tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30373480156523400212024-03-13T05:22:48.260-07:00Shoreline Education Support Professionals AssociationThe Shoreline Educational Support Professional Association (SESPA) is the professional association representing approximately 313 classified educators in the Shoreline School District.Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-54581894900677756652012-05-22T12:44:00.000-07:002012-05-22T12:44:58.793-07:00<br />
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What could be better on a Friday after school than having a drink with our next Governor? And with our local legislators who support educators, public education, and unions. Thirsty yet?</div>
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Join us at this cool local brewery and bring your colleagues! Hear Jay speak, chat with him informally, take a photo, and enjoy a craft beer with friends and other educators. Beer and soft drinks are on a no-host basis. There will be free snacks. Jay and others will speak briefly at 4:30 pm. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">If the weather is goo (it will be, we promise!), we'll be enjoying ourselves outside on the terrace! Check out this</span> <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=5030+208th+Street+SW,+Suite+A,+Lynnwood,+WA++98036&ll=47.803355,-122.274485&spn=0.045947,0.132093&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=np&hnear=5030+208th+St+SW,+Lynnwood,+Snohomish,+Washington+98036&gl=us&t=m&z=14&surl=1&safe=active" style="color: red;" target="_blank">map link to Big E Ales</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">and you'll see it's only a few minutes away. We hope to see you there!</span></div>
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</span><br />Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-9090004242134247402011-12-05T10:57:00.000-08:002011-12-05T11:19:00.869-08:00Rally in Olympia<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FRS4Me4Ih0k/Tt0ZBpTTurI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Qju0oJBGhb0/s1600/Rosemary%2BMcAuliffe%2BSpeaking.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FRS4Me4Ih0k/Tt0ZBpTTurI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Qju0oJBGhb0/s320/Rosemary%2BMcAuliffe%2BSpeaking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682725820868836018" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAU2TRWJuSs/Tt0YPOb5zYI/AAAAAAAAAGI/WckixJtJUmE/s1600/Red%252C%2Bred%2Band%2Bmore%2Bred.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAU2TRWJuSs/Tt0YPOb5zYI/AAAAAAAAAGI/WckixJtJUmE/s320/Red%252C%2Bred%2Band%2Bmore%2Bred.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682724954663669122" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EizHWMBGkkA/Tt0X76NgQ0I/AAAAAAAAAF8/yUPJthkJ7SU/s1600/Denise.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EizHWMBGkkA/Tt0X76NgQ0I/AAAAAAAAAF8/yUPJthkJ7SU/s320/Denise.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682724622817051458" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x_qR2xaR8CU/Tt0Xcs2h6xI/AAAAAAAAAFk/eLDq_9vxcNE/s1600/Capital.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x_qR2xaR8CU/Tt0Xcs2h6xI/AAAAAAAAAFk/eLDq_9vxcNE/s320/Capital.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682724086655085330" /></a><br />Denise Zender and Barb Cruz had the privilege of representing you at the Education Rally in Olympia. It was a sea of red everywhere you went that day in the Capital. Rosemary McAuliffe spoke at the rally. We then went to hear Mary Lindquist, WEA President, speak to the Ways and Means committee. The day ended with a candlelight vigil on the steps of the Capital.<div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div>Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-2945099753160996142011-12-05T08:34:00.000-08:002011-12-05T08:37:09.902-08:00Cascade Uniserv Council Newsletter December/January<blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.weacascade.org/images/stories/newsletters/dec2011-jan2012cucnl.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.weacascade.org/images/stories/newsletters/dec2011-jan2012cucnl.pdf</a></span></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote>Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-36396507174105930362011-11-23T20:05:00.000-08:002011-11-23T20:07:59.908-08:00"WEAR RED FOR ED"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">SEA and SESPA Members,</span></p><p style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">By now you know we are joining together in solidarity on Monday, November 28, to <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong>“WEAR RED FOR ED!”</strong></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><strong>Our goal is to stand united against more cuts to Washington's public schools.</strong><strong></strong></span></p><p style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">November 28 is the first day of the upcoming special session, and is a state-wide “<strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT772" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; "><a title="Day of Action" href="http://wea.convio.net/site/R?i=4PXxgjPu9tZeu1C9MQaRDg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; ">Day of Action</a></span></span></strong>” for WEA members. Legislators will be looking for another $1-2 billion in cuts from the state budget when they convene in Olympia. Any additional cuts will tie the hands of education professionals and deprive students of the well-rounded, quality education they deserve.</span></p><p style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">We know how these cuts are affecting our students, and how the education funding crisis in Washington is tying the hands of educators. Enough is enough. The cuts are hurting our kids!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><strong>What can you do?</strong></span></p><p style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; "><strong>Please remember to “Wear Red for Ed”</strong> <strong>on Monday (and remind your colleagues too)!</strong></span></p><p style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">Have a Happy Thanksgiving!</span></p><p style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-size: 14px; "><em><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Lyn</span></em></span></p><img height="1" width="1" dfsrc="http://wea.convio.net/site/PixelServer?j=238_ajgT81zCAodS0g35yg" src="http://wea.convio.net/site/PixelServer?j=238_ajgT81zCAodS0g35yg" /></span>Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-7424206077242768002010-10-28T19:12:00.000-07:002010-10-28T19:18:44.061-07:00SESPA RATIFIES CONTRACT!!I would like to thank everyone who came tonight to hear about and ratify our new 2 year contract. I want you all to know that your bargaining team worked very hard to get this new contract. Here is what was handed out tonight :<br />1) Duration: Two year agreement (2010-2011, 2011-2012)<br />2) Work Year/Calendar:<br />a) Any changes to the work year take effect in Year Two (2011-2012)<br />b) Language will define work year as follows:<br />· Security: Student Days + 4<br />· Elementary Nurses: Student Days + 10<br />· Middle School Nurses: Student Days + 10.5<br />· High School Nurses: Student Days + 11.5<br />· Behavior Techs: Student Days + 4<br />· Elementary Library Techs: Student Days + 4<br />c) In order to participate department and building-wide activities, agreed to a Letter of Agreement that provides:<br />· Up to two optional days for those employees listed above (as long as there are 175 student days or less).<br />· To work the two days, the employee will meet with a building administrator to develop a plan for the days.<br />3) Compensation:<br />a) Salary:<br />· Year One:<br />Ø .5% increase<br />Ø retroactive to 9/1/10<br />Ø paid through remainder of the year, beginning in November<br />· Year Two: additional 1.5% increase<br />· Any COLA or increase provided by the State will additionally be added to the salary schedule as has been done previously.<br />b) PSP and Degree Stipends – Increase by same % as salary:<br />· Year One:<br />Ø .5% increase<br />Ø retroactive to 9/1/10<br />Ø paid through remainder of the year, beginning in November<br />· Year Two: additional 1.5% increase<br />c) Market Study of Hourly Rates of Pay:<br />· Agreed to include the school districts in King and Snohomish Counties, excluding Index and Skykomish.<br />· Crossing Guard/Student Supervisor (SESPA 1)<br />· Security (SESPA 5)<br />d) Temporary 1:1 Paraeducators<br />· placed on the salary schedule<br />· granted salary schedule credit based on their actual original hire date<br />e) Agree to Strike Section 14.1<br />4) Benefits:<br />a) State Provided Health Benefits Allocation:<br />· Increase from $745 per FTE per month to $768 per FTE per month for 2010-2011.<br />· Subsequent years dependent on legislatures<br />b) Eligibility for Benefits:<br />· Reduced the number of hours required to be eligible for benefits from 20 to 17.5 hours/week<br />c) Insurance pooling will take place annually in November.<br />5) Professional Development:<br />a) Reduced the number of stipend days available:<br />· Year One:<br />> Pay rate for stipends:<br />* $27.50 per hour<br />* Overtime applies<br />> Eliminate one professional development day (stipend)<br />· Year Two:<br />> Pay rate for stipend:<br />* $27.50 per hour<br />* Overtime applies<br />> Eliminate the self-directed professional development day (stipend)<br />> One professional development day will remain<br />b) No change to eligibility for stipend:<br />· Employees who work greater than 3 hours are eligible for six hour stipend(s)<br />· Employees who work 3 hours or less are eligible for three hour stipend(s)<br />6) Leaves:<br />a) Sick Leave: Aligned language with SEA contract, expanding allowable uses<br />b) Personal Leave:<br />· Employees can cash out the difference between the number of days used and the allocation of three days:<br />> $11.00/hr in 2010-2011<br />> $12.00/hr beginning in 2011-2012<br />· Must request cashout by June 30<br />Section 20.4.3<br />An employee who uses less than the equivalent of three (3) days personal leave in a given school year may cash out the difference between the number of days used and the allocation of three (3) days at the rate of $11.00 dollars per hour, and beginning in 2011-2012 at the rate of $12.00 per hour. All personal leave cash out requests must be submitted to Payroll by June 30. Compensation for personal leave cash out will be included in the employee’s August paycheck. Personal leave cash out will be prorated for an employee who separates from employment before the end of the employee’s work year.<br />7) Updates & Cleanups:<br />a) Mobility Assistants: Clarified assignment of temporary hours to those whose schedules allow<br />b) Evaluation Timeline: Increased the timeline for an employee to respond to the evaluation (from 14 to 30 days)<br />c) Clarified vacation carry-over: May not exceed fifteen days<br />d) Clarified timelines for reclassifications<br />e) Incorporated attachment regarding catheterization into the CBA<br />f) Updated VEBA attachments<br />THANK YOU! WE ARE SESPA!Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-90561682745300328932010-10-24T16:15:00.000-07:002010-10-24T16:19:35.016-07:00General Membership Meeting 10/28/10Dear SESPA members,<br />We will have our general membership meeting on Thursday 10/28 @ 4:30pm @ Parkwood Elementary in the Gym, Parkwood is on the corner of 155th and Wallingford.<br />Please come, we will be letting you know about the Tenetative Agreement with the District and to vote whether or not to ratify it.<br />Thanks and see you there...<br />Rose Ann and ChrisYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-10662023933439283712010-10-19T22:53:00.000-07:002010-10-19T22:58:08.269-07:00BARGAINING NEWS FLASH!!Dear SESPA members,<br /><br />We have a tentative agreement!!!!!! We will have a General membership to explain and vote on ratifying a new contract on 10/28/10 Metting place TBD @ 4:30 pm<br /><br />Your bargaining team has worked very hard!!!Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-70871782353650112822010-10-18T17:08:00.000-07:002010-10-18T17:11:14.136-07:00Bargaining Update 10/18/10Your bargaining team met with the district today. No settlement was reached. We will be back tomorrow ready to bargain.<br />Thank you<br />Your Bargaining teamYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-79390721672702906572010-10-15T19:38:00.000-07:002010-10-15T19:39:23.157-07:00Please help spread the wordSimple Action of Support:<br />Will you please wear black on Monday, October 18th, to show solidarity with your SESPA colleagues while your bargaining team is at the table?<br /><br />Update:<br />Two weeks have passed since our last negotiations session, and we know members are wondering what happened at the table and what the next steps in the bargain may bring. Honestly, your SESPA bargaining team was so stunned after the September 30th bargaining session, it took us some time to consider how to best share our deep disappointment in the District.<br /><br />After a month away from the bargaining table, while our members worked with no contract, the District bargaining team came to us on September 30th with a counter proposal that reflected no changes from their prior proposal of August 31st! No Changes!<br /><br />Why would we say “yes” to a proposal we’d already rejected? Did the District think that by waiting they’d worn us down, and you down?<br /><br />That didn’t happen. We prepared a counter proposal and presented it to the District. Then we waited….for two hours!<br /><br />And the District sent us home. They didn’t have the courtesy to let us know they wouldn’t be ready to make a counter offer that evening. They let us sit, though they didn’t have anything to share with us. Your SESPA bargaining team was stunned!<br /><br />Upcoming Negotiations:<br />After telling the SESPA team they wouldn’t be ready to make a counter-proposal that evening, the District suggested we calendar ONE date to meet. They suggested October 19th. October 19th! Almost three weeks later!<br /><br />We offered to empty our calendars, bargain on Saturdays and Sundays, bargain night or day. We offered TEN dates our team would be willing to meet!<br /><br />The District decided they would be willing to move our joint session one day earlier and schedule two dates. Unbelieveable!<br /><br />We will be negotiating during the day on October 18th. If we don’t reach a settlement, we will bargain again the next day on October 19th.<br /><br />Calendar:<br />On September 30th we did reach agreement on one thing: this upcoming year’s work day calendar. The District has published a work year calendar for SESPA employees on the District website. They also delivered the agreed upon calendars to SESPA members’ boxes. The calendar reflects NO CUTS in the work year for 2010-2011! The calendar also reflects the specific days SESPA members are expected to work.<br /><br />Again - Simple Action of Support:<br />Will you please wear black on Monday, October 18th, to show solidarity with your SESPA colleagues while your bargaining team is at the table?<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Your SESPA Bargaining TeamYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-52144087342377386892010-10-04T18:10:00.000-07:002010-10-04T18:14:28.473-07:00Thoughts from your bargaining teamAfter we recieved to proposal on 9/30 from the district we decided to write down what was going through our minds hers are some of those thoughts;<br />“I feel that the offer was a slap in the face because the district proposed the same thing they proposed in August.”<br />“Same broken record getting to be the same broken school district.”<br />“The last district proposal is very disappointing. This bargain has been disappointing from the first proposal the district provided.”<br />“It feels like administrators don’t care about our students and they certainly don’t respect or value our support staff”<br />“We have never seen any administrators in any building shadowing any SESPA member that are up for cuts in days, to see the workloads we all have.”<br />“ I am sad and very disappointed that the district team refuses to look our team in the face and bargain together as bargaining is intended. Is it that you are ashamed of your words?”<br /><br />“We expect our students to face their problems and deal directly with the people they have a problem with..We teach them to ‘use their words’ Why can’t the district bargain face to face?”<br />“To say the cuts are not about the money is absolutely unthinkable, irresponsible and disrespectful. It is like a parent telling a kid when the child asks why a parent has done something and the parent says “because I can” That is what this feels like to me”<br />“I felt empty! Disrespected. Why are we all here? FOR THE CHILDREN. Why does the school board only respect the administration? What happened to the community and the needs of the children of this community?”<br />“It seems that the district should spend a little of the time they have used in exploiting our contract to find ways to share in the success of the budget and fiscal responsibility. The staff and students continue to show decline in moral and in testing. As class loads rise and help declines. We as SESPA members know we are not teachers but we are educators. The mission is to prepare students for success not to just to create a ‘for profit’ business model”<br />“After the last offer I have never felt so disrespected in my professional life!”<br />“The work I do with students is not valued by the district. I do make a difference in the student’s lives”<br />“The district is not willing to sit face to face and have difficult conversations. Are they afraid or ashamed of themselves?”<br />“The last offer from the district made me feel that the district does not respect this bargaining team or the members of this union!”<br />“The district team has not been willing to meet with us face to face since June 30th. The sessions since then have unproductive. I feel less valued with each session.”<br /><br />“I feel that the SESPA bargaining team has been bargaining in good faith, making changes with each proposal. I am having a very hard time understanding why the district continues to stay firm with their proposals of cuts and no consideration for any kind of money item compensation. This feels like a tactic to wear down our team. And break us, to give into everything district wants. It also feels like we are bargaining with one person rather than a team. I truly believe we could have bargained together and come up with solutions and a fair agreement.”<br />“These are difficult discussions , but unless you have them, you can’t get to a good end result”<br />“I am too depressed to write down my feelings. But I’m going to keep fighting the good fight because our members are human beings….we can’t present a contract proposal that degrades us.”<br />SESPA members feel like they deserve a RESPECTFUL contract. Why doesn’t the District think the same?Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-76387928047155104972010-10-02T18:40:00.000-07:002010-10-02T18:53:18.244-07:00THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I was so proud of SESPA last Thursday on Sept 30th! I want to thank all of you who came out to support your bargaining team. It was AWESOME!!<br />Unfortunately the District brought back basiccally the same offer they had given us in August.<br />We were very disapointed in the District, that they hadn't made any movement in their proposal. SESPA gave the district our new proposal and they have not responded yet. Our next bargaining meeting will be on 10/18 and 10/19.<br />There is a board meeting on Monday 10/4 @ 7pm. Please come and voice your disapointment in the District bargaining team once again not being able to meet until 10/18. SESPA was willing to meet much earlier than that but the district was unavailable.<br />Thank you all again for your support, we need to 'STAND STRONG'<br /><br />There will be more posted later.<br />Rose Ann and ChrisYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-60949710811893340252010-09-26T20:30:00.000-07:002010-09-26T20:36:21.686-07:00The RallyI want to thank everyone who came to the rally! We had 2 new stations there, channel 4 and 5.<br />Mary Lindquist (President of WEA) came by to support us and say some encouraging words.<br />We have a video on <a href="http://www.washingtonea.org/">www.Washingtonea.org</a> go to the site and watch it. You may see yoursel on it!<br />The school board speakers were great and right on topic! Thank you!!<br />I will repeat again that SESPA has no job action planned at this time, but our members are getting upset that our contract is not settled and we do not know what they will do in the future.<br /><br />Thanks for all of your support and make sure your building rep has your home e-mail and home phone numbers.<br /><br />Stand Strong!!!<br /><br />Rose Ann and ChrisYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-20409468126471227672010-09-19T18:37:00.000-07:002010-09-19T18:40:38.333-07:00SESPA UPDATEDear SESPA Members,<br />Please take a moment and check your home email. In addition to this email, we have sent a bargaining update to your home email address, and from now on, we will communicate via home email regarding bargaining.<br /><br />As of now, nothing is planned during the school day for the 29th, but we have heard from many SESPA members who are rightfully indignant about how the District has treated them. Anything is possible at this point. Please check your home email for more information.<br /><br />If we don’t have your home email address, please get it to Chris Hofmeister as soon as possible, so we can add you to our home email list. We promise not to SPAM you, and you can ask to be removed at any time, but we will not be able to communicate regarding sensitive matters to your school email.<br /><br />Thank you for your support,<br />Rose Ann and ChrisYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-15214665837279305482010-09-19T18:35:00.000-07:002010-09-19T18:37:51.373-07:00Letter sent from nurseSue Walker, Marsha Harris and apparently the School Board state the Shoreline nursing model is:<br /><br />There is a nurse in every building when students are present.<br /><br />That is NOT the Shoreline model for nursing – it is a PART of the Shoreline model for nursing.<br /><br />The current Shoreline nursing model is:<br />· A nurse in each building at least as long as student’s are present.<br />· Provide direct nursing care to students, staff and are available to speak with parents every day<br />· Nurses attend SST’s<br />· IEP meetings for at least the students with medical concerns<br />· Review, enter and file the confidential Sport Physical’s students must provide every 2 years in order to participate in sports. Many families provide these every year.<br />· Give needed information to coaches and trainer<br />· Review new student records for possible medical concerns that may include Life Threatening Conditions, determine if new students are properly immunized – I usually have 75+ to review in August and then many throughout the school year.<br />· Create and update as needed the care plans for students with life threatening conditions and other students with unusual medical concerns. Provide those plans to each student’s teacher each year, semester or trimester.<br />· Training staff re diabetics, seizures, allergic reactions, - the district provides online trainings for these and other subjects but staff often have questions and need the 1:1 training in addition to the online trainings.<br />· Are available to building staff as well as students – I gather information about all staff at the beginning of the school year – medical history, medications and contact numbers so I can provide the best possible care quickly if there is an emergency and provide EMS with that valuable information.<br />· Work very closely with the psychologist and special education teachers and staff for the needs of those students<br />· Ongoing trainings and information emails for staff re current illnesses in the building, how to prevent illness, child abuse indicators, bullying – what to look for and how to help prevent, emergency plans for specific students and staff<br />· Provide the board mandated Suicide prevention training every year to staff. I provide staff with information at least 3 times a year.<br />· Nurses are a part of building Emergency Planning Teams as well as the district Safety Committee<br />· Give daily student medications - manage and administer all of the as needed medications – last year I had 64<br />· Secondary nurses do drug and alcohol assessments<br />· Work with families for Home Hospital services when their students are out sick for extended periods of time<br />· And more important services our "extra" days allow us to provide to our students for them to be successful in school<br />Nurses break our “extra” non student days down into hours. Those hours allow us to provide all of the services currently in the Shoreline nursing model. <br />Your bargaining team told us they were thinking about no longer having nurses process sport physicals. I believe you heard from many Dr.’s about how those are confidential medical documents and need to be treated as such.<br />Your bargaining team told us nurses are not “required” to attend SST’s or IEP meetings so cutting our days would not be a problem. You have a nurse in every building but are not willing to have them attend these critical meetings where students often have medical concerns that affect their learning abilities. Do you think not having us there will help the student be more successful towards graduation? Is it a prudent use of services to now exclude nurses from these important meetings?<br />You saw at the last school board meeting how cutting student services greatly impacts student learning. You allowed Marcia to change the Shoreline model for overload for teachers a few years ago. In order to save money, you took para educators – who make very much less than teachers – out of the overload process and put an extra teacher in the classroom for maybe 1.5 hours a WEEK. The para educators pulled out those students who needed extra help and were able to work directly with small groups to meet their individual needs. It is clear that changing that model hurt students.<br />Are you now going to change the nursing model and hurt students further?<br />Are you going to change the library tech model and hurt students further?<br />Are you going to change the behavior tech model and hurt students further?<br />We have had many cuts that have caused drastic increases in workload for every person working in Shoreline in order to become fiscally sound. We have reached critical mass where no one is able to take on anything else. We ALL have too many duties and tasks on our plates. I am talking about administrators and every other person working in Shoreline.<br />For me personally, it is about maintaining the current Shoreline model for nurses, library techs and behavior techs. The loss in money is very devastating but for me, the loss of services to our students is just unbelievably sad, appalling, unnecessary and just plain wrong.<br />Marcia has told us in bargaining that the cuts are not about saving money – she just wants the cuts.<br />If it is not about the money, then isn’t it your duty to preserve services to our students that make them successful towards graduation? What are we here for if it is not to serve our students? <br />Why did you run for school board? Wasn’t it to preserve our excellence in education in Shoreline? It is time to act on that, tell your bargaining team NO CUTS. We all want to get back to having our total focus on our students, not bargaining. Please bring this to an end on the 30th. We want to just work at the jobs we love, we want bargaining to be over. Let us take a proposal to our membership that does not have any cuts in days or hours guaranteed for the duration of the contract. We are the lowest paid group in Shoreline. We may be at midline, but the cost of living rises our compensation does not. Please do the right thing for your staff that works closest to our students and put more money in their pockets for each of the years of the new contract. <br /> Thanks Nancy Dalan, Shorecrest NurseYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-2302738966778571402010-09-19T18:33:00.000-07:002010-09-19T18:35:18.176-07:00Letter from parent to School BoardIt would seem to me that the district can clearly see the value of these dedicated hard workers. What does not seem clear is why the district cannot see the value in keeping it's word to give what has been promised to these folks. Their job is extremely difficult and often thankless. Then to be told year after year we just can't afford to give you what you deserve but next year we will, then again same message the year after that.<br /><br />I have a son with special needs. Most of his good friends are medically fragile. I personally know the value of these hard workers and they have had to compromise so much for the purpose of helping the district fix their budget problems. Much of the problems were caused by mishandling. This is pretty hard to take as a tax payer, and as a citizen of Shoreline, and a single mother! I'm also a bookkeeper and I realize what it takes to balance a budget. I disagree it can always be a cost to the support staff of shoreline schools.<br /><br />We are willing to pay the greatest property tax around because we want our schools to be successful. Shoreline has a huge percentage of special needs kids and without SESPA staff, we can't serve the community! <br /><br />On a personal note. Most of the support staff that have worked with my son have gone above and beyond for our family. They aren't just doing time at a job. They are lovingly helping our children learn life skills to allow them to be a contributing part of society in the future.<br /><br />I sure hope the district will find a way to make a more fair contract before it comes to closing schools!<br /><br /> Thank youYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-42684341313746976772010-09-03T18:49:00.000-07:002010-09-03T18:51:37.181-07:00Did you lose a jacket?Hi all, A jacket was left behind at the last General membersip meeting. It was found around the middle of the theatre. If you lost it call Rose Ann McLaughlin 206 546 8263Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-7531625115318977632010-09-01T19:54:00.000-07:002010-09-01T20:20:11.672-07:00SESPA Action postponedIt was decided that we would postpone our action for Thursday. We want everyone to concentrate on all of the students so they can have a smooth start to school. Stay tuned for more information.<br />Thanks for your cooperation.Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-67243745855665613012010-08-31T21:24:00.000-07:002010-08-31T22:07:36.332-07:00The District asked for more time. It didn't matter!The District asked the bargaining team last week to give them until today Tuesday, so they could go back to the school board to ask for more parameters for bargaining. After meeting with the District today, we did not see any new positive movement from the District. The SESPA and District Teams did not reach agreement on a new contract. The existing contract continues and must be followed. Both the district and SESPA must continue to bargain in good faith. Our next session is scheduled for September 30. In the meantime, please continue to support the SESPA bargain by refusing to engage in any volunteer work as a District employee. We ask that you work to contract and follow through on the activities voted upon by the SESPA membership.<br /><br />Your Bargaining TeamYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-87454017303324304302010-08-27T22:37:00.000-07:002010-08-27T22:41:42.753-07:00....and bargaining continues....As of August 27, 2010 we still do not have a Tentative Agreement. The District is continuing to insist on $66,433 in work year cuts to Behavior Techs, Securty Guards, Library Techs and Nurses. This figure is <strong>.07 percent</strong> of the District’s budget of $86 million in expenditures. The SESPA Team is incredulous that the District continues to delay settlement over $66, 433.<br /><br />The District has asked for additional time to prepare a response to the Association’s latest proposal. The teams meet again on Tuesday August 31 at 3:00pm. There will be no ratification meeting on August 31.<br /><br />The membership vote on August 26 remains in effect. Unless you hear of a Tentative Agreement on September 1, ALL bargaining support activities will continue. Check your home e-mails and the SESPA blog for the latest news.<br /><br />Thanks for your continuing Support!<br />Your Bargaining TeamYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-31718639578177549812010-08-26T19:57:00.000-07:002010-08-26T20:20:09.650-07:00General Meeting today 8/26/10Thank you to all of you who attended the meeting today.<br />A special thanks to all of you who dug deep and brought school supplies to give to the Back to School Consortium. We know that some of our own members will benefit from your generosity as they have to get help with what they cannot afford.<br /><br />As you are aware our membership PASSED with a 98.3% 'yes' vote to a motion to :"We support our SESPA Bargaining Team. If the District and SESPA bargaining teams do not reach a Tentative Agreement by August 31, 2010, we willl take whatever actions are needed to help our Team achieve a satisfactory resolution to contract negotiations."<br /><br />The Bargaining Team really appreciates your support. We will do our very best to try to get a Tentative Agreement before August 31 so that we can have a smooth start to the school year. Please keep August 31 on your calendar. We have tentatively scheduled a membership meeting at the Shorecrest Theater for what we hope to be a ratification of a new Contract.<br /><br />Informational picket signs will be available in front of the Shoreline Center, starting at 9 am on 8/27, for those who wish to hold a vigil outside in support of the bargain.<br />Please wear Black on 8/27, wear your SESPA "Respect" button, and place your car sign in the window for all to see.<br />Continue to email the Superintendent and School Board members to urge them to direct the District Team to bargain in good faith with SESPA.<br /><br />RESPECTED - VALUED - PAID ESSENTIAL SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS -- THAT'S US!<br /><br />We hear what our members are saying!<br /><br />Thank you for all of your support,<br /><br />Your Bargaining TeamYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-69957183078672595362010-08-25T19:27:00.000-07:002010-08-25T19:30:23.337-07:00Reminder of General Membership MeetingThank you to all of the SESPA and SEA members who took the time to attend the SESPA Rally and School Board meeting on August 23. Your presence and your comments had an impact. The District has agreed to schedule a bargaining session for Friday, August 27 with a new mediator. Our Team is ready and willing to try again to resolve our contract issues and bring you a decent Contract before the start of the school year.<br /><br /><strong>SESPA will still have a General Membership Meeting on Thursday, August 26, at 5:00 PM at the Shorecrest Theater. Be there to support your Team and to be part of the decision-making. We need everyone’s voice.</strong>Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-39049669805785247542010-08-24T16:05:00.000-07:002010-08-24T16:29:20.088-07:00SESPA Bargaining UpdateSESPA BARGAINING UPDATE:<br /><br />Thank you to all of the SESPA and SEA members who took the time to attend the SESPA Rally and School Board meeting on August 23. Your presence and your comments had an impact. The District has agreed to schedule a bargaining session for Friday, August 27 with a new mediator. Our Team is ready and willing to try again to resolve our contract issues and bring you a decent Contract before the start of the school year.<br /><br />In the meantime, all Bargaining Support Committee members and Bargaining Team members need to meet at the Parkwood Library at 5 PM on Wednesday, August 25. We will plan the details for the membership meeting.<br /><br />SESPA will still have a General Membership Meeting on Thursday, August 26, at 5:00 PM at the Shorecrest Theater. Be there to support your Team and to be part of the decision-making. We need everyone’s voice.Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-48173215394572108752010-08-23T21:52:00.000-07:002010-08-23T21:56:28.270-07:00Thanks for coming tonightThanks to everyone who showed up today for the Rally and School board meeting!!!<br />Now is the time to stand up and show the district you are willing to fight for your jobs and your future... Join us at the General Membership meeting on Thursday @ 5:00pm at the Shorecrest Theatre.<br />Don't forget to bring your donations for the Back to School Consortium.<br />Thanks<br />YOUR Union Presidents.Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-37256963599955598282010-08-23T11:05:00.000-07:002010-08-23T11:56:23.639-07:00General Membership Meeting on 8/26@ 5:00pmOur General membership meeting will be held on 8/26 @ 5:00pm At the Shorecrest Theatre<div>It is imperative that you all be there. We dot not have a contract settlement</div><div>Your Co- Presidents</div><div>Rose Ann Mclaughlin</div><div>Barb Cruz</div><div>Chris Steele</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Your Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037348015652340021.post-22266791011580830912010-08-22T18:04:00.000-07:002010-08-22T18:05:11.953-07:00District Delays SESPA BargainDISTRICTS DELAYS SESPA BARGAIN<br /><br />The parties bargained on August 21-22 until 4:00 am and were not able to reach agreement on a new SESPA Contract. The SESPA Team remained strong in our advocacy for members' financial survival and our commitment to providing quality services to students and quality support for our certificated colleagues. We continue to insist on meaningful, paid professional development opportunities for our members.<br /><br />SESPA Bargainers asked for another bargaining session as soon as possible. The District Team claims that they cannot bargain until September 10. If they really Respected and Valued SESPA employees, they would bargain with us right away and settle the Contract before school starts. Their delay is unacceptable!<br /><br />Tell the District to stop stonewalling. Tell them we need a Fair Contract and we need one before school starts. Come to the Rally on Monday, August 23 at 4:30 PM at the Shoreline Center. Support the SESPA Team.<br /><br />All SESPA members must attend the membership meeting on August 26 at 5 PM. We are moving the meeting away from the Shoreline Center and will announce the location shortly.<br /><br />SESPA - It is time to stand up and demand that your roles be respected and valued by Shoreline.<br /><br />Your SESPA Bargaining TeamYour Presidents Chris Steele and Denise Zenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350943045781557787noreply@blogger.com0