The Baltimore Teachers Union conducted an election for delegates to the AFT, Maryland and AFT Conventions on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the BTU Headquarters. The election was conducted by Elections USA and (65) members were elected as 2012 Convention Delegates:
Ellen Vikestad, a music teacher at Claremont High School has been selected as the 2012 BTU/AFT Extreme Makeover Winner. She will meet with the Extreme Team to discuss what she wants in the classroom and construction will start once school is out.
Aileen Mercado has been instrumental in advocating for migrant teachers’ issues in Baltimore City. She has been a caring teacher for over 20 years in Baltimore City. Aileen, is a member of the BTU Executive Board.
Model Teachers who were given Alternative Placement onto the Model Pathway, but have lost AUs, please look under the Teacher tab to get more information on what the next step is.
The BTU filed a grievance, at Step 5 – Arbitration regarding the deadline set for uploading AUs. If you were denied placement into the Model pathway because you were not able to upload your information by June 30, please go to the teacher tab and find more information about this.
Kristin Taylor, a sixth grade humanities teacher at Mt. Washington Middle School was selected as an AFT Civic Voices International Fellow for 2012. She will visit the country of Georgia from March 24 – April 1, where she will visit schools and tour cultural and historical sites. Ms. Taylor will be able to bring what she learns back to her classroom at Mt. Washington.
