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”
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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”
Bargaining Update #15
Virtual School Negotiations UpdateFriday 12/4, we bargained for the fifth time about the virtual school model. It was Summit’s turn to present a proposal (here is our last proposal). Summit’s bargaining team used the meeting to explain their process of crafting their first proposal of the virtual school model — which has been underway forContinue reading “Bargaining Update #15”
November 17 Town Hall and Support for English Learners
Support for English Language Learners A working group of teachers in Unite Summit is researching how we can better advocate for stronger English Language Learner supports. As you may remember, our Support Services contract proposal that we introduced back in March called for the creation of an ELL coordinator at each school site and EnglishContinue reading “November 17 Town Hall and Support for English Learners”
Bargaining Update #14
On Wednesday, November 4, we had our 14th bargaining session with Summit. Our most significant discussions were around Summit’s Support Services proposal and our Discipline and Dismissal proposal. Summit presented the following proposals: Organizational Security Evaluation Shared Governance Professional Development & Support Services (combined) Summit also provided thoughts on our Intellectual Property proposal but declinedContinue reading “Bargaining Update #14”
Bargaining Update #11 and #12
10/19/2020 Bargaining UpdateOn 10/7 and 10/14, Unite Summit met with Summit management to bargain our overall union contract. Here’s a short summary of those bargaining sessions. Increasing Classroom Support for StudentsOn the very first day of bargaining, back in March, we presented our Support Services proposal that would provide our students — particularly English LearnersContinue reading “Bargaining Update #11 and #12”
Our First Bargaining Session!
3/20/2020 Today we held our first bargaining meeting related to our contract! Please read our opening statement if you’d like to learn more about the principles guiding this work. Since improving support services for students is one of our top priorities, we led with our proposal on mental health, ELL, and diverse learner supports. WeContinue reading “Our First Bargaining Session!”