Happy Friday! Have a Great Thanksgiving Break!
Happy Friday! We are grateful to you for being the steady, inspiring force that keeps our school community moving forward. Your work changes lives, often in ways you may never fully see, and we are truly grateful for all you do. We hope you have a great Thanksgiving week!
Updates will come out every Friday EXCEPT for the last Friday of the quarter (the KHSTA Newsletter will arrive on these dates). Please check your junk mail folder if you are not receiving them. Past updates will be archived on the KHSTA website (khsta.org).
SAFE SPACE TRAINING
The district is offering Safe Space training on December 2, 2025 at Del Oro. The training is designed to empower educators to identify and assess the level of inclusivity in their classrooms and schools, as well as receiving tools and resources to provide safe and inclusive spaces in their classrooms. All levels of knowledge are welcome! To register, go to https://kernhigh.k12oms.org/2590-273512. An informational flyer is attached.
LAST WEEK - THE STANDARD -- OPEN ENROLLMENT
Great news!!! The Standard is doing an open enrollment from October 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025! This means that if you don’t have disability insurance and you want to get it WITH GUARANTEED ENROLLMENT AND NO HEALTH QUESTIONS ASKED, this is the time!! The plan would go into effect after you work 10 days in the month after you sign up. They are also offering open enrollment on up to $100,000 of life insurance.
To find more information, go to standard.com/cta/justforyou.
AMERICAN FIDELITY - OPEN ENROLLMENT
American Fidelity is offering open enrollment through December 19th for its cafeteria plans. Some of the included options are their FLEX spending accounts (pre-tax medical and child care), supplemental hospital and cancer plans, and whole and term life insurance policies. We will have a flyer with additional information after Thanksgiving break.
KHSD INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM
If you have safety issues or concerns on your campus, you can file them using the forms in the KHSD Injury And Illness Prevention Program handbook.
10 MINUTE MEETINGS
Your site reps will be doing monthly 10 minute meetings to help keep you informed. Reps should be having a 10 minute meeting to answer questions regarding the tentative contract. This month’s topic is Grievances vs. Complaints. Next month’s topic? Grade Submission and Pressure to Change Grades.
CONFERENCES
KHSTA has reached the limit for grants this year! Over 50 grants have been given to attend various conferences. Conferences may be re-opened if recipients are unable to go.
Happy Friday!! Enjoy your Thanksgiving break!
KHSTA Executive Board
President: Cathy Adams (FrHS)
Vice President: Mindy Montanio (HHS)
Secretary: Stephanie Valenzuela (AHS)
Treasurer: Norma Procell (HHS)
State Council Reps
Elise Sotello (KL)
Kim Lee (AHS)
Tamara Clark (VWHS)
Joanne Barrick (HHS)
Candi Romero (TDS)
Past President: Vickie Shoenhair (Shafter)
Membership Chair: Dave Ziegler (LHS)
Bargaining, Grievance Chair: Mindy Montanio (HHS)
PAC Chair: Allysa Jones (FHS)
Equity Team: Lori Toia, LGBTQ+ Rep
Site Representatives
Arvin: Stephanie Valenzuela,
Ty Newton
BAS: Linda Colvin
BHS: Hillary Sanders,
Randy Bennett
CHS: Kayole Bradford, Kim Henry
CVHS: Alix Garcia
DOHS: Olive Garrison,
Hannah Richert
District (includes all district programs):
Danny Arretche (KL),
Isaac Rocha (JCC)
EBHS: April Bynum,
Rosemary Silverman
Foothill: Elizabeth Deckard,
Allysa Jones
Frontier: Lara Winn
GVHS: Victoria Hinojosa
HHS: Meaghan Barber Smith
IHS: Robb Polski, Tanya Whitehouse
KVHS: Casey Robinson
LHS: David Ziegler,
Marycoco Ramirez
MMHS: Brooke Malley Ault,
Matt Day
NHS: Erika Zeimet, Tonya Davis
Nueva:
RHS: Kim Smith, Nathan Claunch
ROP/CTEC: Chad Wright,
Scott Trimble
Shafter: Jessica Smith,
Brian Feaster
South: Rebekah Ingle,
Dante Borradori
Stockdale: Gaby Scully
TDS: Candi Romero
VWHS: Karen Roberts*
Vista: Julie Burke
West: Eliza Pearsy, Steve Willis
Liaisons
COUNSELOR: Joanne Barrick (HHS)
NURSE: Jamie Henry (IHS)
PSYCHOLOGIST: Angelina Gonzales (ABLE)
TEACHER-LIBRARIAN: Amanda Rude (SHS)
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