Certificated Bargaining Updates.
The District and the Teachers Association bargaining teams met Thursday, February 25, 2021, for three hours to identify the issues that need to be addressed for reopening schools moving forward. Some of the specific issues discussed today in our limited amount of time included: Monday planning time, preparation of classrooms for student return, safety protocols […]
The District and the Teachers Association bargaining teams met Thursday, December 17, 2020, to continue discussion about the unique workload challenges related to distance learning and proposed hybrid learning models. We believe we are close to reaching agreement on some issues that will be helpful to both our unit members and the students we serve. […]
The purpose of this joint communication post is to be an edifying communication for the MOU between the Teachers Association and the District regarding Distance and Hybrid Instructional Delivery Models for the 2020-2021 school year. A lot of time and effort went into ensuring that this MOU would provide clarity around issues that are important […]
The district and the association bargaining teams met this afternoon. Safety and the unique circumstances surrounding the 2020-21 school year continue to guide our discussions. Progress was made, and both teams are hoping to have a finalized tentative agreement focused on distance learning and hybrid instruction before the end of next week. Emily Scheitlin and […]
The district and association bargaining teams met on July 29th. We continue to work together to narrow differences and believe we are close to an MOU. The MOU focuses on the impacts of distance and hybrid learning models and related safety issues for this coming school year. We also finalized the MOU related to the floating […]
The District and the La Mesa-Spring Valley Teachers Association met for bargaining on December 9, 2019, and would like to share the following joint communication: LEEP Update: The session began with a presentation from Emily Scheitlin. She reviewed the new pilot for certificated evaluations: LEEP (Leading Effective Educator Practice). LEEP is a growth model designed […]
The district and the La Mesa-Spring Valley Teachers Association (LMSVTA) met on October 30, 2019. This time, the teams agreed to provide separate communications so that the LMSVTA may provide more specifics about the ratification timeframe. The following items were discussed: Norms and Ground RulesThe district and LMSVTA reviewed previously discussed norms and ground rules. […]
Today, the district and the La Mesa-Spring Valley Teachers Association met for the first time in the 2019-2020 school year with our new bargaining team: Dennis BlevinsMarianne EkStephanie HammesMeg JacobsenDiane JasonRachel LawsonGuido MagliatoJennifer NeratTina SardinaEmily Scheitlin Retirement Early Tell Incentive The district and the La Mesa-Spring Valley Teachers Association reached an agreement for a Retirement […]
Retirement Early Tell Incentive Today, the district and the La Mesa-Spring Valley Teachers Association reached an agreement for a Retirement Early Tell Incentive. The following is the language in the agreed upon side letter: The district agrees to offer a one-time incentive of $3,500 to each bargaining unit member who submits a non-rescindable letter of […]
Tentative Agreement On Friday, April 27, 2018, the District and the La Mesa-Spring Valley Teachers Association completed negotiations and reached a tentative agreement on salary and benefits. The teams negotiated a three (3) year agreement (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020). Salary Schedule Increases The tentative agreement includes a 5% salary schedule increase as indicated below: Year […]
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