Comments on: Mt. Diablo teachers’ union to vote on agreement Friday

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:01:21 +0000

It appears the MDEA/MDUSD MOU does NOT MEET the Federal and State standards to approve year 2 of the SIG grants. State Supt. Torlakson sent a letter on August 11 outling in detail the requirements for “Increased Learning Time” and the MOU does not meet those standards — its not just about longer days and the budgeted furlough days clearly jeopardize the grant. The US Dept of Education sent a letter on August 12 outling in detail the requirments of “High Quality Teacher and Principal Evaluation System” and the MOU does not meet those standards — no such evaluation system exists for teachers, let alone principals. I wonder if this is the reason that the Board did not approve the MOU on August 23 ? http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr11/documents/sep11item05a1.pdf
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr11/documents/sep11item05a4.pdf
No wonder Denise Rugani abandoned ship.

By: g

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:05:52 +0000

4Students: S.W. P’d all over it.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:59:25 +0000

The district is cheating the teachers: it is only going to pay the 14% differential on the “base pay” not on the “total pay” for the SIG teachers.

By: 4Students

4Students — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:33:45 +0000

What happened with the Strategic Plan?

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:41:51 +0000

There was no board action on the special MOU.
However, I received a letter from the district stating that the public may respond to the board’s proposed successor agreement Sept. 13, when the board may adopt it so formal negotiations can begin.
But, MDEA still needs to sunshine its proposal.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:51:29 +0000

Why don’t I see the MDEA/MDUSD MOU for the SIG schools on the Board Public agenda for approval — or did I miss it ? Is the Board going to have to have a Special Meeting prior to the start of school to approve it ? The public is entitled to comment on it, especially since the Board will sunshine tonight its proposal for 5 instructional furlough days which will disqualify the MOU from meeting the fed/state mandadted minimum of 30 minutes increased instructional time in the SIG schools.

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:14:34 +0000

Yes, CST also agreed to five to nine furlough days in 2011-12, according to this agreement, signed April 18: http://esb.mdusd.k12.ca.us/attachments/1dad6053-abea-4efd-a4f5-ca8646f2a101.pdf

By: Flippin' Tired

Flippin' Tired — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:10:12 +0000

CST voted? When?

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:39:13 +0000

The Local One M&O unit has already agreed to five to nine furlough days in 2011-12, depending on how many days per year members work: http://esb.mdusd.k12.ca.us/attachments/641b8e35-a116-4750-ad3d-88c3921c70d3.pdf.
The Local One CST unit and the CSEA union have also already entered into similar agreements.
MDEA and the psychologists’ union, however, have not agreed to furlough days for 2011-12 or beyond.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:07:05 +0000

@F.Tired, the approved District budget has 7 furlough days in it, and not one union stood up in opposition to the budget. Sounds like tacit approval to me. As everyone knows I don’t think it is appropriate to include non-agreed upon items in the budget.