Update                                 September 2, 2021

Dear PFT Members,

Lots going on! Here are a few updates:

Mandatory trainings
The Mandated Reporter and Sexual Harassment Prevention trainings have arrived in our email inboxes. The district and the PFT agree site principals and staff should work together to ensure time is provided during the workday for these trainings to be completed (e.g. staff meetings, professional growth day, etc.). The Mandated Reporter training must be completed every year, but the Sexual Harassment Prevention training only needs to be completed every other year per Government Code 12950.1. We also have been asked to do a Sexual Misconduct course in the past, and it has typically been emailed to us some time after these initial trainings. PFT is working to confirm how often this training is required and will have more information soon.

Support for Teachers in Quarantine or Isolation
PFT and PUSD have reached agreement on teachers having the option to Zoom from home while in quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19. If you feel well enough and wish to exercise this option, work with your site administrator to ensure classroom coverage. You will not need to access leave if you feel well enough and choose to Zoom in from home.

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In Unity,

Kelly

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e-Bulletin                        August 17, 2021

e-Bulletin

This email is going to all PFT Members

Dear PFT Members,

Welcome Back! Last year, teachers adapted to limitless changes and challenges in the face of the pandemic. Though we are still experiencing changing direction from the CA Dept. of Public Health, I know we are all hopeful this will be a more normal year. Here are a few informational updates:

State & PUSD Budget and Negotiations

The State Budget has been finalized and PFT and PUSD will begin Interest Based Problem Solving sessions (negotiations) in early September when enrollment is more firmly established. Enrollment and attendance determine most of our ongoing funding. PUSD lost close to 1,000 students in 2020-21. Current enrollment remains lower than what has been built into the budget. However, enrollment is still being finalized as students add and drop during the beginning of the school year.

The budget is challenging to interpret this year, with a great deal of one-time funding that can be used over multiple years. How these revenues and expenditures are reflected in the multi-year projection adds to the complexity. The good news is there is also a significant amount of on-going money to discuss. We will be researching the salaries of districts with comparable funding as well as neighboring districts to see how we compare to remain competitive. We have been and will continue to study the state budget and its impact on PUSD’s funding to see what can be achieved on behalf of PFT Members. CFT, our state affiliate, will be supporting us in our study of the PUSD budget this year. We will be sending a bargaining survey to you soon to determine your interests.

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2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL)
COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Process & Form
COVID-19 Decision Tree 2021

Congratulations to our 2021

Teachers of the Year!

Tasha Giffin		Carlos LaGrange		Julie Spychalski

 The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is proud to announce that Tasha Giffin, Social Science Teacher at Del Norte High School, Julie Spychalski, Physical Education Teacher at Twin Peaks Middle School, and Carlos LaGrange, Resource Specialist at Westview High School have been chosen as the PUSD Teachers of the Year for 2021.
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The joint PUSD/PFT IBPS team is pleased to announce we have reached agreement on a Supplementary Retirement Plan (SRP) for the PFT bargaining unit! 

Click here to read the agreement

COVID-19: Union toolkit for California educators and staffSummaries of state guidance by education division

The CFT is posting key resources here as they become available. This toolkit is divided into information for preK-12 schools, community colleges, UC, retirement systems, and state labor agencies. We also include the basic facts about the coronavirus with links to public health agencies. 

 Tentative Agreement Reached!

We are pleased to announce that the PUSD School Board ratified our 2018-19 and 2019-20 Tentative Agreement on September 12, 2019. 

To read more about it, please see links below:

Tentative Agreement
Tentative Agreement FAQ's
Updated salary and retro pay information
Is my paycheck correct?

TPLES - Teacher Professional Learning and Effectiveness System

Dear Colleagues,

The demands on a teacher's time are endless, and the school year seems to go so quickly from this point on. The below link Teacher Professional Learning and Effectiveness System (TPLES) reminder sheet is intended to provide support and suggestions for teachers in the evaluation cycle this year, as they monitor and document progress on their SLO/PLO.  It can also help make the final evaluation conference, for both traditional and alternative evaluations, more meaningful for the teacher and administrator.

Teacher Professional Learning and Effectiveness System (TPLES) reminder sheet - click here

In Unity,
Kelly

Teacher Professional Learning and Effectiveness System What is meant by "Multiple Measures" in relation to Teacher Evaluation?

Evaluating teachers fairly and accurately requires the use of multiple indicators of effectiveness AND multiple ways to measure those indicators. Read more