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Additional Calendars

-LAUSD Payroll calendar
-School year calendars
-UTLA governance meetings

Upcoming Events

Capably Disabled Teachers Committee (Jan 08, 2009)
Citywide Chapter Chair Mtg (Jan 11, 2009)
UTLA/NEA Board of Directors (Jan 12, 2009)
UTLA/NEA Representative Assembly (Jan 12, 2009)
Standing Committees II (Jan 14, 2009)
PACE Meeting (Jan 14, 2009)

Should high school exit exams be required for students with learning disabilities?

United Teachers Los Angeles is a union of professionals representing 48,000 public school teachers and health and human services professionals in the Los Angeles area.

School Board to Discuss Reduction in Force Notices for Non-permanant, Certificated Employees in Jan 13 Meeting
UTLA is fighting for members rights. Details to come.

District Demands Drastic Cuts to Health Care. ACT NOW!
Read UTLA's response to school district's latest propaganda
LAUSD presents "Last Best Offer" ( Read District's Proposal )
- Contact your school board member

We're Fighting Back!
The District’s misplaced priorities and plan to slash health care mean we need to take future actions:

ONGOING & UPCOMING ACTIONS
- Rolling Boycotts: Dec/Jan/Feb (Q & A)
- Citywide Chapter Leadership Mtg: Sun, Jan 11
- Area Meeting: Wed, Jan 21
- Citywide Action: March & Rally: Th, Jan 29
- Strike Authorization Vote: After Fact-Finding:

Contract Negotiations

Fight Against Furlough Days Continues
Note: Furlough days MUST be negotiated with unions before they are scheduled. No furlough days have been negotiated to date.

UTLA & LAUSD participating in contract negotiation mediation sessions

What are we fighting for?
Read our Negotiations Update.

District stalling leads to impasse.
What happens next in the fight for a fair raise?

MORE ON NEGOTIATIONS....

District Budget Cuts

LAUSD Budget Meetings: Questions that need answering
LAUSD held a series of “informational” budget meetings on the District’s current financial situation.

UTLA to fight pay cuts - Pay cuts at LAUSD proposed in the form of furlough days and elimination of buy-back day.

News

Los Angeles Unified suspends key arts program - Jason Song/Alicia Lozano, LA Times (12- 29-08)

Democrats detail their latest budget plan - Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee (12-17-08)

Ramon Cortines named L.A. school board's superintendent - Howard Blume, LA Times (12-16-08)

School Board approves $517,500-plus Buyout for Brewer (More News Coverage on Brewer buy-out )

The LAUSD Waste Basket

Something Fishy at LAUSD: $13,000 for Sushi Maker
The "LAUSD Waste Basket" highlights a sushi-making machine that sat on a school shelf unused for six years.

MORE LAUSD WASTE....

Announcements

School Board Election-March 3, 2009
UTLA Political Endorsements

Early Retirement Incentive Initiatives
LAUSD is launching two employee initiatives. 1) Early Retirement Declaration Incentive and 2) Early Retirement Incentive Survey (See details for both programs)

MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS....

Recent Actions

Dec 10th: District-wide Demonstrations
10,000+ UTLA members show unity citywide (See media coverage photos and videos)

Dec 9th: Pack the Board
UTLA members pack the school board to save health benefits (photos)

Nov 25th: "Fax the Facts"
UTLA presented LAUSD with multiple examples and a visual reminder of LAUSD waste and mismanagement

OTHER RECENT ACTIONS....

Media Coverage

Dec. 11: LA Teachers Rally Against Health Care Cuts (KFWB 980 AM)

Dec 10th: Citywide demonstrations

MORE MEDIA COVERAGE...

Innovation & Reform

- Innovation Division
- Belmont Zone of Choice
- Expanded School Based Management (ESBMM)

MORE INNOVATION & SCHOOL REFORM...

Professional Development & Educational Opportunities

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