August 29, 2022

Dear PFT Members, 

A $750 innovative learning grant is available to full time TK-12 women teachers and librarians in PUSD, in honor of Anne Gillespie. This grant was named after Anne to recognize her passion, innovation, and learner-focus during her 32-years in our district.  Please see details below and attached if you are interested. You do not need to be a member of Delta Kappa Gamma to apply.

Deadline for submission is October 16, 2022

Click here for grant details

In Unity,
Kelly

Update    

8/22/22

Dear PFT Members,

Welcome Back! Here is some news you can use as you settle into a new school year.

State & PUSD Budget and Negotiations

Good news! The California Federation of Teachers (CFT) and other organizations have been lobbying for an increase to the base funding formula for K-12 public education for many years. The state education budget has been finalized and it contains long-awaited increases to this base funding! 😊 We saw some increases to the base in the Governor’s May Revision, which allowed us to negotiate a 5% salary increase for this school year. In the final adopted state budget, the increases were even greater than they were in the May Revision. As a result of these new funds, the district added the school site supports below and we are going back to the negotiating table on September 13, 15, 21 and 22 to determine if additional PFT Member bargaining priorities can be negotiated.

Read more - click here Attachment - Safety and Security Improvements

June 17, 2022

Dear PFT Members,

The PUSD School Board has voted unanimously to approve the Tentative Agreement (TA) between PUSD & PFT for a 5% ongoing salary increase for next school year! The 5% increase will be reflected on your first pay warrant of the 2022-23 school year. This 5% increase is in addition to the 4% increase we received this school year. The agreement is attached to this email. Happy Summer!

2022-2023 Tentative Agreement MOU

In Unity,

Kelly

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Congratulations to our 2022

Teachers of the Year!

Jean "Nay" Flinn		Aimee McCoy		Andrea Ford

The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is proud to announce that Nay Flinn, Kindergarten Teacher at Connect Academy; Aimee McCoy, 8th Grade Humanities and AVID Teacher at Mesa Verde Middle School; and Andrea Ford, Spanish Teacher at Westview High School have been chosen as the PUSD Teachers of the Year for 2022.

Read more

Congratulations to Aimee McCoy who was named a

2022-23 San Diego County Teacher of the Year!

From left to right: San Diego County Superintendent Dr. Paul Gothold, Juanita Nunez,
Melissa Rains, Stephanie Cluxton, Aimee McCoy, and Jacqueline Ma

Aimee McCoy, 8th grade Humanities and AVID Teacher at Mesa Verde Middle School was named a 2022-23 San Diego County Teacher of the Year at the 32nd annual "Cox Presents: Salute to Teachers." Aimee is now one of five San Diego area educators now being considered for the California State Teacher of the Year Title!

Read more

The joint PUSD/PFT IBPS team is pleased to announce we have reached agreement on a Supplementary Retirement Plan (SRP) for the PFT bargaining unit! 

Click here to read the agreement

COVID-19: Union toolkit for California educators and staffSummaries of state guidance by education division

The CFT is posting key resources here as they become available. This toolkit is divided into information for preK-12 schools, community colleges, UC, retirement systems, and state labor agencies. We also include the basic facts about the coronavirus with links to public health agencies. 

TPLES - Teacher Professional Learning and Effectiveness System

Dear Colleagues,

The demands on a teacher's time are endless, and the school year seems to go so quickly from this point on. The below link Teacher Professional Learning and Effectiveness System (TPLES) reminder sheet is intended to provide support and suggestions for teachers in the evaluation cycle this year, as they monitor and document progress on their SLO/PLO.  It can also help make the final evaluation conference, for both traditional and alternative evaluations, more meaningful for the teacher and administrator.

Teacher Professional Learning and Effectiveness System (TPLES) reminder sheet - click here

In Unity,
Kelly

Classroom Supplies using Online Donation Site

What teachers need to do first to be eligible for donations: Go to www.pusddonate.org. Click your grade level (elementary, middle, high), click your “Site”, click “Teachers”. Please be sure your name is listed. The website is linked to the district’s payroll system.  Therefore, the donation website uses the same name you are using for payroll purposes (legal name).  Unfortunately, we cannot change that name.

What the Online Donation website provides:
1. Parents have the option of donating directly to their child’s teacher(s), program, department, grade level, program, or the school site’s general fund using this online donation website. The website is designed to provide parents with an easy and convenient way to help fund our instructional supply needs. Teachers and schools have received more than $100,000.00 in donations using this website. It works.

2. Parents may access the donation website by going to www.pusddonate.org.  Parents receive a tax deduction and email confirmation when donating. The website also includes a “Matching Gift Program” if a parent’s employer provides that benefit.

3. Teachers receive an automatic email confirmation stating the amount of the donation, donor’s name and email, and student’s name, if provided by the parent. Our District uses a spam filter. Therefore, to receive confirmation emails from the donation site you must check your spam folder. When you see the link, pusdonline@firstlinemerchant.com that’s the Online Donation secure banking (when using a credit card) email address. Please “whitelist” this email address. For accounting purposes, your site finance clerk or site secretary receives a monthly report of all donations. If you have not received an email confirmation but think you have received a donation, check with your site secretary or finance clerk.

Donation: Teachers access these donations the same way they would their regular supply budget/s at the site.

COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES: Teachers may communicate this website to parents via their MyConnect site, newsletter, and/or during Back-to-School Night (see Common Message on Q&A attached). To promote greater equity among all our classrooms, we suggest grade-level teams or departments come together to identify their “collective” supply needs and request donations be made to the grade-level or department, rather than individual teachers.

Please note: Donations to this account may only be used for instructional supplies (e.g. school supplies, software, workbooks, art and science materials…). If requesting donations for technology, check with your principal. The primary function of your site Foundation is to purchase software and technology and teachers should be coordinating their efforts.

Field Trip Fees: The Classroom Supplies ~ Online Donations website now offers the option of collecting Field Trip fees. More information and directions for teachers will be coming soon in a separate email.

I've attached an FAQ and a handout you may wish to provide to parents.  

Attachments:

FAQ Classroom Supplies
CSOLD Parent Handout

In Unity,
Kelly