11.04.22 Read Time: 2 min Bargaining: LAUSD Refuses to Negotiate, Continues to Delay UTLA’s 85-member Expanded Bargaining Team met with LAUSD yesterday. Here are the latest updates on our proposals: Salary UTLA: 20% increase over 2 years LAUSD: 8% increase over 2 years Class Size UTLA: Reduce class sizes by 4 in all grades at all schools over 2 years LAUSD: Reduce class sizes in one grade at only 100 schools Student Support Staffing UTLA: Increase student support by reducing student to PSW, PSA, and School Psychologist ratios to 350:1 and the student to secondary counselor ratio to 300:1 over 2 years LAUSD: Rejected Special Education UTLA: Enforceable class size caps, reduce autism class sizes by 2 students, limit SDC classes to 2 grade levels, and 3 paid release days per semester for IEP assessments LAUSD: 3 paid release days per year for IEP assessments and rejection of the rest of these proposals Assignments UTLA: Elimination of combination classes LAUSD: Rejected Hours, Duties, & Work Year UTLA: 6-hour onsite obligation for non-classroom employees and prep time for elementary teachers LAUSD: Rejected and proposed adding 1 hour of on site duty every Monday & Thursday Master Plan UTLA: Expand and increase differentials for multilingual and dual language educators, and include ASL in differential eligibility LAUSD: Stipend for teaching target language in Dual Language & New Comer programs Shared Decision Making UTLA: Provide Local School Leadership Councils with control over most site budget money LAUSD: Rejected Testing UTLA: Eliminate tests not required by the state or federal government LAUSD: Rejected Community Schools Expand Community Schools from 34 to 171 and provide ongoing funding LAUSD: Rejected Black Student Achievement Plan UTLA: Increase student support staffing and provide stipends to attract and retain educators at BSAP schools LAUSD: Rejected Equity in Schools UTLA: Create Equity System to identify foundational needs for every school and prohibit any internal voucher system like SCF LAUSD: Rejected Healthy Green Schools UTLA: Implement Climate Literacy Curriculum, convert to all electric bus fleet, install solar panels and EV chargers, and remove lead from all school drinking water LAUSD: Rejected We can NOT spend another year underpaid and understaffed. December 5, we turn up the pressure and make it clear to LAUSD we are prepared to fight for our profession and our schools. Tags: Equitable and sustainable access to academic opportunity for all students Equitable and sustainable access to needed technology Equitable School Funding Fully staffed schools through measures that attract and retain educators Healthy, Green Public Schools Safe School Climate Targeted support for students, parents, and our school communities Board of Directors Chapter Chair Officers PACE E-Board Recent News See All Posts “Put the Black Back in BSAP” 17.09.24 Unity at El Camino: 93% of Educators Authorize a Strike 03.09.24 Passings: Lettie Mae Nash 29.08.24