NEWS ALERT

MAY 23, 2013

Surplussing Suspended

The surplus for the 2013-14 school year has been a fiasco from the start. This is mainly because positions at the Superintendent’s Priority Schools have been excluded (a contract violation that SCTA will be grieving) from the process.  Yesterday the District ran out of elementary positions, leaving more than 50 members with no options.   As a result, the surplus placement process guaranteed in Article 8 of the collective bargaining agreement has been suspended at this time.  SCTA is hopeful that more positions will become available after the 31^st of May.   As a result SCTA will be asking the District to suspend the process for everyone until the first week in June in hopes that more positions will appear.

NEWS MESSENGER

MAY 8, 2013

Hide and Seek 

As we get closer to this year’s surplus process that is scheduled for May the 20^th-24^th SCTA needs your assistance.  Every year Principals attempt to hide positions from the surplus placement process.  The contract calls for all known positions to be made available at the surplus process.  When a Principal attempts to hide a position from the process it is not only a contract violation, it is a highly unethical practice that erodes the benefits of the District’s agreed upon CBA with SCTA.  Please help us identify any positions you think are being hidden by bringing them to our attention as soon as possible.

ED JOBS Settlement Payment 

The District and SCTA have worked though the clarification issues around the identification of members employed and eligible for payment of the $600.  All unit members (regardless of job classification) employed during the 2010-11 school year will receive the payment.  The only unit members that will not be receiving a payment under the settlement are those employees who had a contract for .50FTE or less and those who, for whatever reason, did not complete at least .75% of the year.  The payment is expected on the regular May payroll for those members currently employed.  Employees who are no longer employed with the District will be mailed a check for $600.

NEWS MESSENGER

MAY 3, 2013

Layoff Hearings

The layoff hearings have concluded after 8 days of testimony. SCTA’s legal team will have their briefs into the judge today. We expect the Judge’s ruling by Friday May 10^th. At that point we are expecting the District to call an emergency school board meeting to accept or reject the judge’s findings. Many of you may remember last year when our board rejected the judge’s ruling. That misguided decision caused SCTA to file another lawsuit over the Superintendent’s Priority Schools. We will keep you posted.

ED JOBS Payment

SCTA has worked out a tentative settlement agreement for the Distribution of the Ed Jobs Arbitration award. We are in the process of finalizing the list of eligible members employed during the 2010-11 school year. The desire is to have the additional monies added to the May payroll. Employees currently employed by the District should see the payment on their regular May paycheck. The District will send out separate checks to retirees and those no longer employed by SCUSD around the same time.