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DAILY UPDATE #107 -- 8/21/2020
- AASD OFFICE CLOSURE.
AASD will be sending out a Daily Update, Monday-Friday, throughout the return to instruction/school reopening period. The Weekly Update will continue as usual on Thursdays with the typical news and information for AASD members. The AASD Office continues to remain closed. AASD staff are working remotely and can be reached via 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, return to instruction and school reopening. AASD will provide answers to issues, questions or concerns submitted as answers become available. 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.
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.
- Q and A (Friday, August 21, 2020)
Q: Can we get clarity on the COVID funds usage. We were given the staff budget strands, but not what the approved tasks are.
A: (Answer provided by AASD) AASD’s understanding is that the funds may be used for staff to prepare for return to instruction/school opening. If there are specific questions regarding how the funding may be used, check with your Area Superintendent.
Q: Is the district still bargaining with SDEA on health and safety?
A: (Answer provided by AASD) Yes, there are two bargaining dates scheduled for next week.
Q: There are issues with the implementation of the COVID-19 pay for employees who were out after July 1 due to being ill with COVID-19, quarantine, caring for others who are high risk, etc. It appears that the payroll coding is not correct and employees are having their personal balances affected.
A: (Answer provided by AASD) AASD negotiated in the July MOU that the old CARES Act (and now HR62) would be followed which allows either full pay for 80 hours or 2/3 pay for a defined number of hours, depending on the situation and then personal leave balances are used. It has proven to be challenging to implement within the computer system and involves tax tables, etc. At this time, it seems that the temporary solution in order to pay employees is to charge personal leave balances and then go back and correct once the COVID coding is available. AASD is working with the District (Payroll and Labor Relations) to get an idea of when the coding will be implemented and how this will affect our members who may have been out this summer. Stay tuned for more information.
Q: I noticed in the AASD MOU that a “hotline” for AASD members to call with school reopening issues, conflicts regarding health and safety procedures, etc., was negotiated. What is the phone number? I don’t recall receiving it.
A: (Answer provided by AASD) The district is in the process of staffing and implementing the hotline for all AASD members. We will provide the phone number as soon as it is available. The hotline will be staffed by a trusted management-level colleague who will be very helpful to our members.
Several comments were submitted about conflicting information being given to secondary principals. The concerns have been shared with executive leadership.
- DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was sent to Principals on August 20:
- UPDATES FROM INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
- Paraeducator and Teacher devices: INFORMATION
- Device Distribution Reminders:
- You do NOT have to distribute to your entire site. Consider starting with those that need it.
- You do not need to charge or clean the devices.
- Labels are optional and good for when students are back at school. Consider holding off on printing labels for when students return.
- Chromebook documents such as starting up, signing in, and troubleshooting are on the parent website http://bit.ly/sdusditsupport. Click on “Getting Started with Your Chromebook.”
- If a student has a non-functioning computer, have them call the Distance Learning Technical Support line at 619-732-1400.
- If a family needs support with WiFi, have them call 619-260- 2460 and press option 1.
- All support documents were shared with you in an email from either Dao Nguyen or Tim Betteridge. That document has a lot of information including job aids for checking devices in Destiny and Illuminate.
- Parent presentations for device care are available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and Arabic. More to come.
- Still have questions? Join Julie and Toren for Office Hours this Friday 8/21 at 1:00.
ZOOM LINK: 8597090930
- SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED AND LOW INCIDENCE DEPT. WEBSITE
- The Special Education Related and Low Incidence Departments have a new website as a one-stop shop for all district administrators and staff to have information at their fingertips. (website will be regularly updated)
- The Master Staffing list for all principals can be viewed in this link: Special Education Integrated Services Staffing.
- Please note: We will continue to finalize some staffing and fill in vacancies as people are hired to fill retirements, resignations, and leaves. Allocations for SLPs and School Psychologists were emailed to principals in June.
- If you have any further questions please email Kristin Makena at kmakena@sandi.net.
- POWERSCHOOL SUPPORT
- If anyone has questions or needs help to sign up for the session please attend one of the 11 office hours that occur weekly as every Educational Specialist and Related Service provider are able to attend the training. For more information CLICK HERE.
- WEBSITE CLOSE OUT UPDATE
- The new website platform will now be scheduled to go live on Monday afternoon.
- Online training sessions have been scheduled for next week - latest schedule.
- “QUESTIONS FROM THE FIELD” UPDATE
- If you have questions on the reopening of schools, please submit them HERE
- Here is the link to the responses to the questions previously submitted.
- Resource: Secondary Schedules FAQs Slide Deck
- This Secondary Schedules Presentation contains frequently asked questions about online learning secondary schedules. We encourage you to lead a presentation for your parents regarding your site schedule, so you have an opportunity to address any questions they may have. Please feel free to customize this powerpoint deck as needed. (Reminder: please make a copy before editing.)
- OTHER NEWS
Teachers with COVID-19 health risks: who gets to stay home (Ed Week, August 19)
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/18/teachers-with-covid-19-health-risks-who-gets.html
Virtual learning creating new opportunities for school employees (10 News, August 20)
https://www.10news.com/rebound/keeping-you-safe/virtual-learning-creating-new-opportunities-for-school-employees
Our plan to work and teach from home blew up. Now I’m taking family leave (SD Union Tribune, August 21)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-08-21/dad-on-family-leave
- 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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