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October Technology Committee Meeting

02-Nov-11

Here are the minutes from the October Technology Committee Meeting.

Technology Committee Minutes-10-27-11

REP COUNCIL PACKET – OCTOBER 25, 2011

17-Oct-11

OCTOBER 25, 2011 REP COUNCIL PACKET

CTA Membership Benefits

13-Oct-11

Is Your CTA Death and Dismemberment Beneficiary Information Correct?
As an active CTA member, you are automatically eligible for benefits under the CTA Death & Dismemberment Plan.  This plan is provided by the CTA Economic Benefits Trust and requires no premium payments from you.  It provides up to a $2,000 death benefit, up to a $10,000 accident death & accidental dismemberment benefit, and a $50,000 occupational/association leader accidental death & accidental dismemberment benefit.
 
We strongly recommend that you register a beneficiary.  By registering a beneficiary, you will have peace of mind knowing that proceeds will be paid according to your specifications.  If you have not registered a beneficiary, or if you can’t remember whether you did, or you realize it’s time to update your beneficiary, please take a few minutes to do so online by following these steps:
 
1. Go to www.cta.org,
2. Sign in (registration is required for first-time users – please have your Membership ID number ready),
3. Click on “My Profile” (found in orange box near “You Are CTA”), and
4. Click on the “Update Beneficiaries” tab and complete fields.
If you have difficulty with this online process, contact the Member Benefits Department at 650-552-5200.
 
News from The Standard
Newly hired CTA member, or new in your district?
If you’re a newly hired CTA member or new in your district, now’s the time to get coverage. During your first 120 days of new employment, you have a special opportunity to apply for Disability Insurance and/or up to $200,000 of Life Insurance. Don’t miss this opportunity – call The Standard’s dedicated CTA Customer Service Department at 800.522.0406 for more information or apply online at www.cta.org/thestandard.
 
For costs and further details of the coverage and this enrollment opportunity, including the exclusions, benefit waiting periods, and reductions or limitations and the terms under which the policy may be continued in force, please contact Standard Insurance Company at 800.522.0406 (TTY).
 
Family status change?
Remember that within 31 days of a family status change, you can add Disability Insurance and/or increase Life insurance coverage up to $200,000. Family status changes include: birth/adoption, marriage/domestic partnership, loss of spousal employment, and other qualifying events. For more information about this enrollment opportunity, or to file a claim, visit us at www.cta.org/thestandard.
 
For costs and further details of the coverage and this enrollment opportunity, including the exclusions, benefit waiting periods, and reductions or limitations and the terms under which the policy may be continued in force, please contact Standard Insurance Company at 800.522.0406 (TTY).

Contract Ratified

12-Oct-11

Thank you for participating in our ratification vote.  You have voted to accept the tentative agreement.

Technology Committee Meets

03-Oct-11

Technology Commettee Minutes-9-11

NCLB – What do you think?

30-Sep-11

Please read the article below and respond to it in the comments section of this post. 

Majority of states lining up to ditch No Child Left Behind Educators say Bush-era law leads to counterproductive ‘teaching to the test’ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44693695/ns/today-education_nation/

Tentative Agreement and Ratification Vote

28-Sep-11

The below language has been tentatively agreed to for the 2011-2012 school year. The calendar for 13-14 is attached. Please review the language and calendar, and be prepared to vote on October 11, 2011.  If you have questions about any changes, please check with your site representatives.

The text below is not showing red for the changes, please check the attached files for the easiest way to read the changes and the 13-14 calendar. 2013-2014_Calendar and  ACT_Tentative Agreement Update

The district has also agreed to start forming a workgroup to look at possible improvements in special education.

Thanks for all you do!

Hank Mollet

ACT Update as of 9/12/11

Definitions

 

3.31 “Professional Dress and Grooming” Dress and grooming standards that present an image consistent with job responsibilities and assignment, and that do not endanger the health and safety of the unit member. 

5.14.3 Teachers at continuation school are required to report grades and credits up to eight (8) times per year through the student electronic grade reporting system.

10.5.1 Number of Periods . The number of periods assigned each full-time unit member who is assigned to the classroom at a comprehensive high school shall be six (6). Five (5) of these shall be instructional periods and one (1) period shall be for preparation and shall be free of any assigned activities, except for IEP activities, meetings with supervisors regarding evaluation observations, parent conferences, and classroom substitution as in 10.5.4. The number of periods assigned each full-time unit member who is assigned to the classroom at a continuation high school shall be eight (8) plus an advisement session. Five (5) of these shall be instructional periods, two (2) periods shall be for preparation and shall be free of any assigned activities, except for IEP activities, meetings with supervisors regarding evaluation observations, parent conferences, and classroom substitution as in 10.5.4, and one (1) period will be defined through a collaborative process with input from teachers and administrators. An advisement session will be conducted daily during each session.

10.5.6.3 Non-Classroom Duties . Unit members (including part-time unit members) are required to attend school-wide staff meetings, department meetings, staff development/collaboration/house/academy meetings as in 10.5.6.4, one back-to-school, report card, or open house night. Unit members (including part-time unit members) may be required to attend professional growth activities; staff development meetings, and to participate in necessary pupil supervision or work assignments. 

10.5.6.4 Staff Meetings . There shall be one school wide staff meeting per month not to exceed one and one-half (1½) hours in length that will include all bargaining unit members. When a majority of staff agrees, the staff meetings may occur after school. When period-by-period meetings are called by the administration in lieu of a staff meeting, the unit member has the option of attending the meeting during his/her preparation period or attending an identical meeting held after school on the same day. On shortened pupil days, the staff is required to attend seven and one-quarter (7¼) hours. School meetings on these days shall be designated as follows:

One Week – School-Wide Staff Meeting

One Week – Department Meetings

One Week – Staff Development/Collaboration with Dept/House/Academy 

One Week – Staff Development/Collaboration

Fifth Week – Staff Development/Collaboration developed by site leadership committee

11.1.1 On the basis of a five (5) period teaching assignment , regular day classroom teachers may be assigned a pupil load of 183 for the first semester and 174 for second semester. Teachers at the continuation high school and Newcomer program shall be assigned a pupil load not to exceed 125 (not including Advisement) based on an average class size ratio of 25:1.

15.1.5 The primary evaluator  shall be the principal to whom the unit member is immediately responsible or a designee who has the authority to effectively evaluate the unit member. In the case of a unit member assigned to more than one school, there will be one evaluation done by one principal. The evaluator will be determined by mutual agreement between the involved principals; a principal who does not evaluate shall have input into the process. Department chairpersons or other unit members shall not participate in or have input in the evaluation of any fellow member of the bargaining unit.  

15.1.14.2 In the case of a permanent unit member who receives an overall satisfactory rating but receives ratings on multiple sub-standards which do not meet standards, the evaluator shall identify standards needing improvement, and complete Appendix B.

INTENT: ACT and the District agree to form a committee of teachers and administrators to develop consistency and relevance in the evaluation process.

19.6 Property Damage  

 

19.6.1 Reimbursement Privileges

19.6.1.1 The District shall provide for reimbursement of personal property that is used for and is necessary to the fulfillment of the unit member’s responsibility to the District when such property is lost, destroyed, or damaged by action of arson, burglary, or vandalism.

19.6.1.1.1 When a unit member’s vehicle is vandalized on school property and located in the staff designated parking area, a $200 reimbursement toward the employee’s insurance deductible shall be made upon receipt that repairs have been completed. At the time the employee notices the vandalism, he/she must report such vandalism to a site administrator and file a report with law enforcement. A claim for reimbursement must be filed within six (6) months of the incident. The District will make reasonable efforts to provide a safe environment for employee vehicles.

25.2.1 Summer School Salary shall be paid at the hourly rate of pay for on-line instruction and direct teaching models. Formula for Full TimeEmployees per Diem x 19.14

25.3 Bargaining unit members shall report to assigned summer school classrooms fifteen minutes before classes start and remain up to fifteen minutes after the completion of the last class. The overall daily time period shall not exceed five (5) hours and fifty (50) minutes. For the twenty-three (23) day schedule, or not to exceed four (4) hours and fifty (50) minutes for the twenty-nine (29) day schedule.  

 

26.1.9.9 Other Duty Assignments Pay Codes

 

Academy Advisor (no release time)   $3,000.00  
Academy Advisor (with release, 1 period)   $2,000.00  
House Advisor (no release time)   $3,000.00  
House Advisor (with release time)   $2,000.00  
SLC Advisor (no release time)   $3,500.00  
SLC Advisor (with release, 1 period)   $2,500.00  

30.1.3 The Committee shall recommend equipment, network access and software selectionand/ use and staff development; as well as revision or alteration of procedures for computer use or for pupil supervision and other district wide instructional technology decisions.

APPENDIX A

The following procedures have been developed in order to:

1. Systematize and provide guidelines for the selection of a unit member to accept a sixth (6th) instruction period.

2. Provide all certificated staff members with equal opportunity to teach a sixth (6th) period within their department.

A. Department Lists

(1) There shall be established at each school within the District a “Rotation List for Teaching a Sixth Instructional Period.” There shall be one (1) such list for each department within the school. A teacher shall be included on the list in the department he/she is currently teaching or on the list of another department of which he/she is credentialed to teach. Continuation and Community Day School are separate schools.