Membership

We support Public Education!

We want the US Secretary of Education to be an educator!

Devos would be devastating to public Education!

We believe in public schools for EVERY student!

We support our schools!

We want our legislators to VOTE NO for Betsy Devos @senatorSchumer @SenGillibrand

PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FOR ALL CHILDREN! WE MUST SUPPORT THEM!

#WearRed4Ed

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On Saturday November 26, 2016 the beautiful PMCT Express Float made it’s way down Patchogue’s Main Street at the town’s annual Christmas Parade.   The PMCT Express was designed and created by the PMCT Outreach Chairpeople, Nadine Scalzo and Kerri Simeone.  A crew of talented executive board members and PMCT members helped hammer, nail, paint and decorate the float.  The final float was a holiday hit at the parade.   PMCT members, along with PMHS Key Club members, handed out pencils to children along the route while some of their own children rode on the float.  Thanks to all our members who joined in to help celebrate our amazing community and kick off the holiday season!

Thanks to the PMHS Key Club for their help handing out Candy and Pencils!

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Patchogue-Medford teachers are excited to get into the holiday spirit with their beautiful new float at Patchogue’s Village’s 54th Annual “Christmas Parade”.    We can’t wait to see all our students and parents on the parade route.   Below you can see some of the pictures from the float construction process.  Thanks to all our float builders!!

The parade is on Main Street from 6-8PM on Saturday, November 26, 2016.

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The Patchogue-Medford Congress of Teachers is proud to announce that it has won a New York State United Teacher’s Solidarity Grant.   Our executive board designed a strategic plan in 2015 that focused on building member engagement and building stronger coalitions within our community.  Through the hard work of our Political Action Chair, Syndee Zegel and past PMCT secretary, Linda Nowicki, a grant was written to help fund our plan.   The $15,000 award will be used to build member engagement through the use of “PMCT TV”.  Each faculty room will have an LCD display installed and a continuous loop of information will be available for members to view so as to keep up to date.  Also, each faculty room will have a bulletin board installed that will be dedicated to keeping  the PMCT up to date with pertinent information

The plan also calls for ways to work with our community groups.  Each elementary teacher will be providing note pads to the parents of their students to keep the lines of communication open. Teachers will also be using new stationary purchased through the grant for parent/teacher communication.  Along with the Chamber of Commerce, we’ll provide educational activity books branded with a PMCT Logo for a “Safe Halloween Event”.  Finally, our local will construct a float for use in local parade events.

The PMCT is dedicated to meeting the needs of both its members and the community: working together to educate the whole child.

These bulletin boards are in faculty rooms in all our buildings to keep members informed.

These TV’s are in faculty rooms in our buildings highlighting all our activities.

Notepads were given to all K-5 parents at open house nights.

A tweet from a happy parent thanking us for the notepad.

Sunday, October 23, 2016
at Suffolk County Community College – Riverhead Campus.
Walker check-in: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Walk begins: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Please check in at the NYSUT Suffolk table when you arrive.

Proudly wear your Patchogue-Medford Breast Cancer T-shirt.
(To receive a T-shirt your $10.00 donation and T-shirt order form must be given to your Building Outreach Rep. by Friday, September 30th.)
You can also wear your PMCT T-shirt/apparel
or Pat-Med colors!

DIRECTIONS FOR ON-LINE DONATIONS
1. Go to: www.makingstrideswalk.org
2. Go to: DONATE
3. Enter: PMCT Outreach
4. Click on: DONATE (in green)

Donations can be made online, or if you prefer, you can give
your donation to the Outreach Rep. in your building.
Checks made payable to the American Cancer Society.

A Making Strides Walk will also be taking place on Sunday,
October 16, 2016 at Jones Beach. PMCT Outreach Chairs will be present at this event. Please stop in to say hello and join us for snacks.
(You will also have the opportunity to hand in cash donations at the NYSUT tent on this date.)

https://patmedteachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Making-Strides-Walk-Flyer-.pdf – Click to see the flyer

The 2016 AFT convention was held at the Minneapolis Convention Center from July 17-21, 2016. Representing PMCT at the convention were Beth Warnken, PMCT President, Kevin Toolan, PMCT Vice President, Alicia Connelly-Foster, PMCT Secretary, Syndee Zegel, PMCT Political Action, and Linda Nowicki, PMCT Past Secretary and Delegate. At this years convention AFT celebrated 100 years of representing educators. You can read more about the 100 year celebration at this link http://www.aft.org/100years.

The PMCT delegates attended the educational issues committee where ESSA, recess and the I Refuse resolutions were discussed and debated.

Syndee Zegel, Linda Nowicki, Kevin Toolan, Alicia Connelly-Foster and Beth Warnken at the Minneapolis Convention Center representing PMCT.



The pin wall with our PMCT solidarity pin front and center.

Linda Nowicki and Syndee Zegel at the 100 years pin display.

Beth Warnken and Kevin Toolan at the 100 Years pin display.

Our PMCT delegates pictured with UFT MORE leader Jia Lee.

Alicia Connelly-Foster will be doing the introduction and opening remarks.  Let’s all come out and support her and continue to fight the fight to win back public education.

WHEN

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) – Add to Calendar

WHERE

St. Joseph’s College – 155 West Roe Boulevard Patchogue, NY 11772 – View Map

Public Education Forum – Hosted by Students Not Scores

Wed. March 2nd 7pm – The Old Coram Fire Department – 303 Middle Country Road, Coram