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CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
Report of Board of Directors,
Committees, and Items of
New Business
to be presented to
STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATION
October 22-23, 2011
Los Angeles, California
COMMITTEE
PAGE
Alternative Career and Technical Education
K
Assessment and Testing
M
Board Report
A
Budget
C
Civil Rights in Education
F
Communications
G
Credentials & Professional Development
H
Curriculum & Instruction
I
Early Childhood Education
T
Elections and Credentials
B
Financing Public Education
L
Language Acquisition
Q
Negotiations
O
Political Involvement
R
Professional Rights & Responsibilities
E
Representation
D
Retirement
J
School Safety/School Management
U
Special Education
P
State Legislation
Z
Student Support Services
N
Teacher Evaluation & Academic Freedom
S
----New Business Items
Y
October 22-23, 2011
State Council
CTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT
OCTOBER 22 - 23, 2011
FOR COUNCIL ACTION
ELECTION TIERS AND CANDIDATE RECOMMENDATION PROCESS FOR
2012 STATE LEGISLATURE AND CONGRESSIONAL RACES
(SEE ATTACHMENT “A”)
Presented by Bonnie Shatun and Tim Sbranti
COUNCIL INFORMATION REPORTS
A.
LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKGROUP UPDATE
Presented by Elana Davidson and David Goldberg
B.
ESEA REAUTHORIZATION UPDATE
Presented by KC Walsh and Michael Stone
CTA STATE COUNCIL
A-1
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
FOR COUNCIL INFORMATION
1.
CRE Referral – NBI 2/11-29
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors the Civil Rights In Education
Committee’s referral of NBI 2/11-29: That CTA President, David A. Sanchez,
write a letter to the US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton asking her to condemn
the murder of Ugandan gay rights activist, David Kato. He was murdered for his
gay rights activism.
In response to the Civil Rights in Education Committee’s referral, the
Board approved that CTA will ask NEA to write a letter to Education
International expressing its displeasure over this incident. [June 2011]
2.
CPD Referral – Independent Standards Board
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors the Credentials and
Professional Development Committee’s recommendation that CTA take actions
necessary to reaffirm its commitment to an independent standards board.
The Board approved the recommendation. [June 2011]
3.
FPE Referral – NBI 6/11-16
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors the Financing Public
Education Committee’s referral of NBI 6/11-16: That CTA fully and actively, with
both financial and human resources to the greatest extent possible, support State
Senator Joe Simitian’s SCAS; School District Parcel Taxes (2011) as well as fully
and actively, with both financial and human resources to the greatest extent
possible, support any initiative campaign to enact a similar measure.
FPE has already taken a support position on SCA 5. The intent of the NBI seems
to be outside the purview of FPE.
In response to the Financing Public Education Committee referral of NBI
6/11-16, the Board referred the initiative issue to the Political Involvement
Committee. [June 2011]
CTA STATE COUNCIL
A-2
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
FOR COUNCIL INFORMATION CONTINUED
4.
FPE Referral – Optimal School Funding System
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors the Financing Public
Education Committee’s referral of the Characteristics of an Optimal School
Funding document. (ATTACHMENT “B”)
The Board approved the Characteristics of an Optimal School Funding
System Document. [June 2011]
5.
SPS Referral – Advisory Regarding Competency Requirements
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors the Student Support Services
Committee’s recommendation that CTA send an advisory alerting local CTA
presidents and staff that local school boards may attempt to adopt additional
competency criteria that will prevent more senior and properly credentialed support
staff from transferring into regular education positions in order to avoid layoff.
The Board approved the recommendation and referred it to the CTA Executive
Director for implementation. [June 2011]
6.
ECE Referral – Staff Person for ECE Issues
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors the Early Childhood Education
Committee’s request regarding the feasibility of a CTA staff person being assigned to
address Early Childhood Education issues such as Transitional Kindergarten.
The Board referred the recommendation to the CTA Executive Director
for feasibility. [June 2011]
7.
STL Referral – Community College Association
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors the State Legislation
Committee’s referral of the proposed sponsored legislation on Community College
CEO Compensation.
Upon completion of a review by CTA staff, the Board referred the proposed
sponsored legislation back to the Community College Association.
[October 2011]
CTA STATE COUNCIL
A-3
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
8.
NBI 2/11-24 – Suspension of Dues Formula
That CTA suspend the current dues formula for the 2011-2012 school year. Provide a
zero dues increase instead of the proposed $8.00 for 2011-2012.
[Deborah Tabush (LNG)/Charlotte Svolos (ECE)]
The Board declared NBI 2/11-24 moot since State Council voted to adopt the
2011-2012 budget at the June 2011 State Council meeting in accordance with
CTA Standing Rule 1-4.8. [June 2011]
9.
NBI 4/11-10 – Candidate Forums
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 4/11-10: That CTA hold
candidate forums for contested CTA officer and Board of director seats.
[Angela Jensvold (FPE)/ John Petersen (FPE)]
In response to NBI 4/11-10, the Board approved holding candidate forums for
contested CTA Executive Officer elections but not for contested CTA Board
elections for the following reasons:

The structure of State Council for the third and fourth meetings does not lend itself to
the Committee holding such a forum. The various events that fill the schedule would
not permit candidates to have a fair hearing in a forum and State Council
Representatives have too many competing demands.

The logistics of such an event are not manageable.

Board of Director candidates have the opportunity to be interviewed by the different
caucuses to visit and speak at the Service Center Councils where State Council
Representatives are expected to be present. They also have the opportunity to have
campaign tables at a CTA-sponsored event as described in the CTA Elections
Manual. They may hold receptions in accordance with the CTA elections manual,
Section II-9, and they have the right to give campaign speeches to their respective
directorial caucus.

In addition, in the event of a run-off, each candidate for Board of Directors seats shall
have the opportunity to speak to each directorial district caucus prior to the run-off
election being conducted. [June 2011]
CTA STATE COUNCIL
A-4
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
10.
NBI 6/11-1 – Per Diem Rate for CTA Board/Officers
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 6/11-1: That CTA Executive
Officers and Board of Directors be allotted the per diem rate as all other CTA
members.
[Shawna Adam (TEAF)/Dale Kennedy (FPE)]
The Board did not approve NBI 6/11-1 because board members have
guidelines set by the Internal Concerns Committee and the board within the
Governance budget. This prohibits board members from conducting business
with members at meals. [September 2011]
11.
NBI 6/11-2 – CTA Board/Officers Meal Reimbursement
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 6/11-2: That CTA Executive
Officers and Board of Directors not be reimbursed for meals when meals are
provided at CTA events.
[Shawna Adam (TEAF))/Dan Tucker (C&I)]
The Board declared NBI 6/11-2 moot because the Executive Officers and
Board Members are already expected to attend meals unless there is an
extenuating circumstance. [September 2011]
12.
NBI 6/11-3 – CTA Board/Officers Compensation Report
State Council referred to the CTA Executive Officers NBI 6/11-3: That CTA State
Council be made aware annually with a published compensation report (ex: laptop,
cell phone, car allowance, housekeeping/garden service etc.) of benefits provided to
the Board of Directors and the Executive Officers. Any additions to the compensation
package will be brought to State Council for approval.
[Shawna Adam (TEAF)/Dale Kennedy (FPE)]
The Board declared NBI 6/11-3 moot because CTA Board Members are not
employees and only receive reimbursements, not compensation. A report of
board benefits was presented to State Council. [September 2011]
CTA STATE COUNCIL
A-5
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
13.
NBI 6/11-4 – Planning of Direct Action
State Council referred to the CTA Executive Officers NBI 6/11-4: That CTA establish
either through existing committees or a new committee a grouping of CTA members,
leaders and staff that will plan, promote and guide direct action around issues of
political importance.
[Michael Jones (PIC)/Ellen Old (NEG)]
The Board did not approve NBI 6/11-4 because planning and directing of
action around issues of political importance are done by existing structures,
including the CTA Board of Directors, the CTA/ABC Committee, the Political
Involvement Committee and campaign workgroups. [June 2011]
14.
NBI 6/11-6 – State Council Meeting Locations
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 6/11-6: That CTA’s Board of
Directors consider scheduling three State Council meetings in Los Angeles and one
State Council meeting combined with a “Week of Action” in Sacramento.
[Dennis Kelly (COM)/Shelly Fields Tejeda (STL)]
The Board did not approve NBI 6/11-6 for the reasons set forth in
ATTACHMENT “C”. [October 2011]
15.
NBI 6/11-8 – Letter to Secretary of Education
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 6/11-8: That CTA’s
President write a letter to the Secretary of Education urging the Department of
Education to publish percentile scores of the National Assessment of Education
Progress (NAEP) without cut scores and the categories of advanced, proficient, basic
and below basic.
[Jim Mordecai (STL)/Mark Kotch (SSM)]
The Board referred NBI 6/11-8 to the CTA Executive Director for investigation
[June 2011]
CTA STATE COUNCIL
A-6
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
16.
NBI 6/11-13 – Voluntary Partnership Program
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 6/11-13: That CTA establish
a voluntary partnership program to pair, on an informal level, retired teachers and
active (especially new) teachers. Retirees would be requested by the teacher to go
into the classroom to observe, and then share suggestions, ideas, techniques etc. No
paper work, nothing to be handed in to any other parties.
[Jackie Carlson (PIC)/Jennifer Nichols (SSM)]
The Board referred NBI 6/11-13 to the CTA Vice President to discuss with
CTA/NEA-Retired. [June 2011]
17.
NBI 6/11-14 – Dues Computation
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 4/11-14: That CTA adopt a
clear and specific plan for when the dues computation per ARTICLE XIV, section 3.,
a.) yields a negative number with said plan made available to the membership
through regular communication channels no later than August 31, 2011.
[Veronica Miranda-Pinkney (LNG)/Karen Sauer(SEC)]
The Board approved NBI 6/11-14 and referred it to the Executive Director for
implementation. [June 2011]
18.
NBI 6/11-15 – Alternatives to Dues Computation
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 6/11-15: That CTA
examine, consider and present alternatives to the current computation method for
dues for active members (ARTICLE XIV, Section 3., a.).
[Veronica Miranda-Pinkney (LNG)/Karen Sauer(SEC)]
The Board referred NBI 6/11-15 to the Budget Committee. [June 2011]
CTA STATE COUNCIL
A-7
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
19.
NBI 6/11-19 – Charter School Boards
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 6/11-19: That CTA notify
local chapters that charter school law provides that authorizing agencies of nonprofit
charter schools such as school boards are entitled to a single representative on the
board of directors of the nonprofit public benefit corporation. Furthermore, that CTA
will encourage local chapters to lobby school boards to appoint our members to these
nonprofit charter schools governing boards.
[Keith D. Brown (SSM)/Rodney Brown (FPE)]
The Board approved NBI 6/11-19 and referred it to the CTA Executive
Director for implementation. [June 2011]
20.
NBI 6/11-20 – Bottled Water at State Council
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 6/11-20: That CTA, whether
directly or by proxy, cease providing bottled water at State Council meetings.
[Jerry Eaton (STL)/Jennifer Nichols (SSM)]
The Board referred NBI 6/11-20 to the CTA Executive Director for
investigation. [June 2011]
21.
NBI 6/11-22 – Survey Regarding Summer Institute Dates
State Council referred to the CTA Board of Directors NBI 6/11-22: That CTA do a
survey to find out how many school districts are already in session during the first
week of August when Summer Institute is traditionally held.
[Ashley Bettas (REP)/Nancy Glenn (PIC)]
The Board referred NBI 6/11-22 to the CTA Executive Director for feasibility.
[June 2011]
CTA STATE COUNCIL
A-8
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
CTA/ABC COMMITTEE - INFORMATIONAL ITEMS - NOT FOR COUNCIL ACTION
(Actions occurring after June 2011 State Council Meeting)
The CTA Board of Directors has approved the following recommendations of the CTA/ABC
Committee:
1.
Allocate funds for the following State/County Party campaigns:
DD
A
A
A
A
County
Del Norte
Humboldt
Lake
Mendocino
A
Mendocino
D
D
D
D
D
E
El Dorado
Shasta
Shasta
Tehama
Yolo
San Joaquin
G
San Benito
G
San Luis Obispo
G
San Luis Obispo
G
Santa Barbara
I
Los Angeles
N
N
Orange
San Diego
O
San Bernardino
CTA STATE COUNCIL
Committee/Party
Del Norte Co Demo CC
Humboldt Co Demo CC
Lake Co Demo CC
Mendocino Co Demo
CC
Mendocino Co Demo
CC
El Dorado Co Demo CC
Shasta Co Demo CC
Shasta Co Rep CC
Tehama Co Demo CC
Yolo Co Demo CC
San Joaquin Co Demo
CC
San Benito Co Demo
CC
San Luis Obispo Co
Demo CC
San Luis Obispo Co
Demo CC
Santa Barbara Co Demo
CC
Los Angeles Co Demo
Party
Orange Co Demo CC
San Diego Co Demo
Party
San Bernardino Co
Demo CC
A-9
Amount
$500
$500
$500
$250
$250
$1,000
$302
$150
$80
$500
$500
$300
$150
$500
$100
$1,500
$3,500
$2,000
$350
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
2.
Allocate funds for the following Local Elections campaigns:
DD
A
A
A
A
Chapter
Dixon TA
Eureka TA
Fairfield-Suisun TA
Potter Valley CEA
A
A
A
B
B
B
C
D
F
F
F
UESF
Ukiah TA
Vacaville TA
Burlingame EA
Laguna Salada EA
Sequoia DTA
Newark TA
South Tahoe EA
Empire TA
Modesto TA
Oakdale TA
F
F
F
G
G
G
H
H
H
H
H
I
Riverbank TA
Sylvan EA
Sylvan EA
Chualar TA
Pacific Grove USE
Salinas ETC
Eastside TA
Palmdale ETA
Visalia UTA
Westside Union TA
Wilsona TA
Assoc. of Classified
Employees of Culver City
Beverly Hills EA
El Segundo TA
Hart District TA
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
La Canada TA
Las Virgenes EA
Newhall ESP
Newhall TA
Sulphur Springs DTA
CTA STATE COUNCIL
Committee/Issue
DTA PAC
ETA PAC
FSUTA PAC
Tammie Smith
Diane Johnson
UESF COPE
UTA PAC
VTA PAC
Measure E
Yes on L
SDTA PAC
Measure G
STEA PAC
ETA PAC
MTA CFEIE
Synthia Jones
Tina Shatswell
RTA PAC
Chuck Rivera
Steve Miller
Rosalba Moreno
Measure V
SETC PAC
ETA PAC
PTUE PAC
VUTA PAC
WUTA PAC
WTA PAC
Nancy Goldberg
Amount
$1,400
$2,500
$9,466
$500
$500
$20,000
$3,500
$5,000
$600
$830
$5,000
$575
$1,400
$1,000
$9,000
$3,000
$1,000
$2,000
$1,436
$2,000
$350
$2,000
$1,600
$2,000
$13,500
$3,000
$1,400
$1,200
$3,000
BHEA PAC
ESTA PAC
Gloria Mercado Fortine
Steve Sturgeon
LCTA CFQE
Measure K
Measure E
$2,000
$2,000
$4,000
$4,000
$1,000
$9,000
$4,536
Denis De Figueirdo
Rochelle Weinstein
$1,100
$1,100
A-10
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
Election
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11/8/11
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J-HE
J-HE
J-HE
J-HE
K
K
K
K
L
Chaffey College FA
Citrus CFA
College of the Canyons FA
Rio Hondo CFA
Alvord EA
Associated Pomona
Teachers
Charter Oaks EA
Hacienda La Puente TA
Baldwin Park EA
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
M
O
O
O
P
P
Baldwin Park EA
Compton EA
El Monte Union EA
Garvey EA
Lynwood TA
Mountain View TA
Rosemead TA
TA Norwalk-La Mirada
Temple City EA
Perris Elem TA
Banning TA
Riverside City TA
San Bernardino TA
Brawley ETA
El Centro ETA
CCFA PAC
CCFAC PAC
COTCFA PAC
RHCFA PAC
AEA PAGFEC
ASPTCFQL
$4,250
$2,000
$10,000
$10,000
$3,000
$6,000
11/8/11
11/8/11
11/8/11
11/8/11
11/8/11
11/8/11
COEACFQE
HLPTAS PAC
Jack White
Natalie Ybarra
Mary Ferrer
CEA PAC
EMHSDE PAC
GEA PAC
LTA PAC
MTVA PAC
Qui Nguyen
TANLEIF
TCFQS
PETA PAC
WITFS PAC
RCTA PAGFEC
PAGOFEOTSBTA
BETA PAC
Patricia Dunnam
$1,800
$4,200
$1,078
$1,078
$1,078
$5,000
$1,500
$1,450
$5,000
$1,890
$500
$6,300
$1,925
$1,000
$2,000
$4,000
$20,000
$1,500
$500
11/8/11
11/8/11
11/8/11
2. Allocate funds from the Officers Visibility Fund:
Committee
Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee
CTA STATE COUNCIL
A-11
Amount
$1,500
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
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ATTACHMENT “A”
Assembly 2012 – Election Tier
Incumbent
Party
New District
Election Tier
Dan Logue
R
AD 01
3
Wes Chesbro
D
AD 02
1
Jim Nielsen
R
AD 03
3
Mariko Yamada
D
AD 04
1
D 33%
R 44%
DTS 18%
AD 05
4
Beth Gaines
R
AD 06
3
Roger Dickinson
D
AD 07
5
Richard Pan
D
AD 07
5
Alyson Huber
D
AD 08
3
D 46%
R 33%
DTS 17%
AD 09
4
D
AD 10
3
D 48%
R 28%
DTS 19%
AD 11
4
R
AD 12
3
D 48%
R 34%
DTS 15%
AD 13
4
Susan Bonilla
D
AD 14
1
Nancy Skinner
D
AD 15
1
Joan Buchanan
D
AD 16
1
Tom Ammiano
D
AD 17
1
Michael Allen
Kristen Olsen
1
A-12
D 64%
R 10%
DTS 20%
D 53%
R 13%
DTS 31%
D 55%
R 17%
DTS 23%
D 48%
R 33%
DTS 15%
D 51%
R 21%
DTS 24%
AD 18
4
AD 19
4
AD 20
4
AD 21
4
AD 22
4
Linda Halderman
R
AD 23
3
Rich Gordon
D
AD 24
1
Bob Wieckowski
D
AD 25
1
Connie Conway
R
AD 26
3
Nora Campos
D
AD 27
1
Paul Fong
D
AD 28
1
D 50%
R 24%
DTS 19%
AD 29
4
Luis Alejo
D
AD 30
1
Henry Perea
D
AD 31
1
D 47%
R 34%
DTS 15%
AD 32
4
Tim Donnelly
R
AD 33
3
Shannon Grove
R
AD 34
3
Katcho Achadjian
R
AD 35
3
Steve Knight
R
AD 36
3
2
A-13
Das Williams
D
D 35%
R 41%
DTS 19%
D 54%
R 20%
DTS 22%
D 38%
R 40%
DTS 18%
AD 37
1
AD 38
4
AD 39
4
AD 40
4
Mike Morell
R
AD 41
3
Brian Nestande
R
AD 42
3
Mike Gatto
D
AD 43
2
Jeff Gorell
R
AD 44
3
Bob Blumenfield
D
AD 45
1
AD 46
4
AD 47
4
D 54%
R 19%
DTS 23%
D 50%
R 28%
DTS 18%
Roger Hernandez
D
AD 48
2
Mike Eng
D
AD 49
1
Betsy Butler
D
AD 50
3
D 61%
R 13%
DTS 22%
AD 51
4
Norma Torres
D
AD 52
1
John Peréz
D
AD 53
1
Holly Mitchell
D
AD 54
2
Curt Hagman
R
AD 55
3
3
A-14
V. Manuel Peréz
Jeff Miller
Steven Bradford
D
AD 56
1
D 48%
R 29%
DTS 19%
AD 57
4
AD 58
4
D 71%
R 8%
DTS 17%
AD 59
4
R
AD 60
3
D 43%
R 35%
DTS 18%
AD 61
4
D
AD 62
1
AD 63
4
AD 64
4
AD 65
3
AD 66
4
AD 67
4
AD 68
3
AD 69
4
AD 70
4
D 58%
R 19%
DTS 19%
D 67%
R 47%
DTS 14%
Chris Norby
R
D 38%
R 35%
DTS 22%
D 29%
R 47%
DTS 14%
Don Wagner
R
D 50%
R 28%
DTS 18%
D 49%
R 25%
DTS 20%
Brian Jones
R
AD 71
3
Jim Silva
R
AD 72
3
Diane Harkey
R
AD 73
3
Allan Mansoor
R
AD 74
3
4
A-15
D 26%
R 48%
DTS 21%
D 31%
R 41%
DTS 23%
D 31%
R 39%
DTS 26%
Toni Atkins
Ben Hueso
AD 75
4
AD 76
4
AD 77
4
D
AD 78
1
D 43%
R 29%
DTS 23%
AD 79
4
D
AD 80
2
New District
Election Tier
Senate 2012 – Election Tier
Incumbent
Party
Ted Gaines
R
SD 01
3
Lois Wolk
D
SD 03
2
D 43%
R 38%
DTS 15%
SD 05
4
Mark DeSaulnier
D
SD 07
1
Loni Hancock
D
SD 09
1
Mark Leno
D
SD 11
1
SD 13
4
SD 15
4
R
SD 17
3
D 44%
R 32%
DTS 19%
SD 19
4
R
SD 21
3
D 50%
R 22%
DTS 25%
D 46%
R 25%
DTS 26%
Sam Blakeslee
Sharon Runner
5
A-16
Bill Emmerson
R
SD 23
3
Carol Liu
D
SD 25
2
Fran Pavley
D
SD 27
1
Bob Huff
R
SD 29
3
SD 31
4
SD 33
4
SD 35
1
SD 37
4
SD 39
4
New District
Election Tier
D 50%
R 23%
DTS 21%
CD 02
4
Dan Lungren
R
CD 07
3
Jerry Lewis
R
CD 08
3
Jeff Denham
R
CD 10
3
D 46%
R 36%
DTS 15%
CD 21
4
Devin Nunes
R
CD 22
3
Kevin McCarthy
R
CD 23
3
Lois Capps
D
CD 24
1
D 40%
R 37%
DTS 18%
D 58%
R 18%
DTS 20%
Rod Wright
D
D 29%
R 44%
DTS 22%
D 38%
R 31%
DTS 26%
Congress 2012 – Election Tier
Incumbent
Party
6
A-17
R
CD 25
3
D 56%
R 17%
DTS 22%
CD 29
4
Jerry Lewis
D
CD 31
3
Xavier Becerra
D
CD 34
1
Mary Bono Mack
R
CD 36
3
CD 41
4
CD 47
4
R
CD 50
3
D 51%
R 23%
DTS 22%
CD 51
4
R
CD 52
3
Howard McKeon
D 42%
R 35%
DTS 18%
D 43%
R 32%
DTS 19%
Duncan Hunter
Brian Bilbray
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ATTACHMENT “B”
Characteristics of an Optimal School Funding System
As one of the largest and most diverse economies in the world, California must be the leading
force in shaping public policies that will keep America competitive in the 21st Century. Unfortunately,
the persistent problem of chronic underfunding of schools has now been magnified by an economic
downturn that threatens the ability of current and future generations of Californians to receive an
education that will adequately equip them with the skills to keep America competitive in the global
economy. This cyclical downturn has been made worse by structural deficiencies in the California Tax
Code that hinder the ability of the State to provide stable public services. If left uncorrected, these
deficiencies will threaten the standard of living for future generations by producing a workforce that is not
productive enough to keep pace with the rest of the world.
We have analyzed the deficiencies in the current system to create a rubric that identifies the
characteristics that would need to be present in any educational funding system that attempts to restore
the State of California to the position of prominence that once made the State the envy of the World. We
therefore recommend the creation of a new educational funding system that incorporates the following
principles.
• Money spent on education is an investment and not an expense.
• School funding should be stable and insulated from cyclical economic fluctuations.
• School funding should be sustainable over multiple years.
• School funding should be equitable.
• School funding formulas should be simple and transparent enough for the average citizen to
understand.
• School funding should be expandable to meet the needs of a growing society
• School funding should be focused on meeting the educational needs of the students.
• School funding should be sufficient enough to provide Californians with an educational system that
restores California to a position of prominence worldwide.
• School funding should be comprehensive from pre-Kindergarten through the university level to
provide every Californian with an equal opportunity to higher education.
• There should never be a mandate from a state or federal government entity that does not include a
stable, adequate, and sustainable revenue stream to fully meet the requirements of the mandate.
• The property tax system should be reformed into an equitable model that shifts the burden of
property taxation from the homeowner back into the commercial sector.
• The revenue streams that support public services should be generated from progressive taxation
that minimizes the burden on the socioeconomically disadvantaged.
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ELECTIONS AND CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
Jeanne Marks, Chairperson
Clete Bradford, Vice Chairperson
Elana Davidson, Board Liaison
Deborah Churchill, Co-Consultant
Peg Tracey, Co-Consultant
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD:
None
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
1.
Election on Sunday, October 23, 2011:
CTA Board of Director, District M
Term of Office: Date of Election – June 25, 2012
CTA/ABC Committee Member, District C
2.
Special Election at the January 2012 State Council
CTA/ABC Committee, Member, District J-LA
NEA Director, District 5
Term of Office: Date of Election – August 31, 2013
3.
Future elections at the March 2012 State Council
NEA Director
District 2
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 11
District 15
District 16
Term of Office: September 1, 2012 – August 31, 2015
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CTA BUDGET COMMITTEE
October 22, 2011
San Pedro Room
Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Agenda
I.
Call to Order
II.
Report of the Chair
III.
Election of Vice Chair --- Elections Committee (Time Certain – 1:45 PM)
IV.
Report of the Subcommittees
A.
Budget Tracking
1. Election of Subcommittee Chair
2. Budget Variance Reports
B.
Interim Issues
2. Review of Election Expenses Reimbursed to Service Center
Councils
3. Board Referral: Dues Increase for Candidate Elections
4. Board Referral: Funding Charter School Organizing
5. NBI 6/11-15: Alternatives to the current dues computation
C.
Procedures/Format
2. January Managers Budget Hearing
3. Review of Budget Committee Calendar
V.
Other
A.
B.
C.
D.
Roundtable Service Center Council Recap
San Diego Visiting Teachers Pilot Project
Urban Charter School Organizing Project Update
Working Draft Budget 2012-13
A Budget Hearing will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
OCTOBER 21-22, 2011
THE WESTIN BONAVENTURE HOTEL – LOS ANGELES
REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE
Margie Granado, Chairperson
Michael Heyl, Vice-Chairperson
E. Toby Boyd, Board Liaison
Deborah Churchill, Staff Consultant
AGENDA
1.
Call to Order
2.
Election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
3.
Committee Change Requests
4.
Approval of Committee Minutes:
5.
Placement of New Chartered Chapters in Representation Handbook
6.
Committee Chairs Meeting Report
7.
Concerns for the Board
8.
Consultant’s Report
9.
State Council Information Reporting Form
10.
CTA Board Referrals
11.
State Council Redistricting Training
12.
Other Matters
13.
Adjournment
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June 3-4, 2011 and
August 19, 2011
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PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES COMMITTEE
Laura Finco, Chairperson
Kathleen Tijan, Vice Chairperson
Robert Rodriguez, Recorder
Michael Stone, Board Liaison
Donnell Jordan, Consultant
Marianne Reynolds, Consultant
Seth Bramble, Legislative Advocate
MAJOR POLICY – Immediate Action (2/3rd Vote Required)
A.
None
MAJOR POLICY – First Reading (or – Second Reading)
A.
None
OTHER ITEMS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION
A.
None
REFERRALS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A.
None
MATTERS PENDING
1. The Committee will continue to study administrative leave.
2. The Committee is investigating policies that protect teachers from negative evaluations
and/or dismissal due to “excessive” absences caused by chronic illness.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. The Committee was briefed on AB853 (Blumenfield) regarding online education in the k-12
setting.
2. The Chair urged participation in OccupyLAUSD and attendance at the screening of
“American Teacher.”
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CIVIL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION (CRE) COMMITTEE
Gilda Bloom, Chairperson
Cecily Myart-Cruz, Vice Chairperson
Erika Jones, Recorder
Larry Allen, Board Liaison
Rowena Russo, Consultant
Kenya Spearman, Consultant
Jennifer Baker, Legislative Advocate
None
MAJOR POLICY
None
None
None
MATTERS PENDING
NBI #10/11-21: CTA supports legislation to end the discrimination and harassment of minority
teachers based on their accent, language, cultural and ethnic background.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. Larry Allen, CTA Board Liaison, reported on the following:
a. The CTA Board voted unanimously to send a letter to Governor Brown,
Superintendent of Education Tom Torlakson and to the State Board of Education
regarding CTA’s opposition to Arne Duncan’s waiver plan.
b. CTA is gearing up for a major initiative fight to beat back the Paycheck
Deception Initiative.
2. C. Scott Miller, Liaison to Equality California, reported that Equality California was
successful in passing SB48 (Leno) and having it signed into law on July 14, 2011. SB 48 F-1
also known as the FAIR Education Act, strengthened existing law to accurately portray
ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and GLBT role models in California history.
On July 15, 2011, a referendum was filed to remove the GLBT history portion from this law.
The opposition group was not successful. SB 48 will move forward with implementation
beginning January 1, 2012.
Scott also facilitated a discussion regarding SB48.
3. Tony Diaz, Liaison to the Fair Employment and Housing Commission, reported that
Disability Regulations were adopted at the October 3, 2011 meeting held in Los Angeles.
The next full meeting will be held November 1, 2011 in San Francisco. The main action item
to be discussed will be the Pregnancy Regulations.
4. The new CRE Subcommittee Chairs are as follows:
a. Linda Bell, Peace and International Relations
b. Carl Bullard, Equity and Human Rights
c. Chris Cruz / Karla Davis, Teachers, Students and Parents’ Rights
d. Carlos Rico, Policy Review
e. Linda Valdes, State Legislative
5. Gilda Bloom, NEA Director, reported that the Department of Education issued a report
entitled “Our Future, Our Teachers – A Mini-Blueprint for Teacher Education Reform and
Improvement.” This essentially ties K-12 student performance not only to the classroom
teacher but also to the teacher’s preparation program, institutions of higher learning, and its
professors. The NEA appears to be in support of this new policy. Subsequently, CTA Higher
Education delegates are writing a response to the NEA in opposition to the report and to
NEA’s support of the document.
6. Fernando Ledesma shared a document (copy attached) entitled, “Agreement to Resolve
between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the U.S. Department of Education’s
Office for Civil Rights (OCR Case Number 09105001)” regarding civil rights concerns
pertaining to English Language Learners.
7. Assembly Member Tony Mendoza is having an Education Summit at the Long Beach City
College on October 24, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Members are encouraged to
participate in this summit, which is sponsored by The Latino Legislative Caucus.
8. Lynette Henley reported that there is a membership drive for the Pacific Region Women’s
Caucus.
9. Elections of officers were held. Gilda Bloom was re-elected as Chair; Cecily Myart-Cruz was
re-elected as Vice-Chair; and the new Recorder is Erika Jones. Thank you to the State
Council Elections Committee representatives for conducting the elections.
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COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Katie Young, Chairperson
Lysa Sassman, Vice Chairperson
Ann Katzburg, Recorder
Jim Groth, Board Liaison
Jonathan Goldman, Co-Consultant
Sandra Jackson, Co-Consultant
MAJOR POLICY – Immediate Action (2/3rd vote required)
None
None
None
Recommended winners of the 2010-11 Communications Awards
Recommended that the CTA President write a letter thanking The Isabel Allende
Foundation, The Fledgling Fund, The Reveas Foundations and the Hellman Fund for
contributing to the making of the movie, “American Teacher.”
MATTERS PENDING
None
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. Chairperson Katie Young welcomed new and old members back.
2. Vice Chairperson Lysa Sassman thanked everyone who came to the subcommittee
meeting for the awards judging. The Committee approved to recommend the
Communications Awards winners to the CTA Board.
3. Board Liaison Jim Groth welcomed everyone back and encouraged the committee
to continue to engage and respond to the email requests sent by the
Communications Department staff. Members’ voices are needed on social media
sites, blogs, and news articles.
4. Associate Executive Director Becky Zoglman discussed the Media fund. CTA
launched a comprehensive Back-to-School advertising campaign that features
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various CTA members; demonstrates the work educators do in their classrooms,
schools and colleges every day; and reminds the public about the value of public
education. The campaign uses a play on words and uses the phrase “Let’s get
Back to Schools” to not only coincide with the new school year, but to encourage
everyone to focus on schools and colleges and the important role they play in
building strong local communities and a better California for all of us. The TV,
radio, print and online ads feature several CTA members.
•
TV ads: ran in major and secondary media markets
•
Radio ads: ran in 91 stations in Spanish, English, and Asian languages
•
Print ads: ran in Ethnic Minority ads in 22 languages in 55 different
publications.
This year, there were also large billboards and ads at community bus stops.
Materials are available for local chapters to use at parent events.
5. Communications Manager Jonathan Goldman discussed the responsibilities of the
Communications Department—outlining the varied publications, social media
outlets, programs and trainings.
6. The Committee reviewed new State Council section of cta.org, as well as helpful
and sharable information in the Tax Fairness, Retirement, and New Member
sections of cta.org.
7. Communications Assistant Manager Sandra Jackson went over the different
coalitions such as the Education Coalition, Californians for Retirement Security
and others that CTA is working with to draw attention to education cuts, the need
for worthwhile pension reform that will help teachers and public employees,
supporting the American Jobs Act, Occupy Wall Street, and Tax Fairness. There
have been Truth Squad news conferences on retiree benefits around the state, as
well as Jobs Act, Tax Fairness and Occupy news events in Los Angeles,
Sacramento, Modesto, Fresno and San Francisco Bay Area. The Committee was
encouraged to read the Media and Pension news clips emailed daily.
8. The Committee discussed the current California Educator readership research
project. Members are encouraged to take the readership survey for a chance to
win an iPad and influence the next iteration of the Educator magazine. The goal is
to make the magazine more modern and useful for our members. We have used
initial feedback to improve the look and feel of the magazine. Final redesigns to
the magazine will be completed after the end of the readership survey and online
focus groups conclude.
9. Nominations are open for the Gold Awards. The CTA State Gold Award may be
bestowed upon any person(s) or organization(s) whose leadership, acts, and
support have proven that person(s) or organization(s) to be (a) true friend(s) of
public education, educators, or students and deserve statewide recognition. The
Gold Awards Judging subcommittee will be judging these awards at the January
state council meeting.
10. The deadline for new submissions for the Pocket Calendar is January 13, 2012.
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CREDENTIALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Harold Acord, Chairperson
Danette Brown, Vice Chairperson
Terry Burdett, Recording Secretary
Theresa Montaño, Board Liaison
Jane Robb, Consultant
Susana Salas, Consultant
Patricia Rucker, Legislative Advocate
MAJOR POLICY – Immediate Action
A. Credentials: Due Process in Adverse Action (p. 252)
CTA believes that teachers credential holders have the right to due process relative to
adverse actions that may be taken by the independent credentialing board.
CTA believes that a committee of an independent credentialing board whose purpose
is to investigate and/or recommend adverse action for misconduct should be
composed of a majority of credential holders who are currently working in a public
school classroom setting.
CTA further believes that due process rights for credential holders must include the
opportunity to present the unique circumstances of their case prior to any action
being taken against their credentials. Decisions reached by the committee or
independent standards board should be timely and should not set a precedent for
future cases of a similar nature.
Rationale: The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is convening public
meetings at the end of this month to discuss changes to statute and regulation
pertaining to charges of misconduct against credential holders. CTA policy
needs to be updated to reflect additional areas necessary to advocate for CTA
members.
MAJOR POLICY – First Reading
None
MAJOR POLICY – Second Reading
None
None
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MATTERS PENDING
A. Referral from the CTA Board of Directors: That CTA pursue efforts requiring all
publically funded schools (including charter schools) to employ only administrators
and educators holding valid California credentials for possible inclusion in
recommended legislation.
B. NBI 10/11-3: That CTA request when our state legislators enforce an added
authorization to our credentials, the state provides the funding for the required
training.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. The CPD Committee discussed professional development resources available
through the Teaching Channel and encourages all CTA members to review
them at www.teachingchannel.org.
2. The CPD Committee reviewed the U.S. Department of Education’s report and
recommendations for improving teacher preparation programs, Our Future,
Our Teachers. CFA members shared their concerns over content in the report.
3. CPD Subcommittees for 2011-12 are as follows:
Legislation:
Danette Brown, Chair
Dave Card
Arnold Chakerian
Leslie Littman
Romero Maratea
Susan Pearson
Yolanda Rivera
Catherine Torres
Dawn Turner
Professional Development:
Kelli Seydewitz, Chair
Nanci Johnston
Sharon Vega
Kevin Whitney
Phyllis Williams
Teacher Quality/Credentials:
Gerry Morrison, Chair
Melissa Beattie
José Cintrón
Mark Davis
Eleanor De Vincenzo
Dean Elder
Pamela Levac
Emma Ma
JoAnne Warburton
Policy:
Charmaine Kawaguchi, Chair
Terry Burdett
Janet Davis
Alicia Hinde
John Jenswold
Nena Torrez
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CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
Daly Jordan-Koch, Chairperson
April Nichols, Vice Chairperson
Mary Rose Ortega, Board Liaison
Marlene Fong, Consultant
Bruce Saathoff, Consultant
Isabelle Garcia, Legislative Advocate
MAJOR POLICY: For Immediate Action (2/3 vote required)
(None)
MAJOR POLICY: Second Reading
(None)
MAJOR POLICY: First Reading
(None)
(None)
(None)
MATTERS PENDING
1.
In response to the referral from the Board on the Striving Readers Comprehensive
Literacy (SRCL) Plan, the committee will continue to research and study this plan at the
next council meeting.
2.
In response to NBI 10/11-19, regarding a possible policy statement for the
implementation and curriculum for STEM, the committee will review and research this at
the next council meeting.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. The committee received an update from Justo Robles on the CTA Teacher Evaluation
Work Group and the CTA School Improvement Grant briefing on Oct. 23-24 at the
Bonaventure.
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2. The committee received an update from Marlene Fong on the Common Core State
Standards and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia.
3. The committee discussed concerns and issues about the Common Core and assessments
and how they may apply or relate to their subcommittee work.
4. The committee provided a list of member lobbyists.
5. The committee thanked Kathy Harris, a member of the California Commission on
Teacher Credentialing (CTC), for her work on the National Common Core Advisory
Commission.
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RETIREMENT COMMITTEE
Maggie Ellis, Chairperson
John Anderson, Vice Chairperson
Dana Dillon, Board Liaison
Steve De Pue, Co-Consultant
Rose Luna-Nuñez, Co-Consultant
Jennifer Baker, Legislative Advocate
MAJOR POLICY – Immediate Action (2/3 vote required)
None
MAJOR POLICY - First Reading
None
None
NBI 10/11-23 – That CTA establish a task force through the Retirement Committee to
review the CalSTRS Defined Benefits Supplemental program as to definition of benefits,
member notification and salary designation and possible penalties to the districts for noncompliance.
The Retirement Committee refers this item to the CTA Board of Directors so that CTA can
create a committee with impacted stakeholders and the CalSTRS staff to address concerns
surrounding the CalSTRS Defined Benefits Supplemental program.
MATTERS PENDING
None
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. New committee members were introduced to the committee.
2. Members toured the Retirement webpage on www.CTA.org. Members are
encouraged to frequent the page often as new information is updated on a regular
basis.
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3. Committee was updated on legislation from last year, upcoming changes due to
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) rule-making and about
upcoming retirement pension reform hearings being held by a newly formed
Committee comprised of appointed Senators and Assembly members. The first
hearing will be on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, in the city of Carson (Carson
City Council Chambers) from 10:00 to 1:00pm. It is important that members
participate and attend these hearings so our voices are heard. Additional hearings
will be held and information will be sent out to locals within the area.
4. The Retirement Committee set its priorities for the 2011-12 year. The priorities
are in order as follows:
 Defend, Maintain and Protect the CalSTRS/CalPERS Defined Benefit
Plans.
 Actively oppose any effort to change from Defined Benefit to a Defined
Contribution retirement plan.
 Repeal the WEP and GPO Social Security offsets.
 Provide medical, dental, and vision care for retirees.
 Maintain and increase purchasing power for retirees.
5. Information was provided to the committee on Medicare Part A and the
implications with the upcoming June 30, 2012 sunset date of the CalSTRS
Medicare Premium Payment Program. See attached.
6. PROTECTING YOUR FUTURE – Become a CTA/NEA –Retired/Pre-Retired Life
membership. Lifetime dues are $400.
Continue to enjoy your CTA/NEA member benefits which include:

Legal consultation for retirement matters, benefits, substitute employment
and other concerns

One million dollars Educators Liability Insurance
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Entertainment, travel and purchasing discounts for members and their
families
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Continuing Insurance Plans – Auto, Home, Life, Long Term Care & more

Home and personal loans and other financial services
Come by the CTA/NEA-Retired table and pick up an enrollment form.
7. The Retirement Committee recommends that members use the NEA publication,
The Characteristics of Large Public Education Pension Plans. The document can
be found at www.nea.org/home/30068.htm and used to gather comparative pension
information from around the country.
8. Websites to access retirement information include: www.CALSTRS.com
www.calstrsbenefits.us www.mycalstrs.com www.cta.org www.leginfo.ca.gov
www.CALPERS.ca.gov www.nea.org www.ctainvest.org www.nirsonline.org.
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Requirements
The CalSTRS Medicare Premium Payment Program is available to eligible members
of the Defined Benefit Program who retire prior to July 1, 2012.
The Teachers' Retirement Board has the authority to extend the retirement eligibility
date for the program.
You are eligible if you retired before January 1, 2001, and:
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If you began receiving a disability allowance and continuously receive it until age 65 or
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10/22/2011 4:22 PM
Another Reason CalSTRS is Under Attack:
Published: Friday, 14 Oct 2011 | 4:10 PM ET
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44907479
Second Largest Public Pension Fund Targets CEO Pay
By: Mary Thompson , CNBC Reporter
The pension fund that serves California's teachers is sending letters to 122
companies expressing its dissatisfaction with their compensation practices. "We
want them to take the message seriously", said Anne Sheehan, CalSTRS Director of
Corporate Governance. The message CalSTRS is sending is why it voted "no" during
the 2011 proxy season on the companies' pay proposals. With the new rules granting
shareholders a "say on pay" companies must now give a mandatory advisory vote to
shareholders that allows them to approve or disapprove of a company's pay plan for
top executives.
Among the companies receiving these letters, the retailer Abercrombie & Fitch and
the oil and gas driller Nabors Industries. Twenty two letters have been sent out
so far with CalSTRS expecting to send the rest in the coming months. CalSTRS said it
has yet to hear back from any of the companies that have been sent letters. CalSTRS
hopes the letters will initiate discussions with the companies about the pension
fund's concerns ahead of the 2012 proxy season. If the firms do not make
satisfactory adjustments to their pay plans, Sheehan said CalSTRS would likely vote
to reject the plans again, and would consider engaging in a withhold vote campaign
against a company's directors who serve on the compensation committee.
"The real end game here is get them to modify their pay practices," Sheehan said of
the campaign, the first of its kind by CalSTRS. "By highlighting the worst offenders it
can be informative to others to see the concerns we have about pay structures."
Companies have reason to pay attention, CalSTRS manages $146 billion in pension
money for over 850,000 retired and current teachers in the Golden State. It has
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holdings in close to 7,000 companies around the world of which 3,500 to 3,600 are
headquartered here in the United States.
Sheehan points out CalSTRS' concerns are company specific which is why individual,
rather than form letters are being sent out. Still, she points out CalSTRS disapproves
of many of the companies' pay practices for similar reasons, including a disconnect
between executives' pay and a company's performance and a CEO's compensation
being well above the other pay of other named officers of a company.
On average a CEO makes two or three times more than the other executives.
CalSTRS said a wider gap between the pay of the CEO and the next level of
management puts too much emphasis on the value of a single employee and can
undermine the confidence of a group of executives the company should be grooming
to someday be CEO. As a long term investor, CalSTRS said it's concerned about
proper succession planning, something it feels may be compromised if the upcoming
layer of management feels undervalued.
Sheehan said CalSTRS concerns about how a company determines pay for
performance encompass a wide range of issues. For example CalSTRS may engage a
company if it gives a greater reward to a CEO for an outstanding one year
performance even if the company's three and five year performance is mediocre. It
might also question a pay plan if it gives a compensation committee so much
discretion in determining pay, it is difficult for a shareholder to understand what
measurements the directors are using to determine an executive's compensation.
With regards to Abercrombie & Fitch whose pay plan was approved by a narrow
margin last year, CalSTRS questions why the firm agreed to an employment
agreement with CEO Michael Jeffries, when his sixteen year tenure at the firm
essentially makes him one of the company's founders. While some CEOs have
employment agreements in the first years of service, most serve with no agreement,
at the pleasure of the board. CalSTRS also questions elements of the agreement
such as the semi annual stock grants given to Jeffries if the stock appreciates during
a six month period, a short term incentive that can be at odds with long term
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shareholders. CalSTRS also takes issue with the $23.2 million Jeffries was paid last
year.
In the letter to Abercrombie dated October 6, 2011 CalSTRS congratulates the
retailer for its positive relative performance over the last year, while questioning
Jeffries' pay. "The excessive companesation is especially concerning given the
Company's underperformance over three years and only marginal outperformance
over 5 years," the letter reads. "The lack of clarity into how your company links pay
to performance is exaggerated by the overwhelming use of discretion afforded your
(compensation) committee." A spokeman for Abercrombie & Fitch told CNBC the
retailer has not received the letter, but when it does it will likely continue to do what
it has been doing in the past and actively engage shareholders on important topics.
Sheehan said CalSTRS decided to send the letters after a "say on pay" vote became
mandatory for public companies under Dodd-Frank. Through July of this year
shareholders at only 37 of the 2,340 companies adding the proposal to their proxies,
rejected the companies plans. At 168 of the Russell 300 companies at least 30
percent of the shareholders voted to reject the pay plans, a high percentage given
on average less than 9 percent of the shareholders voted to approve the plans of the
Russell 3000 members.
"We felt in fairness to the companies, they need to know if they got a "no" vote and
why," Sheehan said, adding the companies are appreciative when they hear about
CalSTRS concerns, given especially if a high number of shareholders voted against
their pay plan last year.
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ALTERNATIVE, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Hank Mollet, Chairperson
John Wingo, Vice Chairperson
Jose’ Alcala, Board Liaison
Ruth Luevand, Secretary
Cindy Heller, Consultant
Arleigh Kidd, Consultant
MAJOR POLICY - Immediate Action (2/3rd vote required)
None
MAJOR POLICY - Second Reading
None
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1. Because new Federal Legislation (ESEA Reauthorization) will develop a new definition
for Career Readiness, ACT urges the CTA Board and Officers to invite William Symonds
from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to make a short presentation on
Pathways to Prosperity Report to the General Session of a State Council meeting.
2. The CTA Board and Officers write a letter to Mike Eng regarding our continued support
for his efforts on Adult Education, however the plan “Think Tank” scheduled for October
28, 2011 precludes teacher participation. This meeting was scheduled without
acknowledging teachers’ work schedules.
MATTERS PENDING
None
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. The committee had a presentation from William Symonds of the Pathways to Prosperity
Project-Harvard Graduate School of Education. The committee would like to thank Mr.
Symonds for his presentation. A copy of his power-point has been made available to the
committee.
www.gseharvard.edu/news_events/features/2011/Pathways_to_Prosperity_Feb2011.pdf
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FINANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Eric Padget, Chairperson
John Petersen, Vice Chairperson
Don Bridge, Board Liaison
Mike Egan, Consultant
Angela Su, Consultant
Estelle Lemieux, Advocate
None
None
A.
NBI 6/11-7
1.
Insert on page 171 of CTA Handbook after paragraph beginning “The COLA for education
should…” a new paragraph: A COLA formula should be a floor and not be used to reduce
to districts.
a.
B.
FPE already has policy that deals with the spirit of this NBI, therefore it is moot.
NBI 6 /11-10
1.
I move that CTA promote legislation that establishes a firewall between public and charter
school funding.
a.
Charter schools are public schools, therefore this NBI is moot.
A.
The committee is referring the California Education Funding History PowerPoint for presentation
at a future State Council.
MATTERS PENDING
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1.
2.
Legislative Advocate Estelle Lemieux discussed the state budget and the political landscape which
included a discussion of the state budget trigger.
Consultant Angela Su presented information on the California Education Funding History.
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ASSESSMENT AND TESTING COMMITTEE
Cliff Kusaba, Chairperson
Peg Myers, Vice Chairperson
Cynthia Peña, Board Liaison
Jennifer Pettey, Recorder
Vernon Gettone, Consultant
Norma Sanchez, Consultant
None
None
None
None
None
MATTERS PENDING
A. Referral from the Board originally referred to the Executive Officers. The issue of the June 1, 2010,
memo to the State Board of Education indicating that only one percent of ELL students were allowed
accommodations on the California Standards Test (CST).
B. NBI 4/11-2 – That CTA sponsor legislation that would change the STAR Testing schedule to be: a 21
day window for each school, program and track; the window would be comprised of the 10 days before
and 10 days after the day on which 95% of the instructional year is completed; all regular and make-up
testing must be completed within this window.
C. NBI 4/11-3 – That CTA sponsor and lobby for legislation to revise the 8th grade California Standards
Test (CST) to include only United States history questions instead of the current policy of including
both World history and United States history questions on the test.
D. NBI 4/11-4 – That CTA support an increase to the weight given to the CST 4th, 7th, and 11th grade
writing test.
E. NBI 4/11-8 – That CTA lobby for the cessation of the History and Science portion of the STAR test in
Grade 8.
F. NBI 6/11-21 – That CTA vehemently oppose every effort to game the current high-stakes testing
practices that have wreaked havoc on our schools.
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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. AST recommends the following criteria for selection of CTA teachers involved in SMARTER
BALANCE Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test development and implementation:
• There must be a clear definition of goals and expectations of teacher appointed.
• Teacher must be knowledgeable in content and current classroom practice (Teaching in the
classroom now).
• Teacher must be willing to receive training in writing and evaluating test items, and CTA will
provide the training.
• Teacher must represent the diversity of CTA (California).
• Additional Criteria:
 Elementary – 2 per grade level (1 in ELA and 1 in math), and special education reps for
modifications and accommodations
 Middle – 1 per grade level for ELA, 1 per subject area for math, and special education reps
for modifications and accommodations
 High School – grade 11 subject area, and special education reps for modifications and
accommodations.
 Teacher must be willing to receive training.
2. Discussed revision ideas for “Educational Accountability” policy.
3. Isabelle Garcia reviewed current legislation.
4. Second grade testing bill failed.
5. Governor Brown vetoed SB 547.
6. Discussed CTA’s response to SBAC’s surveys on English/language arts and mathematics.
7. We want to thank KC Walsh for filling in for Cynthia Peña and we wish Cynthia a speedy recovery.
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STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 22, 2011
Patty Blume Taylor, Chairperson
Gerald Gandolfo, Vice Chairperson
Vacant, Board Liaison
Jeff Good, Consultant
Susan Midori-Jones, Consultant
None
None
None
None
MATTERS PENDING
SPS is continuing to collect and analyze examples of SPS evaluation instruments, standards,
and contract language.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. CTA Vice-President Eric Heins served as Board liaison to the SPS Committee and
reported on the “We Are the 99%” press conference held Friday, October 21, 2011. He
said we need to continue the agitation and education out on the street to help support the
issue of tax fairness.
2. Gerald Gandolfo reported that Governor Brown signed SB 161, the Diastat bill. Diastat is
an epilepsy medication that is administered as a rectal gel. SPS discussed concerns about
the new law which requires non-medical school personnel volunteers to provide
emergency medical assistance to pupils with epilepsy suffering from seizures.
Association leaders are urged to discuss the new law with classified and certificated
members. The law requires that a school deciding to train “volunteers” to administer
Diastat distribute an electronic notice to all staff requesting volunteers, specifying that the
medication is administered rectally, and explaining that volunteers will receive training
from a licensed health professional. The new law specifies that any agreement by an
employee to administer Diastat is voluntary and that no school or district employee shall
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directly or indirectly attempt to use his or her authority to influence, intimidate or coerce
staff members in an attempt to get them to volunteer. The SPS Committee thanked CTA
Lobbyist Toni Trigueiro for her valiant and tireless work on the bill.
3. Pat Mazzulli. Fontana TA President provided an update on the counselor layoff in
Fontana. The district eliminated 68.5 counselor positions. The Fontana Unified School
District hired specialists and classified guidance techs to address some services that had
previously been provided by counselors. A total of 68.5 counselors were RIF’d in
Fontana. CTA is taking legal action against the Fontana district because they are hiring
personnel to provide counseling services while RIF’s counselors remain on the rehire list.
Allan Roberts, Eastside Union HS District counselor, reported that he has caseload of
1250 students following Eastside’s RIF. Counselors are not able to provide individual
counseling.
4. CA School Nurse Organization liaison Riva Goldman discussed the signing of SB 161.
Riva was asked if the CA School Nurse Organization was opposed to insulin
administration by non-licensed medical personnel. She reported that CSNO has lost its
Executive Director.
5. CA School Library Association liaison Joan Kramer reported that the State Board of
Education passed statewide model library standards. A CSLA represented conference
November 10-13th in Pasadena. A free event on Sunday, November 13th will address
cyber safety. Joan reported that CSLA is concerned that unqualified employees are being
trained to take certificated library jobs in districts.
6. Pupil Services Coalition liaison Patty Taylor explained the purpose of the Pupil Services
Coalition. They meet monthly in Sacramento and attempt to impact state legislation
affecting members of the coalition. There is a new person on CTC who will represent
SPS personnel in California.
7. CA Association of School Psychologists liaison Josie Malik could not attend the SPS
Committee meeting, but submitted a written report. She reported that CASP is doing
webinars on mental health services.
8. CA Association of School Counselors: Patty Taylor reported that CASC will have its
annual conference November 4-5th in Pomona. Registration is accepted through October
31, 2011. Registration is available at www.schoolcounselor-ca.org.
9. The SPS Committee congratulated SPS Committee Vice-Chair Gerald Gandolfo on his
“39th birthday” and sang to him.
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NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
Mary Strobridge, Chairperson
Jolene Tripp, Vice Chairperson
Terri Jackson, Board Liaison
Barbara Walls, Recorder
Jim Schlotz, Co-Consultant
Felice Strauss, Co-Consultant
A.
None
A.
Site-Based Budgeting (new section under Funding)
CTA believes that any system of funding that allocates monies by school site and gives
sites a significant role in deciding how money is spent should not include salaries and/or
benefits of certificated or classified employees under the purview of school site budgets.
When budget decisions around personnel take place at school sites, this naturally
encourages discrimination against more experienced educators and/or educators with
families because the salaries and benefits due these employees are more costly.
A.
NBI 6/11-12, that CTA:
Promote legislation to provide that a teacher changing school districts rate onto the new
salary schedule with their actual number of years of teaching service. Legislation should
also provide that hiring district cannot discriminate based on numbers of years of
service.
The Negotiations Committee recommends a DISAPPROVE on this NBI. Existing policy
supports local negotiations for salary credit for all previous experience (Compensation,
Schedule Placement, page 219). CTA also believes in collective bargaining (Collective
Bargaining, page 215) and believes salary placement provisions should remain a subject
for local negotiations. Pursuing legislation would undermine local collective bargaining.
A.
None
MATTERS PENDING
1.
NBI 10/11-6, that CTA demand that the California State Joint Legislative Audit
Committee call for performance and financial audits of California charter schools.
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2.
NBI 10/11-10, that CTA review charter law, EERA and other applicable laws to
determine whether or not a current school’s site administration can initiate charter
conversion discussions on behalf of charter management organizations. CTA will report
these findings to local presidents, primary contact staff and State Council
representatives.
3.
NBI 10/11-17,that CTA seek legislation barring school site administrators from
initiating charter conversion conversations on behalf of charter management
organizations (CMOs) if indeed they may currently do so under charter law, EERA and
other applicable laws.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1.
The Negotiations Committee welcomes its new board liaison, Terri Jackson
2.
The Negotiations Committee welcomed all new members, and welcomed Jolene Tripp in
her new role as Committee Vice Chairperson and Allen Freemon as the Policy
Subcommittee Chairperson.
3.
Committee Chairperson Mary Strobridge asked committee members to volunteer to be
considered for the 2-11-2012 Member Lobby Program.
4.
The subcommittees met – Legislation, Policy, and Strategy – and discussed goals for
2011-2012, including a) continuing to pursue charter school reform legislation, b)
continuing to push for the School Pool, c) looking at issues of online and distance
learning, d) pushing up the calendar to review and revise statewide bargaining goals so
that local associations can respond more quickly to possible changes to district budgets of
the State Budget Trigger gets pulled, e) looking at disparities in funding of schools
between high wealth and low wealth districts, and the impact that has on the student
populations, and f) looking at legislation to grant permanent status to districts with ADA
of less than 250.
5.
Legislative Advocate Seth Bramble reviewed the interim positions taken since the last
meeting: AB 210 (Hernandez), Support; AB440 (Brownley), Disapprove; SB 126
(Steinberg), Support; SB 222 (Evans), Support; SB 857 (Lieu), Support; SB 931 (Evans),
Support.
6.
Co-consultant Felice Strauss reported on the ESEA reauthorization issues, the State
Budget trigger mechanisms and the potential impact on bargaining, the attack on
collective bargaining rights in Ohio, and the American Jobs Act.
7.
Co-consultant Jim Schlotz gave a presentation on income disparity and tax fairness, and
how those issues relate to our members’ local collective bargaining program. He also
reported on the activities on the California Health Care Coalition for Health Care Reform
(CECHCR) and its effort to introduce legislation to create a statewide health insurance
program – a School Pool – for all educators in order to do something about rising health
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care costs. He shared a graph that shows the dramatic increases in educators’ costs for
health care premiums. There has been a $90 million increase in costs to educators in the
past two years alone.
Total Out-of-Pocket Costs for Health Insurance Premiums
Certificated Bargaining Units Only
$450,000,000
$439,383,216
That's $90 million more
taken out of educators'
pockets in just two years!
$400,000,000
$400,618,785
$350,000,000
$348,469,413
$329,481,631
$300,000,000
$262,973,078
$276,763,549
$242,163,403
$250,000,000
$233,179,636
$200,000,000
$204,066,891
$156,026,733
$176,812,168
$150,000,000
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SPECIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Barbara Schulman, Chairperson
Jennifer Moon, Vice Chairperson
Tyrone Cabell, Board Liaison
Pamela Greenhalgh, Recorder
Stacy Begin & Angela Marese Boyle, Consultants
MAJOR POLICY - Immediate Action (2/3 rd vote required)
There were no actions for immediate action for major policy.
MAJOR POLICY - First or Second Reading
There were not actions for first or second reading.
None
REFERRAL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The SEC Committee would like to request to host on Friday night, January 27, 2012, a forum,
open to all State Council Members, on Autism and Best Practices.
MATTERS PENDING
NBI 6/10-13: That CTA promote legislation to end discrimination against special education
students by charter schools. The Special Education Committee would like to refer this back to
the officers for possible reassignment.
NBI 10/11-2: That CTA investigates the caseloads for teachers of special education students,
and determine if it is possible to quantify the number of hours established in the IEP as a
maximum rather than the number of students determined by caseload.
NBI 10/11-3: That CTA requests that when our state legislators enforce an added authorization
to our credentials, the state provides the funding for the required training.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1.
The Committee reviewed the draft copy and finalized the Special Education Committee
“Special Education: CTA Advocacy, Organizing and Bargaining” document. This will
be used as a resource guide for presidents, bargaining chairs and staff.
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2.
The Committee received reports from liaison reports from: CSHA, Trina Brown;
CARS+, Denise James; Advisory Commission on Special Education, Tim Delia and
Communities of Practice on Secondary Transition, Ed Amundson.
3.
The Committee received a report from legislative advocate, Isabelle Garcia. AB 519,
which became a two year bill last spring, has reared its ugly head once again. AB 519
prohibits an educational provider from using restraints or seclusion on individuals with
exceptional needs. This bill creates prescriptive and costly mandates that undermine the
primary role and function of a pupil’s IEP and/or 504 Plan. Also, it limits the choice of
interventions to address potentially serious behavioral issues impacting the safety of
pupils and school personnel.
4.
SEC formed four sub-committee groups that will include the following for this year:
Policy, Funding, Legislative and Legal, and Common Core State
Standards/Assessment/Curriculum. A chair was elected for each committee.
5.
SEC CTA Board Liaison Tyrone Cabell shared with the committee the information
regarding the STRS Board election and CTA endorsed candidates. Also Tyrone shared
his recent lobbying trip to Washington D.C. for public education.
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LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COMMITTEE
Blanca Anderson, Chairperson
Donna Meade, Vice Chairperson
Marty Meeden, CTA Board Liaison
Tomás Martínez, Consultant
Norma Ortiz, Consultant
NONE
NONE
NONE
A. The LNG Committee requests the invite of Dr. Rosalinda B. Barrera, Assistant Deputy
Secretary of the Federal Department of Education’s Office of English Language
Acquisition to provide to the committee a presentation/overview of the Office of English
Language Acquisition along with a significant question and answer period.
B. The LNG Committee requests the invite Maria Quezada, President of the California
Association for Bilingual Education to address the committee on issues related to parental
involvement.
MATTERS PENDING
1.
Fact Sheet on Testing Laws – Recommendation that CTA staff create a fact sheet that
lists the guidelines on California English Language learner testing laws.
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. The LNG Committee welcomed Seth Bramble, our CTA Legislative Advocate, who
updated the LNG Committee on legislative matters.
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2. The LNG Committee conducted a brief discussion on the importance of participating in
CTA’s Legislative Alert program, as well as, the importance of cyber lobbying. The
discussion was led by Marty Meeden, CTA Board Liaison.
3. The LNG Committee welcomed Laura Dupree and Ingrid Gunnel of the State Legislative
Committee. They provided information to the committee on their role as State
Legislative Committee Liaison’s to the LNG Committee.
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POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE
Tim Sbranti, Chairperson
Mary Dick, Vice Chairperson
Bonnie Shatun, Board Liaison
Scott Day, Consultant
Sandra Lowe, Consultant
Toni Trigueiro, Legislative Advocate
None.
A. A. CTA Legislative Alert Process:
From time to time, it will be necessary to generate large numbers of communications to
legislators from teachers. It is impossible to predict how often this will occur. In some
years, no more than one or two alerts will be generated; in other years there will be many
more. Alerts will normally involve issues such as budget, sponsored legislation and
legislation that CTA supports or opposes.
1. Legislative Alerts will be faxed to the appropriate Regional Manager and Board
Member. The Regional Manager will be responsible for forwarding the Alert to the
appropriate Coordinator, primary contact staff member; and political consultant.
Board Members, Coordinators, teams and staff must devise a contact plan for their
particular legislative district(s) that will ensure the rapid distribution to chapter
leaders of requests for letters, faxes, phone calls, etc., to legislators by teachers.
2. Coordinating Team members will also attempt to contact legislators personally when
Alerts are issued.
3. The contact plan shall also include a reporting system so that Legislative Advocates
in Sacramento will know how many contacts were made. Each Legislative Alert will
include a brief summary of the provisions of the bill, and will include a report form to
be completed by Coordinators and assigned staff. A completed form will include:
- The bill number and author.
- The approximate number of responses generated (faxes, phone calls, letters).
- Names of those who personally contacted legislators or legislative staff and the
response received. Space will also be provided to report an inability to make a
contact and the reason.
4. The primary contact staff member assigned to each Coordinating Team will be
responsible for returning the form to the Governmental Relations Office. A
preliminary telephone report may be made if necessary.
It is important that Coordinators, Coordinating Teams and assigned staff understand
that, by definition, Legislative Alerts reflect emergencies. Timelines are usually very
short in these instances. It would not be unusual for an Alert to arrive two or three
days before legislative action will occur on the issue.
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5. The Governmental Relations Division shall report the results of the legislative action
on every issue generating a Legislative Alert. The report shall be distributed to the
same people who received the Alert and will include the following elements:
- The bill number and author.
- Action taken by the committee or house floor following the alert.
- Recorded votes by legislators.
- Any other anecdotal information that would be helpful to program participants.
6. This program does not preclude requests by Legislative Advocates to individual
Coordinators and their staff partners for help with specific legislators on specific
legislation or issues.
A. Responsibilities:
CTA shall:
1. Develop a clear legislative agenda to drive the program.
2. Develop and implement a computer-based “Lobby by Fax” program to communicate
with legislators rapidly and to generate large numbers of individual messages as
needed.
3. Throughout this program, incorporate sophisticated state-of-the-art technology in
both internal communications and in generating support for CTA positions among
legislators.
4. Provide mileage reimbursement for Coordinators according to each legislative
district’s geography and population distribution.
5. Regional Managers shall assign appropriate staff to work with the Legislative
Coordinators and to serve on coordinating teams.
6. Invite Legislative Coordinators to attend SCC meetings and provide time on meeting
agendas for Coordinators.
7. Encourage SCC’s to sponsor informal meetings or activities, for the purpose of
establishing working relationships between CTA leadership/staff and the legislator
and his/her district staff member. SCC’s should check with the Governmental
Relations Department before spending money for food, refreshments, etc. to ascertain
what restrictions or reporting requirements may be in effect.
8. Provide information and resources necessary for the successful and effective
implementation of the CTA/NEA Legislative Contact Program.
CTA Directors and Assistant Executive Directors (Regional Managers) should
communicate with each other to ensure that necessary coordination exists between staff
and member activities within the Coordinating Teams.
II. Evaluation:
The CTA/NEA Legislative Contact Program shall be evaluated at the end of each legislative
session by the CTA Board of Directors.
A. CTA Legislative Alert Process:
Definition: A Legislative Alert is the vehicle by which CTA GR will notify the Legislative
Contacts, Service Centers, CTA Board of Directors, and NEA Directors, CTA members
and CTA staff of the need for urgent contacts to elected Legislators or Members of
Congress to support or oppose impending action at the State legislature or in the US
Congress.
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1. There are three components to the Legislative Alert Process. They are the Legislative
Contacts, the Service Centers, and the general membership.
2. Legislative Alerts will be sent electronically.
3. The Legislative Contact appointed by the CTA Board is responsible for contacting the
legislator personally.
4. Legislative Contact Service Center Teams will mobilize their local leaders via an
established contact plan for the legislative district(s) within their service area.
5. Direct communication from GR to the membership or targeted membership will
support the program with emails, texts, social media, directed phone calls and the
CTA website as necessary.
6. The contact plan developed by the Service Centers shall also include a reporting
system so that Sacramento GR staff will get feedback on the progress of the Alert.
Legislative Contacts, Service Centers, and CTA/NEA Directors should be informed of
service center team actions or individual legislative contact activities.
7. The Governmental Relations Division shall report the results of the legislative action
on every issue generating a Legislative Alert.
8. This program does not preclude requests by CTA GR to contact specific legislative
contacts; Service Centers; CTA leaders and staff for help with targeted legislators.
B. Responsibilities:
CTA shall:
1. Develop a clear legislative agenda to drive the program.
2. Develop and implement a rapid communications system that includes “state of the art
technology” to support this program.
3. Provide adequate staff support for the program.
4. Encourage SCC’s to sponsor informal meetings or activities, for the purpose of
establishing working relationships between CTA leadership/staff and the legislator
and his/her district staff member. SCC’s should check with the Governmental
Relations Department before spending money for food, refreshments, etc., to
ascertain what restrictions or reporting requirements may be in effect.
5. Provide information and resources necessary for the successful and effective
implementation of the CTA/NEA Legislative Contact Program.
C. Evaluation:
The CTA/NEA Legislative Contact Program shall be evaluated at the end of each
legislative session by the CTA Board of Directors.
A.
Legislator in the Classroom Program
Goal:
To assist every legislator in gaining firsthand knowledge of the public schools by
spending time in the classroom working with students.
Objectives:
1. To assure that participating legislators have a positive, non-threatening experience
in the classroom.
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2. To assure that participating legislators have the opportunity to work with a cross
section of the instructional program as well as a cross section of students.
3. To assure that participating legislators gain knowledge of the public school
classroom - its problems and its rewards.
Role of Legislative Contact:
Each Legislative Contact should assist the chapters in participating in the CTA Legislator
in the Classroom Program. At a service center council meeting the CTA Director(s)
should review and explain the program.
Program Structure:
Each participating chapter president should select a teacher to host and mentor the
legislator in the classroom.
1. The teacher should be an Association advocate familiar with the goals and
objectives of CTA.
2. The teacher should work with the legislator in advance of his/her visit to assist in
the development of the lesson plan.
3. The teacher should assure that the legislator has a positive educational and
instructional experience during his/her time on campus.
Legislator activities should be designed to assist him/her in understanding the dynamics
of the learning process in the classroom. This is designed to be a full-day experience, not
just an one-hour visit. This is not just an opportunity to discuss the Legislature in a high
school government class, but a chance to gain experience at different levels and in
different programs offered in the public schools.
1. The legislator should experience one-on-one working with students.
2. The legislator should experience presenting a lesson to the whole class.
3. The legislator should experience working with student groups in completing
classroom assignments.
4. The legislator should experience dialoguing at break and at lunch with other staff
members at the site.
At the end of the day the local association president should be at the school site to
dialogue briefly with the legislator about the experience and to assist the legislator in any
way to assure a positive learning experience.
Recognition of Participation:
CTA should provide special recognition for those who participate in the program. The
program could be scheduled throughout the year with CTA in Sacramento awarding the
participant with a pin and certificate shortly after his/her participation in the program.
The local chapter will also recognize the legislator's participation by presenting a plaque
provided by CTA. Each participating teacher will be recognized locally with a certificate
and pin provided by CTA.
A press release should be issued for use in local newspapers.
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B.
CTA/NEA Legislative Contact Program
Purpose:
Through the CTA Board of Directors and the Legislative Coordinators, the CTA/NEA
Legislative Contact Program unites the CTA statewide and federal Legislative and
Political Action Programs with the realities of local politics. The focus of the Legislative
Contact Program is on local activities within legislative districts.
Goals:
The Legislative Contact Program serves two important functions in furthering CTA's
legislative goals. These are:
- The establishment of a regular system of personal contacts by the Association in
legislators' home districts; and
- The execution of a rapid response program when specific legislation requires
numerous communications to legislators by constituent teachers.
Each legislative district is unique. Effective implementation of this program will require a
high degree of pre-planning by Board Members, Legislative Coordinators and
Coordinating Teams, and staff assigned to work with Coordinating teams.
Organization:
The CTA/NEA Legislative Contact Program is organized according to legislative
(Assembly, Senate, and Congressional) district boundaries and coordinated by the CTA
Board of Directors.
Legislative and political activities should be organized according to legislative district
boundaries. Each Legislative Coordinator has the responsibility at the local level for
carrying out legislative action requests made through Governmental Relations Division in
Sacramento.
Appointments:
All appointments shall be made by the Board of Directors on recommendation of the
President by December 1 in even-numbered years.
1. The Legislative Coordinators for the State Assembly and Senate shall be nominated
by the CTA Directors in consultation with the appropriate Service Center Council(s).
Wherever legislative boundaries do not coincide with CTA directorial district
boundaries, the affected CTA directors shall meet to decide on the appointment of the
coordinator. Legislative Coordinators for the U.S. Congress shall be nominated by the
CTA Directors in consultation with the appropriate Service Center Council(s) and
NEA Board Member. An optional application process can be used if deemed
appropriate.
2. If the statewide total of recommended Legislative Coordinators does not reflect CTA
ethnic minority goals, the President may request any CTA Director(s) who have not
recommended ethnic minorities to reconsider their appointment recommendations.
Legislative Coordinators:
1. Legislative Coordinators shall:
a. Be active members of the Association.
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b. Be both Association leaders and active participants in legislative district activities,
with preference given to chapter presidents and State Council members.
c. Have the ability to articulate and advocate the CTA/NEA Legislative Contact
Program.
d. Have personal acquaintance with their legislator.
e. Have daily access to a personal or Association Fax machine for exchanging up-todate information and receiving instructions from Governmental Relations in
Sacramento.
f. Attend Service Center Council meetings to communicate and coordinate legislative
activities with local leaders.
g. Attend statewide and local training sessions offered to Legislative Coordinators.
h. Participate in the re-election campaign of their CTA-endorsed legislator, and
whenever possible serve as the liaison between the campaign and the Association(s)
within the legislative district.
i. Have personal or Association computer access and sufficient computer skills to use
the Internet and E-mail systems.
j. Commitment to lobby and work to implement CTA/NEA goals.
k. Willingness and ability to serve on Candidate Interview Teams.
2. The Governmental Relations Division will conduct a comprehensive statewide
training session for all Legislative Coordinators and assigned staff in January of oddnumbered years. The CTA Board of Directors will be responsible for additional
training of Coordinators and Coordinating Teams at the local level. Local training
will target the CTA Directors, Coordinators and Coordinating Teams, and Primary
Contact Staff, with assistance and consultation by Governmental Relations staff and
the regional Political Action Consultants. The Governmental Relations Division will
develop guidelines for the training.
Legislative Coordinating Teams:
1. The CTA Board of Directors in each Legislative District, in consultation with the
Coordinator, shall establish Legislative Coordinating Teams comprised of SCC and
chapter 'power actors.' The CTA Regional Manager shall appoint appropriate primary
contact staff to work with Coordinators and as members of Coordinating Teams.
2. Legislative Coordinating Teams shall:
a. Meet with legislators at least three times a year. The first of these meetings shall be
scheduled in January of each year to give a general review of current CTA
activities and the CTA Legislative Program, and to distribute copies of
appropriate materials and publications. The Governmental Relations Division and
the Training, Information and Development Division will coordinate the
distribution of these materials to Coordinators. Teams shall also meet with
legislators and/or their staff after the May Revise is issued. The purpose of this
meeting will be to ensure that legislators are aware of CTA's budget priorities and
to secure commitments of support. The third and any other additional meetings
shall be called at a time determined by the Coordinator and CTA Board member.
Coordinators should contact the Governmental Relations Division in Sacramento
prior to these meetings to discuss issues to be covered.
b. Provide input in the process of early candidate identification.
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c. Be the nucleus of candidate interview teams for endorsement purposes.
d. Incorporate the Community College Association (CCA) in the program.
e. Coordinate additional activities such as phone calls, letter writing, and inviting the
legislator to local school and Association events. The purpose of any and all
activities is for legislators to meet and talk with teachers.
f. Seek and implement opportunities to build coalitions with other organizations
with similar goals.
g. Congressional Coordinators should meet with members of Congress at least two
times a year. The first of these meetings shall be scheduled in January of each
year to review CTA and NEA activities and the NEA legislative program.
Congressional Coordinators should contact the NEA Governmental Relations
Department prior to the second and any other additional meetings to discuss
issues to be covered. Additional materials to be utilized in these meetings include
a calendar of events provided by NEA.
3. Individuals may serve on more than one team.
C. Legislative Contact Program (new language to replace the existing)
In January of odd numbered years, the Legislative Division of CTA Governmental Relations
Department will present a legislative program to the Board of Directors for approval.
The program shall contain the following:
1. A listing of legislative and congressional districts by board member- for the purpose
of appointing one Legislative Contact per Legislative and Congressional member.
2. A listing of legislative and congressional districts by Service Center Council- for the
purpose of assisting the SCCs in designing programs (for example, Legislator in the
Classroom, lobby days, etc.) to outreach and advocate to their members of Congress
and State Legislator and to assist with the CTA Alert processes.
3. Email, text and other web-based systems designed for rank and file members to be
updated on policy issues and the ability to direct them to their legislator by phone,
email and social media.
4. Legislative and Congressional policy goals as set by the CTA State Council of
Education.
5. An accountability system of reporting on contacts from the field to GR and the CTA
Board, and updates from GR and the CTA Board to the field.
In conjunction with each region, the CTA GR staff will provide relevant training.
1. The PIC Committee recommends an OPPOSE position on the “Stop Special Interest Money
Now Act.” (11-0010)
2. The PIC Committee recommends authorizing up to $8 million from the Initiative Fund to
support CTA’s positions on initiatives in the 2012 election.
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MATTERS PENDING
A.
NBI 10/11-5. Shall support and encourage legitimate efforts to place on the November
2012 ballot a “Majority Rule” initiative that will allow California’s legislature to
determine revenue measures by a simple majority. – Referred to the PIC Initiative
Subcommittee.
B.
NBI 10/11-13. Make an exception to the use of ABC funds in school board elections to
allow use of funds in the elections of County Board of Supervisors only in counties in
which he Board of Supervisors appoint the school board members. – Referred to the PIC
Policy Subcommittee.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Tim Sbranti welcomed new members to the committee, and committee members introduced
themselves. Tim also acknowledged Floyd Worsham’s contribution to the PIC Committee, and
the committee took a moment of silence.
Bonnie Shatun gave update on CTA Board actions and encouraged members to support the
cyber-lobbying program to pass elements of the President’s American Jobs Act, the Occupy
LAUSD march, and the CSU picketing and one-day strike.
Patrick Riggs, CTA/ABC Committee Chair, spoke regarding CTA members helping with an
activity in support of Ohio teachers against the attack on their collective bargaining rights. CTA
members are asked to make phone calls to Ohio teachers to show support.
The PIC Committee discussed the Occupy Wallstreet movement, and how the movement is
helping to educate the public regarding corporate tax inequity and tax fairness.
The PIC Committee discussed the paycheck initiative, “Stop Special Interest Money Now Act,”
(11-0010). Please see attachments, 1) Paycheck Deception Talking Points, and 2) Paycheck
Deception Funders.
The Election Tiers and Process for 2012 Races documents were discussed with the PIC
Committee. Please see attachments, 3) Election Tiers and Process for 2012 Races State
Legislature and Congress, 4) Assessment Criteria for Legislators, 5) Assessment Criteria for
Congress, 6) Assembly 2012 – Election Tier, 7) Senate 2012 – Election Tier, and 8) Congress
2012 – Election Tier.
Members and chapters interested in participating in Occupy Events please text the word
CTAOCCUPY to 69866.
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Quick Points
PAYCHECK DECEPTION INITIATIVE 2011
MAIN MESSAGE:
This initiative is misleading, deceptive, and full of unintended consequences that hurt us all. The
truth is that Wall Street and other corporate backers of this initiative intentionally limited the
voice of middle class workers and small businesses, but wrote in a giant loophole for big
corporations. Instead of reforming campaign finance laws, this initiative creates more problems
and wastes our tax dollars.
TALKING POINTS:
Not What It Seems
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This initiative claims to be about stopping special interest money in politics, but instead
it’s a trick that tries to deceive voters into passing a law that would change the rules to
benefit wealthy corporate interests at the expense of middle class workers and their
unions. That’s why independent good government groups with a long track record of
fighting special interests oppose it.
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This deceptive initiative was carefully written by an attorney for big corporate interests to
appear as if it limits corporations and unions equally. But when you read the details, you
will see this measure does not limit corporate contributions at all.
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In fact, this measure creates a big loophole that allows corporations to continue to make
political contributions without restrictions. By only limiting workers and unions, more
power will be given to corporations to spend as much as they want on lobbyists and
influence politicians.
Singles Out Middle Class Workers for Unfair Treatment
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Big corporations, their high-paid lobbyists and their political friends in the state
legislature are scapegoating teachers, nurses, firefighters and other union workers to
distract us from the fact that while middle class Californians struggle, big corporations
are still getting rich. This initiative gives the big corporations a free pass at a time when
their profits are at a record high and they are getting large tax breaks.
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The initiative does nothing to stop big corporations, elected officials or CEOs from
contributing to political campaigns or lobbying to sway legislation or influence
government contracts. But it intentionally limits the ability of workers who provide
services.
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It is an attack on the middle class and attempts to silence the voices of teachers who fight
for lower class size, firefighters who fight to lower emergency response times, and nurses
who fight for safe patient staffing ratios in hospitals.
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Creates More Problems than it Solves and Wastes Taxpayer Money
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Union members already have the ability to stop their dues money from being used in
political campaigns. This measure attempts to fix something that doesn’t need fixing to
hide its real intent – to give corporations more influence over politics and to stop unions
from speaking out.
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This initiative is unnecessary and would cost California taxpayers hundreds of thousands
of dollars. It is an unfunded mandate that increases the cost to government at a time when
vital services like education, health care and public safety are being slashed.
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The measure has too many unintended consequences, putting us all at risk. If this flawed
initiative passes, teachers would be prevented from advocating for students, nurses would
be prevented from advocating on issues like appropriate patient staffing levels and
firefighters could not advocate for training and equipment to deal with industrial disasters
or forest fires.
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Multi-Millionaires Submit Signatures for Paycheck Deception Measure
Measure Would Silence the Voice of the Working Class
A group composed of corporate special interests and multi-millionaires, many aligned with Wall
Street, big real estate and conservative, right-wing causes, submitted signatures for a deceptive
ballot measure designed to eliminate the voice of working class families in political matters.
Claiming to enact campaign finance reform, this measure is an attack on the hardworking men
and women who are the backbone of California. Teachers, firefighters, nurses, and many others
will effectively be silenced if this measure passes. It has nothing to do with fairness and would
change campaign finance rule to benefit wealthy corporate interests at the expense of the
middle class.
Don’t be fooled. The supporters of deceptive measure do not have California’s best interest in
mind. Some of the top contributors are:
Larry Smith, Multi-millionaire and co-founder of the social conservative organization, Family
Values PAC; along with his six figure contribution to paycheck deception he has given hundreds
of thousands of dollars to Republican and conservative candidates and causes.
Frank Baxter, multi-millionaire investment banker and former finance co-chair of George W.
Bush’s reelection. He has given more than $1 million to Republican candidates and right-wing
causes and gave more than $250,000 to the previously defeated paycheck deception measure.
Tim Draper, multi-millionaire venture capitalist who spent $24 million of his own money to
hurt public schools by attempting to create a private school voucher program.
Mark Bucher, Orange County right-wing and anti-union activist who co-founded the social
conservative Family Action PAC, and who funded and led two losing paycheck deception
initiatives attacking California workers.
Ed Bloomfield, Jr., millionaire who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to extremist
candidates and groups.
B. Wayne Hughes, Jr., millionaire who is affiliated with several right-wing groups. He is a board
member of American Action Network, and shares office space with Karl Rove’s group American
Crossroads.
Richard Riordan, former Mayor of Los Angeles who donated over $250,000 to previous failed
paycheck deception efforts in California.
This group of multi-millionaires has a clear agenda and it has nothing to do with reforming the
state’s campaign finance system. Voters should say no to this power grab and stand up for the
rights of the working class.
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TEACHER EVALUATION AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM COMMITTEE
Robert Ellis, Chairperson
Al Reyes, Vice Chairperson
David Goldberg, Board Liaison
Shawna Adam, Recorder
Chuck King, Consultant
Clifford Schuster, Consultant
MAJOR POLICY -First Reading
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MAJOR POLICY -Second Reading
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1.
It is recommended to the Board of Directors that the 2012 Commission on
Professional Competence training be conducted on May 4-May 6, 2012. If that date
is not available, an alternative date of April 27-April 29, 2012 is recommended.
MATTERS PENDING
1.
NBI 10/11-11 (Grants permanent status to substitute teachers after working 100 or
more days for five non-consecutive years)
2.
NBI 10/11-18 (Prevents District and Site administrators from using student data
evaluation systems as a tool for teacher evaluation)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1.
TEAF Chair Robert Ellis introduced and welcomed David Goldberg as the new
Board Liaison to the Committee.
2.
TEAF Chair Robert Ellis welcomed the new members and alternates to the
Committee.
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3.
TEAF Chair Robert Ellis discussed the appointment of Vice-Chairs for each
subcommittee and the creation of a State Legislation subcommittee made up of
representatives of each standing subcommittee to discuss state legislation that is
assigned to TEAF.
4.
The Committee received an update from Board Liaison David Goldberg about
CTA’s work on strategic planning.
5.
The Committee received an Evaluations Workgroup update from TEAF Chair
Robert Ellis.
6.
The Committee strongly encourages all CTA members to take the CTA Evaluation
Survey. The Evaluation Survey allows members to provide input that will be
utilized by the Evaluation Workgroup to make recommendations. The Survey can
be found at http://surveymonkey.com/s/CTAevalSurvey.
7.
The Committee received a report from the Legislative Advocate about the current
status of AB 5 (Fuentes).
8.
The subcommittees met to select vice-chairs, nominate members for the legislative
subcommittee and conduct committee business. Rosa Marie Garcia (Dismissal),
Jennifer Tarabochia (Academic Freedom and Special Projects) and Dina Luetgens
(Evaluation) were selected as vice-chairs.
9.
The Committee received information from Staff Consultants regarding CPC
training. There is a need for trained panelists from Regions 1 and 2. Currently,
only 51 of the 158 trained panelists are from Regions 1 and 2. Critical areas of need
include secondary teachers across all areas and adult education, community day
school, nurses, school psychologists, severely handicapped life skills and court
teachers. Please see the information at the end of this report for further details.
10.
The Committee discussed the 2012 cultural tour.
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Commission on Professional Competency (CPC)
The Teacher Evaluation and Academic Freedom Committee of CTA’s State Council (TEAF) is
searching for strong teacher-advocates to serve on CPC panels. It is the goal of CTA and TEAF
that available panelists reflect the diversity of our members. TEAF is asking for your assistance
in finding such prospective panelists who are willing to serve during the several days or even
weeks that a dismissal hearing may take.
When a school district moves to dismiss a teacher, the teacher has a right to a hearing to
determine whether or not the district has sufficient grounds to dismiss.
The hearing is held before a panel comprised of three members:
An administrative law judge (ALJ)
A person selected by the teacher (usually selected by CTA)
A person selected by the school district administration
Both the teacher’s and the district’s appointees must be teachers who have a valid
credential and at least 5 years of experience (out of the last 10) in the same discipline as the
teacher who is the subject of the hearing. Neither the teacher facing dismissal nor the district
may choose someone related to the employee or employed by the district initiating the dismissal.
TEAF conducts an annual training for prospective CPC panelists in conjunction with the Legal
Department of CTA. This two day training prepares prospective panelists by reviewing
applicable Education Code sections, case law, dismissal standards (Morrison factors), and
procedural considerations.
Prospective panelists must be recommended by their chapter president and/or a CTA board
member. The CTA Board of Directors selects trainees from the pool of recommended candidates
to attend the training that is usually held on a weekend in the spring. (Date will be known by
January State Council). The Board considers ethnic diversity, geographic location, and which
disciplines lack trained panelists in selecting trainees.
Please assist TEAF by locating prospective panelists who are strong teacher-advocates, have the
time, and are willing to serve on a CPC panel.
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NOMINATION FORM
2012 COMPETENCY PANEL TRAINING SEMINAR
I nominate the following CTA/NEA member to participate in the CPC training seminar on the
law and procedures in teacher dismissal cases. I know that he/she currently holds a valid
credential and has at least five years’ experience in one discipline or grade level within the
past 10 years of permanent status, and is willing and available to attend the seminar and to
serve on a competency panel if needed.
Nominee______________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________
City, State, ZIP_________________________________________________________________
Phone (Day)_______________________________ (Evening)___________________________
District_______________________________________________________________________
Grade Level(s)_________________________________________________________________
Subject Area(s)_________________________________________________________________
Ethnicity______________________________________________________________________
Nominator_____________________________________________________________________
Address_____________________________ City, State, ZIP_____________________________
Phone (Day)_________________________ (Evening)__________________________________
Association President or Board Member Signature required:
Signature:__________________________________________________________
Please fax or mail this form by January 2012 to:
Frankie Medina, CPC Coordinator
California Teachers Association Legal Department
P.O. Box 2153
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-0153
Fax: (562) 478-1434
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Ruthie Fagerstrom, Chairperson
Monique Segura, Vice Chairperson
Marie Ibsen, Recording Secretary
George Melendez, Board Liaison
Carolina Monroy/Georgine Tomasi, Consultants
Jennifer Baker, Legislative Consultant
MAJOR POLICY
None
None
None
MATTERS PENDING
None
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
Steve DePue, CTA NODD Staff, spoke to ECE committee members regarding Transitional
Kindergarten. The discussion included class size, staffing, curriculum, assessment, parent education,
combo classes, looping and clustering. He told the committee that CTA is developing a bargaining
advisory for Transitional Kindergarten.
Steve advised the committee to consult with their CTA staff person before bargaining language for
Transitional Kindergarten because of the effect it will have on Association contracts.
Betty Robinson-Harris, liaison to First Five California, highlighted that “For Power of Pre-School
Funding” increased from $14 million to $45 million in California.
Sue Allen, liaison to California Kindergarten Association, reported the dates for the California
Kindergarten Conferences . The Southern California Conference will be held November 30 through
December 1, 2011, in Anaheim. The Northern California Conference will be held January 13 through
15, 2012, in Santa Clara.
Dick Gale, IFT manager, stated there will be grants available for classroom teachers to implement
projects that reflect a strength based approach to education. For more information please go the
following web site: www.teacherdrivenchange.org. Plans are also being made to create a virtual
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conference addressing the issues and concerns of Transitional Kindergarten.
The ECE committee spent a large portion of the afternoon researching and brainstorming all the issues
that will affect Transitional Kindergarten. Each sub-committee worked and reported their findings.
These findings will be distributed to ECE committee before January. At the January State Council, the
committee will develop recommendations for the implementation of a developmentally appropriate
Transitional Kindergarten.
Additional information on Transitional Kindergarten can be obtained at these two (2) web sites:
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www.californiakindergartenassoiciationk.org
www.preschoolcalifornia.org
www.cde.ca.gov/transitionalkindergarten/FAQs (document attached)
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http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/kinderfaq.asp?print=yes
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What is the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010?
What is the minimum age for admittance to kindergarten in California?
What is transitional kindergarten?
Will transitional kindergarten continue after 2014?
Must children attend transitional kindergarten or kindergarten?
Is a district required to offer transitional kindergarten and kindergarten programs?
Can transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students be enrolled in the same classrooms?
How many years can a district claim apportionment for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten?
Can a district claim apportionment for transitional kindergarten if it does not use a modified curriculum that is age and
developmentally appropriate?
How does transitional kindergarten affect basic aid districts?
How many minutes does a transitional kindergarten program have to offer?
How long is the transitional kindergarten day?
Is there a parental permission form to continue a child from transitional kindergarten into kindergarten?
Are standards available for transitional kindergarten?
What is the curriculum for transitional kindergarten?
How will the needs of English learners be addressed in transitional kindergarten?
How will the needs of parents of English learners be addressed in transitional kindergarten?
What are the William’s requirements for students in transitional kindergarten?
Can students who are age eligible for kindergarten attend transitional kindergarten?
What type of facility should be used for transitional kindergarten?
Will transitional kindergarten enrollment generate eligibility under the State School Facility Program (changes in
kindergarten enrollment have a dramatic impact on the 5 year enrollment projections for calculating new construction
eligibility)?
Will transitional kindergarten have the same statutory class size limits as regular kindergarten (33 maximum/31
average)? What about Class Size Reduction for transitional kindergarten?
What is the teacher-student ratio for transitional kindergarten?
Does the transitional kindergarten teacher need a teaching credential?
Does the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 provide funding for any other staffing?
Are districts required to use DataQuest to report information about transitional kindergarten?
Does the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 provide funding for professional development?
Can a transitional kindergarten teacher “loop” with his/her students to kindergarten?
Can the same federal funds used to fund kindergarten be used to fund transitional kindergarten (for example Title 1,
Title III, EIA, etc…)?
1. What is the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010?
Senate Bill (SB) 1381 (Chapter 705, Statues of 2010) amended California Education Code (Section 46300, 48000,
and 48010) to change the required birthday for admission to kindergarten and first grade and established a
transitional kindergarten program beginning in the 2012–2013 school year.
2. What is the minimum age for admittance to kindergarten in California?
A child shall be admitted to a kindergarten maintained by the school district at the beginning of a school year, or at a
later time in the same year if the child will have his or her fifth birthday on or before one of the following dates (EC
48000[a]):
For the 2010–11 school year the date is December 2
For the 2011–12 school year the date is December 2
For the 2012–13 school year the date is November 1
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For the 2013–14 school year the date is October 1
For the 2014–15 school year and each school year thereafter the date is September 1.
3. What is transitional kindergarten?
A transitional kindergarten is the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten
curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate. Pursuant to law, (EC 48000[c]), a child is eligible for
transitional kindergarten if a child will have his or her fifth birthday between:
For the 2012–13 school year November 2 and December 2
For the 2013–14 school year October 2 and December 2
For the 2014–15 school year and each school year thereafter September 2 and December 2.
4. Will transitional kindergarten continue after 2014?
Yes.
5. Must children attend transitional kindergarten or kindergarten?
Parents and guardians are currently not required to enroll children in transitional kindergarten or kindergarten (EC
Section 48200).
6. Is a district required to offer transitional kindergarten and kindergarten programs?
Each elementary or unified school district must offer transitional kindergarten and kindergarten classes for all
children eligible to attend.
7. Can transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students be enrolled in the same classrooms?
Although the intent of the law is to provide separate and unique experiences for transitional kindergarten and
kindergarten students, districts have flexibility to determine how best to meet the curricular needs of each child.
8. How many years can a district claim apportionment for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten?
Pursuant to law (EC 46300[g]), districts may claim apportionment for a child for not more than two years in
kindergarten or two years in a combination of transitional kindergarten and kindergarten.
9. Can a district claim apportionment for transitional kindergarten if it does not use a modified curriculum
that is age and developmentally appropriate?
In order to claim apportionment for transitional kindergarten, districts must use a modified curriculum that is age and
developmentally appropriate. California law (EC 48000) defines transitional kindergarten as “the first year of a
two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally
appropriate.”
10. How does transitional kindergarten affect basic aid districts?
The laws apply equally to all districts, whether they receive State revenue limit funding or are basic aid.
11. How many minutes does a transitional kindergarten program have to offer?
The number of required instructional minutes for transitional kindergarten is 36,000 minutes per year. The minimum
length of instructional time that must be offered to constitute a school day is 180 minutes. (Education Code sections
46117 and 46201)
12. How long is the transitional kindergarten day?
Pursuant to law (EC 48000), a transitional kindergarten shall not be construed as a new program or higher level of
service. By statute, the maximum school day in kindergarten is four hours (EC 46110). An exception to this statute
allows schools that have adopted an early primary program (extended-day kindergarten) to exceed four hours (EC
8973).
13. Is there a parental permission form to continue a child from transitional kindergarten into kindergarten?
Children enrolled in transitional kindergarten do not need a signed parental permission form to continue in
kindergarten.
14. Are standards available for transitional kindergarten?
While recommended standards at all grade levels are not mandatory but voluntary. Local Education Agencies will
make the decision of what standards or learning foundations are to be part of the local course of study. For guidance
in creating a transitional kindergarten course, local education agencies may look at California’s Preschool Learning
Foundations (http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psfoundations.asp) California Academic Content Standards
(http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/), and the Common Core State Standards for English Language Art and Mathematics
(http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cc/).
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15. What is the curriculum for transitional kindergarten?
California law (EC 48000) defines transitional kindergarten as “the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that
uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.” While no state curriculum is
mandated, local education agencies must modify the local course of study in order to provide age and
developmentally appropriate curriculum for transitional kindergarten.
16. How will the needs of English learners be addressed in transitional kindergarten?
Local educational agencies will provide a Home Language Survey to be completed by the parent or guardian which
will aid the school in determining whether or not the student should be administered the California English Language
Development Test (CELDT). Students who are English learners in a transitional kindergarten will have the same level
of services as those in kindergarten.
17. How will the needs of parents of English learners be addressed in transitional kindergarten?
California law (EC 48985) requires that “all notices, reports, statements, or records sent to the parent or guardian of
any such pupil by the school or school district shall, in addition to being written in English, be written in the primary
language, and maybe responded to either in English or the primary language.” This applies to parents of English
learners in transitional kindergarten.
18. What are the William’s requirements for students in transitional kindergarten?
While instructional materials must be provided to all pupils, the governing board of a school district determines
standards-aligned instructional materials and how those materials are to be modified and age-appropriate for
transitional kindergarten. Education Code 60119 states "’sufficient textbooks or instructional materials’ means that
each pupil, including English learners, has a standards-aligned textbook, instructional materials, or both, to use in
class and to take home. This paragraph does not require two sets of textbooks or instructional materials for each
pupil. The materials may be in a digital format as long as each pupil, at a minimum, has and can access the same
materials in the class and to take home, as all other pupils in the same class or course in the district and has the
ability to use and access them at home.”
19. Can students who are age eligible for kindergarten attend transitional kindergarten?
The Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 does not change the established procedures of early admittance for
students who do not meet the age eligibility requirement (EC 48000[b]).
20. What type of facility should be used for transitional kindergarten?
Facility requirements will be the same as they presently are for kindergarten.
21. Will transitional kindergarten enrollment generate eligibility under the State School Facility Program
(changes in kindergarten enrollment have a dramatic impact on the 5 year enrollment projections for
calculating new construction eligibility)?
Eligibility for this program should remain unchanged because transitional kindergarten ADA would be included in the
kindergarten ADA that is currently used to calculate eligibility.
22. Will transitional kindergarten have the same statutory class size limits as regular kindergarten (33
maximum/31 average)? What about Class Size Reduction for transitional kindergarten?
The same requirements that apply to kindergarten also apply to transitional kindergarten.
23. What is the teacher-student ratio for transitional kindergarten?
This is a local district decision and will most likely be impacted by budget and contract agreements.
24. Does the transitional kindergarten teacher need a teaching credential?
The teacher must be properly credentialed as is currently required of kindergarten teachers.
25. Does the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 provide funding for any other staffing?
No, although other available funding may be used.
26. Are districts required to use DataQuest to report information about transitional kindergarten?
Yes, districts are required to use DataQuest to report data and statistics in order to identify trends and educational
needs of transitional kindergarten students.
27. Does the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 provide funding for professional development?
No, although other available funding may be used.
28. Can a transitional kindergarten teacher “loop” with his/her students to kindergarten?
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The decision to “loop” a teacher with their students from the transitional kindergarten to the kindergarten year would
be a local decision.
29. Can the same federal funds used to fund kindergarten be used to fund transitional kindergarten (for
example Title 1, Title III, EIA, etc.)?
Yes. The same funds and compliance requirements associated with the use of the funds apply.
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Extended-Day Kindergarten - Assembly Bill 2407 (Chapter 946, Statutes of 2004) amending the CA
Education Code Section 37202 pertaining to extended-day kindergarten classes.
Kindergarten in California - California state law and information regarding admission to kindergarten.
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SCHOOL SAFETY/SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Mark Kotch, Chairperson
Linda Chan, Vice Chairperson
Tyra Weiss, Recording Secretary
Curtis Washington, Board Liaison
Vern Gates, Co-Consultant
Alva Rivera, Co-Consultant
Toni Triguiero, Legislative Advocate
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
MATTERS PENDING
1. The committee is reviewing the Guide to School Safety.
2. Referral from the Board regarding lack of funding for CalPADS early warning system
for chronic truancy.
3. The school management committee will research the effects of private foundations
training and placing superintendents into public education.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. The committee wishes to thank Board Liaison Michael Stone for his support and
service to the committee these past few years and welcomes Curtis Washington as
our new Board Liaison. Curtis served on the School Safety Committee as a member
of State Council before he was elected to the CTA Board. Welcome home Curtis and
best wishes Michael!
2. The committee received reports from committee liaisons for PTA, SARB, CalOSHA, and the California Safe Schools Coalition.
3. Special thanks to Lorraine Angel for temporarily taking on the role of Recording
Secretary for this council.
4. The committee elected a new sub-committee chair for legislation, Kathy MCDonell.
U-1
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
NBI 10/11-1
That CTA create a cta.org email account for all state delegates. This account will be
used to disseminate all information to State Council members between State Council
meetings.
Rationale:
This account will be the primary means to disseminate all information to
state delegates between State Council meetings. State delegates will then be able to
easily forward that information electronically to the members they represent. This will
dramatically reduce the money CTA spends on printing and postage.
[Mark Anglin (PR&R)/Tom Noriega (RET)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE CTA BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
NBI 10/11-2
That CTA investigate the caseloads for teachers of special education students and
determine if it is possible to quantify the number of hours established in the IEP as a
maximum rather than the number of students determined by caseload.
Rationale:
Currently the cap on a teacher’s instructional time is viewed in terms of
the number of students. With the notion of RTI, teachers are being asked to meet the
needs of more students, thus adding on to their caseload. Students are requiring more
service hours, so the “number” of students does not portray the workload. Thus, if CTA
were to investigate putting a cap on the minutes on the caseload, rather than a student
cap, our teachers would be able to meet the demands of the IEP and the schools could
reassess how they determine intervention through the RTI.
[Ann Katzburg (COM))/Laura Finco (PR&R)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION
COMMITTEE.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
-Y1-
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-3
That CTA request that when our state legislators enforce an added authorization to our
credentials the state provide the funding for the required training.
Rationale:
There is a mandate for Special Ed teachers to have an added
authorization for teaching students with autism. As with CLAD, this newly required
authorization for a small percentage of teachers could evolve to include all educators
who work with students classified with autism. In order to avoid a repeat of the
ambiguities that initially surrounded the certification of acquiring a “CLAD” certificate,
whenever the legislators pass an added authorization the state should provide the
funding for the training. Therefore, all parties can be prepared with the best practices to
educate our students.
[Ann Katzburg (COM))/Laura Finco (PR&R)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE CREDENTIALS AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
COMMITTEES.
NBI 10/11-4
That CTA investigate the feasibility of adding teachers now required to administer
Diastat to the same liability insurance coverage as that offered to other CTA members
(physical/occupational therapists, special education teachers, physical education, etc.)
Rationale:
Now that the law SB161 has been chaptered we have members who
have added risk. They should have protection.
[Sue Kenmotsu (PIC)/Jeff Johnston (NEG)]
DIRECTORS.
NBI 10/11-5
That CTA shall support and encourage legitimate efforts to place on the November
2012 ballot a “Majority Rule” initiative that will allow California’s legislature to determine
revenue measures by a simple majority.
Rationale:
Californians agreed to leave the dark ages of supermajority tyranny in
setting a budget last year. Now the job must be completed and a majority of the
legislators must be given the authority and responsibility to set taxes. Only then can the
serious problems and questions facing California be tackled. Supermajority rule has
proven to produce deadlock, not deliberation.
[Dennis Kelly (COM)/Linda Plack (FPE)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE POLITICAL
INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
-Y2-
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-6
That CTA demand that the California State Joint Legislature Audit Committee call for
performance and financial audits of California’s charter schools.
Rationale:
Charter Schools, independent charter schools in particular, drain public
schools of funding without being required to provide adequate evidence of financial and
academic efficacy. The JLAC can direct the California Bureau of State Audits to
explore the financial and/or performance records of any school receiving state funding.
[Jeff Daucher (FPE)/Ellen Gutierrez (FPE)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE NEGOTIATIONS
COMMITTEE.
NBI 10/11-7
That CTA write an open letter of support for Carlos Montes, Civil Rights (Education)
crusader of the 1960’s “walk-out” era, to improve conditions for students of East L.A.
He is falsely accused on trumped-up charges because of his continual activism and
advocacy of social justice issues.
Rationale:
Carlos Montes is a long-time public education and civil rights activist
who helped LAUSD teachers fight Los Angeles Mayor A. Villaraigosa against his sellout of public schools and challenged LAUSD School Board President Monica Garcia,
who promoted school giveaways to charters. Montes continues to help lead teachercommunity partnerships in reform and endlessly advocates for students’ rights. On May
17, 2011 his home was raided by a SWAT team at 5:00 a.m. with the FBI. They
ransacked his home after busting the door and took his historical documents, computer
and baby’s photo album. He’s charged with six felonies due to his antique gun
collection, while authorities questioned him about organizations. This is an injustice
that could happen to any one of us. An injury to one is an injury to all.
[Kelly Flores (TEAF)/CTA Hispanic Caucus]
DIRECTORS.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
-Y3-
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-8
That CTA:
1. Inform local school boards of CTA’s support for “America’s Weapons Rebate to
Education Act;”
2. Encourage local school boards to adopt resolutions asking the California
Legislature to pass a joint resolution supporting AWREA;
3. Find a legislator to carry the joint resolution;
4. Do a press release on #3.
Rationale:
In April, State Council adopted an NBI asking the California Legislature
to pass a joint resolution encouraging Congress to pass “America’s Weapons Rebate
to Education Act,” (AWREA), a citizen’s bill. The bill would require reductions in
weapons spending and appropriate the money saved to the states for public education.
Former CTA president David Sanchez sent a letter to this effect on June 1. Two school
boards have adopted similar resolutions. Support from more local school boards will
add publicity and strength to this campaign and the bill. A sponsor in the legislature
and press release are essential.
[Betty Olson-Jones (BUD)/ Jim Mordecai (STL)]
DIRECTORS.
NBI 10/11-9
That the CTA Board of Directors provide assistance to the Sweetwater Education
Association’s (SEA) efforts to oppose the waiving of the ballot for re-districting by
trustee area for the Sweetwater Union High School District. This assistance can take
the form of a letter of support, lobbying assistance or however the CTA Board deems
appropriate.
Rationale:
We are not opposed to re-districting by trustee area. We are opposed to
our district’s waiver to remove the right to vote on this issue from our community. At the
moment there appears to be a concerted effort to unseat two school board members
that are our only Hispanic board members. Our district’s current plan will likely result in
a less diverse school board. As the waiver application must be approved in
Sacramento, we request CTA’s assistance.
[Alex Anguiano (FPE)/Roberto Rodriguez (PIC)]
DIRECTORS
CTA STATE COUNCIL
-Y4-
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-10
That CTA review charter law, EERA and other applicable laws to determine whether or
not a current school’s site administration can initiate charter conversion discussions on
behalf of Charter Management Organizations (CMO). CTA will report these findings to
local presidents, primary contact staff and State Council representatives.
Rationale:
Education for Change (EFC), an Oakland-based CMO, has taken
advantage of school closure discussions to make advances to frightened teachers,
administrators and parents, etc. Specifically, principals have initiated these charter
conversion conversations on behalf of EFC and have asked their staffs not to speak to
union or district representatives until votes have been taken.
[Manny Lopez (NEG)/ Betty Olson-Jones (BUD)]
COMMITTEE.
NBI 10/11-11
That CTA support efforts to change the State Eduation Code in order to grant
permanent status to substitute teachers, provided that the substitute teacher has
worked a minimum of 100 days for five non-consecutive years, and has completed at
least one course in classroom management.
Rationale:
Substitute teachers play an integral role in academic achievement and
contribute positively to ADA (Average Daily Attendance). Substitute teachers create
lesson plans, provide continuity, grade papers, manage classrooms and perform all of
the duties of the regular classroom teacher. It is time for the state of California to
recognize the 99% and support efforts full-time substitute teachers make to providing a
quality public education for all citizens. Thank you for standing up for the 99%.
[David Lyell (CPD)/MJ Roberts (SPS)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE TEACHER
EVALUATION AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM COMMITTEE.
NBI 10/11-12
That CTA appoint a liaison to the Statewide National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP) Organization, on behalf of the CTA African-American
Caucus.
Rationale:
Historically the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
people (NAACP) has been the vanguard civil rights organization for equality and equity
in education for African Americans. With the crisis in education it is imperative that CTA
establish/reestablish meaningful ongoing communications as a part of community
outreach. The recent increase of charter schools in the ethnic community (focusing on
the African American community) demonstrates the need to reaffirm CTA’s
commitment to equal access to quality public education for all.
[Eleanor Evans (C&I)/Simone Zulu (CTA African-American Caucus)]
DIRECTORS.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
-Y5-
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-13
That CTA make an exception to the use of ABC funds in school board elections to
allow use of funds in the elections of County Board of Supervisors only in counties in
which the Board of Supervisors appoint the School Board members.
Rationale:
In Los Angeles County the LACDE School Board members serve at the
discretion of the county supervisor who appointed him/her and are thus shielded from
the need to serve other constituents. The LACDE Superintendent of Schools is also an
at-will employee of the L.A. Board of Supervisors. ABC funding in this circumstance will
support the elections of public education-friendly county supervisors.
[Faith Brandstetter (SEC)/Celia Lamantia (SEC)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE POLITICAL
INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE.
NBI 10/11-14
That CTA work with its partners in the Education Coalition, the governor and the
legislature to mitigate the effects on rural districts that an implementation of the
January triggers in the State Budget will have with the loss of transportation funding.
Rationale:
Rural districts are often large in areas with scattered populations that must be
transported great distances to and from school every day. CTA recognizes the
disproportionate and disastrous effects that a loss of transportation dollars will have on
rural districts. Not only will transportation dollars be lost but ADA will also be lost as
students will have parents who have difficulty transporting their children to and from
school. Inevitably, students will be deprived of a free public education if these cuts go
forward.
[Karl Kildow (BUD)/Bill Lindoff (COM)]
DIRECTORS.
NBI 10/11-15
That CTA establish a couple of seats for persons with hearing impairments at all CTA
conference/training sessions and have conference trainers use best practices for
accommodating persons with hearing impairments.
Rationale:
It is sometimes difficult for CTA conference attendees with hearing
impairments to hear at CTA conferences/trainings. Accommodations would help
persons with hearing impairments to access information better.
[Pamela Greenhalgh (SEC)/Evelynn Joy Kight-Moore(STL)]
DIRECTORS.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
-Y6-
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-16
That CTA communicate through all existing media that we stand against the concepts
of money as speech, corporate personhood and limitless contributions by for-profit
corporations; and that CTA endorse the movement to amend the U.S. Constitution to
make that stance law.
Rationale:
CTA has so far taken a cold to lukewarm position on reforming
campaign law to undo the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on corporate
campaign contributions. CTA and NEA are corporate entities but we are not-for-profit
and we are democratic bodies where elected representatives make decisions on behalf
of the membership. To ally ourselves with corporations against progressive groups (as
did NEA in one amicus brief) is shortsighted. We must make the distinction between a
union and a corporation and we must be vocal, visible and supportive around the
fightback against money as speech, corporate personhood, etc.
[Steve Neat (NEG)/Keith D. Brown (SSM)]
DIRECTORS.
NBI 10/11-17
That CTA seek legislation barring school site administrators from initiating charter
conversion conversations on behalf of Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) if
indeed they may currently do so under charter law, EERA and other applicable laws.
Rationale:
The management/employee dynamic is one that many have difficulty
with and one that enables manipulation if not coercion. The CMO Education for
Change has a long history of using these tactics to achieve conversions at two schools
and is currently at it again.
[Manny Lopez (NEG)/Steve neat (NEG)]
COMMITTEE.
NBI 10/11-18
That CTA advocate that site and/or district administrators not be allowed to use student
data evaluation systems such as DataWise or DataDirector as a tool for teacher
evaluations.
Rationale:
Student data evaluation systems such as DataWise or DataDirector are
a valuable tool in helping teachers look at student data in an effort to help students
achieve academic success. We, the teachers of the state of California, applaud the use
of these valuable tools for their intended purpose. Unfortunately, that these tools are
being used in the teacher evaluation process is a factually inaccurate measure of
teacher effectiveness and is often in direct violation of contracts.
[Jerry Eaton (STL)/Daly Jordan Koch (C&I)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE TEACHER
EVALUATION AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM COMMITTEE.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
-Y7-
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-19
That CTA should formulate a policy on the implementation and curriculum of STEM
(Science Technology Engineering & Math) programs.
Rationale:
We believe CTA should take a position and develop policy to cover
STEM education because it is being implemented in school districts state and
nationwide. The curriculum and implementation is being created, designed and
implemented by corporations without educator input. We have taken similar positions
on other curricular issues and should be proactive in this case as well.
[John R. Grove (C&I)/Vickie Shoenhair (C&I)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE.
NBI 10/11-20
That CTA restructure the CTA Board of Directors to include two directors from Higher
Ed and one director from ESP.
Rationale:
These two groups represent diverse areas and diverse members from
across the state. Currently Higher Ed has a CTA director representing Higher Ed. ESP
as a new group of members have no representation on the CTA Board that represents
them.
[Joan Sholars (BUD)/Michael Musser (BUD)]
DIRECTORS.
NBI 10/11-21
That CTA support legislation to end the discrimination and harassment of minority
teachers based on their accent, language, cultural and ethnic background.
Rationale:
Many minority teachers are suffering discrimination and being harassed
due to their accents and personal identity. In Arizona, and other local California
schools, principals are giving negative evaluations and making derogatory comments
(verbally) regarding teachers’ accents.
[Miriam Aguilar Escobar (ECE)/Fernando Ledezma (CTA Hispanic Caucus)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS IN
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
-Y8-
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-22
That CTA directors lobby to support federal Initiatives that respect “state certification”
requirements for teachers.
Rationale:
We must protect the rights of our members. “The reauthorization of
ESEA is overdue 4 years, which means the flaws of NCLB still apply to our public
schools,”- NEA Board of Directors. Currently there are teachers in the process of being
fired due to the NCLB regulations. State certification (credentials, licenses) should be
honored to avoid our members being left behind.
[Miriam Aguilar Escobar (ECE)/Fernando Ledezma (CRE)]
DIRECTORS.
NBI 10/11-23
That CTA establish a task force through the Retirement Committee to review the
CalSTRS Defined Benefits Supplemental Program as to definition of benefits, member
notification and salary designation and possible penalties to the districts for noncompliance.
Rationale:
Some districts are reporting these “overtime activities” as regular salary
and when CalSTRS does its audit and discovers overpayment of benefits it requires
the member to repay the money of the incorrect payment.
[Dorothy Moser (RET)/Sharon Fitch Boudreau (RET)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE RETIREMENT
COMMITTEE.
NBI 10/11-24
That CTA have all those listed at the top of committee reports add contact information
so that those people can be contacted by any member. The contact information can be
email address or a phone number.
Rationale:
Only CTA staff members and directors have cta.org email addresses, so
other leaders need to include their contact information. State Council members need
access to these leaders every day and not just during council weekends.
[Karla Orosco (STL)/Liz Esquivel-Waterman (PR&R)]
DIRECTORS.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
-Y9-
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-25
That CTA open the WiFi connection in the California Ballroom and other meeting
rooms because the WiFi purchased via The Bonaventure does not work in these areas.
Rationale:
Many use Web 2.0 and cloud applications to access information
between devices and to take notes. It is very frustrating to pay $9.00 for WiFi but not
access it while in meetings.
[Karla Orosco (STL)/Myndi Hardgrave (PR&R)]
DIRECTORS.
NBI 10/11-26
That CTA encourage and support progress reports from local school boards on AB 189
and SB 734 legislation, to local CTA Boards.
Rationale:
AB 189 and SB 734 legislation benefit adult education, community
college licensed technical programs and trade tech programs at secondary schools.
AB 189 – requires local school boards and superintendents to hold public meetings to
disclose what categorical funds are being used in order to fund other educational
programs.
SB 734 – as passed by the legislature recognizes the potential for leveraging
occupational training leading to employment.
[W. Paul Buczko (FPE)/Elgin Scott (AST)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE ALTERNATIVE
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
NBI 10/11-27
That CTA support the federal lawsuit filed by students and civil rights activists from
BAMN to overturn proposition 209. CTA will look into submitting an Amicus brief and
taking future appropriate actions in support of this pro-affirmative action case.
Rationale:
Since proposition 209 the numbers of Black, Latina/o, Native American
and other underrepresented students attending the U.C.’s flagship schools have
dropped drastically. A victory against segregation in California will set the tone for the
nation. We should join Governor Jerry Brown, virtually every national civil rights
organization, immigrant rights groups, etc., who have already pledged to oppose 209 in
this case.
[Fernando Ledezma (CRE)/ Miriam Aguilar Escobar (ECE)]
DIRECTORS.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
- Y 10 -
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
NBI 10/11-28
That CTA require the calorie count on all food presented to members at any and all
CTA functions.
Rationale:
CTA serves as a role model for the next generation. Although we cannot
require members to eat healthily, we can make members aware of the food choices we
make. CTA should be committed to healthy living and we should promote healthy living
through awareness.
[Alicia Williamson (CPD)/ Joe Hermann (AST)]
DIRECTORS.
NBI 10/11-29
That CTA write policy language to protect teacher created assessment/testing material
security.
Rationale:
Parents are requesting copies of student tests. Teachers have spent
hours crafting these tests to be certain the questions accurately assess student
knowledge. Test data is used for long-range planning. Releasing tests to parents could
invalidate the measurement. We fear tests will be posted on internet, resulting in
additional teacher time and invalid data.
[Tammy Edwards (C&I)/ Colleen Briner-Schmidt (ECE)]
THE ABOVE ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE ASSESSMENT AND
TESTING COMMITTEE.
CTA STATE COUNCIL
- Y 11 -
OCTOBER 22-23, 2011
STATE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Pat Mazzulli, Chairperson
Mark Murray, Vice Chairperson
Don Dawson, Board Liaison
Mildred Dodd, Recorder
Lori Easterling, Consultant
Toni Trigueiro, Consultant
A.
None
A.
None
1.
INTERIM POSITIONS TAKEN SINCE JUNE 4, 2011
Support
AB 210
Hernandez
(D-69)
Maternity services.
9/16/2011
Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for maternity services by July 1, 2012; "Maternity services"
are defined to include prenatal care, ambulatory care maternity services, involuntary complications of pregnancy,
neonatal care, and inpatient hospital maternity care, including labor and delivery and postpartum care.
This position has been approved by Mary Strobridge, Chair of the Negotiations Committee, as well as by Pat
Mazzulli, Chair of the State Legislation Committee.
Disapprove
AB 440
Brownley
(D-41)
Charter schools.
7/5/2011
Requires the State Controller to propose, and the Education Audits Appeal Panel to adopt, a charter school
supplement to the audit guide to provide guidance to auditors regarding which sections of the school district and
county office of education audit guide apply to charter schools; and authorizes a charter school not meeting academic
renewal criteria to apply to the State Board of Education for a determination of academic eligibility for the renewal of
its charter by submitting evidence of the school’s academic success.
Support
AB 853
Blumenfield
(D-40)
Online education: school attendance.
8/16/2011
Relaxes the requirements placed on school districts, county offices of education and charter schools for funding high
school pupils enrolled in online classes (in a classroom-based setting, offered through an online program, or both)
that meets minimum instructional time requirements and where each online course in which the pupil is enrolled is a
"high-quality" online course.
This position has been approved by Laura Finco, Chair of the Professional Rights & Responsibilities Committee, as
well as by Pat Mazzulli, Chair of the State Legislation Committee.
Disapprove
AB 853
Blumenfield
(D-40)
Online education: school attendance.
6/22/2011
Relaxes the requirements placed on school districts, county offices of education and charter schools for calculating
Z-1
and funding Average Daily Attendance for high school pupils enrolled in online classes (in a classroom-based setting,
offered through an online program, or both) that meets minimum instructional time requirements and where each
online course in which the pupil is enrolled is a "high-quality" online course (board approved, quality teacher contact
time at least twice per month, HQT teachers, same curriculum, proctored exams).
This position has been approved by Greg Bonaccorsi, Chair of the Professional Rights & Responsibilities Committee,
as well as by Pat Mazzulli, Chair of the State Legislation Committee.
Watch
AB 1151
Feuer
(D-42)
10/4/2011
Public retirement systems: investments: Iran.
Requires CalSTRS to make determinations in regard to the California Public Divest from Iran Act in a properly
noticed public hearing of the full board and that proposed findings be made public 72 hours before they are
considered by the board. This measure also requires similar open session determinations of whether a company has
taken substantial action to curtail business operations in Iran, and modifies the definition of business operations in
Iran.
This position has been approved by Maggie Ellis, Chair of the Retirement Committee, as well as by Pat Mazzulli,
Chair of the State Legislation Committee.
Oppose
SB 27
Simitian
(D-11)
6/30/2011
Public retirement: final compensation: computation:
retirees.
Precludes additional types of compensation from the calculation of teachers' retirement benefits and includes them in
their Defined Benefit Supplement benefit which increases the extent to which retirement benefits paid to CalSTRS
members will reflect the annual compensation they earned while employed; and creates a 125 percent limit on
specific areas on compensation earnable increases over a five-year period of service that ends in the last year that the
member's final compensation is determined.
Support
SB 126
Steinberg
(D-6)
Agricultural labor relations.
9/9/2011
Provides that if the Agricultural Labor Relations Board sets aside an election because of employer misconduct that (in
addition to affecting the outcome of an election) would render slight the chances of a new election reflecting the free
and fair choice of employees, the labor organization shall be certified as the exclusive bargaining representative for
the bargaining unit.
Support
SB 140
Lowenthal
(D-27)
Instructional materials.
7/25/2011
Requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to develop a list, by July 1, 2012, of supplemental
instructional materials that are aligned with California's Common Core Academic Content Standards (CCSS) in
language arts and mathematics for use in K-8; requires the State Board of Education (SBE) to either approve or reject
the supplemental instructional materials proposed by the CDE; allows school districts to approve instructional
materials other than those approved by the SBE if the district determines other supplemental instructional materials
are aligned to the CCSS and meet the needs of the pupils of the district; requires supplemental instructional materials
approved by the SBE and a school district to be reviewed by content review experts; requires CDE to assess a fee on
publishers that participate in the 8th grade mathematics instructional materials adoption process; requires the
adoption of 8th grade mathematics instructional materials by the SBE pursuant to the bill to be considered the
adoption of instructional materials aligned to the CCSS for 8th grade mathematics; and requires CDE to maintain on
its Internet Web site a list of supplemental instructional materials approved by the SBE.
This position has been approved by Daly Jordan-Koch, Chair of the Curriculum & Instruction Committee, as well as
by Pat Mazzulli, Chair of the State Legislation Committee.
Support
SB 202
Hancock
(D-9)
Ballot initiatives: filing fees.
Z-2
9/7/2011
Shifts all qualified initiative measures from primary and general elections to general elections only.
This position has been approved by Tim Sbranti, Chair of the Political Involvement Committee, as well as by Pat
Support
SB 222
Evans
(D-13)
Maternity services.
9/16/2011
Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for maternity services by July 1, 2012; "Maternity services"
are defined to include prenatal care, ambulatory care maternity services, involuntary complications of pregnancy,
neonatal care, and inpatient hospital maternity care, including labor and delivery and postpartum care.
Support
SB 349
Negrete McLeod
(D-32)
State Teachers' Retirement Plan.
8/4/2011
Allows CalSTRS to continue to pay the Medicare premiums for retired CalSTRS members who did not qualify for
premium-free coverage through their own employment or their spouse's employment; and avoids the need for these
retirees to pay an additional $5,400 per year in Medicare premiums that CalSTRS has been paying for as long as ten
years.
Support
SB 477
Wright
(D-25)
6/24/2011
Inglewood Unified School District: emergency loan.
Provides emergency apportionment assistance to the Inglewood Unified School District and requires the
Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to assume all the rights, duties, and powers of the governing board of the
Inglewood Unified School District and to appoint a state administrator to act on behalf of the SPI in exercising the
SPI's authority over the school district.
This position has been approved by Eric Padget, Chair of the Financing Public Education Committee, as well as by
Pat Mazzulli, Chair of the State Legislation Committee.
Support
SB 857
Lieu
(D-28)
9/1/2011
Public employment: unlawful strike damages.
Prohibits an employer's recovery of damages resulting from expenses incurred in anticipation of, or in preparation
for, an unlawful employee strike.
Support
SB 931
Vargas
(D-40)
Public employee organizations.
7/5/2011
Amends the Educational Employer-Employee Relations Act (EERA) and the Higher Education Employer-Employee
Relations Act (HEERA) to include a prohibition on the use of public funds to pay consultants and legal advisors on
ways to minimize or deter the exercise of union rights.
2.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation from the State Legislation (STL) Committee
Community College Association Proposed Sponsored Legislation
Held pending action on policy by the Higher Education Policies Workgroup Community College CEO Compensation
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Community College Association Proposed Sponsored Legislation
Released/Reassigned Time Backfill
MATTERS PENDING
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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
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State Legislation Committee Liaison Assignments
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Alternative, Career & Technical Education
Assessment & Testing
Civil Rights in Education
Community College Association
Credentials and Professional Development
Curriculum & Instruction
Early Childhood Education
Language Acquisition
Negotiations
Political Involvement
Professional Rights & Responsibilities
Retirement
School Safety/Management
Special Education
Student Support Services
Teacher Evaluation & Academic Freedom
David Eldridge & Richard Radcliff
Ronda Champagne
Roberta Sanchez & Jerry Eaton
Lee Haggerty
Cheryl R. Fowlkes & Karla Orosco
Mandy Redfern & Felicia Sandoval
James Sutter & Ana Valencia
Jim Mordecai & Ken McPherson
Laura DuPre & Ingrid Gunnell
James Summers & Loretta Crljenica
Mougo Nyaggah & Shelly Fields
Stan Smith
Evelynn-Joy Kight-Moore & Robert Hill
Nancy Roberts
Connie Gearheart
Nancy Glenn & John Lindner
Barbara Franklin & Tami Carlson
Roving Liaisons: Pat Mazzulli, Mark Murray, Don Dawson and Mildred Dodd
2. The State Legislation Committee will be conducting its highly acclaimed “Processing State
Legislation” training at the next State Council on Friday evening, January 28th, from 5:30 pm
to 6:30 pm. Committees are respectfully requested to avoid scheduling meetings during
this hour. This year our emphasis will be on new legislative subcommittee Chairs and new
legislative committee Consultants. While the focus will be on those who are new to the
process, all are welcome.
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