Collinsville,
Oklahoma
March-April, 2018 Education Funding Crisis |
Note: I
plan to use this page as a running account of the Collinsville Teacher
Walkout -- Ted (Check back for updates later) |
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Updated portion
school calendar (after 8 day walkout) -- 4/11/2018 Collinsville Schools will resume Thursday April 12 and also Friday April 13th (and other Fridays) ... (May 24th remains last day of class) |
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For Immediate Release: April 6, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of the President Pro Tempore Senator Mike Schulz --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma Senate on Friday approved measures that will send millions of new dollars into Oklahoma classrooms. The Senate gave approval to HB 1019xx, a bill that requires online marketplaces like Amazon to collect and remit sales tax to Oklahoma or comply with the states notification requirements. The Oklahoma Tax Commission estimates the bill will generate $20.5 million annually. The Oklahoma Senate has shown repeatedly its commitment to students and teachers first by passing the largest teacher pay raise in state history and now by approving measures providing millions of dollars in new funding for Oklahoma classrooms, said Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Schulz, R-Altus. The Oklahoma Senate last week approved a teacher pay raise bill, giving Oklahoma teachers a $6,100 pay raise on average. The pay raise bill already has been signed into law. To fund the teacher pay raises and provide millions of dollars in funding for textbooks and teacher health care benefits, the Senate also gave approval to revenue measures generating $530 million in new, recurring revenue to fully and perpetually fund the raises and increased education spending. Increasing average teacher pay in Oklahoma to the second-highest in our region and putting more dollars into the classroom will help us retain and recruit quality, professional educators to help our students and our state succeed. As we move forward, the Senate stands committed to considering additional ways to put more dollars into our classrooms, as wells as reforms that best serve students, parents and teachers, Schulz said. The Senate on Friday also gave approval to HB 3375, the so-called ball and dice gaming bill. For the current fiscal year, the Oklahoma Tax Commission cannot certify revenue generated by this bill. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the states gaming compliance agency, anticipates the measure will bring new revenue into the state. Last week, the Oklahoma Senate approved the FY19 education budget bill, only the second time the April 1 Fund Education First deadline has been met by the Legislature. The education budget, which has been signed into law, allocates more than $2.9 billion to Oklahoma schools, a 19 percent increase from the previous year. ### --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contact: Aaron Cooper, cooper@oksenate.gov or (405) 521-5565
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Note School Calendar Change: Former Friday "unused" snow days are now attendance days due to recent walkouts: April 13, 20, 27 | ||||||
Please Help Fund Our Schools For Our Kids -- Collinsville the time is now! Parents/Students/Teachers/Support Staff please bring your signs to a show of support tomorrow at American Bank and near Collinsville High School (Wednesday April 4th) from 7:15-9am and from 4:30-6pm. -- See you tomorrow -- Stacey Dutton 4/3/2018 (& 4/4 Tweet) | ||||||
Link sent by Gavin Rose: KTUL - Moonlighting Teachers 4/3/2018 | ||||||
(Owasso Reporter 3/30) | ||||||
Those who think teachers are being selfish for not accepting this pay raise, think again -- Ali Ryder Facebook Post -- on KFOR.com 3/30/2018 | ||||||
Collinsville
Teachers Rallied Here Wednesday ... Were At State Capitol Monday 4/2 |
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"The Struggle Of Teaching" - Documentary by Gavin Rose -- 3/13/2018 | ||||||
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