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H.E.A. Newsletter
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Volume 1 - Issue 4 - December 2001-January 2002
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Executive Board
Jim Pace
President
Gordon Williamson
vice-president
Jose Madera
Treasurer
Betsy Patridge
Secretary
Vernon Johns
Secondary Director
Scott Johnson
Elementary Director
Fran McCullough
Director At Large
Rep Council
Catherine Aure
Karen Barkley
Dean Blackburn
Kathy Brauche
Joan Case
Pat Cook
Norma Egzer
Claudia Ethun
Jim Garrett
Susan Gaus
Valeria Gilmore
Darrin Grebel
Glenn Houston
Barbara Jacobs
Selena Kakuda
Margaret Kennedy
Jon Lee
Jackie Marsh
Terry McGrath
John Mchenry
Kathryn Mustain
Gwynneth Morin
Sara Pifer
Diana Pruiett
Linda Rector
Yolette Rios
Cheryl Roberts
Cheryl Rutledge
Deborah K. Thomas
Jeanne Triska
Mike Watesworth
Dick Westerhoff
Kathryn Wetsch
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President's Message
By Jim Pace, H.E.A President
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Towards the end of the year it is time for all of us to reflect on what we were able to accomplish. This is also true of the Association.
Since August the Association has accomplished the following:
First, we have launched our own web site www.hesperiateachers.com At this web site you can access our contract on-line or you can check health benefits and locate health care providers that participate in our insurance programs. These providers are listed by city all across the state of California.
Secondly, we have started a political action fund to be used for school board elections. We have had over 100 people divert part of their local HEA dues to this fund. Our goal is to have 100% of the membership fill out and return the PAC form, which can be found on our web site, and return it to the association office.
Third, the association endorsed and supported three school board members: Eric Swanson, Nellie Gogley and Jack Hamilton. All the candidates that we endorsed were successfully elected to the Hesperia Unified School Board.
Lastly, we were able to send 22 members from this association to the High Desert Service Center Conference. At this conference Reps and Executive Board members learned new strategies to better represent the association.
We have much work ahead of us! Following this article you will find the Sunshine List for Successor Agreement that we will be bringing to the negotiating table, but while we still have a lot of work ahead of us, it is nice to look back on what we have accomplished as an association since August.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
Your Executive Board
Jim Pace
Gordon Williamson Vernon Johns
Betsy Patridge Fran McCullough
Jose Madera Scott Johnson
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Sunshine List for Successor Agreement
Article 9, Salary
Our intent is to address compensation that allows unit members to maintain a comfortable living standard.
Article 10, Health and Welfare
Our intent is to update the article's wording and make health and welfare benefits fair for all unit members.
Article 11, Safety
Our intent is to provide language that ensures the safety of all unit members at district facilities.>Article 12, Leaves
Our intent is to strengthen and clarify language on all types of leave.
Article 15, Class Size
Our intent is to determine class size at levels that provide for optimum learning and instructional effectiveness.
Article 16, Transfers, Reassignments
Our intent is to clarify language for fair, consistent and justifiable.
Article 18, Administrative Leadership Survey
Our intent is to identify a fair, meaningful and uniform administrative evaluation system.
Article 19, Grievances
Our intent is to make the grievance process a fair, impartial and consistent process.
Additionally, the leadership of Hesperia Education Association would like to address two additional issues: Clean up language throughout the contract and addition of language addressing Special Education concerns. |
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Contract Highlights
By Vern Johns
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Article 17 of the contract deals with the process of teacher evaluation. Probationary teachers are "observed twice a year and evaluated annually." Tenured teachers face evaluation every two years.
The teacher's "immediate supervisor and/or site administrator" is responsible for observations and evaluations. This person together with the teacher establishes Professional Performance Objectives for the teacher within 30 working days of starting his or her teaching assignment.
Five Professional Performance Objectives are established. From Section D-1-b of Article 17, these objectives relate to: (1) Curricular Objectives and Instructional Techniques / Strategies, (2)Classroom Management / Suitable Learning Environment, (3) Professional Duties and Responsibilities, (4) Professional Development. |
Category 1, above, is to contain two objectives. The remaining performance objectives should be addressed by one objective each.
After the objectives are laid out, the evaluator or the teacher may request a review of the objectives before February 1 for "re-evaluating and, if necessary, revising the Professional Performance Objectives."
The next procedure in the evaluation process is the Pre-Observation Conference. The evaluator must notify the teacher at least three days prior of the scheduled observation. At this meeting, the teacher and evaluator "review any information pertinent to the observation prior to the observation." The formal evaluation is to be conducted before February 1 for permanent teachers. Within forty-five (45)days after the start of the school year, probationary teachers receive the first of at least two formal observations. |
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Secretary's Report
By Betsy Patridge
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Our last Rep Council meeting was held concurrently with the High Desert Leadership Conference which was held in Laughlin November 16-18. The Reps participated in many training workshops. Business covered included: The Role of the Site Representatives, The Grievance Process, Evaluations and District Budgets. Your Reps have much good information to take back to their sites.
In keeping with the HEA Bylaws, there is no Rep Council meeting during December
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The HEA Insurance Committee will meet December 17. HEA will be at the negotiating table December 18.Site Rep Meeting at the HEA office will be January 17Liaison Site Reps will attend the Laison Committee at the HEA office January 24 at 4:00 p.m. with Mr. Dick Bray to discuss non-contractual issues.
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Insurance Information
By Fran McCullough |
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| We now have two Delta Dental Plans available. You can continue using the old plan and receive the same benefits as before or you can use the Delta Preferred Option (DPO) which gives you the same benefits but adds and additional $500 to your yearly coverage. In order to receive the DPO option you must use a DPO dentist. | Many Delta dentists are part of the DPO network. If your dentist is not part of the network, you might ask him to join. To receive a listing of dentists in this area, call (800)427-3237 or visit the Delta online directory at: www.deltadentalca.org and click the Dentist Directory button to search for Delta dentists, including DPO dentist. |
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CTA - NEA Link
By Fran McCullough
The Average Length of Disability for CTA Members is 142 Days
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Did you know that the average Length of disability for CTA members is 142 days? How would you pay your bills if you suddenly lost your income due to serious illness or injury? The CTA Group Disability Insurance Plan is designed to work with your other
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benefit programs to help you maintain an adequate level of income while you are unable to work.To obtain more information or apply for the CTA Group Disability Insurance Plan, call UnumProvident at (800)282-4049 benefits@cta.org.
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By The #'s
By Jose Madera, Treasurer
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A few months ago in the Daily Press there was an article entitled "Report calls for raising teachers' salaries." Delaine Eastin, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, was urging the state to increase salaries and phase out the hiring of uncredentialed teachers. "We want recruitment and retention, not just of warm bodies, but of educators." Skip Meno who chaired the task force responsible for the report said, "The problem with emergency credentialed folks is they have no prior training and most are gone within a short time. Forty percent are gone within a year."
HEA has compiled 32 salary schedules (2000-2001)from school districts in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. All district schedules are not identical. The following data is our best attempt at providing you with the "big picture."
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Step One Column One
1st Colton 40022
12th Hesperia 34000
32nd Needles 27508
Step 5 Maximum
1st Chaffey 53010
22nd Hesperia 45502
32nd Baker 38884
Step 10 Maximum
1st Chaffey 63011
16th Hesperia 58232
32nd Baker 48458
Step 15 Maximum
1st Chino 71159
24th Hesperia 61413
32nd Baker 52916
Step 20 Maximum
1st Chino 72779
19th Hesperia 67106
32nd Needles 53897
Maximum
1st Chaffey 79014
22nd Hesperia 67106
32nd Needles 54462 |
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