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Santa Rosa Teachers Association (SRTA) Resolution to Work Remotely Until January 1, 2021 or Until Such Time as Sonoma County Has No New COVID-19 Cases for Fourteen Consecutive Days.
SRTA Resolution No 20/21-001 - COVID19

Special Election for Open SRTA Secretary Position

9/11/2017

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SRTA has opened the special election process to elect a Secretary to complete the term of the previous election.
Term: October 2, 2017-June 30, 2018

Declaration of Candidacy Form

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Election Timeline

September 7, 2017
  • Announce election dates
  • Provide election materials
  • Open nominations
September 15,2017
  • Declaration of Candidacy Forms due
  • Deliver to CTA office at 2490 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95403-4127
    NO LATER THAN 4:00pm
  • Signature required on Declaration of Candidacy Form
September 20, 2017
  • Election flyers must be submitted for approval by the Election Committee.
    Email to Johnathon Muchow at jmuchow10@gmail.com
September 21, 2017
  • SRTA candidate flyers sent to SRTA members electronically
September 25-October 2, 2017
  • SRTA election
  • Voting to be conducted by electronic ballot via personal email.
  • Voting closes at 4:00pm on October 2, 2017
October 2, 2017
  • Candidates notified of results
October 6, 2017
  • Deadline for filing challenges to the initial election
October 16-October 26, 2017
  • SRTA run off election if necessary
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Tentative Agreement Forum - Tuesday, September 12th

9/10/2017

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Updated 9/18 with current list of site visits.
Updated 9/19 to include the notes taken at the meeting.

The TA Forum will be held on Tuesday, September 12th at 4pm in the Piner High Auditorium.

We want to acknowledge the incredible work our negotiations team has done, while admitting the TA is far less than we deserve. Please come, bring your questions and hear the responses.

AGENDA
Move: President Will Lyon and Chief Negotiator Kathryn Howell (with the help of negotiation team Members) will explain the TA and how it came to be
Follow: There will be a brief “Pro” presentation
Oppose: There will be a brief “Con” presentation
Bystander: There will be an open mike time for Questions and Comments from others, with a 1 minute time limit per speaker. (Speakers may have an additional minute after all others have been given an opportunity to speak.)

Executive Board and Negotiation Team members are visiting sites during these next couple of weeks to answer questions.

Current Site Visitation Schedule (Will be updated as more visits are scheduled):
Dates Tentative.
Friday, September 8th
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Lawrence Cook
  • Maria Carrillo HS
  • Santa Rosa HS
Monday, September 11th
  • Helen Lehman
Tuesday, September 12th
  • Herbert Slater
  • Montgomery
Thursday, September 14th
  • Luther Burbank
  • Albert Biella
Monday, September 18th
  • Hilliard Comstock
  • CCLA
Tuesday, September 19th
  • James Monroe
  • Rincon Valley MS
Wednesday, Sptember 20th
  • Brook Hill

More to follow.
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We will have the ratification vote in October.

Notes Taken at the Member Forum

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SRTA Days of Action: Fact Finding

9/8/2017

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On Tuesday and Wednesday September 5th and 6th SRTA and SRCS made their presentations to the three person Fact Finding panel. One of the three panel members was appointed by SRTA, one by SRCS, and the third was mutually agreed upon. If SRTA and SRCS are not able to come to an agreement that can be presented to SRTA membership then the Fact Finding panel will write a non-binding report that can be expected in approximately six weeks.

SRTA's presentation was made by the SRTA Negotiating Team led by SRTA Chief Negotiator Kathryn Howell and supported by SRTA President Will Lyon, SRTA Vice-president Tawni Johnson, and Mark Mitchell from the California Teachers Association (CTA), as well as the Negotiation Team: Dan Swedenborg, Danita Haynes, Ginger Matich, Maddie Doyle, and George Peterson.

SRTA began its presentation with an opening statement by our Chief Negotiator Kathryn Howell (see below).

SRCS's presentation was made by a lawyer representing the district office. At least one other lawyer represented the district along with District staff. One legal firm was hired at a rate of $230/hr. (source, Board Agenda 6/28/17, item E-5, in the attached contracts list item 3,4 business services.) This has cost the school district an undisclosed amount over the course of negotiations. Tuesday alone this cost the district $3,910 for ONE of their attorneys ($230/hr for 17 hours of negotiations).

On Tuesday, in support our negotiating team more than 70 SRTA teachers and community members picketed in front of Santa Rosa High School to raise awareness in the community. At approximately 4pm the demonstrators marched to the District Office to make our voices heard and to support our negotiating team.

See photos and videos below the statement.

SRTA Opening Statement to the Panel

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SRTA Members Working Hard for a Better Contract

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Tentative Agreement Reached Between SRTA and SRCS (Post Updated 9/8/17)

9/7/2017

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Post updated 9/8/17 (see below).
On September 5th and 6th SRTA and SRCS met for more than 25 hours (17 hours Tuesday, 8 hours Wednesday) to make their presentations to the Fact Finding panel and negotiating to come to a tentative agreement.

There will be a negotiations update forum Tuesday, September 12th at 4pm at Piner High School Auditorium to answer any questions about the tentative agreement. 

SRTA understands that this agreement is not what we deserve, but it the best the district can do at this time. SRTA will continue our diligence in compelling the district to become a destination spot for teachers, instead of a last resort.  We need to create an environment for bargaining that makes taking care of us central to taking care of our students.  The Executive Board and Negotiating Team members will be visiting sites soon.

The joint statement and tentative agreement are posted below.

UPDATES TO POST


New attached documents below: The special ed documents attached below are the starting points for negotiations about special ed caseloads and class sizes.

The following is from an email sent to members on the morning of 9/8/17. Minor edits made to fix an error in the original email.

Tentative Agreement Backstory

SRTA and SRCS signed a Tentative Agreement on Sept. 6, 2017 to settle negotiations for the 2016-2017 school year. The TA needs to be ratified by the SRTA members, SCOE, and the SRCS Board before it goes into effect.

The lead fact finder made it clear that her report would not show any more money available than what the district had put on the table in their first proposal. The district is suffering from poor fiscal choices and mistakes made by the former CBO, mistakes made by the former CFO, and the district’s inability to know where their money was going and how much they had. The district needs to be able to prove to SCOE that they will remain solvent for the next three years.  They are in deficit spending, and teetering on the brink of disaster due to these poor fiscal choices.

The parameters of fact finding were very narrow.  We were able to move the district on language in all areas that were originally “sun shined”.

Designated Hourly Teachers
The Designated Hourly teachers are SRTA members, but historically they have been treated horrifically. The TA moves these members onto the same salary schedule as the rest of us and folds them into our unit with the same rights as the rest of us. This includes their medical benefits.

Special Education Class Size and Case Load
The TA creates an agreement with the district to create a committee to implement the best practices in creating manageable class sizes for Special Education. Our proposal will be used at the starting point for the committee.

Adjunct Duty and Staff Meetings
The TA puts the existing MOU back in place, but we reserve the right to negotiate the terms.

Compensation
This is a turning point in the district’s attitude with regard to negotiations around compensation.The dollars for compensation were set up in such a way to prevent a negative status with SCOE and could not be changed or wiggled around. The district is obligated to prove to SCOE that they are financial stable three years out.

 Summary of Numbers:
  • 2016-17 (last year)
    • 0.5% one time off schedule bonus ($400,000)
    • Restoration of 3 PD days. ($1,296,000)
    • Nothing additional on benefits.  
 
  • 2017-18 (this year)
    • $500 total on benefits ($200,000)  
    • 0.5% increase ON schedule salary ($400,000)
 
  • 2018-2019 (next year)
    • $500 total on benefits($200,000)  
    • 1.0% increase ON schedule salary ($800,000)


H & W Benefits are ongoing.  Now: $2500, next year $3000, and the year following $3500. 
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 Couple Healthcare Benefits when both work in our district
Not included in the document, but agreed to during negotiations, is that these couples will be fairly compensated.  These couples had to choose to be on one plan, and only get one $2500 benefit, or be on separate plans to both get the $2500 benefit.  We had scheduled arbitration in our fight to correct this practice.  Now, they will receive back-payment for the $2500 that was kept from them, and they each will receive the full benefit compensation moving forward.
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Many thanks and gratitude to everyone who participated in Blue and Gold days, packed the board meetings, spoke up for your friends and colleagues, leafleted and picketed to raise community awareness and show the district that we fully supported our bargaining team.
YOU are the reason we were able to reach this deal.
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Joint Statement by SRTA and SRCS

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Tentative Agreement Between SRTA and SRCS

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Special Ed Documents

14.6 Special Education Caseload
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School Psychologist Coordinator
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16.6.3 Lead School Psychologist Coordinator/Lead Nurse Coordinator
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14.6.5 Caseload/Class Size
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Caseload/Class Size Proposal
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