Summer Update
Issue #1 - June 29, 2020
- A message from president sarah braff -
- Announcements -
New SMMUSD Survey - Reopening of Schools
A new survey was sent to your district email from Sarah Wahrenbrock to ask under what circumstances you would return to school. This will NOT be anonymous as the district needs to know how many of us have age or health issues that would prevent us from returning.
Please look for it and respond ASAP! It is due July 2.
SMMUSD Contract Rollover Passed
Thank you again to members for voting in the June election to maintain our current contract for one year, through June 2021.
SMMCTA Executive Board Effective July 1, 2020
Thank you to Shelly Ehrke, outgoing Vice President. Shelly will continue to be active in leadership for middle school and work with SMMCTA and CTA member engagement.
Welcome to new SMMCTA Vice President, Claudia Bautista, and new Executive Board Member Sarah Rodriguez, SAMOHI.
Please Attend! Town Hall Meetings to Present Potential Models for Reopening Schools
We need to hear what both our families and staff are feeling and thinking. We need to work together with open minds to figure out what will work for all during this pandemic.
SM elementary school community members June 30 at 6 p.m.
SM secondary school community members July 1 at 6 p.m.
Malibu school community members July 7 at 6 p.m.
The agendas for these three town hall meetings will be posted on the district’s website. The Zoom link for each meeting will be posted at the top of that date’s agenda.
See the email from Gail Pinsker, Community & Public Relations Officer, here.
- Committee Updates -
Return to School Working Groups
The Return to School Working Groups are made up of TLC members from each site, additional union members, and district staff and admin. The last meeting was June 24, while the final meeting is scheduled for June 30.
Their task is to identify best practices for distance learning and work on solutions to problems this format posed. They are are also looking at hybrid models to identify which might work best if/when SMMUSD goes with hybrid in-person learning. This group will not be making any decisions whether distance learning, hybrid, or full return will be implemented. That will be decided by Dr. Drati and the school board with our SMMCTA bargaining team negotiating the details. Please email your TLC member, the Board of Education, and you site PTA to have your voice and opinions heard.
See the full notes from the Middle School Group
See the full notes from the High School Group
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Return to School is being negotiated by our bargaining committee.
Dates are being scheduled.
The first meeting was held last week Wednesday, 6/24.
Our Negotiations team is: Jorge Cierra, Grant Clark, Liz Cowgill, Kathleen Faas, Adam Panish, and Peggy O'Meara
If you have any questions, please email bargaining chair, Grant Clark grantaclark@gmail.com
SBAC
Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee:
Goal is to recommend budget realignment and Stabilization Plan to address reduced school funding and budget cuts.
Membership is made up of district personnel, parent representatives, and teachers.
Members from SMMCTA are: Sarah Rodriguez, Grant Clark, Claudia Bautista
Meetings are scheduled for 6/29, 7/13, 7/27, 8/24 and are open to the public, but to comment or ask questions please contact:
Claudia Bautista: sra.bautista@gmail.com
Grant Clark: grantaclark@gmail.com
Sarah Rodriguez: sarahrerodriguez@gmail.com
Click here for full update.
Construction Update: HVAC Postponement
From Carey Upton, Chief Operations Officer:
"We need to postpone the modernization projects scheduled to begin this summer at Lincoln
Middle School, Grant Elementary School and Muir Elementary/SMASH..."
See full letter here
About Us
The Santa Monica Malibu Classroom Teachers Association represents the employee groups:
Child Development Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, K-12 Teachers, Speech/Language Pathologists, Counselors, Librarians, Adult Education Teachers, Substitute Teachers, Nurses and other non-administrative positions within the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District.
Email: smmctamembers@smmcta.com
Website: www.smmcta.com
Location: Santa Monica Classroom Teacher, 1508 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/smmcta/
Twitter: @smmcta