May 17, 2008
2008 UTLA ELECTIONS

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The State Budget Crisis new

UTLA's Response to the Governor's May Revise

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One hour's pay for the kids of L.A.!
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June 6th Action Materials


UTLA Actions to Protest State & Local Budget Cuts:

  Week of May 26 Parent leafleting at schools
  Friday June 6 1 hour a.m. action
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May - June Fight Against State Budget Cuts Calendar
Send a letter to your Legislator to protest State Budget Cuts.
Call CTA’s “Cuts Hurt” hotline to leave your legislator a message
Read the UTLA letter presented to the Governor on May 4
  Legislator contact info
duffy UTLA Responds to the proposed State Budget Cuts
Watch video

View media coverage of the May 14 Informational Picketing at Schools


new Members who recently received an alleged overpayment letter from LAUSD:

Click here for response letter to send to LAUSD.
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Prop 39 Update: LAUSD pulls offer to charters of campus space at seven schools

Prop 39 campus status as of 5-5-08
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shelterUTLA External Media Campaign to support payroll and contract fight

UTLA radio ads. Spots ask LAUSD “Are you listening?”

Listen to radio ads (mp3 format)
A. J. Duffy - 1 minute
Julie Washington - 1 minute
Josh Pechthalt (Spanish) - 1 minute

News & Key Issues
No March 15 layoff notices for permanent UTLA Members

See media articles

 
CONTRACT Negotiations

0% makes zero sense
District officials are using next year’s budget shortfall to justify not giving you a raise this year.


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Political Endorsements

Vote on Tuesday June 3rd
UTLA’s primary election endorsements

 
THE LAUSD Waste Basket

$400 million on computers and few new ones to be found!


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MEDIA CENTER
duffyKNBC News Conference
May 11, 2008 - Laurel Erickson Interviews A.J. Duffy on the State Budget Cuts. Watch Video

Politics or Pedagogy - April 21, 2008
John Cromshow interviews A.J. Duffy and Rosemary Lee about the Trinational Conference. Download audio archive (mp3)
Contaminated water at LAUSD Schools
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la_round_table Watch L.A. Roundtable with Dave Bryan
Panel: A.J. Duffy, Supt. Brewer, David Tokofsky & Myrna Castrejon
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Every Tuesday is T-shirt Tuesday
Show us your red UTLA t-shirt
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Legislation Watch
Social Security Fairness Act Petition
 
Innovations & Reforms

LAUSD Idivision
What is the Idivision?
Schools that have entered the Idivision to date
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Expanded School Based Management Model
(Woodland Hills Academy Model)

The Belmont Zone of Choice


LAUSD High Priority Schools
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QEIA Schools
  Take the QEIA survey
 

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the lausd Payroll CRISIS

new Members who recently received an alleged overpayment letter from LAUSD:
Click here for response letter to send to LAUSD.

The latest Information...

 
Announcements

Voting - Constitutional Amendment on Secretary / Treasurer
May 16 – 19
Don’t forget to vote


Teachers:  Submit Teacher of the Year application packets to your local district by May 23.


Matrix Postponed until after May revise.
Read Duffy's Letter & Agreement with LAUSD
UTLA convinces LAUSD to extend
SBM / Learn Waiver Deadline
to May 15

Winners of the Platinum Apple Awards
Attn: HHS Professionals – take the administrators survey before May 9.
Survey instructions.

Click here to take survey.
Chapter Chair elections begin
Don’t forget to hold your election for Chapter Chairs and Co-chair or vice chair for the 2008-2009 school year no later than June 1, 2008. 

CTA Election Results

NEA Election Results


Summer School Applications Available
 
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Voting - Constitutional Amendment on Secretary / Treasurer
May 16 – 19

UTLA/AFT 1021
General Membership Meeting
UTLA 3303 Wilshire Blvd., Room 815
Thursday, May 22; 6 – 8 pm

Parent Leafleting before or after school
Week of May 26th

UTLA Inner City Committee Conference
May 30 - June 1, 2008

1 Hour Budget Fight Action at Schools
Friday June 6th, 2008

UTLA ANNUAL RETIREMENT DINNER DANCE
Petersen Automotive Museum
Saturday, June 14, 2008

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Companies offering discounts

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“Together we are asking all of the LAUSD family to join us in giving to making greater Los Angeles a better place for everyone through the Sharing Brings Hope campaign.”
…AJ Duffy, David Brewer,
Michael O’Sullivan
Read full article in the Feb UT (page 13)

QUICK LINKS

American Federation of Teachers
California Federation of Teachers
California Teachers Association
LAUSD Home
LAUSD Financial Resource Database
LAUSDnet Find a School
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
National Education Association
No Child Left Behind background and resources

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  Last update: May 16, 2008.