Message from Terry Lawhead, chair of Unit 21
We recently completed the first Joint Labor/Management Committee meeting for Professional Development as provided for in article 13.18 of the Unit 21 Memorandum of Understanding between the state and Local 1000. This committee met and developed the first Unit 21 survey to gather useful information relative to the professional development needs of Unit 21 employees at the Department of Education.
The results of the survey can be downloaded here [PDF] >>
Our goal is to roll out the survey to other Unit 21 employees in community colleges, California Teacher Credential, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and the California State Library.
The Professional Development Committee members are:
The Professional Development Committee members are:
- Michele Shimek, CDE special education consultant
- Linda Parfitt, CDE child development consultant
- Kathleen O'Conner, Local 1000senior staff
- Christine Frederick, Local 1000 research analyst