Hinsdale High School Teachers Association

Your HHSTA joint leadership team met over the summer to cover a wide range of topics, including:

• What are the most important issues we anticipate for the 2008-2009 school year?
• How can we better communicate with each other, with Association members, with District Administration, with the School Board?
• What does an “ideal” Association look like?
• How can we maximize the resources available to us through IEA and NEA?

One initial way discussed, then acted upon, for Association members to present a message of unity was to produce lapel pins for each Association member to wear.

The pins will bear our Association brand in antiqued gold finish. They will also have a magnetic back rather than standard sharp pin back, allowing them to be worn without damage to clothing.

We anticipate receiving them in time to be worn on Thursday, August 28th for Meet the Teachers night. We’re also asking Association members to wear their pins every Friday to show your Association sprit.

This simple act of unity is important because:

• It gives a human face to the Association for community members
• It emphasizes that our Association is stronger together than its members are individually
• It shows support for Association leadership as they address issues of long-term impact with district administrators

Your support in this effort will go a long way toward creating the type of Association we all wish to achieve!

Please contact a member of the Executive Team with your questions and comments.