2009
EMERGENCY UESF LOCAL 61 UBC
UNION BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY JUNE 8TH, 2009 DURING LUNCH TIME
IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
AGENDA ITEMS LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
1. BUILDING REP UPDATESÉ
2. SSC ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT
3. CALL FOR SUPPORT TO HELP SAVE A COLLEAGUE TEACHERÕS JOB FOR THE
2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR
4. DISCUSSION REGARDING 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR
PLEASE! ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE: LASAGNA WILL BE PROVIDED!
UBC JUNE 1ST, 2009 MEETING SUMMARY: WILLIAMS/GALGANO RECORDERS
23 MEMBERS ATTENDED THANK YOU!
UBC REPS PRESENT: A.BROWN, M.MCCACHREN,L.WOOTEN,D.WILLIAMS
UBC: ALTERNATES PRESENT: J.SHELDON
A. MIDDLE SCHOOL UNION MEETING UPDATE: DOYLE (DISCUSSION)
1. SCHOOL LOOP WILL NOT BE MANDATORY NEXT YEAR, JEANNIE PON WILL
REPLACE JOAN HEPPERLY, STATE BUDGET CUTBACKS MAY AFFECT SUMMER SCHOOL
AND CAUSE POSSIBLE FALL LAY OFFS. 3-4 MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS REMOVED.
2. NEW CONTRACT PRINTED CHANGES AND BALLOT IN MAIL TO VOTE ON. CONTACT
BUILDING REP. JAMES A. GALGANO IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT BY TUESDAY
3. JUNE 2ND, 2009 MIDDLE SCHOOL UNION MEMBERS WILL MEET WITH JOAN
HEPPERLY(GALGANO/MCCACHREN WILL ATTEND). NEWLY ELECTED UBC REPS MUST DO
THIS NEXT YEAR. SHARE ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS SO IT DOES NOT FALL ON ON
OR TWO MEMBERS. OUR SITE MUST STAY INFORMED AND SHARE OUR SITES NEEDS
AND CONCERNS
4. GALGANO: HAS COMPLAINED TO UNION ON BEHALF OF 6TH/7TH/8TH GRADE
TEACHERS AND STAFF TO BE PROVIDED OWED EXTENDED PAY FOR PARTICIPATING
IN REQUIRED FIELD TRIPS AND PR-ORIENTATION MEETING. NAMES PROVIDED TO
UESF SO MEMBERS ARE GIVEN EXTENDED HOURS PAY OR SERVICES. NAMES AND
HOURS COLLECTED BY GALGANO AND SENT TO UESF HDQTRS.(THERE IS NO COMP
TIME ACCORDING TO CONTRACT FOR TEACHERS OR STAFF, MUST BE PAID AT
EXTENDED HOURS RATE FOR ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATING IN ADM REQUIRED
FIELD TRIPS AND 6TH GRADE PRE-ORIENTATION MEETING). PLEASE INFORM UNION
IF THES MONIES NOT PROVIDED ON PAY CHECKS.
5. GRADE LEVEL MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THESE FIELD TRIP
/ORIENTATION EVENTS EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT LACK OF ADM
PLANNING/OVERSIGHT FOR THESE EVENTS AND NO ADM AT 8TH GRADE FIELD TRIP
THE ENTIRE TIME , WHEN PROBLEMS OCCURRED. THIS RESULTED IN TEACHERS
LEAVING SCHOOL SITE AT 8PM OR 8:30PM ON MAY 29TH, 2009. MANY TEACHERS
UPSET BY LACK OF PLANNING AND COMMUNICATION ON BEHALF OF ADM.UPSET WITH
PERMISSION SLIPS AND VERBAL PERMISSION FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND. TEACHERS
NOT PROVIDED WITH PARENT/GUARDIAN CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS WHICH CAUSED
MANY PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO ADMINISTRATOR OR STAFF AT SCHOOL TO ASSIST
TACHRS WITH STUDENTS WAITING FOR RIDES HOME. THIS LEAD MANY TEACHERS TO
REMAIN BEHIND UNTIL LAST STUDENT DRIVEN HOME. CONCERN OVER ADM LACK OF
COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT.THIS ALL VIOLATED PAST FIELD TRIP PRACTICES
THAT HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED AT THIS SCHOOL SITE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ADM
NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. THESE POLICIES MUST BE FOLLOWED
NEXT YEAR TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPNING AGAIN.
6. LANGUAGE ARTS TEXT BOOK ADOPTION MAY BE DELAYED DUE TO STATE BUDGET
CUT BACKS.
7. TEACHERS UPSET THAT 3RD PERIOD READING CLASS WAS UNILATERALLY
REMOVED BY ADM TO CREATE EARLY RELEASE DAYS. TEACHERS HAD LESSONS TO
THEY NEEDEED TO IMPLEMENT BUT THIS REQUIREMNT WAS IGNORED. THEIR WAS NO
UBC/ADM AGREEMENT ON THIS SCHEDULING CHANGE. THE CALL WAS FOR REDUCED
MINUTES NOT ELIMINATION OF CLASS PERIOD . IGNORED BY ADMINISTRATION.
TURNING 3RD PERIOD INTO A CLASS LONG HOMEROOM WITH LITTLE TO DO CREATED
A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND ÒAN EMPTY AND MEANINGLESS HOMEROOM PERIODÓ . EVEN
IF IT WAS DONE TO ADDRESS 8TH GRADE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS IT IGNORED
THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS AND LESSONS OF 6TH/7TH GRADE STUDENTS AT
CLOSE OF FINAL GRADING PERIOD.
8. BEHR ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY 3RD PERIOD SPORTS AWARD TUESDAY
9. MEETING CLOSED
MIDDLE SCHOOL UNION MEETING/ 06/02/09: MEEETING
FACILLITATOR/SUMMARY/GALGANO
JOAN HEPPERLY, BRIANNE SFUSD ITEC, ALLAN BRILL,MIK MCCACHREN, JAMES
GALGANO
1. ALLAN/HEPPRLY DISCUSSED CONTACTS WITH LORI REAL AND REEBECCA
RGARDING MSTLI AND EVALUATIONS NEXT YEAR
2. HIGH POINT IS ELL/ELD STATE APPROVED AND SFUSD MANDATED CURRICULUM
TO BE USED AT SCHOOL SITES. SITS WILL ALSO B ABL TO USE THE WRITE
INSTITUE MATERIALSÉ
3. BRIANNE FORD-PROJECT MANAGER SCHOOL LOOP PRESENTATION AND
DISCUSSION(SEE BELOW).
A. WILL REVIEW TEACHER SURVEYS AND PROVIDE RESULTS TO UNION
B. DESCRIBED BEST FEATURES:
1. GRADING
2. ATTENDANCE
C. WHO USED AND DID NOT AND WHY NOT
D. CONCRNS AND CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT PROGRAM
E. EEDBACK FROM SITE SCHOOL LOOP LIAISONS
F. SUPPORT AVAILABILTY
G. LIMITED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO USE AND TROUBLE SHOOT DISCUSSED
H. SURVEY DATA , USABILITY,ADOPTION RATES WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH UNION
I. CONCERNS ABOUT HACKING, LOST INFO,HOW INFO IS SAVED ON WBSITE, PROXY
FILTERS/SITES
J. CONCERNS OVER PRIVACY DUE TO REQUIRED USE OF SFUSD EMAILS TO
IMPLEMENT AN D POSSIBLE OVRSIGHT BY ADM AND OTHERS, SINCE YOU CAN ONLY
USE SFUSD EMAIL TO ACCESS
K. SFUSD WILL INPUT LAPTOP CHIP TO ERASE INFO IF LAPTOPS STOLEN TO
PROTCT PRIVACY
L. ENCRYPTION KEY WILL B ADDED TO EVERY LAPTOP
M. CONCERNS OVER LACK OF ACCESS TO COMPUTERS BY STUDENTS AND PARENTS AS
WELL AS LIMITD ACCESS TO HUBS SOME OF WHICH WILL BE STAFFED BY TRAINED
PERSONNEL
N. UNION WANTS ASSURANCES IT WILL NOT BEE MANDATORY , NO TIME OR
COMMUNICATION WITH PARENT/STUDENTS QUOTA, WILL NOT BE PART OF
EVALUATION ANY TIME
O. SFUSD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGS TO PROVIDE LOW COST AND NO COST
COMPUTERS
P. CONTINUED CONCERNS FACULTY WILL NOT BE RQUIRED TO USE IF THEY ARE
ABLE TO CARRY ON COMMUNICATIONS AS HAVE IN PAST
Q. MANDATORY CONCERNS A CONTINUED CONCERN FOR UNION DESPITE VERBAL
SFUSD ASSURANCES
R. CONCERN OVER PRESSURE TO COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO
ALL HOURS INTO THE NIGHT
S. POSSIBL PRESSURE FROM PARENTS FOR TEACHRS NOT USING SCHOOL LOOP
STILL UNION CONCERN AS WELL ADM PRESSURE ON TEACHRS WHO DO NOT US IT.
T. UNION WANTS WRITTEN MEMO TO ALL ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS
TEACHERS ARE NOT MANDATED TO USE SCHOOL LOOP AND IT IS VOLUNTARY AND NO
TEACHEER WILL B EVALUATD OR PENALIZED FOR NOT USING OR NOT MEETING ADM
QUOTAS
U. WILL BE AVAILABLE AT EVERY SCHOOL BUT ONLY VOLUNTARY USE BY TEACHERS
V. CONTINUD CONCEERN IT WILL BE USED AS PART OF TEACHER EVALUATION.
UNION/SFUSD NEGOTIATIONS NEEDED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE
W. PLUSSES: GRADES, ATTENDANC,POSSIBLE BENEFIT FOR LESSON
CREATION/REVISION, SHARING FEEDBACK WITH
PARENTS/STUDENTS,DAILY,WKLY,INTERIM,REPORT GRADES AND COMMUNICATION
UPDATED NIGHTLY DISCUSSED
X. CONCERNS THOSE NOT ADEPT USING IT FOR THIS WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
WHAT ABOUT THOS REQUIRING SPEECH TO TEXT OR WRITING TABLETS. LIMITED
ACCESS AT THIS TIME.
Y. TEACHERS MAY NED CLERICAL ASSISTANTS TO INPUT INFO. SFUSD RESPONSE
HAV STUDENT PUBLISHING AIDS DO THIS FOR YOU
Z. UNION/SFUSD MUST NEGOTIATE TEACHER EXPECTATIONS, SCHOOL LOOP
PROTOCOL AND COMMUNICATION/EVALUATION AGREEMENT.
AA. SFUSD UNSURE ABOUT EFFECT OF INCREASING BUDGET DEFICITS. HOW IT
WILL AFFECT SUMMER SCHOOL OR SCHOOL YEAR FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR
BB. CONCERNS OVER TEN DAY FUNDING NEXT YEAR AND HOW LOSSES OF POSITIONS
MAY RESULT
What is School Loop?
School Loop is a web-based classroom portal system. It gives teachers,
parents, and
students online access to assignments, grades, lesson plans, and
attendance and
through the telephone.
How many schools will be using School Loop this fall?
School Loop will be available to all schools this fall. Individual
teachers will have the
option to use School Loop for their classes. When parents register in
School Loop, they
will be able to see which of their studentÕs classes are online.
Will every class be online in School Loop?
Each teacher will have the option to use School Loop for his/her
classes. Use of School
Loop is not mandatory in the 2009-10 school year. When a parent
registers, he/she will
be able to view the websites of the participating teachers and on-line
classes.
How will student information be protected from the general public?
School Loop is trusted by some of California's largest school districts
including Long
Beach Unified, Elk Grove Unified, and Capistrano Unified. In the Bay
Area, School Loop
provides service to over 40 districts and securely manages information
for tens of
thousands of teachers, students and parents.
The information sent to School Loop is encrypted and maintained by
School Loop in a
secure, high-end hosting environment (Internap), in a manner that meets
the security
standards of all the school districts.
Can parents sign up now?
Parents will be able to register for School Loop this fall. Schools
will send Information on
how to sign up at the beginning of the school year.
Who do parents contact for troubleshooting?
After signing up, parents may contact the SFUSD HelpDesk at (415)
241-6476 for
assistance with School Loop. In addition, parents can find help on
School Loop by either
posing questions directly or using training materials on the School
Loop website.
In the fall, SFUSD will be provide additional support for parents,
including training in
English, Chinese, and Spanish, drop-in help, online tutorials, and
access to computers
for School Loop use.
Visit this site to see a video demonstration of School Loop:
http://www.schoolloop.com/tour01/index.html
CONGRATULATIONS TO JUDY GERBER ON HER ELECTION TO FILL OUT THE
REMAINING YEAR ON OUTGOING SSC FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES GALGANOÕS
TERM
THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL SITE FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES NOW ARE:
1. MIRANDA DOYLE
2. JUDY GERBER
3. EÕLEVA GIBSON
4. JOE MOORE
5. DIANNE REYNOLDS
SSC FACULTY ALTERNATES , WHO FILL IN FOR ABSENT FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES
ARE:
1. DANIELLE BELLUOMINI
2. JAMIE SHELDON
3. LENDA BUTCHER-MYERS
4. CHRIS SCERRI
5. ANY ELECTED UBC FACULTY MEMBER MAY ALSO FILL FOR ABSENT SSC
CERTIFICATED REPS IN CASE ALL ABOVE FACULTY ALTERNATES ARE UNABLE TO
FILL IN DURING AN SSC MEETING
THE UESF LOCAL 61 BUILDING REPRESENTATIVE IS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBEER ON
THIS AND ON ALL SCHOOL SITE COMMITTEES
THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL SITE UESF AND SEIU STAFF REPRESENTATIVES ARE:
1. SEIU CLASSIFIED SSC REP: NANCY FOLAUOO
2. UESF CLASSIFIED SSC REP: PATRICIA KOKA
3. UESF CLASSIFIED ALTERNATE: TARA GERE-LEIKER
4. ANY ELECTED UBC CLASSIFIED REPRESENTATIVE MAY ALSO FILL IN FOR
ABSENT SSC CERTIFICATED REPS IN CASE ALL ABOVE ALTERNATES ARE UNABLE TO
FILL IN DURING AN SSC MEETING
UESF LOCAL ELECTION COMMITTEE : SARAH GLEASON, MIKE MCCACHREN, MICHAEL
SCHICKENBERG, LLOYD SCHUKNECHT, AND JAMES GALGANO
· 37 OUT OF 50 MEMBERS VOTED 74% VOTER PARTICIPATION
· 1 INVALID VOTE
GERBER-14 = ELECTED SSC REPRESENTATIVE
BUTCHR-MYERS- 11 = SSC ALTERNATE
SCERRI Ð 11 = SSC ALTERNATE
