AFT Executive Council Meeting, 1997

May 8, 1997. Agenda; Executive Council minutes of meeting of May 6 and May 8, 1997; Executive Committee minutes of May 8; booklet, "The Incredible Shrinking Health Care Staff: Protecting Quality Standards in a Bottom-Line Environment," produced by the Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals; packet, Resume of New Hires; budget, Organizational Assistance Programs, 1996-1997 Fiscal Year; announcement for AFT Civil and Human Rights Conference; AFT Constitution, correct as of August 1996; report, AFT Defense Committee Report (list of legal cases or administrative actions involving teachers, with dollar figures for approval), May 6, 1997; Key Elements of a Balanced Budget Agreement; Crisis in Education in Puerto Rico: FMPR's Analysis, May 7, 1997; resolution from the Task Force on Redesigning Low-Performing Schools, May 7; memo re Executive Council Report on Status of State Federation Advisory Committee Recommendations; COPE Committee resolution, Principles on Private Management in Public Schools; resolutions on downsizing and organizing, setting standards for evaluating AFT assistance, and AFT Executive Council reflecting membership; affiliation agreement; local merger agreements; newspaper clippings