Post and Bid: New/Updated Info and July Post The District has acknowledged that both parties will follow the current process outlined in the contract regarding Post and Bid. The District’s attorney, Mark Bresee communicated the following to SDEA in an e-mail:

• “I also assume that we have agreement regarding the Transfer article – that for this year it will be applied as it has been in the past, without prejudice to our positions on what changes are necessary based on the Scott bill.”

Based on this understanding, here are a few important facts about the post and bid process:

• ARs at API 4 to 10 schools are reporting that their sites have received lists of bidders for open positions containing ONLY the names of members with priority consideration.
• This is an acceptable practice because members with priority consideration must be placed into open positions before voluntary transfers can be considered.
• If no one with priority consideration applies for these positions, the site should receive lists of other voluntary transfers under the current contract language (top 5 in seniority).
• See Article 12.2 and 12.2.6 for more details.

• API 1-3 sites and magnet schools should receive lists of ALL bidders and may choose from among all applicants (regardless of seniority or priority consideration). See Article 12.1.11 for more details.

Because so many positions are changing, the School Board also approved an “abbreviated” (meaning shortened) post and bid to fill remaining vacancies in July. In an e-mail to SDEA, The District’s attorney, Mark Bresee said:

• “The Board approved a July post and bid, but they also want it to be "abbreviated" to attempt to get teachers assigned to positions before principals leave for late July and early August.”

SDEA will send out more details about this July post once it becomes available, the information should also be shared by principals with site ARs.

Special Education Credential/Master Program
All qualified applicants have been accepted, pending verification of district status. Please remember that Visiting Teachers and temporary contract teachers were not eligible for the program. The District and SDEA are working out final details. Please check this website for further details. The signed agreement between the applicants and the district will be needed in HR next week.

List of Qualified Applicants (Click Here)

Bargaining Update: May 28, 2009:
Keep in mind that SDEA members have already made a significant contribution to the District’s financial status:

1. The savings from the SERP will provide the District potential savings of over $11 million during the first year of the SERP. SDEA agreed that the District will have complete discretion in the use of any savings; furthermore, the District has complete authority on deciding on how many bargaining unit positions are restored.

2. SDEA agreed to an independent budget analysis of the District’s finances by the Fiscal Crisis & Management Team (FCMAT), with the assistance of CTA.

3. SDEA has demanded that the District withdraw its proposed changes to healthcare, and to redirect its proposed changes to the Joint Health and Welfare Benefits Committee. Based on information SDEA received from VEBA, the District’s proposals would actually increase healthcare costs, not decrease them.

Looking Ahead:

SDEA has reached out to the District. Our bargaining proposals are fair and reasonable while reflecting real and meaningful concerns from San Diego’s classrooms. The next bargaining session is scheduled for Thursday, June 4. Please share this information with all SDEA members at your site.

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SERP Approval and Extension: On Tuesday, May 12 the School Board voted to approve the SERP for all bargaining units. The timeline for SDEA members to sign up for the SERP has been extended for two weeks. Members now have until May 26, 2009 to sign up for the SERP through PARS.

For more information, contact PARS at (800) 731-7884.

District Acts in Bad Faith -- AGAIN!
Four district clusters, San Diego, Hoover, Morse, and Lincoln have been approached by the district to submit plans to qualify for federal stimulus funds.

Sites are now getting “proposals” to extend the work year, limit transfer rights, and create something called a “unique contract” (which we interpret as an attack on the single contract that now protects the rights of over 8,000 SDEA members).

Just like wages and benefits, class size, work year, transfer rights are all protected in our Union contract must be bargained and agreed to BEFORE they are implemented. More

District Proposes Imposing 2% Fee for Retiree Healthcare The SDUSD has proposed the addition of a 2% handling fee to be added into the premiums of their retired employees to cover cost of District services to retirees.  This fee, which is set to begin July 1, 2009, would affect all current and future retirees.  The fee is unilaterally being proposed for all retirees without taking it to the bargaining table.  Since SDEA bargains benefits for “future” retirees, this presents a problem for current retirees, but we are trying to address this issue through the Contract Administration Committee and current negotiations.

We need the assistance of both active and retired SDEA members to e-mail or send a letter to SDUSD School Board Members, asking them to reconsider the 2% handling free for all District retirees, present and future.  Below are some talking points for your messages to each School Board Member.  We have included the email addresses of the School Board Members and the Superintendent.

• Retired employees deserve this retiree service as part of their retirement.
• The 2% fee was unilaterally proposed for all present and future retirees without taking it to the bargaining table nor to the joint District/SDEA Health and Welfare Committee.  In addition, there is nothing in the language in the SDUSD/SDEA contract nor in its history to support that there was any intent by the parties to include a fee.
• What is the real work load impact on the District and how much of it is due to mishandling of the retirees’ paperwork/concerns?
• While 2% seems small to many, in light of the economy, it impacts retirees on fixed incomes and older retirees whose buying power is reduced even more.  The $370,000 this service fee expects to generate is miniscule in the School District’s budget, but not to retirees.

Richard Barrera
Rbarrera1@sandi.net

John deBeck
jdebeck@sandi.net

John Evans
johnleeevans@sandi.net

Katherine Nakamura
knakamura@sandi.net

Shelia Jackson
sjackson@sandi.net
Superintendent Terry Grier
tgrier@sandi.net

San Diego Unified School District
4100 Normal Street
San Diego, CA 92123

SDEA Visiting Teacher Agency Fee On June 11, 2008, SDEA Rep. Council approved a motion to implement an Agency Fee for SDEA bargaining unit members who serve as visiting teachers for the San Diego Unified School District.

Under the provisions of the California Government Code 3546, this Agency Fee will be implemented no sooner than September 1, 2008 and only following SDEA's agreement with CTA and NEA regarding appropriate collection procedures.

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