Bargaining Review and Correcting Misinformation

May 2, 2022 Some misinformation about bargaining has been received in the form of concerns and questions, and false information has also been circulating on social media. We feel it […]
Safety Committee Minutes
The Safety Committee was used by the District as a check mark and sham. See the minutes at THIS LINKDownload File (safety-committee-meeting-minutes.pdf)
BANNING BOOKS – A SLIPPERY SLOPE

November 24, 2021 Book banning in OCPS? There are established School Board policies that were not followed when the book, Gender Queer was pulled from three OCPS high school libraries. School Board […]
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DECISION ON HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPASSE
November 29, 2021 Special Magistrate Nicholas Taldone issued his decision on November 22, 2021 concerning the health and safety during the pandemic. Please read his decision at this link. (Download File […]
Take the Health and Safety Survey!

CTA has been hearing from teachers who are concerned for their health and safety this school year as over 200,000 students have returned to face-to-face classes in Orange County Public […]
District Posts Unilateral Health and Safety Manual

Updated on August 1, 2021 DISTRICT POSTS THE REVISED COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY MANUAL PUTTING STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES AT RISK OCPS posted the “new version” of the OCPS COVID-19 […]
HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE UN-MASKED AT YOUR SCHOOL?

August 20, 2021 The District’s optional mask mandate surely puts students, employees, families and the community at risk, as the pandemic rages and the positivity rate is over 20%. Orange […]
DISTRICT’S COVID-19 PROCEDURES

August 20, 2021 At the August 19, 2021 School Board Work Session, school board members were provided with packet with the District’s COVID-19 Procedures. The document contains memos from […]
LETTERS TO DESANTIS & FLORIDA SUPERINTENDENTS FROM USDOE SECRETARY MIGUEL CARDONA

August 12, 2021 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent the letters to Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Superintendents (see below). He wrote to Desantis,”The safe return to in-person instruction […]
CTA IS ADVOCATING FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC

HIGHEST SURGE EVER January 4, 2022 The incredible surge in COVID-19 cases is apparent in the record-breaking number of COVID-19 cases reported yesterday – 1,175 cases with 309 employees […]