The LTA Bargaining Team this year is led by Lisa Rubio (Huerta) and includes Sigrid Caballero (SpEd preschool), Justin Catalán (Moffett), Jim Nadler (LMS) and Andrew Staiano (CTA staff). The LSD team includes Hiacynth Martinez (Personnel), Kevin Franklin (Fiscal Services) and Steve Andelson (attorney).

On April 26^th, the LTA Bargaining Team sunshined the contract articles it will be opening this year, and the required public hearing on the sunshine was held on May 24^th. On May 24^th, the district also sunshined the contract articles they will be opening, and their public hearing will be held at the School Board meeting on June 14^th.

As you may have noticed, the bargaining process has moved more slowly this year than in recent years. This is primarily because the School Board canceled Board meetings in March, April and May, which delayed the sunshine/public hearing process for both LTA and the district. Fortunately, all of our MOUs with the district are for both the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years, so current language about class sizes, planning time, and summer PD will be in effect for one more year. Additionally, negotiating salary and benefits in the fall may work to our advantage because there are a number of uncertainties right now regarding the state budget. School Services of California (the company most school districts look to for budgetary forecasts) has warned of a possible financial downturn, as well as questions about the continuation of Prop 30, and has advised school districts to bargain conservatively. Once the final state budget is passed in June, and we have a better idea about the likelihood of the Children’s Education and Healthcare Protection Act (the successor to Prop 30) passing, we may be in a more favorable bargaining environment.

LTA Sunshine Articles:

• ARTICLE 6: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
• ARTICLE 7: WORK YEAR & HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT
• ARTICLE 9: CLASS SIZE
• ARTICLE 21: SPECIAL EDUCATION

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District Sunshine Articles:

• ARTICLE 6: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
• ARTICLE 10: LEAVE PROVISIONS
• ARTICLE 18: SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
• ARTICLE 25: TERM
• The district has also proposed eliminating ARTICLE 14: PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW PROGRAM and ARTICLE 15: STAFF DEVELOPMENT BUY BACK DAYS because the state no longer funds these programs.

download the full LSD Sunshine

The LTA Bargaining Team is committed to improving the learning environment for students and the working conditions for teachers in Lennox. We believe our proposals will help meet the needs of teachers and assist the district in the era of Common Core and LCFF/LCAP. It is our desire to reach an agreement as soon as possible, but not at the expense of achieving important goals that will help our students, benefit our members, and be consistent with the priorities of the Lennox community.

download this Bargaining Update #1