I hope you are all enjoying your summer as we quickly approach the 4th of July weekend.  We have a lot going on here at the office between negotiations, re-entry plans and member issues. I hope you read your negotiations update from Ari last week.  If someone says to you they are not getting this email tell them to check their spam.  We use Mailchimp and some emails put it directly into your spam folder.

CHUH Health Plan Benefits related to COVID-19.
All testing, treatments and telehealth visits are covered under our plan just as any other service would be.

Espinoza:

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Dear Colleagues,

If you are feeling anything like I am, you are ready for a 3 day weekend, especially after enduring the temperatures in many of our buildings.  There seems to be two extremes: 40 degrees or 90 degrees.  I will never understand why climate control can’t be a priority in our schools. 

Salary Step Advancement
If you took coursework over the summer please submit your credit hours to HR by September 15 for salary credit. Do you expect to be eligible for a continuing contract (tenure) this year by completing coursework before March 20? Let your supervisor know,even if your official

Dear Colleagues,

I hope you have found some balance in this hybrid environment. The students that have returned seem to be adjusting, and hopefully, they are glad to be back in your classrooms.  If you can believe it, we are almost in the 4th quarter.  Somehow this school year felt neverending, and yet it moved on so quickly.  I know I am anxious for all this to end and just return to  “normal”.  So much has changed for all of us this year, and you adjusted like true professionals.   

New insurance deduction:

This month you will see the new negotiated insurance deduction from your pay.  This

Dear Colleagues,

Well, we finally made it to the first day back at work for this challenging start of the 2020-21 school year.  I know many of you are already hard at work preparing your actual classrooms, virtual classrooms, and planning for your students.  I have complete confidence in our members to tackle this year head-on and continue your stellar work. I want to update you on a few issues as we move forward.

LOU:

The Letter of Understanding (LOU) relating to on-line instruction is nearing completion.  I have daily meetings with Superintendent Kirby, and she has been responsive to the

Dear Colleagues,

So much has changed since our last update.  We are relieved that the BOE came to the decision to start the school year remotely for all of our staff and students.  We believe this is the only way to ensure the safety of everyone in our schools.  At last night’s board meeting they decided that we would be remote for 9 weeks.

Going Remote

We are hammering out an agreement on working conditions for the period of remote teaching.  We believe that our current contract addresses most of our working conditions on meetings, schedules and work hours.  However, working remotely has some

Dear Colleagues,
So much has happened since our last update.  There were over 200 people watching the board meeting on Tuesday.  We have heard so many of your concerns and we are working daily in our office to address them with administration.  We appreciate all your feedback. Your safety and the safety of our students is our priority.

Unfair Labor Practice (ULP)
Last week we all received our salary notices for the upcoming 20/21 school year.  We were hoping that they were sent in error as salary advancements based on experience steps were not  included, but it was confirmed by Superintendent

Dear Colleagues,

Dear Colleagues,