New slate of officers to take new positions in June

LOS ANGELES –Toby Boyd, a member of the 24-leader Board of Directors, was elected to a two-year term as president of the 325,000-member California Teachers Association during the quarterly meeting of the State Council of Education in Los Angeles. CTA Secretary-Treasurer David Goldberg was elected Vice President.  Leslie Littman, also a member of the CTA Board of Directors, was elected Secretary-Treasurer. Their terms begin at the end of June.

“We congratulate Toby, David and Leslie for their victories today,” Heins said. “Their combined passion, commitment and knowledge of the association and teaching profession makes them a well-equipped team to lead the board of directors and the association through the next two years. With the Red for Ed movement growing across California and across this country, we need a unified leadership team ready to speak out for our students and ensure that our schools, colleges and communities have the support and resources needed to help all students succeed. I know this team will continue to engage all educators in the work of our union and will stand up to the corporate special interests and anti-public education forces that are actively trying to privatize our schools.”

Boyd, 60, of Elk Grove in Sacramento County, draws on 23 years in public education as a teacher, MESA (Mathematic, Engineering, Science Achievement) advisor and elementary coordinator for Elk Grove Unified School District, and also served as the liaison between the school district and the universities involved with the program.

Goldberg, 47, is currently serving his second term as Secretary-Treasurer. He has been an educator for more than 20 years spending most of his career as a bilingual teacher at Murchison Elementary in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

Littman, 50, of Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County, has taught AP US History, Economics and Government at Hart High School in the William S. Hart Union High School District for 23 years.

The State Council of Education is comprised of 800 democratically-elected educators from across the state and is the union’s top governing body.

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The 325,000-member CTA is affiliated with the 3.2 million-member National Education Association.