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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

​SRTA Passes COVID-19 MOU and Resolution!

7/21/2020

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SRTA has passed both the MOU and Resolution with strong consensus

COVID-19 Pandemic and Return To School 2020-2021 MOU (link)
PASSED - 95.5% YES

SRTA Resolution No 20/21-001 (link)
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 
PASSED - 89.0% YES

Total voters: 68.6%

Thank you to Kyla BradyLong, Tyson Ruszler and Susan Fries for running smooth elections for SRTA.
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Income Inequality is a Social Justice Issue - Superintendent offered a 17.5% raise.

6/24/2019

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SRTA Encourages Members and the Community  to Speak Out Against the Outsized Salary Increase  For the Superintendent
Santa Rosa City Schools has made extraordinary measures to create equity for our students, but not so with income inequality for our staff. They are considering giving the superintendent a 17.5% increase over two years while teachers and site administrators will receive 7%.  This is income inequality, and it is disgraceful. If 7% over two years is good enough for teachers and site administrators, then it should be good enough for the boss.

In 2018-19, SRCS teacher salaries were 8.6% BELOW the state average (and healthcare was 61.5% below the state average!) The superintendent’s salary was AT the state average of $200k.

If this salary increase is ratified, in 2020-21 SRCS teacher salaries are projected to improve to 5.9% BELOW the state average (but not healthcare); the superintendent salary is projected to be 12.9% ABOVE the state average. This, while dozens of our classified staff make less than $15 an hour, and Santa Rosa ranks among the five least affordable cities for teachers to live in the US (link).

A budget is a values statement.  Board members and district officials who support this inequitable salary increase should be ready to field tough questions about why they value the superintendent 2.5 times more than teachers and site administrators in future salary negotiations and School Board elections. What will they say if SRTA or CSEA asks for a 17.5% raise over two years, or asks for an immediate jump to 12.9% over the state average? SRTA and our community will be asking and watching.
Table comparing SRTA and Superintendent salaries to the state average.
Source: Sacramento Bee Search average teacher, superintendent pay for California school districts

SRTA encourages our members to speak out. Please email the school board and come to the school board meeting to express your concerns about this disproportionately large raise for the boss. All employees should be brought up to the state average as soon as possible and in a fair, honest, and equitable way raising all boats together.

Please email the board and tell them what you think of the proposal.
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School Board -- Santa Rosa City Schools  
President Jen Klose: 
jen@kloselegal.com

Vice President Laurie Fong:
lfong@srcs.k12.ca.us​

Clerk Stephanie Manieri:
stephaniemanieri@gmail.com

Ed Sheffield
edsheff5@gmail.com​
707-694-3318
Texts welcome per June 12th board meeting

Jill McCormick:
jmccormick@srcs.k12.ca.us

Omar Medina:
omedina@srcs.k12.ca.us

Alegría De La Cruz:
adelacruz@srcs.k12.ca.us
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SRTA Signs Tentative Agreement!

3/27/2019

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  • Updated 9:30pm with the full text of the TA. See below for original post.
  • Update 3/31: Ratification vote scheduled for 4/8-4/15.

Full Text Of The Tentative Agreement

The document includes replacement language for several articles in the contract.

TA file updated 4/9/19 with corrected Article 6 and Article 16 language. Also, Attachment J - Department Chair Index was added.
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The Negotiations Team welcomes your questions, concerns, and input. Please contact us with the following link SRTA Member Input for the Negotiations Team.

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Today’s Negotiations Highlight

The SRCS and SRTA Negotiations teams met today, and signed a Tentative Agreement!

Please attend the Town Hall TOMORROW 3/28 @ Santa Rosa High School 4pm for all the details, and time for questions and answers.

Tentative Agreements Reached

Here are the big wins:
  • Salary:
    • July 2019:    3%
    • July 2020:    4%
  • Medical Benefit    
    • July 2019:    $750
    • July 2020:    $750
  • Dental            
    • July 2019:    $200
    • July 2020:    $0
  • Professional Development:
    • 2 days ongoing
  • Class size:     
    • Math 1: 28:1
      • High school - all grades
    • ELA 9th grade: 28:1
    • Science 9th grade: 28:1 ​

Next Steps

  • Watch your personal email for the full text of the TA. It will be shared as soon as it is available.
  • Vote in the ratification vote via personal email (dates TBA).
  • If we ratify this, then the SRCS Board and SCOE will need to approve it.

Your Negotiations Team and Officers,

Lead Negotiator Kathryn Howell, Danita Haynes (Home and Hospital and ISP), Ginger Matich (Special Services), Dan Swedenborg (Elementary), George Peterson (Middle School), Maddie Doyle (High School), Will Lyon (President), Tawni Johnson (Vice President), Kris Ackerman (Secretary), Margie BradyLong (Treasurer).
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Special SRTA Update: Member Under Fire

3/13/2019

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If we stand for respectful treatment of all SRTA members, we must stand united in support of one member who is being treated more than disrespectfully and is being threatened with termination by the district. SRTA contends this is in retaliation for advocating for students by asking difficult questions.

To further support our union sister who is being unfairly prosecuted, we are sharing the Unfair Labor Practice charge prepared by our CTA attorney with our members. At the recent CTA State Council meeting, the unjust treatment of teachers in our district and particularly Kris Bertsch-Rydell was adopted as a statewide cause for action. The CTA monthly magazine, California Educator, is scheduled to run an article about Kris Bertsch-Rydell and the unfair charges against her in their next issue.

When members are bullied or threatened, it has a chilling effect on their ability to speak up for themselves, each other, and their students. The most effective way to combat this is to stand up for each other en masse.

Please find below a link to the Unfair Labor Practice SRTA/CTA has filed on behalf of Kris Bertsch-Rydell, counselor at Santa Rosa High School. This document refutes the claims against Kris, our SRTA High School Level Rep. This transparency should help even the most skeptical observer join their voice in the chorus to end this persecution and demand respectful treatment of all staff.
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SRTA Unfair Labor Practice Charge Filed On Behalf of SRTA Member Kris Bertsch-Rydell - February 2019
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