preps everyone on how we'll be working hard over the next few months to support a sufficiency funding campaign to make sure public schools get the funding we so desperately need. Be on the lookout for the August/September issue of our newsletter which spells out everything. Contact Carlene if you want to be part of the lobbying team.

ESSAY CONTEST: PASS THE WORD!

Weather Channel is an environmental essay contest for high school students. The contest is sponsored by the Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth Summit, a conference for environmental experts and high school students in Washington D.C., and twenty high school students will be selected for free trips to attend the summit. Consult their web page for more information: https://www.forecastearthsummit.org/index.php