District Offers 1%

On Monday, January 22^nd, the LTA Bargaining Team, led by veteran negotiator Lisa Rubio (Huerta) and including Priscilla Avila (Moffett), Justin Catalan (TOSA), Gary Moore (LMS), Jim Nadler (LMS) and Andrew Staiano (CTA staff), met with the LSD team, made up of Hiacynth Martinez (Personnel), Kevin Franklin (Fiscal Services), Eddie Garcia (Pupil Services), Lissett Pichardo (LMS principal) and Steve Andelson (attorney) for a half-day bargaining session.  This was the fifth meeting between the two teams this negotiations cycle.

The district shared its latest financial report, the 2017-2018 1^st Interim Report.  The 1^st Interim projects lower-than-expected revenues (due mostly to lower-than-hoped-for enrollment growth) and higher-than-expected expenses for this year, which means the available reserves are lower than projected last June.  In response to LTA’s 4% salary increase proposal made at the previous bargaining session, the district verbally proposed a 1% increase for the 2017-2018 school year, to be paid as a lump sum in July 2018.

In addition to the district’s salary proposal, Dr. Eric Medrano (Director of Special Education) met with both teams to discuss LTA’s proposals for including students with IEPs on general ed teachers’ rosters to prevent overcrowding due to inclusion.

The two teams are scheduled to continue the compensation conversation on Tuesday, February 6^th.  As always, thank you all for your continued patience and support.  We appreciate your words of encouragement and when you who wear your LTA shirts on bargaining days!

No written proposals were exchanged this meeting, but the full text of all previous LTA and district proposals can be viewed in previous posts below.