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
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
Testing
UTLA: Eliminate tests not required by the state or federal government
Community Schools
Expand Community Schools from 34 to 171 and provide ongoing funding
Black Student Achievement Plan
UTLA: Increase student support staffing and provide stipends to attract and retain educators at BSAP schools
Equity in Schools
UTLA: Create Equity System to identify foundational needs for every school and prohibit any internal voucher system like SCF
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
