Archive: September 2003

Absences during the three staff development days .
By Steve Kaplan, UniServe Field Organizer

The only paid absences on these days are for "illness or injury of
the unit member (as documented by a doctor's note) and bereavement
leave pursuant to Section 10.16."

Unit members absent for other legitimate reasons will be given an opportunity to make up the days to avoid any loss of pay.

Each site is required to have a Site Security Plan.

• Section 11.6.1 states, "The Supervisor shall, in concert with the site governance team, be responsible for the development and implementation..."
• The Security Plan, Section 11.6.3, "... shall be reviewed and
  evaluated at least annually by the site supervisor and unit members."
• "All unit members shall be informed and given a copy of the existing written security plan within ten workdays of the date of reporting to their work location." Section 11.6.6
• Details of Site Security Plan criteria can be found in Section 11.6.2.

Each school site is required to have a Site Discipline Plan.

• Section 11.7.1 states, "Each school site principal, in concert with the staff and governance team, shall develop a student discipline plan."
• The plan must conform "to the provisions of this Article and district procedures."
• Additional details can be found in Sections 11.7.1 through 11.7.6. These include a teacher's right to suspend from the classroom (Sections 11.7.3 and 11.7.4 and Ed Code 48900)