Dear school board members and superintendent Quon,

As Halloween and elections approach (both very scary prospects) we look at our staffs to encourage the kids and be a kid themselves in dressing in costume. There will be presidential masks, super heroes, and Giants! But are we not all Giants? Ones in which we carry students on our shoulders so they may see the other side? To place them closer to the stars? To help them overcome their fears? We are Giants to our students. This being a good time to reflect on that as Halloween and the color of orange and black bring the term Giants to a more meaningful conclusion. 

We will be entering a new beginning with Interest Based Bargaining. I hope that we can make a smooth transition one in which we can be happy with the final outcome as our interests are met.  For you see we can learn from the San Francisco Giants that team work can accomplish anything. The team concept in IBB is essential in its application.

Finally I would like to propose a thought as we enter the holiday season. It has become more evident that we have students who are in need of the basic essentials. We have families that are struggling to make ends meet. They may not have the ability to place food on their table this season. I would like for us both CEA and CUSD to work together so that our community may make it through these difficult times. We need to inform the parents that there are resources out there for them to use. That it is not humiliating to ask for help. That it is not as daunting a task to get the help that you may need. If we can draft a letter that gives these parents the resources to make that call so that their children will be fed. CEA will do whatever it can to help our community.