AASD Weekly Update 11-04-2021

REMINDERS

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED ON IMPACTS AND EFFECTS OF THE EMPLOYEE MANDATED COVID-19 VACCINATION
On Friday, October 22, AASD and the District reached a tentative agreement regarding the Impacts and Effects of the Employee Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination. As you know, at the September 28 Board of Education meeting, the Board unanimously approved mandatory COVID vaccinations for all employees. The decision is that of the Board. AASD had the right to bargain impacts and effects of the Board decision and has reached a tentative agreement with the district.

Tentative Agreement

The date for all employees to be fully vaccinated and to upload the vaccination record is December 20, 2021. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT TO UPLOAD THE PROOF OF VACCINATION. PLEASE UPLOAD IT NOW. Please note that if you uploaded your vaccination record and are receiving messages from the district indicating you are unvaccinated, please follow up with Human Resources to ensure your record was uploaded properly. Employees not fully vaccinated, who do not have an approved accommodation or who fail to provide the appropriate documentation by December 20 will be recommended for termination.

For those employees who are seeking an accommodation from the mandatory vaccination, there is a process for a medical or religious accommodation. Please start this process NOW and please notify AASD Executive Director, Donis Coronel, donis@aasdcs.org that you are requesting an accommodation. The links to the circulars that detail the process and the timelines are below:

Medical Exemption/Accommodation:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yf_b7Re9rXrhVn7CvlJdU4b23Q_o3YHz/view

Religious Exemption/Accommodation:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yf83GovNHAwP-rqTOzNRerELeXcBq8V1/view

Thank you to the AASD Bargaining Teams for your work:

Certificated Bargaining Team:
Donis Coronel, Chief Negotiator
Patti Burch, Official Notetaker
Scott Thomason, Bargaining Chair
Jason Babineau
Heather Harris
Jonathan McDade
Lauren Robinson
Niecy Watkins

Classified Bargaining Team:
Donis Coronel, Chief Negotiator
Patti Burch, Official Notetaker
Jesus Montana, Bargaining Chair
Bill Cheney
Bryan Ehm
Brian Kenworthy
Ivan Martinez
Lumumba Mushonga
AASD OFFICE IS OPEN
The AASD Office is open with health and safety measures in place. Office hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday-Thursday. Staff will be working remotely on Fridays. We ask that you call the office before visiting to ensure staff are not offsite at an appointment, running work-related errands or at lunch. Also, if visitors are not vaccinated, we ask that you wear a face mask when visiting the office. To check in before visiting, the office phone number is 619-295-2118.

The AASD Weekly Update will continue as usual on Thursdays with important news and information for AASD members.

The Google Form created during the pandemic is a great tool for members to share any questions or concerns and will remain active. Please share your questions and/or concerns regarding any issues you would like AASD to follow up on. Please be specific. AASD will then obtain answers to the questions or concerns which will be published in the Weekly Update. Members may also show their gratitude for other district staff in this Google Form and AASD will publish that message of gratitude.

The link to share issues/questions/concerns/gratitude is:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVSsqBQSHboCdgqbnpaucUY--DHKjosG8MAmRuCxawzB4blg/viewform?usp=sf_link
MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (ACSA). There are two promotional applications starting this year.
- $2 a day for Regular ACSA memberships.
- $1 a day for districts with management team dues. Click here for the application.
  
  You will notice that on this new application form (in section 5), there are two options that will be in play starting this year…standard regular OR consolidated charter dues. The attached application would be used for SDUSD members. The SDUSD members fall in the Select Union category and will be eligible for the $1/day ACSA Memberships without the legal support or they can choose to do a Regular Membership with full legal support.
DISCOUNT MOVIE TICKETS. AASD has both AMC and Regal Entertainment Group (Regal/Edwards/UA) movie passes available to members in good standing, affiliate and retired members. Regal tickets are $9.00 each. These passes have no expiration date and are unrestricted, so they can be used any time and for newly-released movies.

The AMC tickets are $10.25 each, have no expiration date, and do not have any restrictions. Contact AASD to purchase tickets or if you have any questions.

Placing and fulfilling an order can be done via phone, email and U.S. mail. Please contact Linda Crout-Hamel linda@aasdcs.org at the AASD Office if you are interested.
SEE'S CANDIES
IMPORTANT NOTICE: AASD will not be renewing its volume discount program with See’s for 2022. We currently have 32 gift cards available for purchase. When these cards are gone, we will no longer have See’s gift cards available for purchase. Regarding the 10% discount members receive at the Quantity Discount stores in San Diego and Carlsbad (mentioned below), the discount will no longer be available to members after January 2022.

See’s 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! Note: The current cost of 1 lb. of chocolates is now $25.50.

If you are interested in purchasing gift cards, simply email Linda Crout-Hamel (linda@aasdcs.org) or you can call the AASD office. If you email your request, please provide your phone number so she can call you if she has a question about your order and to discuss payment options (credit or debit card, check). The gift cards will then be mailed to the address you provide or you may make arrangements to pick them up at the AASD office.

In addition to these gift cards, AASD members qualify for a 10% discount on See's candies at the Quantity Discount store in San Diego or at the QD store in Carlsbad - BUT ONLY THROUGH JANUARY 2022. 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 the following locations: 3751 Rosecrans Street, San Diego 92110; or 1830 Marron Road, Suite 124, Carlsbad 92008.
IMPORTANT - PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS. AASD communicates with members via personal e-mail address. We do not communicate via "sandi.net." If you know of a colleague that is not receiving the Update, or if your personal email address changes, please remember to notify AASD by e-mailing our Office Clerk, Jim Costello, at Jim @aasdcs.org.
UNION PLUS - MONEY-SAVING PROGRAMS FOR AFSA MEMBERS!
AFSA membership is provided to all AASD Members in Good Standing at no additional cost. For more information regarding AFSA and Union Plus benefits, please visit their website: https://www.theschoolleader.org/

IMPORTANT: For Members in Good Standing and Affiliate Members who have added AFSA -- If you have not turned in the “Combined AFSA Benefits Information Form,” please submit the form immediately. This form must be submitted in order to be eligible for the professional liability, legal services, etc. You do not need to list your full social security number on the form; however, AFSA has requested that you provide at least the last four digits. For a copy of the form, click here

For all our Members in Good Standing, and Affiliates and Retirees who have selected to be members of AFSA, there are many money-saving programs offered to you. Click here to review your many options!