Human Resource Services Secondary School Calendar Summary 2012 – 2013 School Year

FIRST SEMESTER                                    87 Teaching Days

SCHOOLS OPEN …………………………………………………………………….. Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Veterans’ Day Holiday ………………………………………………………………… Monday, November 12, 2012

Thanksgiving Holidays …………. Saturday, November 17, 2012 through Sunday, November 25, 2012

Winter Holidays …………………………. Saturday, December 22, 2012 through Sunday, January 6, 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday ………………………………………………… Monday, January 21, 2013

FIRST SEMESTER ENDS ………………………………………………….. Friday, January 25, 2013

SECOND SEMESTER                              91 Teaching Days

SCHOOLS REOPEN FOR SECOND SEMESTER …………………….. Monday, January 28, 2013

Lincoln’s Day Holiday ………………………………………………………………….. Monday, February 11, 2013

President’s (Washington’s) Day Holiday …………………………………………. Monday, February 18, 2013

Spring Holidays ………………………………. Saturday, March 23, 2013 through Sunday, March 31, 2013 Memorial Day Holiday ………………………………………………………………………… Monday, May 27, 2013

Last Day of Instruction ……………………………………………………………………….. Thursday, June 13, 2013

SECOND SEMESTER ENDS ………………………………………………. Thursday, June 13, 2013

(Revised: 11-7-12)

SCTA NEWS MESSENGER

November 13, 2012

Dear Teachers:

Occasionally, a teacher is verbally abused, insulted or threatened by parents or other members of the community or even an administrator.  When this does occur know that there are several education codes that cover these situations.

Education Code Section 44810 declares it to be a misdemeanor for a non-student over the age of 16 to willfully disrupt a school’s program.  When such occurs, the school principal may call the police or sheriff’s office and file a complaint.  In any event, the principal or his/her designee should always warn anyone visiting a school campus and behaving in a disruptive or threatening manner of these provisions in the Education Code.  In addition, the principal or his/her designee should advise disruptive visitors of similar provisions in the Penal Code (Sections 626.6, 626.8 and others.)  These provisions make it a misdemeanor for a disruptive visitor to refuse to leave a school or campus when ordered to do so or to return to the school or campus within 72 hours after being so directed.  If a disruptive visitor refuses to obey the principal’s directions to leave, or returns within 72 hours, the principal should call the police or sheriff’s office and file a complaint against the individual.

Section 44811 of the Education Code also makes it a misdemeanor for anyone to upbraid, insult, or abuse any teacher in the presence or hearing of a pupil, Section 44812 continues in this same vein, but extends such concerns beyond the school campus when the teacher is on a school assignment.  In these cases, the teacher must file the complaint with the police or sheriff’s office against the offending person.  The principal or supervising administrator should assist such teachers (1) by informing the teacher of his/her rights in such a situation, (2) by informing the investigating police officer of the above cited legal references, and (3) by endorsing the teacher’s formal complaint as a gesture of moral support.  Finally, the principal should take whatever steps may be necessary to support or protect the teacher.  This might include requesting additional security personnel for the campus for a few days, if this should appear needed.

It also should be noted that a teacher or other professional employees of the district might have a good basis for a civil suit based on slander, if that employee is defamed, demeaned, maligned, and/or disparaged by another person in front of pupils, parents, or others (colleagues).  The incident would have to involve the speaking of base and defamatory words tending to prejudice the employee in his/her reputation, office, trade, business or means of livelihood.  The employee would have to file charges for such a suit and pursue it independently.  The principal, however, should assist and support the employee in such a case if he/she witnessed the incident and feels it was of such a serious nature.

This re-sent per Rep Council’s request.

Long Term Care

As members of STRS, teachers can purchase long term care insurance through PERS.  You can call this number (800) 982-1775 to be connected and information will be sent to you by PERS.

Administrative Evaluation

Remember your school site can evaluate the Administration through the Liaison Committee or Site Rep.  If you are interested in having an evaluation done at your site please contact the Liaison Chair or your Site Rep to start the processes.

SCTA Office

The SCTA office will be closed the week of Thanksgiving and will resume business on 11/26/12 at 7:30 a.m.

Socks & Undies

Socks and Undies drive has begun.  We are collecting new socks and underwear for infants, elementary age, and high school students.  Cash or checks made out to Sacramento Council of PTA’s are also accepted.  The last day to turn in donations at SCTA is 12/13.  The students and children of SCUSD thank you so much for your support. The school that donates the most items will receive a lunch so don’t forget to put your schools name on the donations.

Crab Feed Donations

We are currently collecting donations for the upcoming Crab Feed on, Saturday, February 23, 2013.  We will let you know when tickets are available for purchase.

Picket lines at Raley’s and Nob Hill

This Monday morning is extra hard for our union brothers and sisters who work for Raley’s and Nob Hill grocery stores. After negotiations broke down over the weekend, the UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers) have gone out on strike after 15 long months of negotiating in good faith while fending off management takeaways to employee wages, health and welfare benefits, and retiree health care.

Currently, the strike affects only Raley’s and Nob Hill stores because employees at Bel Air stores (part of the Raley’s corporation and family of grocery stores) have not yet taken a strike vote, but it is assumed they will follow suit and also authorize a strike.  Raley’s management executives are urging employees to resign from their union and they are threatening employees who support their union and this job action, and today they are even trying to intimidate workers into crossing the picket line.

Union attorneys filed charges of “unfair labor practices” against the company on Nov. 1, citing violations of laws prohibiting harassment and intimidation of Union members.  They have tried to circumvent the Union’s authority as a bargaining agent, and have used “regressive bargaining” — submitting proposals that are worse than previous offers. The Union also charged that Raley’s was unlawfully threatening to implement changes to the parties’ collective bargaining agreements.

Many of you are loyal Raley’s customers.  SCTA shops at our local Raley’s for food and meeting supplies.  But we will not be shopping there until they reach a fair contract settlement with their employees. Many of us know employees of Raley’s and want to support them.  We should support them!  We should  support them today by walking with them on their picket line as they stand up to Raley’s desperate union-busting tactics! This will not be an easy fight for the union but the best way we can support them and bring this job action to a quick and successful conclusion is to boycott all Raley’s stores.

SCTA is a union!  We are union members and uphold union values!

Please show your solidarity and support to our striking union sisters and brothers by not shopping at Raley’s, Nob Hill and Bel Air stores until a settlement is reached!