information about all teacher and para jobs.
What to do if You Receive a Layoff Notice
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If you receive a layoff notice, there are several important steps
that you should take. It is up to you to make sure the district has your
proper credential, hire date, and job status on file.
Furthermore, district officials have indicated that CLAD certification
will be considered when they determine who is on the layoff list. If you
have not received your CLAD certification, you should submit an
application for an emergency CLAD as soon as possible. Contact Linda
Wells at 415-355-7655 or wellsl@sfusd.edu for more information and for
an application. You may also go to HR, which is on the 2nd floor of the
district offices at 555 Franklin St., from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Go to the UESF website at www.uesf.org and click on 'Guide to Layoffs'
for more information about layoffs.
By State law, all teachers who receive a layoff notice have the right to
a hearing, which will be held on April 9th and 10th. In order to be
included as a respondent in the process you must demand a hearing or
authorize the union to do so on your behalf. UESF has appointed Senior
Field Representative Eric Hall to help members at these hearings. As
soon as UESF receives the list of teachers to be laid off, he will
contact each teacher individually by mail. SFUSD has told us that the
layoff list will be ready by March 7th.
Para Layoffs to Come in April
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UESF has learned that because of the budget crisis the district intends
to make severe cuts to school site budgets, which will lead to
paraprofessional layoffs. By law, these layoffs must occur 45 days prior
to the end of the school year. This would mean layoff notices would have
to go out by April 9th. Layoffs must be done in order of seniority by
classification. If you do get laid off, you have the right of return to
your classification for up to 39 months. Cuts and all budget changes
have to be approved by the School Site Councils (SSCs). The SSCs have an
obligation to try to limit para layoffs.
The district has suggested that paraprofessionals who receive layoff
notices should consider applying for Special Education positions.
CDP Layoffs Would Come on June 1st
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Any cuts to the Child Development Program funding for next school year
would need to be done by the beginning of the fiscal year, which is July
1, 2008. The decision to make budget cuts to CDP are made at the program
level, then passed down to individual sites. By law, layoff notices must
be sent out 30 days in advance, by June 1st.
SF Rainy Day Fund May Help But Not Prevent All Layoffs
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Because of the foresight of Supervisor Tom Ammiano, San Francisco has
established a Rainy Day Fund to aid the city in lean budget years. Of
the approximately $122 million currently in the fund, 25% can go to
SFUSD. This could mean upwards of $30 million available to our schools.
However, there are some requirements. First and foremost, the full Board
of Supervisors must approve the distribution of the funds to the SFUSD.
It is likely that this will not happen until May. This means that layoff
notices to teachers and paras will go through, assuming a full $40
million budget deficit.
Furthermore, Superintendent Garcia has informed UESF that because the
Rainy Day Fund is a one-time infusion of money, the district intends to
split the amount it gets over a two-year period. Considering the
worsening state budget outlook, this is sound fiscal policy. However, it
will mean that some layoffs are unavoidable.
UESF, our affiliates the California Teachers Association and the
California Federation of Teachers, and the rest of the labor movement,
are fighting to prevent the budget crisis from being balanced on the
backs of our public schools. You can do your part by coming out to our
rally at the State Building on March 11th at 4:00 p.m. Look for further
details next week.
PLEASE PRINT, COPY, POST, AND SHARE WITH UESF COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT
RECEIVING UNION EMAILS.
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-2841
916-558-3160 fax
Assemblyman Mark Leno
District 13
State Capitol
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0013
916-319-2013
916-319-2113 fax
455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 14300
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-3013
415-557-3015 fax
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma
District 12
State Capitol
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0012
916-319-2012
916-319-2112 fax
455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 14600
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-2312
415-557-1178
Senator Carol Migden
District 3
State Capitol, Room 5114
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4003
916-445-4722
455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 14800
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-1300
415-557-1252 fax
Senator Leland Yee
District 8
State Capitol, Room 4048
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4008
916-327-2186 fax
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 14200
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-7857
415-557-7864 fax
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