Bargaining Update #1
Your LTA Bargaining Team met with the district on May 28, 2013. The LTA team includes Polo Marquez (LMS 7/8), Sigrid Caballero (pre-school), Fidel Lopez (Moffett), Lisa Rubio (Huerta) and Jeff Good (CTA Staff). The district team includes Kent Taylor (Deputy Superintendent) and Kevin Franklin (Director of Fiscal Services).
Your team made comprehensive proposals on Article 6: Compensation and Benefits, Article 7: Work Year and Hours of Employment and Article 18: School Leadership. The district made no new proposals. Our next bargaining session is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
full text of the proposals
Your team is committed to improving the learning environment for students and the working conditions for teachers in Lennox. We recognize the hard work and sacrifices we’ve made in the past, as well as the need to empower teachers to act as agents of progressive change in our schools. We believe our proposals will help meet the needs of teachers and assist the district in this new era of the Common Core. We will be holding two Q&A sessions to answer any questions: Thursday, May 30th, 3:30 pm at Moffett Elementary and Monday, June 3rd, 3:30 pm at LMS Library.
Bargaining Summary
We are seeking to maintain the current 22-check pay cycle next year, with the first check for next year being issued on August 20, 2013. We also want this language to be a permanent part of the contract rather than an MOU that will expire and revert to the current 10-month, one check per month language
| Article 6.1: Compensation and Benefits (Pay-Cycle) | |
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Current Contract, Article 6.1
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Teachers will be paid on a 10-month system, twice a month, for a total of 20 checks during the 2012-2013 school year. Unit members will be paid on a 10-month system, once a month, for a total of 10 checks beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. |
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Current MOU, Article 6.1 (expires June 30, 2014) |
Unit members shall be paid twice monthly on an eleven (11) month pay cycle, for a total of 22 checks during the 2012-2013 fiscal year, beginning with the first paycheck on August 20, 2012. Unit members shall be paid once monthly on an eleven (11) month pay cycle, for a total of 11 checks during the 2013-2014 fiscal year. |
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LTA Proposal, Article 6.1 (permanent language) |
Unit members will be paid on an 11-month system, twice a month, for a total of 22 checks beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. |
We are seeking permanent language to replace the current contract language giving the district the right to 2½ hours of meetings after 3:15 per week. We would retain the current Wednesday minimum day structure, but would swap the 5 hours/month of meeting time after 3:15 with the 5 hours/month on Wednesdays between 2:00-3:15, meaning that all meetings and training would end by 3:15 and all time after 3:15 would be teacher discretionary time. At LMSTA we would limit meetings to 1 hour/week.
| Article 7: Work Years and Hours of Employment | |||||
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Current Contract, Article 7.8 |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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hours of employment: 7:45 am – 3:15 pm |
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| student day,elementary |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
| student day,middle school |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 1:48 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
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hours of employment: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm |
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| student day,high school |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
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2½ hours of meeting time per week outside of contract hours (10 hours per month) |
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Current MOU, Article 7.8 (expires June 30, 2014) |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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hours of employment: 7:45 am – 3:15 pm |
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| student day,elementary |
8:15 am – 2:52 pm |
8:15 am – 2:52 pm |
8:15 am – 1:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:52 pm |
8:15 am – 2:52 pm |
| student day,middle school |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 1:48 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
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hours of employment: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm |
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| student dayhigh school |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
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5 hours of meeting time per month outside of contract hours + 3 Wednesdays teacher discretion time 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm |
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LTA Proposal, Article 7.8 (permanent language) |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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hours of employment: 7:45 am – 3:15 pm |
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| student day,elementary |
8:15 am – 2:52 pm |
8:15 am – 2:52 pm |
8:15 am – 1:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:52 pm |
8:15 am – 2:52 pm |
| student day,middle school |
8:15am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 1:48 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
8:15 am – 2:38 pm |
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0 hours of meeting time per month outside of contract hours + All meeting will be held on Wednesdays between 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm |
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hours of employment: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm |
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| student dayhigh school |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
8:00 am – 3:15 pm |
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1 hour of meeting time per week for high school unit members |
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We seek to make permanent the current MOU language limiting adjunct duties to 10 hours/year.
| Article 7.9: Adjunct Duties | |
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Current Contract, Article 7.9 |
“Adjunct duty credit will be given on the site-level adjunct duty list…” (No structure and unlimited amount of time spent on adjunct duties.) |
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Current MOU, Article 7.9 (expires June 30, 2014) |
“Unit members will perform up to ten (10) hours of Adjunct Duty per year.”
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LTA Proposal, Article 7.9 (permanent language) |
“Unit members will perform up to ten (10) hours of Adjunct Duty per year.”
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We seek to establish LMSTA-style teacher leadership teams at all schools (including LMSTA).
| Article 18: School Leadership | |
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Current Contract, Article 18
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“Each school shall have a school leadership team to provide recommendations concerning the overall running of the school…” “The principal shall present and discuss the school budget including general fund revenue/expenditures and categorical revenue/expenditures, with the school leadership team. The principal and the school leadership team shall meet at least once a month, to discuss school wide, grade level, or departmental concerns…” “At LMSTA, the Leadership Team shall be made up of one person from each department and the principal. This committee will decide the manner in which the school is run. This team will make decisions on such issues as hiring recommendations, scheduling, curriculum, and other issues concerning the operation of the school…” |
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Current MOU, Article 18 |
(no changes) |
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LTA Proposal, Article 18 (Permanent Language)
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“The school leadership team shall be made up of one person from each grade level or department, and the school principal.” “The principal and the school leadership team shall meet at least once a month, during the unit member workday, to discuss school wide, grade level, or departmental concerns issues.” “At LMSTA, the Leadership Team shall be made up of one person from each department and the principal. This committee The school leadership team will shall decide the manner in which the school is run. The principal shall present and discuss the school budget, including general fund revenue/expenditures and categorical revenue/expenditures, with the school leadership team. This team will shall make decisions on such issues as hiring staffing recommendations, scheduling, curriculum, assessments, assessment calendars, professional development, and other issues concerning the operation of the school.” |
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