FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Our Students, Our Movement, Our Future

Award-Winning Newspaper of United Teachers Los Angeles • www.utla.net Volume XLVIII, Number 8, August 16, 2019 OUR NEW DEAL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Our Students, Our Movement, Our Future

This school year we amplify the power of our Respect Students & Parents historic strike by vigorously enforcing the new »»Ensure that all students and families, including immigrant contract and pushing a broad platform—Our families, are free from harassment, surveillance, and New Deal for Public Schools—to reclaim the random searches at school promise of public education. »»Support movements for economic, racial, gender, LGBTQ, and social justice Nurture the Whole Child »»Expand green space and win free public transportation for students » »Expand Community Schools »»Use the district’s leverage and unused land to win »»Lower class sizes and hire more librarians, counselors, expansion of affordable housing and health and human services professionals »»Increase parent and student decision-making on local »»Broaden the curriculum and reduce standardized testing councils and beyond »»Create safe schools through increased staffing and Fully Fund Public Schools restorative practices » »»Increase investments in adult education, early »Build the 20 X 20 campaign ($20,000 in per-pupil funding education, multilingual education, and special education by the year 2020) »»Close corporate tax loopholes (Schools and Communities Respect Educators First ballot initiative) »»Vigorously enforce the contract »»Massively expand special education (IDEA) and Title I funding »»Pay educators like professionals, with high-quality Stop Privatization healthcare and a secure retirement » »»Improve working conditions; principals must support »Halt the growth of charter schools and stop co-locations educators »»Hold all schools to the same standards of transparency »»Empower educators to make decisions about their and accountability work, their instruction, and their school »»Fight the corporate charter industry’s influence in politics

Contract enforcement strategies Making our victories real Page 6 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 United Teacher President’s perspective

PRESIDENT Alex Caputo-Pearl NEA AFFILIATE VP Cecily Myart-Cruz AFT AFFILIATE VP Juan Ramirez A bold New Deal for our movement ELEMENTARY VP Gloria Martinez SECONDARY VP Daniel Barnhart TREASURER Alex Orozco Let’s push it to the next level in 2019-20. SECRETARY Arlene Inouye By Alex Caputo-Pearl the strike was the most important thing reduction program we’ve seen in decades, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jeff Good UTLA President she has done in her career. One of the most unfolding over the next three years, and important things she’s done in her life. paving the way for more. Strikes work. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alex delivered the following State of the At Harry Bridges, elementary teacher We won a 6% permanent retroactive pay NORTH AREA: Karla Griego, Chair (Buchanan ES), Mark Union speech at the 2019 Leadership Confer- and chapter chair Phylis Hoffman, with increase with no cuts to future educators’ Ramos (Contreras LC), Rebecca Solomon (RFK UCLA ence in July. Nataly Santos, Michael Gearin, Luis Mora, healthcare. The district fought for those Comm. School), Julie Van Winkle (LOOC Liason) We will never forget 2018-19. An historic and others, did incredible leadership de- cuts. They wanted at least one concession. SOUTH AREA: Maria Miranda, Chair (Miramonte ES), Aydé Bravo (Maywood ES), L. Cynthia Matthews strike with unprecedented wins. The largest velopment, including scores of people in They got no concessions. Strikes work. (McKinley ES), Karen Ticer-León (Tweedy ES) public sector strike in a single city of the roles on the picket line. On Community Schools, we won EAST AREA: Adrian Tamayo, Chair (Lorena ES), United States in years. The first large strike At South Gate High, chapter chair Vikki almost triple the investment that commu- Ingrid Gunnell (Salary Point Advisor), Yolanda Tamayo since Janus, sending a pro-union message Barkley, and leaders like Fidencio Gal- nity groups had demanded at the school (Lorena ES), Gillian Russom (Roosevelt HS) nationwide. The first Red for Ed strike in a lardo, helped members connect with com- board, only to be rejected, six months WEST AREA: Erika Jones, Chair (CTA Director), Georgia munity so deeply that the hot dog place earlier. Thirty high-needs schools are going Flowers Lee (Saturn ES), Noah Lippe-Klein blue state, challenging Democrats on their (Dorsey HS), Larry Shoham (Hamilton HS) terrible record on funding and privatiza- across the street was a strike headquarters. through the Community School transfor- CENTRAL AREA: Stacie Webster, Chair (West Vernon ES), tion. A strike being studied internationally. While you empowered members, our mation process, engaging parents, broad- Kelly Flores (Hawkins HS), Tomás Flores Sisters and brothers, our strike put us community partners in Reclaim Our ening curriculum, building wraparound (West Vernon ES), Claudia Rodriquez (49th Street) squarely on the national stage: that’s why Schools LA empowered parents and stu- services, and providing a model for the VALLEY EAST AREA: Scott Mandel, Chair (Pacoima we have a candidate for U.S. president at dents. In Central and East Areas, parents rest of the district. Strikes work. Magnet), Victoria Casas (Beachy ES), Mel House (Elementary P.E.), Hector Perez-Roman (Arleta HS) the Leadership Conference: Senator Bernie Maria Osorio, Noemi Galindo, and others A nurse in every school. A librarian in VALLEY WEST AREA: Bruce Newborn, Chair (Hale Sanders. Having Bernie here doesn’t mean canvassed schools in support of the strike. every secondary school. No cuts to library Charter), Melodie Bitter (Lorne ES), Wendi Davis UTLA is endorsing him. If we aide money. A guaranteed stu- (Henry MS), Javier Romo (Mulholland MS) endorse for U.S. president, we dent-to-counselor ratio. Work HARBOR AREA: Steve Seal, Chair (Eshelman ES), have a democratic process for space for all itinerants and Karen Macias (Del Amo ES), Jennifer McAfee (Dodson MS), Elgin Scott (Taper ES) that. Bernie is here because, HHS workers. A foundation ADULT & OCCUP ED: Matthew Kogan (Evans CAS) frankly, he’s always been from which to fight for more BILINGUAL EDUCATION: Cheryl L. Ortega (Sub Unit) here. Bernie endorsed Steve psychologists and psychiatric EARLY CHILDHOOD ED: Teri Harnik, Cleveland EEC Zimmer and Imelda Padilla social workers, which we’ll do for LAUSD school board. He in our contract reopeners in HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES: Mallorie Evans (Educational Audiologist) was the first presidential can- January 2020. Strikes work. SPECIAL ED: Lucía Arias (Sub Unit) didate to endorse our strike. I’m proud that we are the col- SUBSTITUTES: Benny Madera His organization put boots lective UTLA leadership that PACE CHAIR: Marco Flores on the ground during the opened the special education UTLA RETIRED: John Perez strike. Bernie’s campaign is article for the first time in 38 based on the same premise years. We won important first AFFILIATIONS as our strike—that we need steps. District norms for case- American Federation of Teachers National Education Association a movement, not a single loads. Guarantees on getting leader. And, Bernie is here caseload information. Release STATE & NATIONAL OFFICERS because his Thurgood Mar- days for educators to do testing. CFT PRESIDENT: Jeffery M. Freitas shall Plan for education most The right to bargain changes in CTA PRESIDENT: E. Toby Boyd CTA DIRECTOR: Erika Jones crystallizes our core beliefs— instructional delivery, including dramatically increase school inclusion. Special education will CFT VICE PRESIDENTS: Arlene Inouye, John Perez, Juan Ramirez Alex and the UTLA officers at the Leadership Conference in July. NEA PRESIDENT: Lily Eskelsen Garcia funding, put a moratorium combine with mental health AFT PRESIDENT: Randi Weingarten on charter growth, and support strikes and RFK student Neelima Hossain and others staffing as one of our contract re-openers AFT VICE PRESIDENT: Alex Caputo-Pearl NEA DIRECTOR: Mel House other actions to get there—and he is driving went to UTLA every day of the strike in January 2020. Strikes work. every other democratic candidate towards to plan nightly actions at the homes of We won commitments to reduce stan- UTLA COMMUNICATIONS these positions. Monica Garcia, Austin Beutner, and others. dardized testing by 50% and to expand EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Alex Caputo-Pearl Sisters and brothers, for the first time in Every movement rises on its ability to ethnic studies. We won working conditions COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Anna Bakalis 40 years, there is progressive momentum in develop new leaders, to have more and and pay victories in early education, adult COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS: Kim Turner, Carolina Barreiro, Tammy Lyn Gann public education. But, it is not a time to get more people willing to take risks. We did education, for ROC/ROP educators, and ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Laura Aldana self-satisfied. It is a time to get bolder. Our that. Strikes work. for substitute educators. Strikes work. New Deal for Public Schools draws from the The second accomplishment in the We won victories on local decision-mak- EDITORIAL INFORMATION New Deal in the 1930s that reconstructed strike is something we’ve talked about ing, winning the right to vote before there UNITED TEACHER the economy. It draws from Alexandria for 20 years. We dominated the media, is a magnet conversion. Winning increased 3303 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Fl., LA, CA 90010 Email: [email protected] Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal. It is a call public relations, air waves, and social rights on local budgets. Winning new UTLA main line: 213-487-5560 to transform public education. There are media. We fundamentally shifted the powers for Local School Leadership Coun- ADVERTISING five clear planks. Nurture the Whole Child. narrative. Read the LA Times. The LA cils in Community Schools. Strikes work. Senders Communications Group Brian Bullen: 818-884-8966, ext. 1108 Respect Educators. Respect Students and privatizers know they’ve lost the narra- We set a new standard for the national Parents. Fully Fund Public Schools. Stop tive. Watch the Democratic Party debates. Bargaining for the Common Good move- UNITED TEACHER accepts paid advertisements from outside Privatization. Our New Deal drives making The candidates who have supported ment. We brought issues to the table that companies and organizations, including UTLA sponsors and vendors with no relationship with UTLA. Only approved our contract wins real through enforcement. privatization most—Booker, Biden, we had no legal right to bargain—and we vendors can use the UTLA logo in their ads. The content It frames our upcoming contract reopeners Bennett—they know they’ve lost the won. More green space and fewer bun- of an advertisement is the responsibility of the advertiser alone, and UTLA cannot be held responsible for its accuracy, and healthcare bargaining. It supports a narrative. We did that. Strikes work. galows. District support for immigrant veracity, or reliability. Appearance of an advertisement should strategy to win the school board. It drives The third accomplishment of our strike: families, so crucial as we fight Donald not be viewed as an endorsement or recommendation by the work to pass the Schools and Com- We won a broader and deeper agreement Trump’s policies. And, in a victory heard United Teachers Los Angeles. munities First ballot measure. It shapes the than most unions ever dream to. We won across the country, we contributed to the narrative in the U.S. presidential elections. 90% of our victories while on strike or in movement to end random searches by United Teacher (ISSN # 0745-4163) is published eight times a year (monthly except for November, January, the bounces after the strike. eliminating them at 28 schools. Strikes work. June, and July) by United Teachers Los Angeles, 3303 Strikes work On class size, we killed Section 1.5 and We won on the two biggest issues of our Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010. Let’s talk about how we got here. The have enforceable class-size caps at every time: underfunding and privatization. The Subscriptions: $20.00 per year. (Price included in most important accomplishment of our strike level, TK through 12. At so many site meet- mayor and LAUSD committed to support dues/agency fee of UTLA bargaining unit members.) Periodicals postage paid at Los Angeles, California. was the explosion of grassroots leadership. ings, our members have said the same thing the Schools and Communities First ballot POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to United Chapter chair Rosanne Altin at LA High to me: If killing 1.5 alone is what we had initiative in November 2020. The governor is Teacher, 3303 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, ran incredible picket lines—so incredible won in the strike, it would have been worth exploring changes to special education and CA 90010. Telephone 213-487-5560. that veteran educator Cristina Lewis said it. 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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE brought racial justice to the bargaining table (continued from previous page) and won. We communicated relentlessly and made our demands the common-sense HHS funding formulas. We won contract demands of the entire city. language forcing the district to inform school Fourth, we knew we needed to be strike- communities earlier about possible charter ready from the beginning, and we thought co-location. We won contract language es- outside the box. Every union should be tablishing union co-location liaisons with prepared to use its most powerful weapon. influence over shared-use agreements. And, That weapon is strikes where they are we won a commitment from the LAUSD legal. And, that weapon is walk-outs where board to call on Governor Newsom for a strikes are illegal. We bargained for the moratorium on new charters. Strikes work. common good: bringing random searches, But, sisters and brothers, we won beyond immigrant support, and more to the table. what we got at the table. Our strike rever- The district argued our strike buildup berated for months. A week after our strike, was illegal, saying it was based on these the LAUSD board called on Newsom for issues, which they claimed were outside the charter moratorium. That same week, the legal scope of bargaining. We pressed LA County allocated $10 million to school- forward. We pushed our issues. We struck. based mental health. Still that same week, And, the district ended up bargaining CTA joined CFT and endorsed Schools and exactly those issues they said were outside Communities First. And, that same week, Alex with Mariachi UTLA—one of two strike-forged music groups, along with the Red 4 Ed the legal scope. We didn’t just think outside Marching Band, that played at the Leadership Conference. our UTLA members at Accelerated Charter the box—we shattered the box, and we won. won their strike, only the second charter Fifth, we used escalating actions to build Delevan Elementary students serenad- ing racist fear through the image of paying strike in United States history. Two weeks structures, work lists, develop leaders, and ing their striking teachers. Carpenter El- slightly more taxes to go to a district of stu- after our strike, Newsom announced a task test our reach. A chapter chair at every school. ementary carpool karaoke. Venice High dents of color. While working-class South LA, force studying the impact of charters for Contract Action Teams of one leader for leading picket line dances. Hands Across East LA, Central LA, and parts of the East the first time since 1992. A month after our every ten members at hundreds of schools. Colfax parent action. Students singing, “Mr. Valley went strongly for EE, we lost badly strike, LAUSD, the mayor, and city council Monthly rosters for chapter chairs. Assessing Beutner, are you home?” outside his neigh- elsewhere. Our adversaries reaffirmed that created Measure EE, the first local school each member through one-on-ones. Tracking borhood’s gates. Bill Maher, Saturday Night the war over public education is a class war. funding measure in decades. And at that it all on our database. Watching so many Live, and Trevor Noah giving our strike love. And our adversaries always use racism very same time, Oakland educators struck leaders blossom into incredible organizers. I am so proud to have done this with you. in that class war. Racism that hurts our for the first time in 20 years and won. We need to ingrain these five power- Sisters and brothers, we did this together. students, our co-workers, our families, Two months after our strike, Senate building principles into our organizational and all of us. But, we will rise. Even with Bill 126 passed, the first charter transpar- culture. And, sisters and brothers, we need Privatizers push back all of this, the Measure EE campaign made ency law in years. Three months after our to help other unions across the country use We knew there would be counterattacks. us stronger. The mayor, district, and city strike, Austin Beutner backed off his “Re: these principles-- so that we have the fight- The billionaires’ first post-strike coun- council are now on our side on school Imagine” portfolio plan. And, four months ing United States labor movement we need. terattack was doubling down on Janus. funding. Tens of thousands of voters were after our strike, Jackie Goldberg crushed it The results of this work were amazing: Now, canvassers come to your house to identified as supporters of progressive tax- with over 70% of the vote, fundamentally 98% participation on picket lines. 60,000 try to get you to drop the union. ation. These are essential building blocks shifting power on the School Board. coming downtown three times in one The billionaires’ second post-strike coun- for Schools and Communities First. Five months after our strike, four more week. Daily picket line reporting systems. terattack was to use the LA Chamber of Com- The billionaires’ third counterattack was bounces. The mayor announced free Daily communications. Nightly parent/ merce to defeat Measure EE. Saying we are uncovered in secret emails published in the student passes on DASH buses, echoing community actions. overpaid. Attacking public education. Creat- (continued on page 26) the Bus Riders Union’s demands and our common good demands. Austin Beutner said the district can afford our agreement, which we knew—but, importantly, this In this issue reversed what he had said previously. The school community at Catskill Elementary, inspired by the strike, not only stopped 4 Case study looks at parent-student organizing 5 In memoriam: A.J. Duffy GANAS charter from co-locating, but New report is a blueprint for bringing together students, parents, stopped GANAS from opening, period. teachers, and community for the common good. 10 Strategies for building This followed a powerful victory led by CATs for itinerants Eastside Padres Contra la Privatización 5 Secret plan revealed: “Attack UTLA” to stop a mega-KIPP charter school from Threatened by our movement, privatizers plan to “take back” the city. 14 GLS: Your premium legal opening in East LA. And, Students Deserve, support system Students Not Suspects, Black Lives Matter, 6 Enforcing the contract to make our victories real UTLA, and others took the final step against 16 Tips on EDS evaluation random searches, with the LAUSD Board Contract implementation at the school and district level. voting to eliminate them entirely by June system 2020. Strikes and movements work together. 18 UTLA internal elections How we built our power Sisters and brothers, just as important 24 Retirees’ corner as what we won are the principles we used to build power. That started over 28 CTA/NEA professional five years ago. growth opportunities First, in 2014, we defined what a union is. A union is not a third party that simply 31 Grapevine services members in a one-dimensional way. It is not a fraction of activists doing militant actions. A union is all members acting collectively to force those in power to give us what we and our students deserve. Get connected to UTLA Second, we committed to organizing. Facebook: facebook.com/UTLAnow Relentless officer dialogues with members at schools. Establishing Reclaim Our Twitter: @utlanow Schools LA. Training chapter leaders on YouTube: youtube.com/UTLAnow parent organizing. Learning from Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools. Organizing with “How we grow from where we are”: Students and parents from the UTLA Leadership union and non-union charter educators. Conference panel on keeping up the fight for educational justice. From left: Alliance to Third, we committed to social justice Reclaim Our Schools co-director Jay Travis, City Terrace Elementary parent Jazmin unionism and captured the public narrative. Garcia, LA High student Q’Marr Allen Jordan, Dorsey High student Amee Monroy, We didn’t just talk about racial justice. We and LAANE organizer and parent Albert Ramirez. 3 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019

Our New Deal for Public Schools Agenda to win for new school year Our organizing strategy to enforce our contract and 2018-19 reconfirmed the facts that 1) all of our power flows from chapter-level organization and member engagement, 2) the active engagement of parents and empower school communities. community is critical to building our movement, and 3) when we do those two things, we can change the public narrative and expand the boundaries of what is politically The New Deal of possible. the 1930s called for attacking the Great Our plan for 2019-20 builds from the chapter level and expands out as we take our Depression on mul- struggle into the next rounds and take on the root causes of our public education tiple fronts—RELIEF crisis: privatization, public policy, and funding. for the unemployed In 2019-20 we will: and working poor, RECOVERY of ✓ Vigorously enforce the new contract the economy, and See pages 6 and 7 for our implementation plan. There will be an in-depth con- REFORM of the fi- tract enforcement training at the August 28 area meeting. nancial system. US ✓ Transform Contract Action Teams into Chapter Action Teams Representative Al- Use the CATs to strengthen school-site organizing and parent organizing on local exandria Ocasio- and broader issues, including school board elections and funding initiatives like Cortez’s Green New Schools and Communities First. Deal calls for an end ✓ Increase PACE membership to global warming, Build the political muscle to win elections and organize our communities politically. with an economy built around more green jobs and clean communities; it drives us in making our ✓ Identify reopener contract demands and a campaign to win energy programs. contract wins real through enforcement; See page 6 for more info on January 2020 reopeners. Now our movement for public educa- it frames our reopener and healthcare ✓ Organize to protect our healthcare tion needs a similarly big, bold trans- bargaining campaigns as community See page 6 for more info. Our healthcare agreement expires December. formation. We just led a strike that won issues; it is a mobilizing strategy to get ✓ agreements on an unprecedented breadth out the vote and win four School Board Campaign to win four School Board seats of issues and contributed to a national seats; it drives the essential work to pass Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 (seats currently held by George McKenna, Scott Schmer- elson, Jackie Goldberg, and Richard Vladovic) are up for election in 2020, with movement of educators, organized labor, the Schools and Communities First ballot primaries in March and the general election in November 2020. and communities acting collectively for initiative; it will shape the narrative for change. Our strike shifted the narrative the US presidential elections. ✓ Organize for the Schools and Communities First ballot initiative nationally. Now is the time to fulfill the We take the worksite power we built Raise over $11 billion for schools and social services by closing the corporate promise of public education as an essen- through the strike to our communities and loopholes in Prop. 13 through the initiative on the November 2020 ballot. On a tial civic institution that honors the hopes to the ballot box, using five principles to related issue, in March 2020, pass the Reform LA County Initiative, which would and meets the needs of every student, restore, reinvest, and reclaim the promise divert funding from jails to mental health services. parent, and educator who walked a picket of public education. ✓ Pass charter legislation line in 2019. Our New Deal for Public Expand recent legislative wins (SB 126 requiring charter transparency) by increas- Schools leans us further into the values • Nurture the whole child ing charter accountability and passing a moratorium on corporate charters. that we believe in. • Respect educators ✓ This New Deal for Public Schools plat- • Respect students and parents Push US presidential candidates for massive infusion of funds to IDEA and Title I Get all candidates committed to significantly increase federal funding for education. form is not just a pledge, it is an orga- • Fully fund public schools nizing strategy to empower our school • Stop privatization

Case study looks at parent-student organizing behind our strike “Building the Power to Reclaim Our Schools” is a blueprint for bringing together students, parents, teachers, and community for the common good.

For outsiders, it might look like we won Schools” examines the way UTLA and during the teacher’s strike,” our historic strike in just six days—but in Reclaim Our Schools LA carried out our said Alicia Baltazar, a parent reality years of work went into building two-year campaign that lifted a vision of at Fries Avenue Elementary the historic labor/community alliance that “the schools all students deserve” into School. “I sat-in at politicians’ helped shape our bargaining platform and the public consciousness. It also shows offices and I knocked on their that put tens of thousands of people in how parent, student, and teacher leaders doors. I talked to other parents the streets in January. A new case study were trained and supported as they took and let them know what from our community partner, Reclaim Our their fight to some of LA’s most powerful we were fighting for. Some Schools LA, is a testament to that work. political players—and won. parents didn’t realize there “Building the Power to Reclaim Our “I was proud to be a parent volunteer wasn’t a nurse in school every day, or what the process was to get counseling for their children. We were strong because we had a common goal: our kids’ futures. That’s why we won. That’s why we will continue to win.” The ROSLA case study is the first of many pieces to come—including more than one documentary—that will analyze our strike and contex- tualize our victories.

Download “Building the Power to Reclaim Our Schools” at utla.net.

The case study brings to life the community organizing and direct actions building up to our strike, such as the protest outside Netflix headquarters in December 2017. Netflix’s founder, Reed Hastings, is a prominent privatizer. 4 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 Secret plan revealed: “Attack UTLA” Threatened by our movement, privatizers plan to “take back” the city.

In the wake of our narrative-shifting mitting in their emails that UTLA “has and engaged in a scorched-earth ‘war’ cluded officials in the California Charter strike in January 2019, privatizer Ben been working for far more than ten years on public education.” Schools Association, the PR firm Del Sol Austin sent a series of confidential emails to achieve the victories that are just now Nowhere in the emails is a strategy for Group, polling firm Goodwin Simon to an inner circle of charter backers. The bearing fruit.” The strategy group’s plan: increasing revenue for public schools— Strategic Research, political consul- emails, published in the LA Times after a “take back” the LAUSD School Board and in fact, Austin’s wife, Tracy, was paid tant Mike Trujillo, local charter school public records request, show privatizers the mayor’s office, file costly lawsuits close to $100,000 to defeat Measure EE, groups, and Astroturf organizations that knocked on their heels by the movement against LAUSD, and “attack UTLA.” the initiative that would have brought are supported by substantial funding we are building for public education. The billionaire-funded charter lobby $500 million for the students of LAUSD. from wealthy privatizers: Parent Revolu- “As Machiavelli says, it’s better to be knows it’s losing, acknowledging in the Instead of addressing the funding crisis, tion, Speak Up, Students for Education feared than loved,” Austin wrote. “Right emails that its side “has lost control” Austin discusses a plan to put all schools Reform, and Great Public Schools Now. now we are neither.” of the public message on privatiza- on five-year “contracts,” and schools that Also in the thread was Marshall Tuck, The privatizers know they have to figure tion because “conventional wisdom fail to meet unspecified targets would be who lost to Tony Thurmond in Novem- out how to work “differently together” tells the public that charter schools are restaffed or handed over to a charter. ber in the race for state superintendent if they want to achieve their goals, ad- ‘private,’ run by billionaires for profit, The recipients of Austin’s email in- of public instruction.

Privatizers’ agenda to attack public education Who is Ben Austin?

• “Attack UTLA...weaken them politically so we can better achieve • Author of the Parent Trigger our goals.” Law. He has claimed that teachers don’t care about • Use kids as props in messaging against UTLA and in lawsuits against kids, saying, “Parents are the district to “create a much needed wedge issue for reformers” the only ones who really care • “Take back” the Board of Education in 2020 and the mayor’s office about their children.” in 2022 to “drive a citywide agenda from the top-down.” • Billed himself as “Villaraigosa’s • Sue LAUSD in order to “trump district policy and even UTLA con- pick” for LAUSD Board District tract rights.” 4 in 2008. • “Rebrand education reform as progressive” by “funding Black and Latino civil rights and community groups.” • Worked for a series of privatizer- funded nonprofits. • Implement a “five-year renewal contract for all public schools,” restaffing schools that fail or turning them over to charters. • His wife, Tracy, made $100,000 for consulting work to defeat Measure EE, the ballot initiative that would have brought $500 Quotes taken from the Kids First Strategy Group email conversations million to LA public schools. in February and March 2019

In memoriam: A.J. Duffy Former UTLA President A.J. Duffy responded by helping schools develop passed away on July 3 after a three-year competing plans for these schools, and battle with cancer. parents sided with the teachers in non- As famous for his two-tone shoes as for binding popular votes. In the end, few his pugnacious demeanor, Duffy led the of the new campuses moved over to union from 2005 to 2011 during some of charter control. its most tumultuous times, including the Duffy was born and raised in Brook- Great Recession that triggered waves of lyn, New York, where he attended public devastating budget cuts. Over the multi- schools but struggled with an undiag- year fiscal crisis, UTLA members took col- nosed learning disability. At age 25, at lective action to protect schools, including only a third-grade reading level, Duffy a one-hour walkout in June 2008 when dedicated the next five years of his life members gave up “One Hour’s Pay for to learning to read and write. He always the Kids of L.A.” In 2009, Duffy was one said his struggles gave him strength and of 38 people arrested during a sit-in in an enduring passion for helping special front of LAUSD headquarters to protest education students. layoffs and class-size increases. UTLA Teaching and activism were fused for members later voted to accept furlough Duffy from the start of his career in edu- days to stabilize schools and save thou- cation, when he organized and taught in sands of jobs. a daycare center for low-income families A.J. Duffy Duffy was also in office during the in Philadelphia, a role he replicated in 1944-2019 LAUSD payroll crisis in 2007, when the Venice, California, starting in the early botched implementation of new technol- 1970s. ogy led to thousands of employees being He joined LAUSD in 1974 as a special (where he was a strike captain in 1989), as UTLA president, Duffy shared his overpaid, underpaid, or not paid at all for education assistant and substitute and spent 14 years at Palms Middle hopes for our union: “I leave office as I months. During the crisis, UTLA camped teacher. In 1978, he earned a bachelor’s School as a teacher and later dean. He came in—a believer. I believe in the power an RV outside LAUSD headquarters so of science in community organizing from served UTLA in nearly every capacity, of the union and the strength of collec- Duffy and staff could be available 24/7 Antioch College, followed a few years including as chapter chair, House of tive action. I believe that the work our to meet with impacted teachers as they later by teaching credentials in general Representatives member, and West Area members do is the most vital, important navigated the district bureaucracy. education, social studies, and special Chair, from 1996 to 2002. work that society has to offer…. A strong Under Duffy, UTLA successfully orga- education from Cal State L.A. Duffy is survived by the love of his union is built on dialogue. It’s built on nized against Public School Choice, the During his time in LAUSD, he served life, his wife, Carol; stepdaughters Aimee democracy. It’s built on dissent. My hope pro-privatization LAUSD School Board’s as a special ed assistant at Salvin Special Oswald and Sabrina Castagnino; stepson for this union going forward is that the plan to hand newly constructed cam- Education Center, taught at Drew Julien Stranger; and three grandchildren. dialogue continues, that you continue puses over to corporate charters. UTLA Middle School and Franklin High In his final UNITED TEACHER column speaking out.” 5 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 Enforcing the contract to make our victories real Strategic contract implementation at the school and district level.

Our strike resulted in significant ad- ings; in new chapter chair trainings; by help our regularly updated bargaining page vancements on virtually all of our contract from staff, officers, and BOD members; and at utla.net. demands, forcing the district into a massive through ongoing reports and an online form reallocation of funding toward the needs of for chapter chairs that we are developing. Contract reopeners our schools. Some of those victories, like the See chart on this spread on how we will start January 2020 6% retroactive pay increase with no health- monitor and enforce the contract over the Under our agreement, we can reopen care cuts, have already been implemented, next two years. the contract and bargain on salary and two while others will either be implemented in additional contract items in January 2020. 2019-2020 or phased in over the next two Bargaining: What’s under way Topping the priority list: continuing our school years. Some of these victories will As part of the task forces created under work to support our most vulnerable stu- require the hiring of more staff, some will the contract, this school year UTLA is dents by expanding support for special edu- require school site administrators to more pressing proposals to reduce unneces- cation and hiring more school psychologists, effectively allocate resources, and others will sary testing, expand Ethnic Studies offer- psychiatric social workers, and other critical forces. Healthcare bargaining is shaping require both chapter level and district-wide ings, address workload/caseload issues health and human services professionals. up to be a proxy war between reactionary monitoring of progress. What is clear is that it for health and human services itinerants Our strike won the first progress in the con- corporate interests who would rather slash will take all of us to hold the district account- and special education, expand green space tract on special education in 38 years, and teachers’ healthcare and retirement funding able for fully implementing our contract. at school sites, and deal with pay inequity we are going back for more the next round. instead of paying their fair share of taxes to Chapter leaders, Chapter Action Teams issues for adult ed, early childhood ed, and fund public education through measures like (CATs), and parents will play critical roles ROP CTE educators. Last school year, we Healthcare agreement Schools and Communities First. Bargaining in making sure our contract is implemented issued a demand to bargain on changes expires December 2020 for healthcare is conducted with all LAUSD in every single worksite. Each victory will LAUSD made unilaterally to special ed Our current healthcare agreement expires employee unions at the table, giving us a require a different approach this year. Support delivery models and are now at the table in December 2020, and we can expect LAUSD united front against takebacks and a broad will be provided in upcoming area meet- presenting proposals. Check the latest on to push for steep cuts, backed by outside base for organizing to win.

Issue What We Won Chapter Enforcement Districtwide Enforcement

Nurses Nurse in every school, 5 days per week, by 2020-21 Chapter Chair reports number of days per week with a nurse Ensure 150 hires for 2019-2020 and an additional 150 hires for 2020-2021

Teacher Librarians Teacher librarian in every secondary school, 5 days a week, by Chapter Chair reports number of days per week with a teacher librarian and Ensure 41 hires for 2019-2020 and an 2020-21 ensures compliance with BOE resolution maintaining Library Aide positions additional 41 hires for 2020-2021

Counselors Student-counselor ratio of 500-1 at every secondary school by Chapter Chair tracks and reports student-counselor ratio at school Ensure hiring of at least 17 secondary counselors 2019-2020 for district to meet student-counselor ratio

Class Size Enforceable caps and averages through the elimination of Section At Norm Day, Chapter Chair tracks and reports the total number of Ensure greater class size reductions at 75 1.5 and a yearly reduction in caps, building toward full realization classes at the school and number of class size cap violations elementary schools and 15 middle schools, of the class size cap numbers in the full contract by 2021-2022 identified by the district as “high need”

Special Education Class size and caseload reductions, tighter language for At Norm Day, Chapter Chair tracks and reports the total number of UTLA has the right to bargain any changes enforcing caseload and class size caps, two release days to class size and caseload violations to service delivery models, and has started complete federally mandated assessments for all Special bargaining with LAUSD over the effects of their Education teachers, and requirement that LAUSD provide “increased inclusion” program which is being caseload and class size reports piloted at 50 schools in 2019-2020

Community Funding for 20 community schools in 2019-20 and 10 more in For participating schools, ensure appropriate funding is received by Community Schools Steering Committee and Schools 2020-21, with each participating school receiving $150,000 for the school from the district, ensure the hiring of a community schools Local Options Oversight Committee to oversee the first year and $250,000 for the second year coordinator (must be a bargaining unit member), and ensure the implementation, with UTLA representatives on existence and appropriate participation of a LSLC each body reporting back to UTLA members

Co-Location Timely notification of schools being targeted for co-location and Ensure Chapter Chair is invited to all “walk throughs” prior to Ensure LAUSD provides UTLA with lists of an increased role for UTLA representation at co-located schools co-location, elect a co-location coordinator, ensure the coordinator potential co-locations, for the following participates in the development of a shared use agreement, and school year, by December 1 and February 1 ensure coordinator placement on the school safety committee of each year

Early Childhood An 8-hour work day for Early Educators, inclusive of a 30- Chapter Chair confirms district compliance by tracking work schedules of Ensure LAUSD is following new contract Educator Rights minute duty-free lunch all Early Education members at beginning of each school year

Transfers A requirement that district policy be followed at schools converting Chapter Chair confirms school compliance with district policy related Ensure LAUSD denies magnet conversions from a traditional program to a magnet school, including a majority to magnet conversions for schools in which the process followed is approval vote by the staff, and that all teachers assigned to the inconsistent with district policy school be notified at least one year in advance of the conversion

UTLA rights Increased representation for itinerants (more chapter chairs and Itinerant chapter chairs enforce increased representation rights. Ensure LAUSD is following new contract the right to speak at district or local district meetings) and the right School-based chapter chairs enforce right to sign off on review of for chapter chairs to sign off that they were able to review the school budgets school budget before it’s been submitted to the district

Itinerant A workspace shall be provided for all itinerant educators Chapter Chair confirms that appropriate space has been allocated for Ensure LAUSD provides an appeal process at Workspace and HHS professionals to protect student privacy and ensure itinerants assigned to school, and facilitates involvement of LSLC if the local district level to resolve disputes that professional working conditions dispute arises over appropriate workspace can’t be resolved through the LSLC

HHS & Special Creation of a Workload/Caseload Committee for HHS/SPED Chapter-level enforcement will follow development of citywide policy The Committee is ongoing, will include 5 UTLA Education Itinerant itinerants to explore methods for improving their working appointees and 5 LAUSD appointees, and will Caseload/ conditions and to achieve more equitable and manageable meet at least quarterly starting in the Fall of Workload workloads & caseloads 2019.

Green Space Creation of a Green Space Task Force, with LAUSD, UTLA, and Chapter-level enforcement will follow development of citywide policy The Task Force will create a plan to increase LA City participation, to develop plan for increasing green space green space, including the removal of bunga- on school campuses, including the removal of bungalows lows, by December 1, 2019

6 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 “You’ve given working-class people hope” UTLA Leadership Conference puts our strike in context—and builds toward next steps.

Where do we go after organizing strike in a national context. When you one of the largest public sector strikes make history, you sometimes forget to take in recent history? At the UTLA Lead- stock, journalist Eric Blanc said on a panel ership Conference in July, more than on “Building the Union in Our Schools.” 750 chapter leaders laid a road map for “We are seeing the first strike upsurge building our movement: Our New Deal in four decades, and the largest number for Public Schools. of teacher strikes in history,” Blanc said. Our allies were with us at the confer- “You’ve given working-class people ence in downtown LA, helping place our across the country hope. When you get a sense of your power, you don’t want to go back to the way things were.” Keynote speaker Jane McAlevey, union organizer and author of No Short- cuts, laid out strategies to win educational justice and revved up chapter leaders to keep fighting. “The 1% has been systematically dis- mantling the working class and you are part of rebuilding it,” McAlevey said. Showing how much our strike landed our union on the national stage, U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders signs UTLA’s New Deal for Public Schools. addressed a standing-room-only crowd at a lunchtime session. Sanders wrapped up his speech by futures,” Monroy said. UTLA has not endorsed Sanders signing UTLA’s New Deal for Public Q’Marr Allen Jordan talked about how, (or any candidate for president yet) Schools to loud applause from the audience. as a running back at LA High, UTLA’s core but we welcomed him to our confer- “You’re thanking me?” Sanders said. contract demands for more nurses, coun- ence because his Thurgood Marshall “No, I’m thanking you—for having a bold selors, and librarians resonated with him. Plan for Public Education aligns with vision for our kids.” “Our nurse only came part-time, and our core beliefs: dramatically increase Panels at the conference lifted up the now we'll have one every day,” Jordan school funding and place a moratorium stories of parents, students, and educators said. After his activism in the strike, on charter growth. on how they organized to win during the Jordan says he is “ready to talk to people Marlton School educator Janette Duran tells “You are leading the fight to change strike and their hopes moving forward. in high places as equals.” the story of how UTLA members overcame national priorities and I stand with you Dorsey High student Amee Monroy That sense of empowerment was the challenges of organizing a school like hers, very proudly in that goal,” Sanders shared the energy she felt in taking part in echoed by City Terrace Elementary parent which draws families from all over the city for said. “It is unacceptable that Califor- the lively protests, organized by Reclaim Jazmin Garcia. their program for deaf and hard-of-hearing nia—such a great state and a state with Our Schools LA, in Austin Beutner’s and “I’m ready to continue to grow our students. Other UTLA members sharing or- incredible wealth—ranks 43rd in public Monica Garcia’s neighborhoods during parent movement and figure out how to ganizing strategies during the “Building Our school funding. It is unacceptable that the strike. build from what we have,” Garcia said. “We Union” panel at the Leadership Conference Los Angeles has taken half more than “We weren’t going to stop until we got are newly empowered to talk to whomever were Kenneth Goodson (Bell High School), a billion dollars a year out of public what teachers and students were fight- it takes—from principals to politicians. Franny Marion (psychiatric social worker) schools and put it into privately run ing for—divesting from overpolicing and Parents emerged from the strike ready to and Sandra Soto (Carpenter Elementary). charter schools.” continuing to invest in black and brown advocate and protect public education.”

Issue What We Won Chapter Enforcement Districtwide Enforcement

Testing Creation of educator, parent, administrator task force to compile inventory of Chapter-level enforcement will follow Joint Committee of 4 UTLA appointees, 4 LAUSD appointees, and all district assessments, including their value, cost, and impact on instructional development of citywide policy 4 parents to meet 5 times during the 2019-2020 school year, time, and to make recommendations for reducing assessments by 50% at with a goal to make recommendations on reductions by Spring each grade level of 2020

Ethnic Studies Creation of educator and administrator task force to review programs and Chapter-level enforcement will follow LAUSD – UTLA Ethnic Studies Task Force to be formed and propose resources for Ethnic Studies, including PD, curriculum, and materials development of citywide policy ongoing, including 4 UTLA appointees, and meet at least twice per year, with a goal of starting by Fall of 2019

Pay Equity Creation of task force to examine equity issues regarding the salary schedules Chapter-level enforcement will follow Pay Equity Task Force to be formed, with 4 UTLA appointees and of Adult Education, Early Education, and ROC/ROP teachers development of citywide policy 4 LAUSD appointees, and make recommendations by October 31, 2019, after meeting at least three times

Immigrant Student LAUSD shall provide at least 1 attorney and necessary support staff to work with Chapter-level enforcement will follow LAUSD and UTLA will meet regularly to ensure collaboration, Support local organizations and provide support to immigrant students, families, and development of citywide policy identify concerns, and discuss options for expanding support, employees, create a district hotline for immigration issues, and work with UTLA with LAUSD committed to provide the necessary resources and LA City to identify additional community resources to support this effort through July 1, 2021

Random Searches Creation of pilot program for schools to be exempt from the LAUSD random Chapter Chairs at schools not par- BOE passed a motion on June 18, 2019, calling on the superintendent searches program, with 14 schools to participate in 2019-2020 and an ad- ticipating in this effort in 2019-2020 to create an alternative school safety program and end the random ditional 14 schools to participate in 2020-2021 should work with their LSLC to apply searches program by the end of the 2019-2020 school year for participation in 2020-2021

Adult Education Creation of DACE Assignment Task Force to develop a pilot matrix program for Chapter-level enforcement will follow With 5 UTLA appointees and 5 LAUSD appointees, the Task Force implementation at 4 schools in 2019-2020 and to provide recommendations development of citywide policy met in the Spring of 2019, with the parties agreeing to drop pilot for negotiating new assignment language for 2020-2021 program for 2019-2020 and fully implement city-wide DACE matrix program for 2020-2021

Substitutes Improved rights for substitute members regarding the continuity rate, extend- Chapter Chairs will be provided Ensure LAUSD follows new contract ed rate, and procedures for assignment, arrival, cancellation, and participation with an informational flyer, outlining in professional development contractual rights, to provide to substitute members assigned to their school

7 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019

raine continued her momentum when munities across Los Angeles started pub- Unsung Heroes of our movement East Area decided to hold an action lishing their own renditions online. The during the strike at the LD East Offices images of teachers, parents, and students Fourteen organizers on a mission for public education. on Soto. She contacted a local business, dancing in the rain awakened the con- Valeria Market, and secured their parking science of a nation and brought joy and Our historic year proved that, more than cated countless hours to union work, lot for us to use for our massive rally. optimism to our struggle. ever, our movement for public education ranging from small tasks such as leaf- Lorraine continues to be an advocate for is powered by the skills and leadership leting to larger-scale activities such as her colleagues and community. Jamie Wolf & of rank-and-file members. At the UTLA organizing transportation to UTLA city- As a first-time chapter chair and long- Anibal Avila-Hernandez Leadership Conference, some of our many wide events. Jude’s leadership helped time teacher, Al Martinez led the orga- CENTRAL AREA deserving members were honored as our Manchester ES become a strong and well- nizing efforts of Marianna Elementary Foshay LC’s Jamie Wolf has been a Unsung Heroes. organized chapter during our strike. Prior members and parents during the March for tireless chapter chair and union edu- to the strike, the Manchester ES chapter Public Education in December 2018 as he cator/activist who knows how to or- Rose Gutierrez held an informational parent meeting used his contacts to charter a Montebello ganize. Jamie always shows up when NORTH AREA that led to much-needed support from City bus. He helped lead during the 2019 needed and never comes alone. At every parents and community members not strike that shut down Los Angeles as well Over the past few years, Rose Gutier- union street action, Jamie rolls up with a only for educators on strike but for public as organizing a successful push-back walk rez has stepped up as a UTLA leader at car full of colleagues. He never stops or- schools in general. Jude’s work brought from Marianna ES to the KIPP headquar- Monte Vista Elementary, particularly as her ganizing for justice and recently united both confidence and a sense of solidar- ters in East LA with the support of Eastside school prepared for a potential strike. She his school community, teachers, parents, ity to the Manchester school community. Padres Contra La Privatización. However, organized and spoke at community forums students, and staff to force their princi- Aniela Lopez dove right into organiz- Al has been organizing the Marianna com- to educate parents about the dangers of pal to listen to the community’s voices ing the Elizabeth Learning Center chapter munity long before that. He, along with privatization and the importance of col- and include them in campus-wide deci- to be strike ready, and she did this as a other UTLA members and parents, have lective action. At the end of every UTLA sion making. first-year chapter chair. Aniela’s positive led successful organizing efforts for the Area meeting, she would create packets of Anibal Avila-Hernandez is a long- energy helped boost morale at her site. past 10 years that have helped save the TK materials for everyone who couldn’t make it standing union leader who knows how Her actions and leadership assured fellow program from being dismantled, not only and deliver them across North East LA. And to lead and to grow emerging leaders. chapter members that our strike was a at Marianna, but at many other schools as soon as Rose learned that a vacant home He has been a dynamic union educator, battle worth fighting together. By engag- as well. had been donated as a distribution point, Normandie ES chapter chair, area steering her chapter in union actions prior to she offered her time and energy to help ing committee member, cluster leader, the strike, including organizing a parent convert it into the North Area Strike House. Hazel Kight Witham and strike team captain in 2019. Anibal meeting, Aniela successfully prepared her WEST AREA On the first day of the strike, a neighboring has provided support for schools in his chapter for the hard work that a strike school, San Pascual ES, was struggling to For years as a National Board Certified cluster by visiting sites, attending im- would demand. She led a strong picket get organized after a few of its teachers teacher, Hazel Kight Witham has been portant meetings, and building team line and guided her team through the decided to cross the picket line and spread doing extraordinary work in the class- capacity through cluster connections. stressful issues that presented themselves negativity. Rose sounded the alarm and room, supporting her students through He always offers help and support during the strike. organized teachers from nearby schools to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoW- during area meetings and in between, join the picket line at San Pascual. On the riMo), developing a Get Lit poetry team at taking materials to schools not in at- second day of the strike, Rose was posted at Lorraine Quiñones & her school, and incorporating restorative tendance, attending phone banks, and San Pascual at 6:15 a.m. with boxes of flyers Al Martinez practices in innovative ways. Through making calls through rosters to help EAST AREA and picket signs, and notified chapter chairs her own writing, her use of community- secure chapter chairs. to pick up their materials there. Thanks to Lorraine Quiñones is a teacher and building circles with parents and stu- Rose and the newly elected chapter chair, chapter chair at Multnomah Elementary dents, and her tenacious creative vision, Kari Rivera as the strike went on, the teachers at that School. Lorraine took to heart the orga- Hazel helped UTLA’s contract campaign UTLA CHARTER EDUCATORS school ended up having a strong picket line. nizing of parents and community, having go viral—literally. Known to many as “the one of the most active parent groups that teacher in the polka dot poncho,” her Kari Rivera teaches elementary school Jude Depko & Aniela Lopez organized around a visit by school board “Public Education Flashmob” at Venice and was the chapter chair at The Acceler- SOUTH AREA member Monica Garcia. Garcia failed to High School was retweeted by Alexandria ated Schools since filling in for the previ- As a chapter chair at Manchester El- show up once she heard the parents and Ocasio-Cortez and viewed by 1.5 million ous chapter chair, who had to give up the ementary School, Jude Depko has dedi- community would be out in force. Lor- people. In the days to follow, school com- (continued on page 28)

Unsung Heroes with their area chairs and board members, clockwise from upper left: Jamie Wolf, Kari Rivera, Staci Webster (Central Area chair), and Anibal Avila-Hernandez; Jen- nifer McAfee (board member) Eliza- beth Untalan, and Steve Seal (Harbor Area chair); Tom Van Sciver, Scott Mandel (Valley East Area Chair), and Jose Servin; and Rose Gutier- rez and Karla Griego (North Area chair). Not pictured: Jude Depko, Aniela Lopez, Lorraine Quiñones, Al Martinez, Hazel Kight Witham, Joy Burton, and Alexandra Gusa.

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From the Secretary Our leadership teams are growing Emerging leaders and more representation for itinerants make UTLA stronger.

includes not only chapter chairs but also CAT (Chapter Action Teams), who are central to organizing, representation, and contract enforcement at the school site. Psychiatric social workers built strong CATs during the strike, and now they’ll use the member This period after the strike provides a engagement structure for work on contract reopeners, the New Deal for Public Schools, and unique opportunity to support new and the Schools and Communities First measure. emerging leaders with the training, mentor- ing, and information necessary to be strong Stay tuned for the dates of these train- and arts instructional educators). Itiner- school leaders. To this end, UTLA has de- ings throughout the year. ant chapter chairs have unique challenges veloped a chapter training program with UTLA also has developed training and because they work at multiple school sites. four modules to give site leaders the tools to support for our itinerant chapter leaders. We encourage all chapter chairs to get to enforce and implement the contract; advance Because of the new chapter chair struc- know your itinerant educators at your the struggle for educational justice; build a ture for itinerants that we put into the 2019 school site. Reach out to them, and be sure social justice union that engages members, UTLA/LAUSD contract, we now have mul- to include them in your communication. For parents, and community; and lead the tiple chapter leaders for our largest itinerant strategies for organizing itinerant chapter union’s political work. The four modules are: chapters (PSA counselors, psychologists, leaders and CAT members, check out the By Arlene Inouye • Chapter Chair 101: What chapter chairs PSW counselors, nurses, speech and lan- box on this page by Franny Marion, itiner- UTLA Secretary need to know about representing members, guage therapists, occupational therapists, ant chapter chair for PSWs. setting up and leading effective Local Today UTLA has more than 1,184 School Leadership Councils, and more. chapter chairs, vice chairs, and co-chairs • School Site Organizing: How to build a in our database. And from our Leader- Chapter Action Team, run effective UTLA Six strategies for building CATs for itinerant groups ship Conference, we know there are a school-site meetings, and more. large number of new chapter leaders, • Leading an Education Union in the and that includes about 50 leaders who Current Political Moment: The history and By Franny Marion 3. Add UTLA announcements to every represent “itinerant” employees such as current manifestations of the privatization PSW Itinerant Chapter Chair agenda: Unlike teachers, who attend school psychologists, psychiatric social attack on public education, race, and gender weekly meetings as a chapter, it was a shift workers, and more. This is exciting. I in the fight for educational justice and more. It can feel daunting to look at a roster of hun- for PSWs to make/hear announcements at could be wrong, but this probably is the • Parent and Political Organizing: How to dreds of itinerants whom you never see face every meeting. This is a crucial opportunity to largest number of school site leaders in do chapter-based parent outreach and effec- to face and imagine building a 1:10 Chapter communicate and build itinerants’ identities UTLA’s history. It is so encouraging that tive parent meetings, identify pro-education Action Team (CAT) structure, with one CAT per as UTLA members. CAT leaders have agreed our leadership teams are growing. This voters, get out the vote (GOTV), and more. 10 members. Itinerants face multiple challenges to make announcements a standing agenda to organizing our CAT structures, but the per- item at every single PSW meeting, even if we sistent team of PSW CAT leaders proved it can didn’t have anything new to share. It sends be done. Here are some tips from the PSW CAT an important message to administrators and leader process that we hope will be helpful. members alike.

1. Build a map of your chapter: UTLA provides 4. Harness the power of technology: an alphabetical roster for our chapters, which is Mailchimp has been an extremely helpful helpful in seeing who is a member. The challenge tool for sending mass emails. It is free to is that it is not broken up by program or area, set up a basic account, and it allows you to which are often more useful starting points for create a database of your members’ contact itinerants. Additionally, many itinerants change information. This is an efficient way to share assignments from year to year and thus our CAT photos, documents, and links. We have also structures need to be nimble. To address this, utilized YouTube, GoogleDocs, and Zoom in PSW CAT leaders gathered the rosters distributed our chapter chair organizing. All of these ap- by their administrators at the beginning of the plications have a free option. year. We also passed around sign-in sheets at every meeting/PD to create a census of who 5. Remember to enjoy yourself: We work hard meets in person. These tools helped us create a for LAUSD, and it’s not easy after a full day at more accurate map of our chapter. At first, each a school site to go to another meeting. PSW CAT leader was assigned anywhere from 20 to CAT leaders had a blast last year celebrating 40 members; however we quickly recruited more birthdays, handing out awards, sharing slide- CAT leaders to bring the ratio down. shows, creating memes, and so on. All of our meetings include free child care and dinner. 2. Make the most of your meetings: Many We did our best to regularly recognize CAT itinerant groups rarely meet face to face, so leaders’ contributions publicly, from honoring At Blue Hills Dental, your oral health Special Union Member Beneﬁts we need to plan ahead to make the most of them at staff meetings to holding a special is our ﬁrst priority! We o er full service • Little or No Copays for Insured the meetings that do happen. PSW CAT leaders dinner celebration at the end of the year. dental care for your whole family from Union members and dependents compiled the meeting schedules distributed by exams and cleanings to cosmetic and • 40% Savings on Dental Care for administrators in the beginning of the year. As 6. Ask for the resources you need: Our staff complex care such as Implants and Uninsured members and dependents PSWs only meet as an entire unit twice per year, representative, Pablo Murillo, provided essential Zoom Teeth Whitening. we have to be ready to make the most of the support by speaking at PDs, arranging food/ opening day meeting. This year we plan to host child care/meeting space, troubleshooting or- 5 Convenient Los Angeles Locations! For Appointments Call a UTLA meeting during lunch. Itinerants have ganizing challenges, and more. We know that CUDAHY PANORAMA CITY a UTLA budget of up to $6 per member that UTLA’s model is designed largely with teachers 7903 Atlantic Ave, Ste G 7942 Van Nuys Blvd (888) 365-6531 can be used for organizing members. This will in mind. That said, we are the experts when it PALMDALE LONG BEACH www.BlueHillsDental.com also be a valuable time to identify continuing comes to the unique task of organizing itinerant 2140 E Palmdale Blvd 2306 E 7th St CAT leaders, recruit new ones, and educate our CAT structures. Organizing CAT structures helps Visit us online to learn more and members about reopener contract talks, the build itinerant power within UTLA and with a WEST COVINA see all Blue Hills Dental locations! 1208 W Francisquito Ave, Ste E New Deal for Public Schools, and the Schools contract reopener around the corner, it’s more and Communities First measure. necessary than ever.

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statement and example of Islamophobia itself. LAUSD should be ashamed of its Secondary matters actions in this matter. In an America that is increasingly seeing acts of violence against immigrants, against Jewish people, and against The right of educators to shape our own learning Muslim people, educators can play a front- LAUSD censors a long-standing professional development class. line role against the ignorance and bias that always precedes these attacks. We have an obligation to not shrink from the educator-determined professional develop- right to learn about complicated issues, challenge of leading the way on learning. ment to improved pay (through Article XV their historical roots, and the impacts we We need more than ever to learn about Salary Point Credit), and to improvements see that shape the world around us. We the roots of anti-immigrant, Islamopho- in our ability to meet our students’ needs, need that right, not just for ourselves, but bic, anti-Jewish, and xenophobic racism through understanding their backgrounds, for our students who will look to us to by learning about the people whose their contexts, and the human conflicts that help make sense of human conflict with perspectives are under attack. We don’t have shaped, and continue to shape, the deep historical roots, and dramatically make ourselves safer by closing our eyes world in which we teach. divergent perspectives. and pretending that not learning about Key to the value of any professional de- Recently, some district administrator Muslim students will somehow make us, velopment, or any professional learning decided that learning about “Islam and or them, safer. We need to learn more, experience, is the degree to which it matches the Arab World” was too dangerous for not less, about the history, context, and the needs, interests, and prior learning of teachers and had to be stopped. Even communities of people facing the brunt the educators involved. And the best way to though the course has been offered for of racist ignorance: immigrant people, make sure there is a match is to make sure more than a decade without incident, Jewish people, and Muslim people. In that it is the teachers themselves who get to has passed multiple safeguards around this moment in history especially, LAUSD determine what course, class, or workshop content, had been revised based on feed- should be figuring out how to support By Daniel Barnhart to take. Top-down, one-size-fits-all PD is back from the ADL, had earned consis- more courses about Jewish people, about UTLA Secondary Vice President rarely “professional,” and often not par- tently positive participant evaluations, Muslim people, and about immigrants, ticularly “developing,” as experts, novices, and had recently been approved by the and how to defeat hate against them. “Better professional development” isn’t the interested, and the disinterested are joint UTLA-LAUSD committee, some Our union will defend our members’ the same kind of obvious, visceral, and treated with the same broad brush. The district administrator decided that they rights to seek out, attend, and learn from universally understood demand that we need to tailor our learning to ourselves, our wanted to stop the only approved course high-quality professional development, as educators might make, such as “higher teaching context, our own prior learning, within the district addressing the roots of not just because “it’s in our contract,” not pay,” “smaller class size,” or “more ser- and our understanding of our current and Islamophobia. This type of censorship is just because “it’s our right to determine our vices for students.” Nevertheless, it is no future student needs, is best addressed by not only an attack on our professional own learning,” but because the future of our less crucial to our long-term persistence, trusting individuals to make good choices, rights to our own learning, it is a pro- world depends on us all learning more, not happiness, and sense of self-worth on the within a framework of approved offerings. found statement of disregard to the thou- less. Our students, and their families, need job than decent pay, doable working con- It’s not always a perfect system, but it’s sands of Muslim students and families we us to make sure that they are seen in our ditions, or hope for the future. Over the worth defending the basic right of edu- serve. To say that “learning about your classrooms, that their stories are heard in history of our contract, previous bargaining cators to shape our own learning, in the history and understanding your people is our curriculum, and that we have the profes- teams have seen the value of connecting service of our own profession. We need the too dangerous” is an unequivocally racist sional preparation to make sure that happens.

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with GLS the amount of services and the premier legal package for members Chief Counsel must authorize coverage. financial backing are greatly expanded because of the amount of coverage and If the legal situation is not work-related, and enhanced. Our members now have support it is able to provide. GLS can provide referrals for some matters access to a comprehensive and robust to attorneys who offer a free 30-minute legal support system with some of the How was UTLA able to join GLS? consultation. best law firms in the state. UTLA became a member of the GLS Because this member benefit program program as a result of the Build the Future, What are some common issues is fairly new to UTLA, some folks might Fund the Fight campaign in 2016. The BFFF that do NOT require legal have questions about the process. campaign made UTLA a lot more powerful representation? Here are answers to some of the fre- by becoming one of the only merged local There are times when our members quently asked questions so that we can unions, belonging to both CTA and the believe legal representation is necessary, all become familiar with how GLS works. CFT (California Federation of Teachers). when, in fact, those matters can be resolved Because of this merger, UTLA is now able by our excellent UTLA staff, area leader- What is GLS? to benefit from this legal program and can ship, and chapter leaders. For example: Group Legal Services (GLS) is a high- offer more premium financial coverage • Meeting with the principal quality legal defense program of the and access to legal assistance. • Responding to a conference memo By Alex Orozco California Teachers Association (CTA) • Filing a grievance UTLA Treasurer that has been around for decades. It is How does GLS work? • Appealing a suspension composed of numerous law firms that Very simply. Members who believe an at- • Other matters that relate to our collec- There are countless benefits to being specialize in educational matters along torney is necessary are asked to contact their tive bargaining agreement a union member. One of those benefits, with having expertise in criminal and area representatives immediately. UTLA’s All of the above can be handled effective- Group Legal Services, is something we civil employment matters. The firms all area representatives are well versed on the ly without the need for attorneys. By being are proud to offer our members. Since have outstanding reputations and are GLS process. The representative will assess in contact with your area representative, joining GLS in 2017, we have been able carefully vetted by CTA. Many of the the situation to see if it meets the criteria working with your chapter chair, and at- to provide our members with excel- law firms represent labor unions, and all for GLS. If the need for GLS is confirmed, it tending UTLA meetings, our members will lent legal support using extensive CTA the firms are strong advocates of labor. will be activated immediately and a GLS at- be able to get more familiar with UTLA support and have been successful in In addition, the CTA Legal Department torney will begin working with the member. organizational structures and get these winning key decisions, including over- works closely with approved GLS firms, matters resolved without needing GLS. turning dismissals and winning cre- including hosting an annual lawyers con- What are some of the dential victories. Although UTLA has ference at which emerging legal issues things GLS covers? Can I choose the attorney always provided legal assistance, now are discussed. GLS is considered to be No one ever knows what kind of chal- or law firm from GLS? lenges life has in store for us. GLS makes No. The program provides great legal legal assistance possible in some of the representation by excellent and experi- most troubling times that an educator enced attorneys. All participating unions OPERAtunties for might face. Free legal consultation and/ in GLS have to abide by the program’s rules. or representation is available on various However, if any of our members have issues Teachers and Students matters, including: or concerns with the legal representation • General employment civil disputes they are receiving from their GLS attorney, • Teacher dismissal we want to hear about it as soon as possible. • Non-reelection CTA reviews complaints and monitors law • Child abuse reporting firms’ participation in GLS through audits Be an Opera Superstar for Your Students! • Dismissal hearing and other review procedures. • RIF dismissal/layoff • EARN LAUSD salary points through professional development • Credentialing matters What if I want to pay • BRING your students to the opera for FREE • Employment-related criminal matters for my own lawyer? • STRS disability appeals All members are entitled to access the • INVITE LA Opera artists into your classroom In cases not covered above, the CTA GLS, and we encourage them to use the program when appropriate and necessary.

How do I know if I qualify for GLS? ESTATE PLANNING The primary requirement to qualify for Want to avoid probate? the GLS program is UTLA membership. Seeking peace of mind? The GLS program excludes coverage in Don’t do it yourself. Let a fellow teacher be certain situations, such as when a member your lawyer. Sheila Bayne is a full time asserts a claim against the union or another teacher with LAUSD and has been an active member. Nonmembers are not eligible for member of the California Bar for over 30 years. legal services under the GLS. Members Complete Estate Planning Package: who separate their employment from the n Living Trust district for reasons including dismissal n Living Will/Advance Health Care Directives or layoff must maintain a reduced mem- n Power of Attorney bership with UTLA, CTA, and NEA to n Trust Transfer Deeds qualify for legal services if needed. This n Pour-over Will and supporting documents n Personal consultation may include legal services to assist in a credential investigation by the CTC. Retro- Discount for UTLA Members: active payment of dues to qualify for GLS services will not be accepted. People can $795 contact the UTLA Membership Depart- (Joint trust for spouses: $ 1195) ment at 213-487-5560 to learn more about Also: n Probate n Conservatorships the reduced membership option. This is an CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF SHEILA BAYNE overview of the program. Members who at 310-435-8710 wish to learn more about it can contact an LAOpera.org/Teachers • 213.972.3157 or e-mail: [email protected] area representative or myself at aorozco@ State Bar #123801 utla.net for more information. 14 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 Top-notch educators named LAUSD Teachers of the Year Five move on to LA County competition.

Five LAUSD 2019 Teachers of the Year are been teaching for 39 years. John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, Huntington Park High School, has been moving on to the LA county-level competi- The additional 2019-20 L.A. Unified has been teaching for 13 years. teaching for 13 years. tion as part of the National Teachers of the Teachers of the Year: Claudia Martinez, a dual-language Janet Di Giulio Skidmore, an English, Year program—one of the oldest and most Maria Alcaraz, a dual-language teacher teacher at Lucille Roybal-Allard Elemen- History and art elective teacher at Ernest prestigious honors contest in the U.S. for at Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary tary School, has been teaching for 17 years. Lawrence Middle School, has been teach- public school teachers. In 2017, one of the School, has been teaching for 17 years. Dr. Diana McConnell, an instrumen- ing for 23 years. LAUSD Teachers of the Year, Venice High Keesha Aldridge, a mathematics teacher tal music teacher at Nightingale Middle Stacy N. Thornton, a fourth-grade sports medicine educator Kirsten Farrell, at Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High School School, has been teaching for 14 years. teacher at Loyola Village Fine and Per- went on to be named a California Teacher STEAM Magnet, has been teaching for Beatris M. Moreno-Arias, a transitional forming Arts Magnet School, has been of the Year. This year’s honorees include 12 years. kindergarten teacher at Miles Avenue El- teaching for 22 years. teachers in elementary, secondary and adult Lisa Bennett, a special education teacher ementary School, has been teaching for Katherine Yonemura, a fourth-grade schools, and special-education programs. and UTLA chapter leader at Van Gogh 15 years. teacher at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter The Teacher of the Year program provides Charter Elementary School, has been Dr. April Parker, an English teacher at School, has been teaching for 32 years. much-deserved recognition for teachers teaching for 14 years. who have shown exemplary dedication, Sonia Castro-Lowe, an ESL teacher at Los compelling classroom practices, positive Angeles Technology Center Community GRAPEVINE Discover the potential of your existing accomplishments, and professional com- Adult School, has been teaching for 23 years. (continued from page 31) campus for incorporating science and en- mitment and who serve as standard-bearers Nelly Cristales, a second-grade teacher gineering practices, crosscutting concepts, for the teaching profession. at 32nd Street/USC Visual & Performing challenging students; increase consistency disciplinary core ideas, and California’s The five UTLA members moving on to Arts Magnet School, has been teaching around key routines; use procedures that Environmental Principles and Concepts. the county competition: for 19 years. maximize student attention; and more. This • “Recycling and Beyond” will be held Robyn Arnold, a third-grade teacher at Monica Erne-Webber, a special educa- self-paced course is approved for LAUSD on Saturday, September 7 (9 a.m.-1 p.m.), at Sherman Oaks Charter Elementary School, tion teacher at John H. Francis Polytech- salary point credit. Find out more: www. the YWCA in Huntington Park. 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Evaluation timelines Your administrator must adhere to these dates

Steps in the Process Contract Deadline 2019-20 Calendar Dates

Notification to teacher that he or Norm day or the last day of the fifth September 20 she is being evaluated week of school

Employees assigned to new Cannot be evaluated that year school site after the eighth week (unless probationary or received October 11 of school below standard eval)

Must take place within first eight Initial Planning Conference By October 11 weeks of school

Formal Observation/Conference Must be completed by the sixth By February 21 (only one is mandatory) week of the second semester

Written summary must be within four Evaluation Post-Conference 10 days after the observation days of conference

30 calendar days prior to the last Final Evaluation May 15 day for teachers

Initial planning sheet Observations

objective elements Employees being evaluated shall receive one formal observation during their evaluation year (down from two mandatory observations before the 2015 contract agreement) + one “growth visit” (considered Employees will be evaluated using seven performance focus ele- informal observation). ments of the Teaching and Learning Framework (TLF) rather than all Employees who wish to be formally observed more than once may 15. Your initial planning sheet should be consistent with individual arrange additional evaluation with their evaluators. Per Ed Code, ad- objectives. All observations, assistance and guidance, and your final ministrators have the right to informally observe employees at any time. evaluation should be directly related to your planning sheet.

elements designated by the District each year Go to utla.net for the list of constraints that you For this year: Standard 3 b2: Discussion techniques and student participation may wish to attach to your initial planning sheet. 3 Standard 3 c1: Standards-based projects, activities, and assignments Standard 3 d3: Feedback to students 3 elements selected by the employee element cooperatively selected by the +1+1 employee and the evaluator 7 total elements If you cannot come to an agreement with your administrator on the cooperatively selected element, there is an appeal process (see Article X 4.2 of the UTLA-LAUSD contract).

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Tips: OBSERVATIONS Tips: Teachers are encouraged to document the observation CONFERENCES time and duration and to make a record of the classroom appearance, student activity, and student work. In & CONFERENCE subsequent administrator visits, do the same type of MEMOS documentation, paying attention to any items included in the Per Article X, Section 5.0d: “Within “assistance and guidance” portion of the observation summary. four work days of a post-observation Written reflections are optional and voluntary. conference, post-growth plan visit conference, or other types of Tips: ARTIFACTS OF EVIDENCE conferences in which problems are Artifacts can include sample student work, lesson identified, a copy of records relating plans, unit plans, sample assessments, department to observations, conferences, and meeting agendas, parent call logs, or any other type of assistance offered or given, shall be documentation that provides evidence of a teacher’s practice provided to the employee for the for a given element in the Teaching and Learning Framework. employee’s information, guidance, and as a warning to improve Formal Observation vs. Final Evaluation performance.” Multiple measures are used to determine your final performance evaluation, with observation ratings being only one part. • Be prepared prior to conferencing with Other factors that MAY be taken into account for an administrator. your final evaluation: • Take your Initial Planning Sheet with you to your pre-/post-observation conferences. Be sure to ask for a printout after your Initial Planning Conference. Formal Observation • Document every conversation/ interaction you have with your administrator. Include time, place, duration, witnesses, tone of conversation, and so on. Keep copies of all written interactions. Submitting Parent Participation grades, communication in PD • Ask clear questions, request compliance information/support, and make issues suggestions.

• Respond to conference memos in writing; don’t allow the administrator’s version to be the only voice on the matter. For example, what pertinent information Relationships was omitted from the conference memo? Growth plan, with Other informal visit colleagues Elements Correct the record, and memorialize the facts as you know them to be.

Evaluations are not grievable except when the final overall Call your Area Representative if you evaluation is “below standard” or there is significant dispar- ity between the rating and negative comment on the form. have questions.

17 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 UTLA members to elect officers and board in 2020 Self-nomination period begins now.

In early 2020 UTLA members will be voting begins in 2020, make sure that UTLA Board of Directors Board of Directors: Special category electing the UTLA citywide officers and has your current contact information. If Each area elects 3 NEA directors and 1 Adult and Occupational Education members of the UTLA Board of Direc- you’ve moved, go online and update your AFT director Bilingual Education tors, which includes directors who serve information at www.utla.net/members/ North Area Early Childhood Education a UTLA Area and directors who represent update-your-information. South Area Health and Human Services a special category of members. The com- East Area Special Education plete list of offices is below. Together, the Citywide officers West Area Substitute Teachers officers and board work with UTLA staff to President Central Area carry out the mandates of the UTLA House NEA Vice President Valley East Area The rules for the election and all forms are also of Representatives and help oversee the AFT Vice President Valley West Area available on the 2020 UTLA Elections section operation of the union. Elected members Elementary Vice President Harbor Area at utlaelections.org. will serve a three-year term, from July 2020 Secondary Vice President to June 2023. Treasurer 2019-2020 ELECTIONS MANUAL To ensure a ballot reaches you when Secretary Updated 8/14/19

This Elections Manual constitutes the ongoing rules by endeavor to ensure that UTLA elections are conducted which the elections described below are conducted. This in a manner that provides no unfair advantage to any Manual has been adopted by the UTLA Board of Directors candidate and encourages the full participation of the UTLA 2019-2020 and may only be modified by that Board in accordance membership in the election process. with part XIII of this manual. Except as provided in Article 1. No member of the Elections Committee shall be a Election Timeline II and Article III of this Manual, the Board of Directors of candidate for office in the election that they are super- UTLA has the obligation to determine when to hold those vising nor, shall they be the spouse, partner, parent, elections that are required by the UTLA Constitution. child, or sibling (full or half) to any candidate for office. 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Elections Committee consistent with this Manual and the UTLA Constitution. form, and the Itinerant Assignment March 30: Deadline to call for A. Composition, election and terms The authority of the Elections Committee shall include, Declaration form republished in the replacement ballots (second round). 1. The UTLA Elections Committee is a standing special but is not limited to, the following: UNITED TEACHER. April 16: Ballots picked up by committee of UTLA, elected by the House of Represen- 1. After the Board of Directors has determined the dates tatives in accordance with Article III section 4b of the and offices of those elections that are required by the November 7: Deadline to file a Elections Committee from post UTLA Constitution. UTLA Constitution, the Elections Committee has the Declaration of Candidacy form (time- office at 8 a.m. Second round ballots 2. The Committee shall have no fewer than 5 members authority to determine all other dates and procedures stamped by 5 p.m.) and the deadline counted. Results posted online. and no more than 15 members pertaining to the election. for candidates to file Itinerant Deadline for filing Financial Disclosure 3. The House of Representatives shall elect Elections 2. The Elections Committee has the authority to retain Assignment Declaration Form (time- Statements (time-stamped by 5 p.m.). Committee members no later than the end of May of the an election services company to print, mail and tabulate stamped by 5 p.m.). Orientation May 1: Third round ballots mailed calendar year in which the election process will begin. ballots in city-wide elections. 4. Committee members will begin their term July 1st 3. The authority to conduct an election for Board of mandatory meeting with drawing of to membership. in the calendar year in which they are elected and, Directors vacancies by printing, mailing and tabulating ballot positions at 6 p.m. May 8: Second round balloting per the UTLA Constitution shall serve a term of three ballots by retaining an election services company only December 2: Deadline for the results published in the UNITED years. [(PROVISO: To establish the staggered terms the after the Board of Directors has declared a vacancy, candidate flyer that will posted on TEACHER. members elected at the May 8, 2019 HOR meeting shall when a written, mailed ballot is authorized. the UTLA website (digital submission May 15: Deadline to call for be assigned to one year, two year, and three year terms 4. The authority to review and resolve any challenges preferred) and printed flyers for the replacement ballots. by the drawing of lots. (This Proviso shall be deleted pertaining to the conduct of the election, including from this document three years after its adoption)]. challenges regarding the intent of any ballot. Chapter Chair mailing (time-stamped May 28: Ballots picked up by Members may be elected to serve consecutive terms. 5. The authority to hear and decide any charges alleging by 5 pm). Candidates deliver the Elections Committee from post 5. Any vacancies, for any reason, may be filled by elec- violations of the UTLA Constitution or this Manual in the appropriate number of flyers to the office at 8 am. Third round ballots tion at any meeting of the House of Representatives. conduct of the election. 10th floor reception area by December counted. Deadline for filing Financial 6. The Chair or Co-Chairs of the Elections Committee 6. The authority to determine that an election must be 2, 5 pm. Disclosure Statements (time- shall be selected by the Committee during the first rerun, in whole or in part, but only if the Committee has December 20: Packets of stamped by 5 p.m.) committee meeting of each school year. determined after a hearing (as provided below in section B. Eligibility XII) that a violation of the UTLA Constitution or of this candidate flyers will be mailed to August: Results of third round 1. Any member of UTLA may be elected to the Com- Manual may have affected the outcome of the election. Chapter Chairs. balloting and Candidates’ Financial mittee, provided that they have been a member for at 7. The authority to adopt procedures during an election January 8: Citywide Officer Disclosure Summary published in the least one year. to remedy unanticipated problems that arise during the Candidates Q and A 10 a.m. Will be UNITED TEACHER. a. Article VII, section 1 of the Constitution shall not apply. election, provided that such remedies will be adopted accessible online. Send questions to 2. No Officer or Board Member may serve on the Elec- only if there are no material disputed facts regarding [email protected]. tions Committee. that problem and the fairness of the election might be a. Article III section 5, parts a9, b4 of the Constitution compromised if a remedy were not adopted. Further- January 13: Deadline for photos Early Declaration Option: This year, shall not apply. more, such remedies may be adopted only if approved and candidate statements to be candidates have the option to declare C. Meetings by a majority vote of the Elections Committee when a published in the Special Election their candidacy early and get quicker 1. Due to the sensitive nature of the committee’s work, quorum is present. Edition of the UNITED TEACHER and access to contact information for all meetings of the committee shall be conducted in 8. The authority to determine voter eligibility, in ac- ballot insert. chapter chairs and area chairs in your executive session, except when the committee declares cordance with section V of this Manual and the UTLA January 24: Special Election Issue UTLA area (or citywide if running for otherwise. Constitution. 2. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair 9. The authority to determine candidate eligibility. of UNITED TEACHER published. officer position). Info can be used to or co-chairs. 10. The authority to present a report to the Board of February 3: Ballots will be mailed contact chapter chairs and ask to D. Members of the Elections Committee shall conduct Directors regarding elections that are being challenged, to membership (ballots include speak with the members at that site. themselves in a non-partisan fashion; keeping in mind at or are in arbitration, so that candidates who have been all times the best interests of UTLA and shall at all times (continued on page 20) 18 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net All forms downloadable at utlaelections.org. August 16, 2019

UTLA Officer and Board of Director Elections UTLA Chapter Chair and Area Director Contact List Declaration of Candidacy Form Agreement of Use

United Teachers Los Angeles I, ______, 2020 Internal Elections (Please print name as you would like it to appear on ballot) I, ______, do hereby declare my intention to run for the office of: candidate for the office of ______, (Name of office as listed in election rules) do hereby declare that I will use the UTLA constituency chapter chair Check one only. My UTLA Area is: contact information for the sole purpose of contacting members to solicit ___North ___South ___East ___West ___Central their votes in connection with the election. I will only disclose this infor- ___Harbor ___Valley East ___Valley West mation to members who are participating in my campaign.

Board of Directors candidate only (check one) I do ____ do not ____ hereby I will assure that anyone working to assist me in my campaign is aware also declare my intention to run for the office of Area Chairperson. that this information must only be used in connection with the election. Permission is given for the Elections Committee to verify my membership and to determine that I meet the requirements to be a candidate for the of- ______fice for which I have declared. Signature of Candidate

My employee number: ______Date Signed Non-LAUSD email: ______Home address: ______Complete and return to: Tara Thomas-UTLA Elections Committee (Street and Number) 3303 Wilshire Blvd., 10th floor Los Angeles, CA 90010 City/state:______Zip code:______Phone: 1-213-637-5165 My home phone: ______or email Tara Thomas: [email protected] Cell phone: ______Received by: ______My school/site: ______Date: ______Time: ______School phone: ______Permission is granted for UTLA to give contact information to members and media when requested. Check those methods that are acceptable to give out: ___School Site ___Home Phone ___Cell Phone ___Non-LAUSD email Itinerant Assignments Declaration Form 2019-20 To the best of my knowledge, all of the above statements are true.

(Employee Number) (Please Print Name) Signature: ______I am a member of the following: Date: ______Substitute Teachers (K-12, Early Ed, or Adult) Special Educators & Itinerants (Arts, Music, Coaches, etc.) & Health and Complete and return to: Tara Thomas-UTLA Elections Committee Human Services Personnel (Nurses, Psychologists, Counselors, P. S.A.) 3303 Wilshire Blvd., 10th floor Los Angeles, CA 90010 The Schools/Work locations I am assigned to, ordered by MOST to LEAST: Phone: 1-213-637-5165 School/Work Location Approx % per week or email Tara Thomas: [email protected] 1. Deadline for underline of this form is November 7, 2019, Time-stamped by 5:00 pm. This form may be emailed as an attachment, hand-delivered or 2. mailed. Faxes will not be accepted. 3. Received by: ______Date: ______Time: ______4. 5.

7. Who should fill out the Itinerants I declare the above assignment information true to the best of my knowledge: Assignments Declaration form? (Signature) (Date) All UTLA members who work at candidates for citywide offices (and more than one site should fill out the candidates for a special category the Itinerants Assignments Decla- director if you qualify to vote in a (Non-LAUSD Email) (Phone) ration form so that UTLA knows special category). These Assignments are only valid for the current school year where you work and can send you In addition, the form is required for Complete and return to Tara Thomas, UTLA Membership Department the correct ballot. If you don’t fill out candidates who are itinerants and are 3303 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010 the form, your ballot will only have running for an Area director position. Phone: (213) 637-5165 Fax: (213) 368-6231 (Date Received) [email protected] 19 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 ELECTIONS MANUAL Contested elections: and UTLA Area. Changes must be submitted at least one candidate. Campaign materials shall be considered to be (continued from page 18) 1. For NEA Board of Directors Area election the three month prior to the first mailing of the election ballots. distributed by a candidate if those materials are distributed: (3) candidates receiving the highest number of votes (1) by the candidate; (2) by a slate of candidates that the elected may be seated, and the authority to present a shall be declared elected. VI. Candidate eligibility candidate has joined; and/or (3) at the request of a designee. report to the Board of Directors when elections have For AFT Board of Directors and special category Board A. Membership in good standing. B. All campaign literature distributed by, or for, a can- been completed so that candidates who have been of Directors, the candidate receiving the highest number 1. Any person who has been an active member in good didate shall include the following statement: “The in- elected can be certified and take the oath of office. of votes shall be declared elected. standing for at least twenty-four months immediately formation herein represents the views and opinions of 2. For officer elections, the candidate receiving the preceding the last date for filing a Declaration of Intent the candidates and does not necessarily represent or III. Time of Elections for UTLA Officers and highest number of votes who has received at least a to Run form shall be eligible to run for office. reflect the opinions of UTLA.” members of the Board of Directors majority of votes shall be declared elected. In the event 2. Each candidate for Area Director and NEA and AFT C. Campaign materials distributed by the candidate, or by A. Election ballots of any regular election shall be counted that one officer candidate does not receive a majority of Vice President must identify whether running for an AFT anyone else, shall not have printed upon them, the UTLA, before the end of May. The Elections Committee, in votes cast in the first balloting, a runoff election shall be or a NEA affiliate office. CTA/NEA, CFT/AFT, or AFL-CIO logo. Exempt from this consultation with the election services company and held between the two candidates receiving the highest B. Declaration of Intent to Run. requirement are signs, pins, stickers, buttons, pictures, UTLA staff, shall set the exact date. number of votes, unless there is a tie for the second 1. Any eligible member wishing to run for office must file t-shirts, hats and other materials worn by individuals, B. No later than 45 calendar days after the start of highest, then the runoff will be the top three candidates. the Declaration of Intent to Run form with the Elections which appear in photographs. the school year in which elections are to take place, Certification of Election. Committee at the 10th floor office no later than 5:00 D. Distribution of campaign literature by UTLA the Elections Committee shall establish all dates for 1. The official Elections Report must be completed p.m. on the date established by the Elections Committee. 1. At no charge to the candidate, UTLA will post to the the conduct of the election, including the deadline for by the Chairperson of the Elections Committee and 2. Any eligible member may declare their candida- UTLA website one “flyer” no larger than 8-1/2 by 11 inches the filing of Declaration of Candidacy forms, the date sent to the UTLA Board of Directors and the House of cy as early as the first day of the Fall Semester, in equivalent to one side of a letter size page, in PDF form per of mailing of ballots, and the date by which ballots Representatives after each ballot round. the year preceding the general election, A candidate candidate, in a designated area, accessible to members. must be returned. The Elections Committee shall work cannot declare until the declaration form is available. Candidate’s flyer should, preferably, be submitted as a pdf with UTLA staff to ensure that notice of these dates is V. Voter eligibility 3. For Vacancy Elections, eligible members may declare file but may be mailed, emailed or delivered in person. provided to the membership. A. In order to be eligible to vote in any round (i.e. in their candidacy as soon as a Vacancy is declared. 2. A flyer submitted by a candidate may be a flyer for a C. The Elections Committee shall set the date of Run-off the first round, run-off or rerun) of any election, voters C. Place of principal employment and category requirements. slate of candidates or otherwise endorse other candidates. elections or Rerun elections (that is, elections conducted must be active members of UTLA one month prior to 1. A member must be qualified to hold the office by loca- E. Access Strategy after a determination by the Elections Committee or distribution of the ballots in that round (i.e. first round, tion, and/or category for which that person is running. 1. No member lists, emails, telephone numbers, etc., arbitrator that a violation of the applicable rules has second round run-off, or rerun) of balloting. 2. Area Board of Directors candidates shall be principally will be provided directly to candidates. invalidated an election). B. Members not assigned to a single work site a majority employed (at least 50% of the time or the largest percentage 2. UTLA will establish a contract with a 3rd party vendor D. The Elections Committee shall verify candidate eligibil- of the time or whose cost center does not accurately of hours in a multi area assignment) at any site or sites in for the purpose of providing communications for candi- ity within five (5) business days of the close of declara- reflect their work site(s) shall be assigned to a UTLA Area the area in which they are seeking election, as consistent dates. Various constituency lists will be provided to the tions. Candidates shall have five (5) business days to based on where they actually work, and the principles with the principles of Area assignment as adopted by the mailing house by UTLA and Candidates may, at their appeal the decision of the Elections Committee to the adopted by the House of Representatives. The member Board of Directors and the House of Representatives. own expense, have the 3rd party vendor send campaign Elections Committee, or correct deficiencies in eligibility. must submit the Itinerant Assignments Declaration Form 3. Special Directors are qualified through their job as- materials to their constituents informing UTLA of the Area in which they work the most. signment and/or credential or professional license. 3. Candidates may, at UTLA expense have the 3rd party IV. Candidates elected The notification must be received by UTLA Membership D. One office only: vendor provide one all-chapter mailing of flyers. Uncontested elections. at least one month prior to the mailing of the ballots. 1. With the exception of Board of Directors Candidates 4. UTLA shall provide, free of charge, four joint email 1. In the event that there are only three (3) NEA Board of Prior to the opening of nominations, UTLA will provide who are also filing for Area Chairperson, a member shall blasts that will notify candidates’ constituents during the Directors candidates in an area, they shall be declared in the United Teacher and on the UTLA Website a full file for no more than one office. course of the election cycle where they will find flyers, winners by acclamation. explanation directed to members of their rights and statements, and other relevant information about the 2. In the event that there is only one (1) AFT Board of obligations in this regard. VII. Campaign Materials election that will help voters learn about candidates Director candidate in an area, they shall be declared C. Upon publication of the election rules in the United A. All candidates have the right to distribute campaign mate- and encourage engagement in the election process. the winner by acclamation. Teacher or on the UTLA website, there will be com- rials to UTLA members at any location (including school sites 5. After filing a Declaration of Candidacy UTLA, upon 3. In the event that there is only one candidate in the munication to certificated employees who are eligible and in school mailboxes), subject to the restrictions provided request, will provide candidates with contact information special category Board of Directors, they shall be de- to join UTLA notifying them of how to confirm and/or in this Manual or restrictions imposed by the employer. The for the work sites, chapter chairs, and area directors clared the winner by acclamation. correct their member status, including special category cost of distribution of those materials shall be borne by the that pertain to their candidacy. 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20 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 approved or denied for cause, within 10 working days IX. Procedures pertaining to the mailing 5. Observers may be present during the time that the submitted both a written and an electronic ballot, the 6. A candidate may not use union resources to access and counting of ballots ballots are transported to the ballot counting room, paper ballot will be counted. member contact information for the purposes of cam- A. Election Company will mail out ballots to eligible although observers will not be permitted to be in the 3. Unless otherwise provided by these Rules or by deter- paigning. voters at the home address UTLA has on file. same vehicle as the ballots. Observers are responsible mination of the Elections Committee, all ballots will be F. Special Election Supplement of the United Teacher - B. Re-mails and/or spoiled ballots for their own transportation. counted where the intent of the voter can be ascertained. Election Supplement Any eligible UTLA member may request a replacement 6. Ballots will be counted at UTLA. Any issues regarding the intent of the voter shall be 1. UTLA shall publish an Election Supplement of the ballot for any reason. Replacement ballots will be avail- 7. Observers may be present throughout the counting resolved by the Elections Committee. United Teacher. able from the elections services company only. Requests process, provided, however, that those observers shall be a. Ballots returned to a location other than assigned P.O. 2. Candidates for UTLA President, NEA Affiliate Vice for replacement ballots are to be made in a manner required to observe all rules of decorum and procedure Boxes (e.g. UTLA offices) will not be opened or counted. President, AFT Affiliate Vice President, Elementary Vice established by the Elections Committee. Replacements that may be established by the Elections Committee. UTLA Offices will not accept ballots. President, Secondary Vice President, Secretary, Trea- for any reason will be sent in an entire package. Replace- a. The names of all election day observers, and the b. If a ballot contains votes for more candidates for an surer, and Board of Directors may submit a statement ment envelopes will be a different color. Replacements names of candidates for whom they are acting as ob- office than there are positions to be filled by election, for the Election Supplement which shall be published will be mailed within 24 hours of the request. Requests servers, must be provided to an individual designated the ballot for that office will not be counted. indicating each candidate and the position they are for replacements will be accepted no later than a date by the Elections Committee no later than the time es- c. If more than one (1) ballot is returned in the same seeking, provided that the following conditions are met: established by the Elections Committee. The replacement tablished by the Elections Committee or they will not return envelope, even in separate secrecy envelopes, a. Candidates must either submit their statement from ballot will include the same voter ID# and instructions for be permitted to act as observers. no ballots in that envelope will be counted. the email address on file from their Declaration of Can- electronic voting that were included in the original ballot. b. The Elections Committee may limit the number of d. Return envelopes that contain a voted ballot without didacy form, sign the paper statement they submit or C. At no time will UTLA have any unmarked original or observers if there are more designated observers and a secrecy envelope will be counted. provide an electronic signature. replacement ballots in its possession. Ballots that are candidates than space permits. e. If no voting boxes on a ballot are marked but are b. Each statement will be printed in black and must returned to a location other than the assigned P.O. Box c. No photography, video or audio recording of these underlined or circled, and if the Elections Committee fit in the space allocated. Candidate statements may (e.g. to UTLA offices) will remain unopened and will proceedings are permitted determines that member/voter intent is apparent, the be submitted via email, US Mail or delivered in person not be counted. 8. Eligibility for voting was determined prior to mailing ballot will be counted. following the directions on the UTLA Election Website. D. Ballots with incorrect addresses will be returned to out the ballots. Ballots arriving in an official return en- f. Ballots that are not machine readable or are damaged The candidate is responsible for editing their statement. the elections services company. UTLA will be provided velope are presumed to have been returned by eligible (e.g. torn, eaten, etc.) will be repaired or duplicated in c. If a candidate wishes to have a photograph as part with information about the undelivered ballots. The voters. Challenges to voter eligibility must be presented the presence of the Elections Committee. If the Elec- of their statement, they must provide a glossy print elections services company will re-mail ballots if and prior to opening the envelopes. tions Committee determines that member/voter intent photograph or an electronic copy (jpg.) of the photo via when corrected addresses become available and if the G. Policies regarding ballots received and final pro- is apparent, the ballot will be counted. email. The photograph must only be of the candidate information is received within the election timeline limits. cessing 4. The interpretation and application of these rules, and it shall not be returned to the candidate. E. Voting may be done by paper ballot or electronically. 1. Retrieved ballots will be sorted. Ballots returned in and any other issues pertaining to counting ballots or d. The statement and photograph must be received The paper ballot also includes the required voter ID# the distinct replacement envelopes will be segregated. election procedures shall be made by the Elections by the UTLA office on the 10th floor no later than 5:00 and instructions for how to vote electronically. After resolving any voter eligibility challenges, the return Committee only. p.m. on the date specified by the Election Committee. F. Ballot pickup and transfer and observation procedures envelopes will be opened, and the contents removed. H. Accuracy certification e. The Election Supplement, in a format determined 1. Ballots will be retrieved from the designated Post The secrecy envelopes will be opened, and the ballots Before any ballots are counted, the elections services by the Elections Committee, shall also be mailed to all Office on a date to be established by the Elections removed and inspected. That same morning, the Election company will test the ballot counting system for ac- voters with their ballot. Committee in the presence of at least one member of Company team members will receive the results of the curacy. If the test properly demonstrates the accuracy the Elections Committee. electronic ballots from the Election Company office. and program logic of the system, the elections services VIII. Ballots 2. Observers may be present at the time that the ballots 2. A search of the returned envelopes (by voter ID#) will company will certify the system ready for ballot tabula- A. When an independent elections services company is are retrieved. be conducted to assure that a replacement ballot is not tion. This accuracy and logic test will be conducted in the contracted, it shall be responsible for the printing, mailing 3. Only ballots that have arrived in the official P.O. Box by a duplicate vote. Should two (2) return envelopes be presence of UTLA Elections Committee Representatives and tabulating of the ballots, subject to supervision by the time of pickup will be picked up. Electronic ballots found from the same voter (an original and a replace- and official observers. The same test will be conducted the UTLA Elections Committee. must be received by 8:00am the same day the paper ment), the ballot in the original envelope will be counted. following the tabulation of the Official Ballots and the B. Candidates’ names shall be listed on the ballot in a ballots are retrieved. There will also be a search comparing the electronic results of the two tests will be compared. random order determined by drawing lots. If a run-off 4. Paper ballots will be transported to the ballot count- ballots and the paper ballots (comparing voter ID#) to I. Ballot Tabulation election is held, the order of names of the candidates ing room in the presence of at least one member of the make sure a member has not voted twice by submitting 1. After accuracy certification, the elections services shall not be changed. Elections Committee. both a paper and an electronic ballot. If a member has (continued on page 22)

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21 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 ELECTIONS MANUAL each issue and on the UTLA Website until the close of of unreasonable denial of approval would be because four (4) Board of Directors Members, newly elected to (continued from page 21) the election. the chapter chair does not support the candidate or a each UTLA area. The candidates for Area Chairperson in C. Local, state, and/or national affiliate organizations denial of approval because the chapter chair does not each area shall be those newly elected Board of Directors company will tabulate the ballots. The tabulation process shall not endorse, permit the provision of, or provide like the candidate. Examples of a reasonable denial members who have also filed as candidates for Area involves four steps. facilities or services to, financially contribute to, or be of approval would be because another candidate had Chairperson. In the event that no newly elected Board a. Scanning the ballot materially involved in any way with the campaign of any already been granted approval on that day, or because of Directors member has filed as a candidate for Area b. Reading the ballot image candidate. The UTLA President shall request affiliates the work schedule issues would make it impossible or Chairperson, all four (4) newly elected Board of Directors c. Reviewing and tallying any other ballots in question, to honor this election rule. disruptive for the candidate to campaign at that school names shall appear on the ballot for the office of Area including write in ballots D. UTLA staff and employees shall not be involved in any on that particular day. Candidates are not permitted to Chairperson and shall be candidates for that office. If d. Tabulation of results candidate’s campaign except as specifically provided combine campaign visits with official UTLA business. only one of four elected persons files, that person shall 2. Following the completion of the post-count accuracy for in this manual and the constitution. K. Financial Reports be declared the winner without balloting. and logic testing, the official results including the ballot E. UTLA Offices, materials, or other resources of UTLA Candidates for all offices, and political committees inventory will be given to the Elections Committee which shall not be used to support candidates. These resources formed by candidates or in which candidates are active XII. Challenges to the Election shall certify the results. The elections services company include, but are not limited to UTLA copiers, telephones, participants, shall, at the conclusion of the election, file A. Only candidates may file challenges, and only to the will certify as to performance in accordance with the computer systems, UTLA sponsored/affiliated web- one financial report with the Elections Committee on office in which they are running. foregoing procedures and as to the accuracy of the sites (except as otherwise provided for in these rules). a form approved by the Committee. The report shall B. In the event that any candidate claims that any viola- tabulated results, it being understood that the elections However, this shall not preclude the utilization of UTLA detail all expenditures, income and sources of income tion of any provision of this Manual or of the Constitution services company cannot certify the eligibility of any Meeting Rooms, to the extent that they are made equally for a specific balloting in the election. report shall be has taken place in connection with an election in which candidate or member to whom ballots were issued. available to all candidates. due on or before 5:00 p.m. the day upon which the that person is a candidate, that candidate may request J. Packaging and sealing F. UTLA shall create a video of the city-wide office ballots are counted. a hearing by the Elections Committee by filing a written The ballots, which have been tabulated, will be placed candidates, whether contested or not. The Elections Each candidate must sign the following affirmation “I challenge, using the form approved by the Election in special containers and sealed with a permanent Committee shall determine the time, format, etc. affirm that all of the information provided by me in this Committee, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fifth working storage seal bearing the signatures of UTLA Elections with regard to the preparation and distribution of the form is correct to the best of my knowledge.” Financial day after election results are posted for the round of the Committee Representatives and the election services video, in consultation with the UTLA Director of Com- reports pertaining to subsequent balloting shall be on file election in which the candidate claims that there has company representative who tabulated the ballots. The munications. Video content shall not include language on or before 5:00 p.m. the day upon which the ballots been a violation, setting forth with reasonable certainty unused/spoiled ballots will be packed in cartons with or references that are racist, sexist, homophobic, are counted. The financial statements of candidates and the nature of the alleged violation and the facts constitut- the eligibility lists used for ballot verification, the empty or otherwise offensive or contrary to UTLA guiding committees shall be printed in summary form in the next ing the alleged violation including specific references to return envelopes, undeliverable envelopes, invalid or principles, as determined by the Elections Commit- United Teacher issue after their due date, with a notice the UTLA Constitution and/or Elections Manual which challenged ballots not counted, a copy of the results, and tee. Candidates shall have the opportunity to edit the that originals are on file for inspection. A candidate who are believed to have been violated. the original of each of the forms and certificates used. video accordingly. has not filed a financial report shall not be permitted C. No later than 10 working days after the final election K. Storage G. UTLA committees shall not endorse any candidates to assume the office to which that candidate has been results for the position for which the challenge has been Storage of the ballot materials shall be the responsibility during the election process. elected unless and until the report is filed. filed, the Elections Committee shall set a time and place of the elections services company. At the completion of H. Candidates shall not seek or receive local, state or for a fact-finding hearing. That fact-finding hearing shall the tabulation process, all materials will be boxed and national affiliate financial support or any other form of XI. Elections of Area Chairs take place no more than 30 working days following the sealed and will be transported and stored at the facili- support for his or her candidacy from vendors, UTLA A. If all candidates for the office of Area Chair who final election results. The fact-finding hearing shall not ties of the elections services company. Ballots shall be staff, politicians or outside organizations and persons have filed a declaration form have been elected by take place until after all run-off elections for the position stored for three years. who stand to benefit financially or otherwise from their acclamation, then the Area Chair election will be held for which the challenge has been filed. relationship with UTLA. in the first round of balloting. In the event that all four D. The challenger shall submit to the Elections Commit- X. Other Campaign Rules Candidate literature will not appear on any official UTLA (4) Directors in an area are elected on the first, citywide tee, prior to, or at, the fact-finding hearing, the details A. The Elections Manual shall be made available through publication, except the Special Edition of the United ballot, the Area Chairperson election for that area shall be of the alleged violation(s) and demonstrate how the the United Teacher and the UTLA Website to all UTLA Teacher and the approved flyer on the UTLA website. conducted in the second round of balloting, if contested. alleged violation{s) would have changed the outcome members and upon request. J. Campaigning at work sites In the event there is a run off for a Board of Directors of the election. B. The United Teacher, prior to opening of nominations, All candidates may campaign at work sites with the prior seat, any election for Area Chair shall be conducted in E. At least a majority of the Elections Committee must shall publish election procedures, rules, forms and the approval of the chapter chair. Such approval shall not a third round of balloting. attend each day of the fact-finding hearing and only calendar. The election timeline shall be published in be unreasonably denied by a chapter chair. Examples B. Area Chairpersons shall be elected from among the those members who attend each day of the fact-finding

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Adult Education Director: Must be serving in an shall be entitled to consider all facts and witnesses that Elections Committee decision is delivered to the member determine whether such a refund is applicable. adult education teaching position. the Committee, in its discretion believes would inform who has filed the charges and must be accompanied 11. A candidate who has appealed a decision of the 4. Early Childhood Education Director: Must be serving it of those facts relevant to a decision, including facts with a non-refundable deposit of $2,000 by cashier’s Elections Committee to arbitration may withdraw that under a children’s center permit and circumstances that it becomes aware of outside check or money order for those candidates who were appeal at any time before the decision of the Arbitrator. 5. Special Education Director: Must be serving in of the fact finding hearing itself. seeking citywide officer positions, and a non-refundable 12. As soon as a decision by the Arbitrator is received a position that requires a Special Education teaching G. The Elections Committee shall declare the election deposit of $1,000 by cashier’s check or money order by the Elections Committee, the Elections Committee credential. (Note: It is not relevant that LAUSD has for any particular position void and shall direct and for those candidates who were seeking Board of Direc- shall immediately inform all affected candidates of the grouped many service providers into the LAUSD “Special set procedures for the conduct of a rerun election if tors positions. decision. The Committee shall provide that notice by Education” Department). there has been a violation that may have affected the 3. If the decision is not hand delivered to the member Certified Mail and by any other reasonable means that 6. Bilingual Education Director: Must be serving in outcome of that election. In addition, if the Elections who has filed the charges, it shall be presumed that the Committee believes will ensure that the member a teaching position and hold the BCLAD or equivalent Committee finds by clear and convincing evidence the decision was received 3 days after the decision is has actual notice of the decision. bilingual certification. Candidates do not have to be cur- that (a) a candidate had knowingly received financial mailed by registered or certified mail to the member. 13. Presumption of validity: Elections challenged by a rently teaching in a bilingual classroom or in a position support from a vendor or any other person or entity that 4. The Elections Committee shall immediately request a member are presumed valid pending a decision of the that requires a bilingual authorization. the candidate knew stood to benefit financially from list of names of neutral labor arbitrators in the Southern Elections Committee or arbitrator. Until such time as (One (1) director elected by bilingual education teachers. their relationship with UTLA or (b) knowingly accepted California area from the American Arbitration Associa- either the Elections Committee or an arbitrator finds Any member holding a Bilingual Certificate of Compe- the endorsement of, or support of, any local, state or tion (“AAA”). that the results of an election are not valid, those who tency (BCC or BCLAD or equivalent). (added December national affiliate organization, the Elections Committee 5. The Elections Committee shall determine a neutral have been elected shall take office and shall have the 4, 1985) (amended March 6, 2013). shall disqualify the candidate and there shall be a rerun method of striking names from the list of arbitrators full authority of that office while any challenges are election among all other candidates for that position. If provided by AAA. An arbitrator shall not be considered being considered. Constitution there is only one remaining candidate for that position, eligible unless that arbitrator is available to hear the Section 1 - Composition: 6 The Board of Directors shall that candidate shall be declared elected without a rerun matter within three months from the date that the list XIII. Changes to the Election Manual consist of: election. Any determination of disqualification may be of arbitrators was provided by the AAA. A. Amendments to this Manual may be made by a 2/3 d. One (1) director elected by Auxiliary Services. (School appealed to arbitration in accordance with subparagraph 6. The candidate filing the challenge must accept one vote of the Board of Directors at any time except between nurses; pupil services and attendance counselors; sec- I of this section. or more of the arbitrator’s available dates unless a the date of the Declaration of Candidacy forms are made ondary counselors; librarians; school psychologists; and H. In any rerun/run-off election ordered by the Elections mutually acceptable date is otherwise agreed to by the available for the city-wide elections and the date of the speech, language and hearing specialists.) (amended Committee after a challenge, the election rules of this arbitrator, the candidate, the Election Committee. If no announcement of the final election results, exclusive June 2, 1976) Manual shall be applicable. date is accepted by the candidate filing the challenge, of challenges. During that period, any amendments e. One (1) director elected by the substitute teachers. I. As soon as a decision by the Committee is made then the challenge shall be considered void and moot. made shall not take effect until after the completion f. One (1) director elected by the Adult Education Divi- with regard to a challenge, the Elections Committee 7. If there are multiple requests for arbitration, the of the election. sion teachers. shall immediately inform all affected candidates of the Elections Committee has the discretion to determine g. One (1) director elected by the children’s center decision. The Committee shall provide that notice by that those arbitrations should be consolidated into one Appendix teachers (added February 19, 1975) Certified Mail and by any other reasonable means that arbitration hearing and attempt to obtain the agreement Special Director Qualifications h. One (1) director elected by the special education the Committee believes will ensure that the member of the candidates to such consolidation. teachers (added December 5, 1979) has actual notice of the decision. 8. Where the Elections Committee determines that the All candidates must meet the same requirements i. To eliminate the Director elected by year round school J. A candidate who has filed a claim of an election arbitration involves a challenge to a policy, decision or as the voters however candidates must also meet teachers as of July 1, 2014 or earlier if the position violation with the Elections Committee may withdraw action of the Elections Committee itself, the Elections the two-year membership requirement. becomes vacant. (added February 22, 1984) (amended that claim at any time before a decision by the Elec- Committee may participate in the arbitration as a full March 6, 2013) tions Committee. party. 1. Health and Human Services Director: Must be j. One (1) director elected by bilingual education teachers. K. Arbitration 9. Otherwise, the Elections Committee shall participate in serving in a position that requires a service credential Any member holding a Bilingual Certificate of Compe- 1. If a candidate is dissatisfied with the decision of the the arbitration only to the extent necessary to ensure that or professional license. (PT. 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were given to all in attendance. You visit utla.net for an application to join Retirees’ corner must be a member of NEA/CTA-Retired UTLA-Retired. to obtain the benefits. For more informa- General Assembly dates: The fol- Report of the May 17 General Assembly Meeting tion, visit CTAMemberBenefits.org and/ lowing are General Assembly dates for or neamb.com. Please note that UTLA- 2019-20: October 18, 2019, and January By Susie Chow current measles outbreak. She also re- Retired is a separate dues membership 17, March 20, May 15 and August 14, UTLA-Retired Secretary viewed the schedule of the NEA Retired organization from NEA/CTA. Please 2020. Annual meeting with the UTLA-Retired President’s report: UTLA-Retired members who are attending. President John Perez recognized all Membership and PACE report: UTLA- who worked on Jackie Goldberg’s cam- Retired Vice President Cecelia Boskin Note from the UTLA-R President paign for the LAUSD School Board, and notified us that there are currently 4,357- he talked about the upcoming Schools plus UTLA-Retired members. In the last Thank you for changing American Education. and Community First Funding Act, three years, there were about 5,000 educa- which will restore over $11 billion per tors who have retired from LAUSD. She By John Perez we are. Fifty-seven percent of all college year to California for schools and vital distributed UTLA-Retired application UTLA-Retired President students are females (women have been services. The measure would require cards and would like everyone to person- the majority in college since the late 1970s). commercial properties to pay their fair ally recruit retirees to join. Cecelia has I dare say that most UTLA-Retired members Women now earn 80% as much as their male share of taxes. John then spoke about written more than 200 thank-you notes started teaching in the 1960s; my first school counterparts, but in big cities, young, unmar- the four LAUSD School Board seats to members who have joined PACE in the year was 1969-70. America in 1960 was very ried women with no children actually earn that are up for election in 2020. None of last two months and included a UTLA-R different from America today, both in popula- more than their male counterparts because the three pro-charter board seats are up pin with each note. She anticipates more tion and education. In 1960 the census tells us more of them have college degrees. AP for election. We must win all four seats retirees joining because of the recruit- that 87% of Americans were white, 10% were classes are now nationwide, and kids from or there could be drastic changes to ment letter that was sent to all 600-plus Black, 3% Hispanic, and less than 1% Asian. In all classes are entering college with college our benefits. Everyone must join PACE. Life members. 1960, 70% of American kids graduated from credits. My youngest daughter was allowed There are currently more than 500 UT- Legislative report: Mary Rose Ortega high school, and there was a large gap between to take classes at Valley College and entered LA-Retired PACE members, and they spoke about the current retirement-re- white graduation rates and those of black and Cal State Northridge with 12 semester units. give about $50,000 yearly. lated measures. She reported that Gov- Hispanic kids. Sixty-two percent of college The curriculum my daughters took was Treasurer’s report: UTLA-Retired ernor Gavin Newsom’s budget includes kids were males, and very few, male or female, more rigorous than the one I took in the Treasurer Mike Dreebin stated that monies to CalSTRS to assist in offsetting were black or Hispanic. AP was a program early 1960s. High school graduation rates UTLA-R has a balance of $36,733. We long-term obligations by schools and set up by preparatory schools to allow their are now close to 85%, and the graduation will continue to purchase union-made community colleges. students to enter equally elite universities rate gap between whites on the one hand T-shirts and pins for new UTLA-Re- Guest speaker: Our CTA/NEA-Re- with college credits. The first bilingual classes and Hispanics and blacks is less than half of tired members. The items will also be tired District 3 Director Bonnie Shatun to help students who were learning English what it was in 1960. The high school dropout available for purchase at the UTLA presented Sean Mabey, NEA Member had just been set up in Miami, Florida. Parents rate for blacks has gone from 21.3% to 6.1% Store. Benefits Affiliate Relations Specialist, of special needs kids were screaming for help and for Hispanics from 34.3% to 8.6%, and Health benefits report: Loretta who spoke about benefits and resources for their children. Women were paid only 63% college-going rates for minority students Toggenburger reviewed a Health Ben- available from our state and national af- as much for the same jobs as their male col- have skyrocketed. Amendments to the El- efits FAQ information sheet about the filiates. A booklet of resources and guides leagues. Most schools still “tracked” students, ementary and Secondary Education Act in and who was going on to college was pretty 1966 added help for special needs kids and much decided in high school—and it did not in 1967 started the current bilingual educa- include poor or racial and ethnic minority tion movement. The National Assessment of kids. Father Knows Best ran the last episode of Educational Progress scores, often called the its seven-year run, but we were still watching “nation’s report card,” have validated that Leave It to Beaver. Teachers were considered we are doing better today than in 1960. Since “tall children,” better seen then heard. NAEP was first given in 1969, the scores have We were there in our classrooms, and made slow but steady progress UP. Teachers we helped change America as its popula- now have a voice, are organized, and like in tion changed. Today the census tells us that 1970 and 1989, we even go on strike! whites are down to 67% of the population, You did this, you and all our retired with Hispanics at nearly 18% of the popula- colleagues from across our country. You tion, blacks are 12%, and Asians are almost did this without the help of Eli Broad or 5%. A majority of Americans nine years old the people who would privatize our public or younger are minority kids. Schools no school system. Our country owes you a longer track kids, and students from social, great thank you. racial, and ethnic groups make our colleges and universities look like the diverse country John can be reached at [email protected]. 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President’s perspective School, freedom from dehumanizing random second area meeting, in August, we’ll dive “Attack UTLA,” they mean attack health- (continued from page 3) searches. Our strike victories were a revela- even deeper on contract enforcement. care. Ben Austin, a high-priced lawyer, and tion to Marshé and Aleyah. They felt their Also on contract enforcement, our Con- his wife, who made triple digits working LA Times revealing that charter industry power. They felt incredible hope. tract Action Teams will become superpow- for a few months to kill Measure EE—these leaders profoundly understand how badly The choice we face, sisters and brothers, ered Chapter Action Teams. These struc- are the people attacking our healthcare. we beat them in the strike. They say UTLA is whether we allow those who want to tures of one leader to every 10 members Ben Austin should teach for 20 years, come organized for many years to win—they say destroy public education to roll back our set up systems for action around local con- back in 2039 and tell us whether educators they want to copy us. They complain that victories and crush Marshé and Aleyah’s tract issues, as well as citywide issues. And deserve good healthcare. Remember, sisters conventional wisdom now sees charters as hopes—or whether we aggressively enforce now we connect them to neighborhoods to and brothers, on that last early morning of backed by billionaires. They whine about our contract, and fight to win more, shoul- involve parents in contract enforcement, the strike, the district tried with all their being neither feared nor loved. But, the emails der to shoulder with Marshé and Aleyah. elections, and actions on elected officials. might to do two things: hold on to Section also outline their chilling plan. Take back Are we going to fight, win, and lift up the Our new Political Action and Community 1.5 and get cuts to healthcare. They got the School Board in 2020. Take the mayor’s dreams of these two young women? Are Organizing department will be crucial. neither. We beat them on both. We will do office in 2022. Keep draining the district of we going to lift up their dreams, UTLA? Finally, we are excited to unveil a it again when we protect healthcare in 2020. funds through lawsuits. And the last part of Yes, we are. comprehensive chapter leader training That’s doubling down on our New Deal. their plan in the emails is two simple words: program. Our chapter leaders will get Fourth, we keep moving state and national Attack UTLA. They are coming hard after our Our New Deal for Public Schools ongoing training through four modules: policy. Maria Elena Durazo and Cristy Smith, students, schools, profession, and healthcare. We’re going to do it with five steps in our on representing members, common con- two legislators willing to take on the charter Sisters and brothers, we face a choice. It 2019-20 strategic plan. Each step is ener- tract violations, local councils, organizing industry, will be with us tomorrow at the is personified by Marshé Doss, a student gized by Our New Deal for Public Schools. around site issues, organizing around city- PACE reception. And, Patrick O’Donnell has from Dorsey High. She’s a leader in Students First, building strength member by wide issues, working lists, building CATs, sponsored California Assembly Bill 1505, with Deserve and ROSLA. Marshé was a powerful member. We have maintained member- understanding the big picture fight, and the support of CTA and CFT. It gives school voice in the strike, at Beutner’s and Garcia’s ship density in the age of Janus at 95% and organizing with parents. You will be the districts discretion to reject new charters if houses, on picket lines and in board offices. we’re going to go higher, through chapter worst nightmare for bad principals and public school programs are undermined. It After the strike, Marshé told me, “I still have chairs approaching nonmembers, home privatizers, and the best hope for our stu- passed the Assembly. It was watered down the shoes I wore during the strike. They’re still visits to nonmembers, and presentations dents. That’s doubling down on our New Deal. some by amendments in the Senate. Some muddy and I haven’t cleaned them, because at new employee workshops. Third, we organize behind contract reopen- corporate Democrats are calling for even more that’s just something you want to remember.” Moreover, we’re at the highest rate of ers in January 2020 and renewal of healthcare amendments. Let’s be clear. Keep 1505 as it Marshé often talks about what motivates PACE members we’ve been at for decades, by December 2020. We can reopen on salary is. Democrats who don’t think public school her—her little sister, Aleyah, now entering but we’re still under 50%. We need chapter and two items. Sisters and brothers, one of districts should be able to protect their own Obama Middle School. Marshé knows that chairs getting commitments for PACE, the items we will reopen will be continuing programs, shame on you. Expect your votes the promise of public education brought her officers visiting schools about the board the battle for our most vulnerable students, to be broadcast to the world. father’s family to Los Angeles from Louisiana, elections, and retirees continuing their fighting for special education. Fighting for On the national level, we use the fact and brought her mother to LA from Texas. incredible momentum giving to PACE. school psychologists and psychiatric social that almost every candidate for U.S. presi- Marshé worries about Aleyah. Obama, in That’s doubling down on our New Deal. workers. So many of us are touched by special dent supported our strike. This doesn’t the heart of South LA, is in a community of Second, we’re launching a school-by- education and mental health issues. It’s close mean they agree with our demands, al- incredible people, histories, traditions, and or- school contract enforcement program. We to our hearts and homes. We opened this though some do. It means that our strike ganizations. Yet, it is also wracked by poverty, won our strike—now we make our victo- special education battle for the first time in and demands were popular, and they had displacement, and the impacts of institutional ries real. We enforce every single aspect. 38 years with our strike last year—and we’re to get behind us. But more, we use the fact racism. Marshé wants to make things better We’ve created a comprehensive strategy going right back at it this year. that UTLA has been a driving force in the for Aleyah—lower class sizes, a Community for winning contract enforcement. At the And, when the charter industry writes national Fund Our Future campaign. This

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26 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 campaign has legislation in the U.S. Con- can win over half the school board. We will taxes, even purely progressive taxes. So, even time. Velia told me that she owes her lead- gress now calling for the federal govern- use Our New Deal pledge with candidates though we are currently on the ballot, some ership skills to UTLA, and that through her ment to follow through on its Title I and and elected officials. And, make no mistake, technicalities may be used to undermine the family and union work, she finds meaning IDEA promises. Fund students in poverty the billionaires will break their 2017 record. current version of SCF. But, no problem. After and purpose. Velia’s picket lines at Canoga and in special education at the rates you They will make 2020 the most expensive the LA and Oakland strikes, our SCF coalition Park were rooted, crowded, emotional, promised in the 1960s and 1970s. The school board race in United States history. is stronger than ever. We’ll just collect signa- fierce, unbreakable, unbeatable. And, payback for decades of broken promises But, there’s more. As we move closer to tures again, use it to build more momentum, Velia has now given us something only a comes to hundreds of billions of dollars. putting one piece of the school-to-prison and show that the richest state in the nation great organizer can—a new leader, Wendy Sisters and brothers, speaking of national pipeline into the dustbin—random search- should close corporate tax loopholes. That’s Lozano, who will take over as chapter politics, Donald Trump is dangerous, he’s a es—and as we fight for special education, doubling down on our New Deal. chair, while Velia deepens the parent work. racist, and he’s a sexist. We must defeat him. we will also vote in March 2020 on the Sisters and brothers, we are all Velia in But, that cannot mean that movements don’t Reform LA initiative. This would start the Own your leadership our own ways. We have always done some challenge Democrats. That would be cutting long overdue process of taking funding Sisters and brothers, we all need to lead of the most important work in the world as off our nose to spite our face. Democrats are from county jails and putting it into county over the next 16 months. You are amazing educators. And, at this point in history, we guilty too of enabling racism and sexism. services for the mentally ill and homeless. leaders. You all have your own leadership are doing the most important movement- Presiding over the richest state in the country, And, then, sisters and brothers, a land- stories. I’ll close by telling you one of them. building work in the world. Our strike with the highest percentage of students of mark election on school funding. In 2018, we Velia Casillas was chapter chair at Canoga declared that to the world. You led that. color, and one of the lowest per-pupil funding worked with California Calls to gather sig- Park Elementary in the buildup to the strike, Sisters and brothers, own your leader- levels—that’s enabling institutional racism. natures to put the Schools and Communities and during the strike. Through the consistent ship story. Bottle that feeling you had when Supporting the charter industry’s attacks on First measure on the November 2020 state euphoric moments and the occasional low you took the reins and organized your public school teachers’ jobs, in a job sector ballot. SCF challenges the corporate loophole moments of the strike, she did an incredible picket line. Nurture that feeling with pride. dominated by women—that’s enabling insti- in Prop. 13 for the first time in 40 years. It is job. Velia’s father came to the U.S. as a migrant Use that bottled feeling to push it to the tutional sexism. We must insist that AFT and a purely progressive tax, not hitting home- worker in the late 1960s. Each summer, he next level in 2019-20. Embrace your leader- NEA endorse a candidate for U.S. president owners, renters, or small businesses. It raises visited his family in Mexico. Velia’s mother ship. Long-term leadership. Movement lead- who unapologetically supports a moratorium taxes only on the wealthiest corporations. was pregnant with her when the whole ership. Collective leadership. Loving leader- on charters and a massive infusion into Title Corporations that have had their property family came to the U.S. Velia grew up in ship. Leadership that joins Marshé, Aleyah, I and IDEA. We call on other teacher unions taxes frozen for decades, robbing schools working-class communities in the Valley, and Velia. Leadership for Our New Deal. to follow UTLA’s lead and invite candidates and services of over $11 billion per year. mostly Canoga Park. She went to LAUSD Sisters and brothers, we made history with and make them address these issues. That’s This has allowed those corporations to use schools and graduated from Reseda High. our strike and we’re going to make it again. doubling down on our New Deal. their extra money to push anti-union and While attending CSUN, she was a teaching We will enforce our contract. Increase our Fifth and finally, 2020 is crucial for local anti-funding legislation. Sisters and brothers, assistant at her old elementary school. When membership. Win contract reopeners. Protect and state elections. So many youth, parents, the chronic underfunding that has charac- she graduated, Velia became the first person our healthcare. Regulate charters. Shape the community members, and union members terized our entire careers—from spending in her family with a college degree. U.S. presidential race. Win four school board went from our picket lines to our pre- thousands out of our pockets to not having Velia got a teaching job at Canoga Park seats. Win Reform LA. Fight for Title I and cinct walks for Jackie and EE. We need to enough school staff—we can land a huge Elementary, around the corner from where IDEA. We will be the ones who end the cor- deepen that connection. Four school board blow against that with SCF. Props. 30 and she grew up. She’s taught there for 18 porate loophole in Prop. 13 and win Schools elections—districts 1, 3, 5, and 7—will be 55 kept our heads above water. SCF moves years. It can be difficult, but she loves and Communities First. We made history in decided in 2020 on a new cycle. For the first us forward. Let’s win this in 2020. it. Velia’s own children attend LAUSD 2018-19. Let’s double-down and make history time, board elections are lined up with U.S. You’ll learn tomorrow that political games schools. She goes to church in the neigh- in 2019-20 with Our New Deal. You are won- presidential elections. Voting centers will be are always played. Especially when Dem- borhood and works at the local park. She derful, UTLA. I love you, UTLA. Keep up open longer and turnout will be higher. We ocrats are afraid of their own shadow on sees her students and their families all the your organizing, UTLA. Let’s do this!

27 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 Unsung Heroes (continued from page 8) position due to illness over four years just her school, but other strikers in Alexandra Gusa & spoken up against the co-location. Eliza- ago. Kari never wanted to be chapter neighboring areas. To sum it up, Joyce Elizabeth Untalan beth created a presentation for parents chair, but since stepping up, she has “Joy” Burton is a beloved friend and HARBOR AREA and community members to explain the also served as the bargaining team chair colleague, a JOY to have in the world Alexandra Gusa has been teaching for threats of the co-location. Due to their and led her co-workers through two of public education. 30 years and spent 18 of them at Catskill leadership, Alexandra, Elizabeth, and the contract negotiations. Last year, she Elementary School, where she has been Catskill team had a packed house at this led her co-workers out on an eight-day Jose Servin & the chapter chair for three years. Eliz- meeting. They further continued the fight strike, the first charter teachers’ strike Tom Van Sciver abeth Untalan, a 20-year teacher, has against the co-location by having a rally in the history of California and only VALLEY EAST AREA been teaching at Catskill for 18 years. outside Carson City Hall and attend- the second charter teachers’ strike in At Brainard Elementary, Jose Servin This past year, they have organized ing the council meeting, asking for the the history of this nation. Kari embod- dealt with one of the worst principals against the co-location of Catskill by support of the council. Because of their ies everything it means to be a great the Los Angeles Unified School District. GANAS charter corporation. Within a organizing and diligence, the Carson educator and trade unionist. He tried working with her and her di- few days of learning about the co-lo- City Council approved a resolution in rector for the principal’s first couple cation, they quickly organized a rally support of Catskill Elementary. In July, it Joy Burton of years, but her deceitful and divisive with hundreds of supporters. They was announced that GANAS would not VALLEY WEST AREA tactics would not stop. Finally, Jose have attended GANAS’s board meet- co-locate at Catskill—a huge victory for Joy Burton has served the Valley organized his staff to take back their ings along with Catskill supporters and the community. West Area—specifically Sutter Middle school and protect his teachers. Ulti- School—for almost 40 years. As Sut- mately, the administrator was finally ter’s long-time chapter chair, Joy has removed from the school this June. No CTA/NEA professional growth opportunities tirelessly represented UTLA members other school would have her, so she’s in in numerous cases, always striving a district position where she can’t harm to ensure that justice was served. Joy any more teachers. Jose’s organizing has worked under numerous admin- made this happen. Free conferences for the 2019-20 school year. istrators; some good and some not To ensure our union’s success so good. However, without a doubt, during the strike, Sharp Elementary • Are you new to the educational profession—five years or less? each and every principal respected chapter chair Tom Van Sciver orga- • Are you interested in professional development? Joy’s determination and commitment nized his members to go on tour to • Are you interested in networking with other educational professionals to her students and the school. Joy other schools to inform parents about across the state? has seen generations of students pass our demands. He did this because his • Are you interested in what CTA does for you? through her classroom doors, making school dismisses at 2 p.m. and he saw her a legend, although she would not an opportunity to help other Valley If so, you are eligible to enter your name in a drawing to be held at UTLA admit to this recognition as she is quite East schools. He had sign-ups at his headquarters on October 21, 2019, to attend any one of the outstanding a humble lady. During the strike this school for people to participate in dif- CTA/NEA conferences for the 2019-20 school year. year, Joy was on medical leave due ferent events. He successfully orga- to back surgery. However, she did nized his members to not only inform To enter, please complete and return the coupon below via U.S. mail to not forget her colleagues on the line, their own community, but also agree UTLA/NEA Vice President Cecily Myart-Cruz, UTLA, 3303 Wilshire Blvd., sending food and funds to help not to help others as well. 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010, no later than October 11, 2019. All UTLA members now eligible to enter thanks to Build the Future, Fund the Fight merger vote!

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30 United Teacher • for the latest news: www.utla.net August 16, 2019 UNITED TEACHER GRAPEVINE Essay contest for grades 3-8 Salary point class on WWII tices that infuse learning environments area to study Holocaust pedagogy and hone FOCAL (Friends of Children and Lit- Educators and curriculum leaders are with energy and relevance for students. their instructional skills around the topics of erature) support group for the Children’s invited to take part in a one salary point The class will use brain and trauma re- the Holocaust, genocide, and anti-Semitism, Literature Department, Central Library, and multicultural education credit course search to deepen access to learning, in- as well as responding to hate and bias. The Los Angeles Public Library, is sponsor- on the National WWII Museum’s From the tegrate social-emotional learning and fellowship is best suited for middle and high ing its annual writing contest for the 2019 Collection to the Classroom series called restorative practices, make Common school teachers of history, social studies, FOCAL Award book, Chef Roy Choi and “Volume One: War in the Pacific.” When: Core connections, meet the new Cali- foreign languages, English/literature, ethics, the Street Food Mix, by Jacqueline Briggs 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., October 12, 13, and 19 fornia Arts Standards, and explore ELD and other related fields. Applicants must Martin and June Jo Lee and illustrated by (two Saturdays and a Sunday). Where: community building strategies. Activi- have a minimum of three years’ experi- Man One. The book describes the popular Museum of the San Fernando Valley, 18860 ties include visual arts, ceramics, dance, ence teaching about the Holocaust. Fellows street cook’s life, including working in Nordhoff St., Suite 204, Northridge. Learn drama, music, poetry, playmaking, and will attend sessions throughout the school his family’s restaurant as a child, figur- at a local history museum, engage with more. Dates: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on five year (including training on using the re- ing out what he wanted to do with his oral histories, meet veterans, and study Saturdays: October 5, October 12, October source Echoes and Reflections), visit local life, and his success with his food truck authentic artifacts. Presenter: Francisco 26, November 16, and December 7. Tuition: museums, and hear from subject matter and restaurant. Teachers, teacher librar- Ortega (LAUSD social studies teacher, $250. Group rate: $200 per person. Work- experts. In exchange for their participation, ians, and library aides can share the book, WWII Airborne Demonstration Team study by arrangement. Salary point credit fellows will receive a $1,000 stipend upon available at your school library or nearby member, and affiliated with the National available. Register soon as class size is completion of the fellowship. Applications LAPL library, with students in grades 3 to WWII Museum). Aligned with the ELA limited. Deadline: September 25. Location: are due by September 6. For more informa- 8, and encourage them to write about why Common Core State Standards and Na- Inner-City Arts Campus, 720 Kohler St., tion and to register, please visit: https:// they liked the book, their thoughts about tional Standards for History. There is a Los Angeles, CA 90021. For more informa- la.adl.org/laprade-holocaust-education-in- a character or scene, and what it would $25 fee. Register online at https://achieve. tion or to register: https://inner-cityarts. stitute-fellows or email [email protected]. mean to attend the 40th Annual FOCAL lausd.net/ mypln. Look for: Teaching org/citc or contact Zoë Tomasello at PD@ Award luncheon on December 14, meet the History with the National WWII Museum: inner-cityarts.org or 213-627-9621, ext. 114. Salary point class on authors and illustrator, and receive their War in the Pacific. Course #55-19-187. ukulele: Level Two own autographed copy of the book. To Dance performances for schools LAUSD teacher Bartt Warburton is of- find out more about the essay contest, go “Creativity in the Classroom” The TuTu Foundation will be offer- fering “Ukulele: Level Two” workshop at to http://focalcentral.org. Questions about at Inner-City Arts ing educational dance performances the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. the contest and book may be directed to the Join Inner-City Arts for five engaging on October 4, 2019, at the Armstrong For those who have taken Bartt’s begin- Children’s Literature Department, Central workshops for K-12 classroom teachers Theatre in Torrance. In a guided presen- ner-level class, this is the next course in Library, at 213-228-7250. that focus on reflective, responsive prac- tation, students appreciate various dance the series, and you can get another salary styles and learn about cultural diversi- point. If you have NOT taken Bartt’s Level ty. Free admission and bus transportation One class, you’re still welcome to join, for registered fifth- to 10th-grade Title I provided that you have some basic expe- school groups; special needs students are rience on ukulele, guitar, or other similar particularly welcome. More information is instrument. It’s a beginner-plus/interme- available on our website: www.tutudance. diate-level class designed for teachers, org. Email to apply: [email protected]. but the course is also open to the general public. The emphasis is on having fun The ‘E’ in STEAM: Engineering with ukulele. You’ll learn chords, includ- for Elementary Teachers ing major, minor, seventh, diminished, and Would you like to facilitate elementary augmented chords. You’ll learn to play level engineering activities in your class- melody and harmony. You’ll learn about room? Would it be great to hear your stu- quarter-notes and a variety of strums and dents cheer when you say, “It’s time for fingerpicking patterns, and we’ll explore engineering”? Do you wonder how to best blues patterns. The class meets three times: grade your students on the engineering • Saturday, September 7, from 10:30 portion of the elementary report card? Then a.m.-4 p.m. this class is for you. This is not a lecture • Saturday, September 14, from 10:30 “teaching” course; it is mainly a hands-on a.m.-4 p.m. discovery course. Participants will engage • Saturday, September 21, from 10:30 in several group engineering challenges. a.m.-4 p.m. They will learn more about the engineering The class fee is $149; one salary point design process, crosscutting concepts, and available. Bartt provides everything: disciplinary core ideas while we are using lessons, chord/song charts, booklets, them and as they are applied to each chal- instruments (with prior arrangements), lenge. Taught by an NBCT teacher. Sched- video lessons, and an online place to ule: Saturday, October 19, 8:30 a.m. to 3 share ideas. Register in advance by p.m.; Saturday, October 26, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 going to Bartt.net and clicking the blue p.m.; and Thursday, November 7, 3:30 p.m.- “LAUSD Ukulele” class link. No walk- 6:30 p.m. Location of class TBD, but will ins. You must be registered online ahead be in the Northridge area. Exact address of time. For more info, go to Bartt.net or will be provided when you register. 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