“Alternative Compensation” is getting a lot of attention right now. In President Obama’s speech to the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on March 10, he discussed his vision for education, which could include merit pay for teachers. He is quoted as saying that many of his supporters have not embraced the idea but that “we [...]
It seems there is a new voice in Sacramento talking about education. Mac Taylor (no, not the guy from CSI: NY) was promoted to the position of non-partisan Legislative Analyst in mid-October. Even though it’s been a short time, he’s been a pretty busy fellow. I don’t think I want his job…
This week, the [...]
Last week, I made a brief presentation to the Governing Board. I did this for a couple of reasons: 1) When I ran for this position, I promised that I would work to improve communication and that officers of Faculty Senate should be transparent in their actions. That means taking an active part in the [...]
That is a question that has come up a few times in my travels around the district. With all of the doom, gloom and uncertainty in the news about the economy, and the roller coaster of Wall Street, folks want to know how CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System) is affected by the financial crisis. [...]
You may have heard some rumors…well; it’s time to set the record straight! Yes, the district is commencing upon a Reclassification and Salary Study for all employees. What that means is:
· All job descriptions and duties will be closely examined
· Reclassification of jobs will be made based upon job duties and responsibilities
· Job description [...]
If you are like me, you got tired of waiting for the state to sign a budget. Tuesday afternoon, the Governor finally (reluctantly, it seems) put his ‘John Hancock’ on the dotted line and put an end to the budget disaster…for now.
I got tired of political ads telling the legislature to pass a budget. Clearly, [...]
The big news: The California Legislature ‘believes’ they have reached an agreement to end the California Budget stalemate.
Before you break out the bubbly, know this: it is not clear if the Governor will support this latest proposal. No specific details have been released, according to School Innovations & Advocacy, although everyone was pretty optimistic [...]
As of this moment, right now, as I type this, California Legislators STILL have not passed a budget. This stalemate in Sacramento defies logic. Last week, the Governor offered the Legislature a “compromise budget proposal”. We’ll have to see what happens with that. According to the outline on the Governor’s website the proposal “freezes spending [...]
I’m talking about the budget. The Governor’s May Revise to the State Budget was released on May 15, and although it looks a little better than they were proposing in January, it’s still full of bad news for CUSD (and everyone else!).
For example, in the May Revise, the revenue limit COLA is not funded. The [...]
