Dear Summit Staff, You have been the frontline workers to provide our students with a safe learning environment, and we want to sincerely thank you for the tireless effort you have given to our communities. Currently, as COVID cases have risen again, we know you have heightened concerns over the safety of students, their families,Continue reading “Doubling of internal sub coverage, mediation update”
Tag Archives: COVID
Health and Safety MOU reached
We’re pleased to announce we’ve reached an agreement with Summit on a memorandum of understanding (basically a “mini contract”) about health and safety for the 2021-22 school year. Here’s a link to the full agreement. A few highlights: At least 25% of unvaccinated staff and students will be tested for COVID each week. All classroomsContinue reading “Health and Safety MOU reached”
Possible Schedule Changes, COVID-19 Relief Money
Information on potential schedule changes On Thursday, Diane Tavenner notified us that site leaders may begin talking about potential schedule changes for next school year in the coming weeks. In August of 2019, Unite Summit and Summit created this document that essentially lays out Summit’s existing process for making schedule changes (we believe everyone hasContinue reading “Possible Schedule Changes, COVID-19 Relief Money”
CBA Update #24 and COVID-19 Relief Funding
SPS Proposals Summit’s team presented all of their proposals again in a big document — look for the words in blue to see changes in their proposals. Assignment and transfer We have reached a tentative agreement with SPS for Assignments and Transfers! Summit has agreed that there would be no involuntary transfers and has createdContinue reading “CBA Update #24 and COVID-19 Relief Funding”
Reopening Bargaining Update #4
We want to reopen schools because we know that the pandemic is negatively affecting many students socially, emotionally, and academically. This cannot happen at the expense of the health and safety of our teachers or our students. We need to reopen in a way that makes sure everyone in the building is safe and takenContinue reading “Reopening Bargaining Update #4”
Reopening and Rally
Building ReopeningYesterday, we had negotiations over site reopening with Summit. Unite Summit presented our counter proposal to Summit’s first proposal over reopening sites. Any agreement we come to on reopening buildings would only apply to this school year. We believe the fall will be significantly different (in terms of our understanding of COVID, vaccinationsContinue reading “Reopening and Rally”
Town Hall re: Building Reopening
Building Reopening/Physical Return to School BargainingToday we had another bargaining session about the physical return to school. We want to again emphasize that there will be no physical return to school until we have signed an MOU with Summit. We shared the first half of our proposal today with Summit; this half specifically addresses howContinue reading “Town Hall re: Building Reopening”
Building Reopening
February 26, 2021 Today, Summit shared with us their proposal for returning to in-person learning. In explaining their proposal, Summit outlined all schools continuing with virtual school while families will have the option to have their students return to building as workspaces and teachers working from an assigned space with a cohort to supervise. TheContinue reading “Building Reopening”