East Side Teachers Association

ESTA, Anthony Montes, and Bryan Do support Tony Lam for ESUHSD School Board, Trustee Area 4.

Join us for a Meet & Greet with Tony Lam, the ESTA endorsed candidate running for Trustee Area 4 (Independence and Piedmont Hills area) of East Union High School District.

Tony is excited to meet, listen, and fight for you. Before he can fight for you on the ESUHSD School Board, we need to help him win in November. ✊✊✊

We will have food so please use this RSVP Link or the QR code on the flyer: tinyurl.com/tlmg429

Update from previous post: Meet & Greet location changed

Join us for a Meet & Greet with Tony Lam, the ESTA endorsed candidate running for Trustee Area 4 (Independence and Piedmont Hills area) of East Union High School District.

Tony is excited to meet, listen, and fight for you. Before he can fight for you on the ESUHSD School Board, we need to help him win in November. ✊✊✊

We will have food so please use this RSVP Link or the QR code on the flyer: tinyurl.com/tlmg429

Our students deserve better!

Proposed ESUHSD Budget Cuts Threaten Student Services and Classrooms, Preserve District Office Administration

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Proposed ESUHSD Budget Cuts Threaten Student Services and Classrooms, Preserve District Office Administration At the ESUHSD Board Study Session on Tuesday, January 13, the superintendent presented a proposal to cut $6 million in direct services to students, a plan that would result in the elimination of 49 positions -- including teachers, counselors, social workers, and student-support staff. These proposed...

Op-Ed from ESUHSD Trustee Bryan Do regarding a deeply concerning matter.

Trustee Do outlines how ESUHSD Board President Van Le and Trustee Manuel Herrera violated the Brown Act for the second time in less than a year by arbitrarily and without notice restricting student speaking time.

For reducing public comment from 2 minutes to 1, specifically after seeing students who had waited hours with signs to advocate for their AP science classes, these board members effectively attempted to silence the very voices we are here to serve. This stance in stark contrast to previous meetings where the "red carpet" was rolled out for charter school supporters and political elites who were granted their full time to speak.

Targeting our students with these limitations simply because they were prepared to advocate for change as the betrayal of the democratic process. It is unacceptable to see political interests prioritize over the rights and participation of our students. The students of ESUHSD are the heart of our work. When board members devalue student input and disregard transparency, they fail in their primary responsibility to this district. As educators, we cannot support leadership that refuses to prioritize the voices of our students

You can read it directly here:
https://www.eastsideta.org/single-post/integrity-over-inconvenience-why-our-students-deserve-two-minutes-of-our-time

Ms. Vanessa Ferrando, one of our Spanish teachers at Andrew Hill High School, is coordinating a school-wide food drive with her student club and fellow ESTA members, Jen Eckley and Damien Quach. The drive runs Nov. 4–21. All in-kind donations will be delivered to Loaves & Fishes, one of our trusted community partners.

This year, due to increased needs at local food banks, Andrew Hill is also running a virtual food drive through Second Harvest Food Bank, similar to the past three years. Our school goal is to raise $2,500, and every dollar directly supports meals for families in our area.
🔗 Virtual Drive Link: https://impact.shfb.org/team/783716?is_new=true

We want to assure families that students will continue to receive free brunch, lunch, and supper every day through the Universal Meals Program. ESUHSD remains committed to providing healthy, balanced meals that include hot entrées, fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, and juice.