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DAILY UPDATE #77 -- 7/09/2020
- AASD OFFICE CLOSURE
AASD will be sending out a Daily Update, Monday-Friday, throughout the school closure period. The Weekly Update will continue as usual on Thursdays with the typical news and information for AASD members. The AASD Office will remain closed during the period of time the schools/district are closed. AASD staff will be working remotely and can be reached at the contact information at the end of this Update.
AASD has created a Google Form for AASD Members to report issues, questions or concerns regarding work-related issues, COVID-19 virus and school reopening. Any issues, questions or concerns submitted via the Google form will be shared daily with the District. AASD will then share the answers to issues, questions or concerns submitted as those answers are received from the district. You may also share your gratitude for another AASD member, district personnel, etc. via the same link.
The link to share issues/questions/concerns/gratitude is:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVSsqBQSHboCdgqbnpaucUY--DHKjosG8MAmRuCxawzB4blg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Please do not share this link outside of AASD membership (classified and certificated management/supervisors). The link will be active until this crisis is over. PLEASE CHECK THE DISTRICT’S WEBSITE TO ENSURE YOUR ISSUE/QUESTION/ CONCERN HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED THERE.
NOTE: All previous AASD Daily Updates and Weekly Updates are located on the AASD Website www.aasdcs.org if you need to refer back to them for information.
- IMPORTANT BARGAINING UPDATE
AASD entered into impacts and effects of school reopening bargaining today for both our certificated and classified members. Bargaining began with Chief Negotiator Donis Coronel sharing AASD’s support of the announcement late yesterday that decisions regarding school reopening must be based on science and research. Decisions about reopening should not be made by those who are not experts in the specialty field related to COVID-19 and should not be made from a political standpoint. The joint statement came from the District and SDEA following their bargaining session yesterday. Members today have expressed concern that the communication that went out last night was from the District and SDEA and that AASD was not a part of it. While that is accurate, please see that in the statement that “administrators” is noted twice in the statement. At today’s bargaining, AASD shared that our members must be represented and a part of any dialogue involving a panel of medical professionals who will be making recommendations about school reopening.
AASD presented the District with a certificated proposal and a classified proposal. Please remember that these are PROPOSALS only. Our AASD proposals were written taking the information shared by members at the AASD input sessions and from member feedback, taking into consideration what is within the scope of bargaining and what is not within scope. District officials received AASD’s proposals and asked clarifying questions which AASD responded to. The District will present AASD with a counterproposal tomorrow and then bargaining will resume. AASD will keep members updated on the progress of negotiations.
Please read through the proposals. Again, these are PROPOSALS ONLY.
Certificated Proposal Classified Proposal
- IMPORTANT -- ALL AASD MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING, PLEASE READ - UPDATED INFORMATION AS OF 2PM
AASD has been notified by the District leadership that in order to prepare for the reopening of schools, the District will be surveying all employees, including AASD-represented members AND RETIRED ADMINISTRATORS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING RECENTLY, on three preference topics: onsite or remote working (if available within the job classification), requests for accommodations, and retirement incentive interest (not applicable to retired members) (Note from AASD: At this time, there is no specific information on what that incentive might look like.)
The purpose of the survey is to obtain all staff members' preferences and their interest only. When employees complete the form, they are not making a commitment, only informing the District of their preference/interest based on their current situation and the information we all currently have. The District needs this data in order to plan for assignments, staffing and to provide reasonable employee accommodations. The information in the survey will remain confidential. The survey includes a section for all employees to ask questions.
AASD was told that the District planned to send the survey out on Wednesday this week via e-mail and there will also be a phone call notifying all employees of the survey. The survey is due on July 15 17, 2020.
If AASD-represented members or retired members receive questions from other employees that report to them, please refer the employee back to the survey to list their question there and it will be answered by the District.
If AASD-represented members or retired members have questions prior to completing the form, please contact Donis Coronel by e-mail at donis@aasdcs.org or by cell phone/text to 619-813-8792. Donis is in bargaining all day July 10, so return e-mails, calls or texts may occur in the evening or on the weekend.
- DISTRICT COMMUNICATION
The following communication was sent to Principals on July 8. Regarding the Reopening Plan Update, all employees received the information at their sandi.net e-mail address.
- REOPENING PLAN UPDATE **NEW INFORMATION** 8:45 PM
- Please click HERE for an important message from San Diego Unified and SDEA.
- This information will be shared centrally by our Communications department.
- DEVICE EXCHANGE CENTERS
- Device exchange centers at Hoover HS and San Diego HS will close this Friday, July 10th.
- The Clairemont HS and Lincoln HS locations will remain open through July 31st.
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (AFSA) “REOPENING SCHOOLS SAFELY” REPORT WAS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE NBC TODAY SHOW
As Local 134 of AFSA, AASD is pleased to share with you that, this morning, the AFSA Reopening Schools Safely in the age of COVID report (https://www.theschoolleader.org/sites/default/files/reopenschoolsf2.pdf), was highlighted on the NBC Today show. Here is a link to the video clip- https://www.facebook.com/AFSAUnion/videos/269314717690515/
AASD Members Bryan Ehm, Jennifer Marrone and Jeff Thomas were instrumental in the creation of this report. Thank you for representing AASD in this nationwide effort!
- OTHER NEWS
Dr. Wilma Wooten says schools can’t open because that gives 'the opportunity for people to gather' (KUSI, July 8)
https://www.kusi.com/dr-wilma-wooten-says-schools-cant-open-because-that-gives-the-opportunity-for-people-to-gather/
Top Pediatrician Says States Shouldn’t Force Schools To Reopen If Virus Is Surging (NPR, July 8)
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/08/888853601/school-reopenings-should-keep-public-health-in-mind-pediatric-group-says
Coronavirus spike puts reopening of K-12 campuses at risk, says LA County's top health official (LA Times, July 8)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-08/campus-reopening-at-risk-from-coronavirus-surge
Here’s What Some Local School Districts Plan for Upcoming School Year Amid Fluctuating Virus Cases (NBC San Diego, July 9)
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/heres-what-some-local-school-districts-plan-for-upcoming-school-year-amid-fluctuating-virus-cases/2361366/
- SPECIAL GRATITUDE
If an AASD member has a department or individual that deserves special recognition during this time of crisis, please use the link above for reporting issues/questions/ concerns/gratitude to show your gratitude for the department or individual. AASD will publish that special thanks in our next Daily Update.
- DISTRICT WEBSITE
For your convenience, the District has created a list of Frequently Asked Questions. To access that list, click the link https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/covid19/staff-info
- AASD CONTACT INFORMATION DURING THE DISTRICT CLOSURE
Executive Director, Donis Coronel -- donis@aasdcs.org 619-813-8792
Office Manager, Linda Crout-Hamel -- linda@aasdcs.org 619-861-2701
Office Clerk, Jim Costello -- jim@aasdcs.org
Please keep informed via the District’s website www.sandi.net, Daily Updates from AASD and via the AASD Website www.aasdcs.org.
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