On Friday, December 9th HCT members wore orange to work in order to take a stand against violence against women. Beginning the day after Thanksgiving, November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the United Nations encouraged all to celebrate 16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence. As the U.N. says: "Violence against women is a human rights violation. It is a consequence of discrimination against women and of persisting inequalities. It impacts and impedes progress in many areas, including poverty, health care, education and peace and security."
In order to raise money to end violence against women and girls, please visit the
HCT Facebook page or the
UNWomen.org to donate.
East Street faculty activists
Dutch Lane faculty activists
Teacher of the Month
Reminder to Our HCT Colleagues!
VOTE
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Two of our school district's most outstanding teachers - Laura Allicino, a third grade teacher at Fork Lane School and Danielle Baker, a fourth grade teacher at Old Country Road School have been nominated for KJOY 98.3's "Teacher of the Month" for December 2016. The winning teacher will receive 40 tickets to Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead!
The children in the winning class
would love to visit the penguins and other aquatic animals! Please use the following link to sign up to become a VIP member of KJOY (it's free) and then place your vote once a daythroughout the month of December.
It's a win-win for our district and for our students!!
We all know someone who quietly goes about making the world a better place for all of us. Each year at the RA, NYSUT takes the opportunity to recognize special individuals nominated by their peers. The NYSUT Community Service award recognizes the union member who has rendered outstanding volunteer service to the community. NYSUT's Life Line Honor Roll lists those who have saved the life of another.
Nominations are free and you can nominate more than one person. You can even nominate yourself! The deadline for submission to the HCT office is January 10, 2017.
Excess Major Medical insurance, you must have the major medical underlying coverage available through the District. If you choose not to accept the District's coverage and you are covered under your spouse's insurance, you may participate in this plan, as long as your spouse's plan is comparable to the District's and it is approved by the insurance company.
If you are eligible and do not enroll at this time,
you will be required to wait until next year - December 2017.
A representative of
NYSUT Legal Services will be in the HCT office on this Thursday, December 15, 2016 between 2:30 P.M. and 5 P.M. to assist HCT members in the completion of a Legal Security Package. The package includes a living will, health care proxy designee, simple will and power of attorney. There are limited spots available. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please email the office at hicksville_teachers@verizon.net. Appointments are on a first-come first-served basis. Please download and complete the Legal Security Package questionnaire and bring it with you to your meeting. Spouses are not required to attend but are welcomed.
General Membership Meeting
Stacey Braun Associates will present a 403(b) Provider-Specific Workshop to our members at the December General Membership Meeting on Monday December 19th, at 4 PM, Hicksville High School.
