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YCTA
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DISTRICT
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2/3/15
Bargaining session
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YCTA addresses a mutual interest of collaboration and professional
development – continuing to assert the disruptive nature of replacing
teachers with subs
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District response:
Need to wait for
Governor’s May revise
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3/27/15
Bargaining session
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YCTA reminds district of the calendar and work day issues
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District response:
Need to wait for
Governor’s May revise
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5/14/15
Bargaining session
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May Revise released on May 14, 2015
YCTA identifies the $7.6 Million in one-time money within the
Governor’s May Revise
YCTA brings forth proposal for paid collaboration time and extended
work-year PD
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Despite the release of the May
Revise –
District response
Need to wait until they go
to School Services presentation for their analysis
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6/1/15
Bargaining session
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YCTA requests bargaining session after School Services presentation
but within enough time to get an agreement and ratification by YCTA members
before summer break
YCTA passes written proposal. Cost:
$1.5 million for collaboration and $1.2 million for PD. (Less than ½ one-time money) The entire
text of that proposal is on ycta.net. Click here to read the proposal.
YCTA reminds the district that in order to reach agreement for
implementation on day one next year, YCTA needs time to quickly ratify before
school gets out and thus we could wait no longer.
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Despite their attendance at School Services, where they became aware
of both large sums of one-time money but significant increases in revenue
District response
Need to wait until budget
finalized
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7/6/15
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Email from District to Steve Jennings
“Would YCTA
be open to a one year agreement to align the 6-8 grade minutes as we continue
to work through common collaboration days/minimum days? YCTA proposed
increasing 6th grade minutes and reducing 7-8. I don't have the proposed
daily minutes in front of me but am wondering if we could come to agreement
for the one year. Without alignment, there are some programmatic challenges
and challenges for staff who may need to teach all three grade levels. Let us
know.”
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7/16/15
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Email from Steve Jennings to District
“I'm not
sure what you are asking for here. Are
you accepting YCTA's proposal for 6,7 and 8 minutes? That proposal was part of a larger
proposal. If you are asking to
separate just this topic, can you send us a written proposal as to exactly
what the District intends?”
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7/30/15
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Note: Bargaining Chair out of town until evening of
August 4
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Written proposal from attorney for District
Click here to read that proposal
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8/6/15
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9AM –
Bargaining session between YCTA & YCUSD
YCTA brings a written counter proposal Click here for entire text of YCTA proposal
A counter proposal that addresses elements of the District’s interest
and compromises from YCTA original proposal of June 1, 2015.
Text attached and will be available on YCTA.net
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District response
We will need some time to consider and get back to later today.
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8/7/15
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4:23PM
YCTA response by email
“After reading your email, we spoke by phone I
indicated given that the
stumbling block was instructional minutes at grades
1-8, YCTA was willing to address those. The only reduction of minutes
occur on the two last days of school before winter and summer break - not
generally rich instructional time. However during our
conversation, I indicated that only one minute per day would be required
to bank that time and YCTA was open to that discussion.
In the interest of moving forward to address the
District's interest in minutes for 6-8, YCTA is willing to accept 316
minutes for grades 1-5 and 336 minutes for grades 6-8 in this one year
agreement. We believe our proposal provides a reasonable solution to
address the interests of both sides.
I appreciate our discussion and interest in addressing
areas of mutual interest. “
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3:48 PM
District response by email
“Thank you for reviewing and considering our proposal to
align 6th-8th grade instructional minutes.
After careful review of YCTA’s counter proposal, the District is unable to
accept it because it continues to represent a reduction in instructional
hours, which the Board has stated as unacceptable. We believe there is
not enough time to reach further consensus with school starting in just five
days. The District will move forward with 58,500 instructional minutes
for 6th grade and 61,200 for 7th and 8th grade.”
No written
response received by YCTA after the email of 4:23PM.
District implementing
325 minutes for 6th grade and 340 minutes for 7th and 8th
grades.
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