I'll see your COLA, and raise you 5.5%

It's a critically important time for cyber-lobbying.

The House budget which passed on Monday includes a 3.9% COLA increase in teacher salary, plus a 1% catch-up to make up for one of the years with no raise we endured a few years back, plus another .6% in levy equalization money for districts (like us!) that weren't grandfathered in under the higher levy lid rate. The end sum is a possible 5.5% raise, IF we can get it through the Senate and the Governor.

That's where you come in. Please take a few minutes to follow the link off of this page and send an email to your state senator letting him or her know that the increased COLA is important to you. If you live in the 3rd or 6th legislative districts (Senators Lisa Brown and Chris Marr, respectively) it's especially important, and they seem to be on the fence right now.

Contacts from people who live in their district make a world of difference. Please take a few minutes (not from your work computer!) and let your voice be heard!