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[olivia]

I read elsewhere that the negotiations between the district and certificated/classified have come to an impass.  Next step, arbitration. What can anyone add to this situation? 

[marywegan]

Elk Grove Unified is having a job fair tomorrow.

[mac_convert]

Here is a small sample of why teachers are seeking more compensation. Elk Grove just settled with similar numbers, but the salary in Elk Grove is $6,000-$8,000 and the benefits for a family are almost double what FCUSD offers.

 

 

 

 

• We URGE you, the parents of our students, to contact the Board Trustees to tell them to support their teachers; contact info for Board Trustees linked, HERE.
• We took pay-cuts when the district needed us to balance their budget, now the district won't support us.
• We haven't had any cost of living increase since 2009.
• Our out of pocket healthcare costs have more than doubled since 2009.
• Our district is near the bottom in salary and benefits compared to surrounding districts.  Salary is a key component to teacher satisfaction and retention.
• Young, bright, energetic young teachers are leaving FCUSD for other districts.
• Highly qualified, experienced teachers are retiring or leaving the district.
• Our workload has doubled, tripled, etc with all the new federal, state, and local programs forced upon us without giving us any extra time or salary.
• We spend countless hours of our personal time doing what's best for students.
• The district will be receiving nearly $10 million extra dollars next year, but hasn't changed it's offer to us, nothing, none at all.

[supermom]

poor choices in management will = deficit in quality teachers

 

for some with older children- they may not see the difference.

 

for those with younger children- there will come a time when you hear people say..."do you remember when such and such worked here? Such a great teacher"--and then the response...." yeah, that person moved to a different school. we were so sad to see her/him go. we had had hopes that teacher was the person our child would get next year"

[4thgenFolsomite]

Teachers make $6000 a month plus benefits? Do they make this all 12 months of the year?

[Howdy]

Teachers make $6000 a month plus benefits? Do they make this all 12 months of the year?

Each district negotiates their own benefits. Some districts pay and others have the employee pay a certain percentage like your average work in other industries. Making $72K a year is certainly not unheard of for a teacher that is over 13 years in the profession depending on where they are on the salary schedule with units, masters, etc...I know teachers making more than that with over 16 years in. 

[TruthSeeker]

$6000-8000 a month is a high salary. I wouldn't complain if I was making that amount of money to work 10 months a year. But it looks like that was just for Elk Grove teachers? What do Folsom teachers make on average?  I do believe in paying them a good salary to retain the good ones - fire the ones who are slackers and who's students are getting bad grades on tests.

[nomad]

If there was a place to start cleaning house in Folsom it's at the Middle Schools. Apathy and incompetence reigns supreme there.

[Howdy]

  I do believe in paying them a good salary to retain the good ones - fire the ones who are slackers and who's students are getting bad grades on tests.

 

Are you meaning teacher in general? Or just in Folsom? What about teachers that are not slackers, but the students get poor grades?

[Deanna H]

 

Here is a small sample of why teachers are seeking more compensation. Elk Grove just settled with similar numbers, but the salary in Elk Grove is $6,000-$8,000 and the benefits for a family are almost double what FCUSD offers.

 

 

 

 

• We URGE you, the parents of our students, to contact the Board Trustees to tell them to support their teachers; contact info for Board Trustees linked, HERE.
• We took pay-cuts when the district needed us to balance their budget, now the district won't support us.
• We haven't had any cost of living increase since 2009.
• Our out of pocket healthcare costs have more than doubled since 2009.
• Our district is near the bottom in salary and benefits compared to surrounding districts.  Salary is a key component to teacher satisfaction and retention.
• Young, bright, energetic young teachers are leaving FCUSD for other districts.
• Highly qualified, experienced teachers are retiring or leaving the district.
• Our workload has doubled, tripled, etc with all the new federal, state, and local programs forced upon us without giving us any extra time or salary.
• We spend countless hours of our personal time doing what's best for students.
• The district will be receiving nearly $10 million extra dollars next year, but hasn't changed it's offer to us, nothing, none at all.

 

 

Teachers wrote this??

[mac_convert]

 

Teachers wrote this??

yes

[Deanna H]

yes

 

How ironic.

[mac_convert]

 

How ironic.

So what's your point? You don't feel teachers should make a good living? I challenge anyone who thinks a teacher has a cushy job to step in and do the job for just one week, including all of the planning, teaching and grading!

[nomad]

So what's your point? You don't feel teachers should make a good living? I challenge anyone who thinks a teacher has a cushy job to step in and do the job for just one week, including all of the planning, teaching and grading!

 

The same could be said for a lot of jobs, especially ones that work 12 months a year and don't have a weeks off, a ton of minimum days, and time off for every holiday and other "breaks." Plus most jobs require changes, not using the same teaching plans for 10 years straight.

[cw68]

So what's your point? You don't feel teachers should make a good living? I challenge anyone who thinks a teacher has a cushy job to step in and do the job for just one week, including all of the planning, teaching and grading!

 

I think they were pointing out that it was poorly written.