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Certificated Bargaining Updates.
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 […]
Two Sessions—February 16 and 20, 2018 In a continuing effort to promote transparency and open communication, I am pleased to provide this update regarding the last two bargaining sessions with the La Mesa-Spring Valley Teachers’ Association. I believe that sharing accurate and timely details about bargaining keeps everyone well-informed and up-to-date, promoting a transparent and open process […]
Update on the January 30, 2018, Bargaining Session The District and the Teachers’ Association (TA) met on January 30, 2018, to review and align Article 21: Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and the Response to Intervention (RtI) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to reflect current practice and thinking. The District and the TA continue to work together to support […]
In a continuing effort to promote transparency and open communication, I am pleased to provide this update regarding the recent bargaining session with the La Mesa-Spring Valley Teachers’ Association. I believe that sharing accurate and timely details about bargaining keeps everyone well-informed and up-to-date; promoting a transparent and open process anchored in good faith. The bargaining team […]
I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. Just before the break, we learned the Tentative Agreement (TA) between the Teachers Association (Association) and the District did not ratify. I would like to use this update to keep everyone well informed in light of the TA not being ratified. […]
The District and the Teachers Association reached agreement on salary and other important negotiable issues. The tentative agreement includes a 1% salary schedule increase effective January 1, 2018, and another 1% salary schedule increase effective January 1, 2019. In addition, two mandatory professional development days will be added to the work year (from 184 to 186 days), beginning in 2018-2019. […]
This has been another rigorous and successful school year for our students, employees and community! So much has been happening, including recent meetings between the District’s and Teachers Association’s bargaining teams. During two recent sessions (on May 19 and 31), the teams addressed some key issues and began preliminary planning for 2017-2018 negotiations. PLC/RtI. The teams […]
As mentioned in my last update, impasse mediation was held on Friday, November 4, 2016. I am happy to report the District and the Teachers Association came to agreement on a salary settlement. The tentative agreement includes a 2% salary increase retroactively applied on July 1, 2016 and a 1.5% salary increase applied on January […]
As promised in the August edition of the bargaining update newsletter, I am providing regular updates to highlight the status of bargaining with the Teachers Association. As I shared in my last newsletter, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) granted the Teachers Association’s request for impasse. Unfortunately, there was a miscommunication when scheduling our first […]
