AASD Weekly Update 06-03-2021

REMINDERS

ALL AASD MEMBERS – PLEASE READ – CLARIFICATION REGARDING PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT (PPI) DAYS.
How do I know how many PPI days I currently have on the books? Is it on my pay stub? No, the PPI day balance is NOT on the pay stub. The site timekeeper has access to the balance on PeopleSoft. If you do not know your balance, have your site timekeeper research and provide you with a current balance. Then read the narrative below in regards to balances/carryover.

Classified AASD Members: Under the current contract all AASD classified members earn 4 PPI days per year on July 1. Under the current contract, AASD members may carry over up to 8 days per year into the new fiscal year. This means that by June 30 of any year, any PPI days on the books in excess of 8 days are forfeited. With the COVID-19 Memorandum of Understanding, an agreement was made to allow members to carryover PPI days in excess of 8. See narrative below:

Any employee who has a PPI day balance on June 30, 2021 of over 8 days is permitted to carry over all days into the 2021-22 fiscal year. Days can be carried over until June 30, 2022. Example:

Mary currently has 12 PPI days on the books. She was planning to use 4 days before June 30, as she knew, per contract, she could only carry over up to 8 days on June 30. She gets her annual 4 day accrual on July 1 each year. With the school closures/COVID year, she did not have the opportunity to use the 4 days to bring the balance down to 8 days. Per the COVID MOU, she can carry over all 12 days into 2021-22 and on July 1 will receive her 4 day annual accrual and will have 16 days on the books. Per the COVID MOU, by June 30, 2022, Mary must use 12 days to bring her balance down to 8 days on June 30, 2022. If she does not bring her balance down during the 2021-22 fiscal year, she will lose any days in excess of 8 days that she can carry over on June 30, 2022. Moral of the Story – find a way to use PPI days or you risk losing them! If you are in this situation with a high number of days – maybe take a day every other month during the 2021-22 fiscal year. If you plan ahead, it should be something that can be planned for and not make a huge impact on the site/department.

Certificated AASD Members: Under the current contract all AASD classified members earn 4 PPI days per year on July 1. Under the current contract, AASD members may carry over up to 8 days per year into the new fiscal yar. This means that by June 30 of any year, any PPI days on the books in excess of 8 days are forfeited. With the COVID-19 Memorandum of Understanding, an agreement was made to allow members to carryover PPI days in excess of 8. See narrative below:

Any employee who has a PPI day balance on June 30, 2021 of over 8 days is permitted to carry over all days into the 2021-22 fiscal year. Days can be carried over until June 30, 2022. Example:

Mary currently has 12 PPI days on the books. She was planning to use 4 days before June 30, as she knew, per contract, she could only carry over up to 8 days on June 30. She gets her annual 4 day accrual on July 1 each year. With the school closures/COVID year, she did not have the opportunity to use the 4 days to bring the balance down to 8 days. Per the COVID MOU, she can carry over all 12 days into 2021-22 and on July 1 will receive her 4 day annual accrual and will have 16 days on the books. Per the COVID MOU, by June 30, 2022, Mary must use 12 days to bring her balance down to 8 days on June 30, 2022. If she does not bring her balance down during the 2021-22 fiscal year, she will lose any days in excess of 8 days that she can carry over on June 30, 2022. Moral of the Story – find a way to use PPI days or you risk losing them! If you are in this situation with a high number of days – maybe take a day every other month during the 2021-22 fiscal year. If you plan ahead, it should be something that can be planned for and not make a huge impact on the site/department.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CERTIFICATED PRINCIPALS AND VICE PRINCIPALS, in recognition of the time certificated school site administrators (principals and vice principals) worked during the 2020 Spring Break (at the beginning of school closures/COVID), all principals and vice principals automatically received 3 additional PPI days which must be used by June 30, 2023. These days are included in the total number of days in PeopleSoft.

In recognition of the time certificated year round site administrators (principals and vice principals) worked during their “off calendar year round” time in April of 2020, all year round principals and vice principals received 3 additional PPI days which must be used by June 30, 2023. (Therefore, principals and vice principals assigned to a year round calendar in Spring 2020 received a total of 6 PPI days – the 3 from Spring Break and 3 additional).

Note to all (classified and certificated) -- Remember, if you leave the District management team to a non-management position or if you leave the District via resignation/retirement/termination, these PPI days do not follow you and are not paid off. Use or lose!

If you have questions regarding the PPI days, please contact AASD Executive Director, Donis Coronel at donis@aasdcs.org
NEGOTIATED HOTLINE FOR AASD MEMBERS IS UP AND RUNNING! In the Return to Instruction MOU, AASD negotiated the following language:

The District will establish a “hotline” available to AASD unit members and other management who are charged with enforcing the health and safety policies and procedures where they can call or e-mail and get immediate assistance when conflicts arise, clarification is needed, or decisions must be made regarding health and safety matters. This hotline will be available on all District workdays, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will be staffed with a person in authority who has the capability to make decisions or who has direct access to those who can make decisions. In the rare event that a message must be left, all calls will be returned promptly, within the same day.

The Hotline is up and running. AASD is pleased to announce that our AASD member, Brian Kenworthy, who is a classified manager (Operations Specialist) is the voice on the other end of the hotline. Many of you know Brian as he has worked for the district for 18 years in departments such as Human Resources, Summer School/ESY, Leadership and Learning, Labor Relations, Office of the Superintendent and the Charter School Office. Brian will be a great resource for our members and is a well-respected manager. Thank you, Brian!

This hotline is for ALL AASD represented members, both classified and certificated. The Hotline phone number is (619) 981-0760.
AASD ANNOUNCES THE 2020-21 AASD DISTINGUISHED LEADERS. Please join the AASD Member Relations Committee in congratulating the following AASD members who have been selected as AASD Distinguished Leaders. They will be honored at an AASD Zoom celebration on Friday, June 18 at 4pm. (Zoom information is below). Anyone is welcome to attend to honor not only our Distinguished Leaders, but also our members who are retiring.

Distinguished Leader Winners (Name, Category; Job Title, School/Dept):
Russ Sperling, Central Office Certificated Manager; Director, VAPA
Veronica Ortega, Classified Manager; Operations Specialist, Office of Secondary Schools
Judith Wind Walker, Classified Supervisor; Payroll Supervisor, Payroll
Bernie Kacijancic, Food and Nutrition Services; Food Services Region Field Manager, Food and Nutrition Services
Jessica Keene, Food and Nutrition Services; Food Services Region Field Manager, Food and Nutrition Services
Tim Suanico, K-8 Principal; Principal, Audubon K-8
Fernando Hernandez, K-8 Principal; Principal, Perkins K-8
Cathy Murphy, POS/BSS III; Plant Operations Supervisor, Patrick Henry HS
Reashon Villery, Elementary Principal; Principal, Oak Park Elementary
Kristi Hunter-Clark, Elementary Principal; Principal, Chollas Mead Elementary
Matt Fallon, Middle Level Principal; Principal, Wangenheim Middle
Steve Will, Middle Level Principal; Principal, Innovation Middle
Jeff Olivero, Sr. High Principal; Principal, UCHS
Celia Ramirez, Retiree; Retired AASD Member
Angelica Hueso, Vice Principal; Vice Principal, Knox Middle
Liz Sloan, Special Recognition; Principal, EB Scripps Elementary
Ron Dare, Special Recognition; Custodial Operations Program Supervisor, PPO

Zoom Invitation:
Donis Coronel, AASD is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Retiree/Distinguished Leader Celebration June 18 at 4pm

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CONDOLENCES
AASD acknowledges deaths of our members, retirees, or their immediate family members via the Weekly Update. If you have information on a death to be reported in the AASD Weekly Update, please contact any of the staff at the AASD office with the information. We appreciate your help with this – we don’t always know right away when a death has occurred or the information on services.
SEE'S CANDIES See's is now offering gift cards instead of the paper gift certificates. The paper gift certificates are no longer available for purchase, but if you have any of the paper gift certificates, they are still valid and will be honored at stores.

The new gift cards are available for purchase from AASD by members in good standing, affiliate members and retired members. The gift cards are valued at $25, but the discounted cost for our members is just $21.25. This is a savings of $3.75 per gift card!

As you know, the AASD office is closed and staff is working remotely, but we can still offer this benefit to you. If you are interested in purchasing gift cards, simply email Linda Crout-Hamel (linda@aasdcs.org). Please email your request and provide your phone number so she can call you to discuss your order and payment options (credit or debit card, check). The gift cards will then be mailed to the address you provide.

In addition to these gift cards, Administrators Association of San Diego (AASD) members qualify for quantity discounts on See's candy at the Quantity Discount store on Rosecrans. To redeem your discount, show a valid photo ID, your AASD member card, and provide our account number 6472612 or the office phone number 619-295-2118. Note: the acronym "AASD" will not work for the business name. This discount is only valid at 3751 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92110.
AASD OFFICE CLOSURE. The AASD office remains closed, and staff are working remotely, until further notice.. The Daily Update will be produced on Tuesdays and Thursdays will continue to answer any questions and address any of your concerns with regard to school closures, return to instruction and COVID-19 updates. The Weekly Update will continue as usual on Thursdays with a variety of news and information for AASD members.
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