North Country Correspondence (1 of 2), 1989

Handwritten notes of North Country staff meeting, November 4, 1988; letter to NYSUT counsel Bernard Ashe from teacher involved in 3031 arbitration in Horseheads school district, dissatisfied with services of field representative, requesting an attorney, January 14, 1989; memo to Jim Conti re case, January 27; related correspondence between teacher and field rep, January; Supreme Court (Jefferson County) decision in Board of Education of the Watertown Central School District v. Watertown Education Association and related exhibits, re EIT funds, with cover memo to Jim Conti, February 7; materials describing state participation in IRS Pre-Tax Contribution Program, or health insurance "cafeteria plan"; materials re ventilation problem at Malone High School, January-April; correspondence re school-related personnel (SRP) workshop, March; request for legal opinion and reply from NYSUT counsel Bernard Ashe for interpretation of Commissioner's Regulations re coaching qualifications for interscholastic athletic teams, February; materials re 3020a case in Watertown City School District, including details of charges with handwritten annotations, April; request for additional field rep, April 19; materials re new structural problems at Harold T. Wiley School in Watertown school district following repeated reports by custodial staff of hearing helicopters landing on roof, vibrations, April-August 1989, including tape of meeting with Carr engineering firm, November 1988; materials re mentor/intern program at Franklin-St. Lawrence consortium, May 18; document prepared for AFL-CIO Lawyers' Conference, "Summary of Court Decisions in Lawsuits Challenging Termination or Modification of Retiree Insurance Benefits," by William T. Payne, assistant general counsel, United Steelworkers of America, May 3-4, 1989; memos re use of review books for biology Regents exam at Watertown High School, MayJune; correspondence with teacher Beverly Provoncha re questionable procedure by Putnam Central School Board in investigating charges of corporal punishment against herself and two other teachers, with arbitration summary, May; materials re Regents School Improvement and Accountability Program (RSIAP), June; memos re protection of retirees' health insurance benefits, October