PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

Public School Choice: Teacher-led teams submit letters of intent for all PSC Round 2 sites (Read More...)
- List of Letters of Intent submitted (on LAUSD site) 7/16/10

- ROUND TWO: More Updates & Information
- ROUND ONE: Implementation

CONTRACT AGREEMENT/
FURLOUGH INFORMATION

- Furlough day information
- Norm chart information
- New rules for 6th grade reconfiguration
- Other Contract Agreement Information

No Payroll deductions for Aug. 5 and Sept. 3 paychecks for most employees
- Q & A on furlough days and special PD days for 2010-11
- Furlough Day Calendar for 2010-11

SCHOOL REFORM & INNOVATION

REFORM MODELS
- Pilot Schools (such as Belmont Zone of Choice)
- Expanded School Based Management (ESBMM)
- Innovation Division
- Family of Schools Program

MORE INNOVATION & SCHOOL REFORM...

RELATED EDUCATION NEWS

Daily News / Daily Breeze
"LAUSD adopts stricter rules governing charter schools" - Connie Llanos (8/31/10)

LA Times
"L.A. Unified moves to close charter school over misuse of $2.7 million" - Howard Blume (8/31/10)

Daily News
"Audit: Ex-principal of Canoga Park charter school misappropriated $2.7 million" - Connie Llanos (8/30/10)

LA Times
"California loses bid for federal Race to the Top education grant "- Howard Blume (8/24/10)

KABC Channel 7 News
"L.A. to open most expensive school in U.S." - Carlos Granda (8/23/10)

POLITICAL NEWS & ACTIONS

STATE: SB 1285 Update: On Tuesday, August 31, SB 1285 failed to get out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. So thanks to all who made last minute phone calls to our legislators.

FEDERAL: Victory for Education Jobs bill! On Tuesday, August 10th, the House passed the education jobs bill. Hours later, President Obama signed the bill into a law!
- Details

STATE: Contact your State Senator NOW to urge the Senate to adopt the Assembly Jobs and Education bill.
- Details for Action

MORE POLITICAL NEWS/ACTIONS ....

OTHER UTLA NEWS

Reduction In Force (RIF) Information
- NCLB Compliance/Non-Permanent RIF Update
- Click here for other RIF updates and information

UTLA opposes School Board ("Yolie") motion on school site staff stability and seniority
- Read UTLA response

Teacher Effectiveness Task Force Recommendations
- UTLA response and task force details

Fremont High School
- See updates

ANNOUNCEMENTS

"Planaria Price, Marilyn Schafer & Rona Resnick v. United Teachers of Los Angeles, Case No. LA-CO-I282-E"

New Chapter Chair Training
Sept 30, 2010
Details and sign-up form

ATTENTION PARENTS: Benefit coverage for children clarified-Special enrollment period announcement (Sept.1 to Sept. 30, 2010)
Read Details

Top Principals Get A's from staff
Results from 2010 UTLA Principal Survey

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MEDIA COVERAGE

Hutchinson Report: UTLA President A.J.Duffy discusses the VAM, charter schools, and more with nationally syndicated columnist, and political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Various Media: Duffy discusses the release of Valued Added scores on various talk shows

CNN: Duffy discusses the LA Times "Teacher Effectiveness" article LIVE on skype with Ali Velshi (8/17/10)

MORE MEDIA COVERAGE...