School and Community
Helping our communities is what being a CSEA member is all about. Whether we’re working for local charities or volunteering in youth sports programs, we serve our communities with the same pride that we serve our students and schools.
Giving back to the community is top priority
(6/11/07) Guadalupe Ruiz-Gilpas, a community liaison assisting underprivileged families in the Salinas Union High School District loves her community and shows it by volunteering in a variety of capacities...More
Farmersville bus driver honored as hero
(12/20/07) In Farmersville Chapter 518, Victor Flores works as a lead custodian and a bus driver—but his new title is hero...More
Classified employees give back during the holidays
(12/7/07) The very nature of a classified school employee’s job is to help. CSEA members nurture students’ bodies and minds, and they help keep school facilities clean and safe. They also spend countless hours volunteering for nonprofit and community service agencies...More
Member’s work inspires her art
(12/7/07) Students are often surprised to find out that Dolores Gonzalez-Haro, a health clerk with whom they interact on a daily basis, is an artist...More
Giving time to help sick children
(10/3/07) Randal Cormier, an audio/visual technician and member of Tustin Chapter 450, devotes a lot of his free time to volunteering for the Orange County Foundation for Children and Families. Those who receive services from this organization are children who suffer from cancer, and their families...More
School office manager keeps school running
(10/3/07) For more than two decades, Ronnie Mayer has served as the help desk, troubleshooter, health aide and surrogate mother at Jordan Elementary School...More
CSEA’s 81st Annual Conference
(8/3/2007) More than 2,100 CSEA members, staff and guests gathered in Las Vegas July 30–Aug. 3 for the Association’s 81st Annual Conference. Dedicated classified employees from all over California shared ideas, vote on resolutions, adopt a budget and present awards for outstanding service and achievement...More
Watchful Eyes: Classified Employees are on the front lines of keeping kids safe
(7/25/07) The world can be a scary place for parents, as accidents, natural disasters and other emergencies at schools are regular occurrences on television news. For eight hours a day, millions of children statewide are placed in the care and supervision of California’s schools—and we are the caretakers…More
Classified employees receive state and national recognition
(7/1/07) Thanks to CSEA, Classified school employees are receiving recognition and praise at both the state and the national levels. What’s more, the U.S. Congress and State of California want this recognition will become an annual event...More
CHP honors Monterey school bus driver
(7/1/07) During her 25 years as a school bus driver, Roslyn Da Silva has safely driven students enough miles to circle the Earth 22 times...More
Giving back to the community is top priority
(6/11/07) Guadalupe Ruiz-Gilpas, a community liaison assisting underprivileged families in the Salinas Union High School District loves her community and shows it by volunteering in a variety of capacities...More
Groundskeeper uses wartime experiences to stir students
(6/11/07) Chandara Vin Ouk Kun peaceful life as groundskeeper at Gunn High School in Palo Alto is a far cry from where he was in the early 1970s when he was fighting the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia...More
‘Farm Days’ keeps agricultural heritage
(6/11/07) Having lived on a dairy farm all her life, Janet Dyk a technology support assistant in Manteca helps students appreciate the farming industry through Farm Days...More
Natural leader helps her chapter, church
(6/11/07) Janie DeRevere, a health technician for Maricopa Unified lends a helping hand whenever she can...More
Serving the community has become a lifelong passion
(6/11/07) Office manager Althea Polanksi began working part time as a school employee nearly 20 years ago, she didn’t know it would lead to a lifetime of serving her community...More
Member keeps Native American culture alive
(6/11/07) Carolyn Echeverria is an instructional and computer aide in Azusa, but she is also a member of the Gabrielenos/Tongva tribe and Indian Commissioner for the City/County of Los Angeles...More
Paraeducators are integral to student achievement
(6/11/07) Paraeducators are key members of the teaching team; the backbone, heart and soul of the school. They instruct and inspire, and everyday, millions of parents entrust their children to them...More
Chapter gives to troops overseas
(6/11/07)CSEA’s Newport-Mesa chapter coordinated a program that sent 81 boxes of “comfort items” to American troops in Iraq...More
Giving is custodian’s call
(5/15/07) If there’s anyone at Guadalupe Elementary School that everyone says they can count on, it’s “Mr. Tony”...More
Vital Links
(4/19/07) Classified employees are crucial piece of parent-school partnership...More
Celebrate Classified School Employee Week May 20–26, 2007
(3/6/07) Since 1986, California has taken the third week in May to honoir the invaluable contributions of classified employees...More