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Update
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
June 9, 2022
Dear PFT Members,
PFT Members voted electronically on Tuesday, June 7 & Wednesday, June 8, 2022, and have ratified the Tentative Agreement (TA) for a 5% ongoing salary increase for the 2022-23 school year! 1061 PFT Members voted YES on the Agreement and 5 PFT Members voted NO.
The TA will now go before the PUSD School Board for a vote on June 16. If ratified by the School Board, the 5% increase will be reflected on your first pay warrant for the 2022-23 school year. The agreement is attached to this email.
2022-2023 Tentative Agreement MOU
In Unity,
Kelly
June 9, 2022
Dear PFT Members,
The end of the school year is upon us, and summer break is within reach! I hope you get some well-deserved time to rest and relax, and that you can spend quality time with family and friends. Here is the latest news you can use from PFT.
In Unity,
Kelly
A Few of the Things We Collectively Accomplished This Year
· 4% salary increase for 2021-22 & an additional 5% increase for 2022-23 (Member ratification votes for the 5% increase will be certified today and the increase will be up for School Board ratification on 6/16. When passed, it will be reflected on your first pay warrant next school year).
Read more - click here
June 1, 2022
Dear Elementary Teachers,
At the elementary school level, we have reached Stage I, Step IV of the transfer process (attached). Therefore, the voluntary transfer process has begun for elementary school, and opportunities for transfer for probationary and permanent teachers have been posted today on the district website.
Read more - click here Transfer Process for Spring 2022
May 31, 2022
Dear Secondary Teachers,
At the middle school level, we have reached Stage I, Step IV of the transfer process (attached). Therefore, the voluntary transfer process has begun for middle school, and opportunities for transfer for probationary and permanent teachers have been posted today on the district website.
Read more - click here Transfer Process for Spring 2022
May 27, 2022
Dear PFT Members,
The PUSD/PFT Interest Based Problem Solving Team (IBPS) has reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on a 5% ongoing salary increase for PFT unit members, effective July 1, 2022! Details have been shared with Site PFT Representatives during an emergency PFT Site Representative Council Meeting that took place today at 4:00 p.m. Your elected Site Representatives have unanimously ratified the agreement. The agreement is attached to this email for your review.
PFT Members will vote electronically on the Tentative Agreement on Tuesday, June 7 & Wednesday, June 8, 2022. If the TA is ratified by Members, it will go before the PUSD School Board for a vote on June 16. If you have questions about electronic voting or your email address, please direct them to our Office Manager, Becky Kealy, at bkealy@powayteachers.org.
Tentative Agreement MOU
Have a wonderful three-day weekend!!
In Unity,
Kelly
May 26, 2022
Dear Secondary Teachers,
At the high school level, we have reached Stage I, Step IV of the transfer process (attached). Therefore, the voluntary transfer process has begun for high school, and opportunities for transfer for probationary and permanent teachers have been posted today on the district website.
This means teachers probationary and permanent teachers from overstaffed schools, those returning from a leave of one year or more, and any teachers returning from a special assignment have been placed at a school site for 2022-23. It also means that administrative and site teams have had the opportunity to choose to retain high performing temporary teachers and interns if enrollment has allowed this to occur.
Read more - click here Transfer Process for Spring 2022
May 20, 2022
COVID-19 Testing Update
PFT has received some questions recently about COVID-19 testing, and specifically, whether to use Phamatech for testing. Attached is a fact sheet from the Department of Managed Health Care saying insurance companies must pay for COVID testing. However, we are hearing some insurance companies are refusing to reimburse testing companies for rapid antigen tests, as well as refusing to cover tests unless people have symptoms or exposure. If you experience this, you can appeal to your insurance company. If this does not resolve the issue, you can contact the Dept. of Managed Health Care. But instead, the info below may help avoid this issue.
Read more - click here Attachment - COVID Testing Fact Sheet
May 18, 2022
Dear PFT Members,
It’s been another challenging school year, but we are getting close to summer! Here is some info regarding the one-time payment, the transfer process, and negotiations for next year.
In Unity,
Kelly
Read more - click here Attachment - May Revision COLA Article
May 5, 2022
Dear PFT Members,
Good news! We have successfully bargained a one-time payment for PFT unit members, in recognition of your tireless efforts navigating the COVID-19 pandemic since March of 2020. This was a bargaining priority of membership that we have been working to negotiate for a very long time. The MOU is attached to this email. We will be discussing it with your elected PFT Site Reps at our monthly meeting tomorrow night, so they will be able to answer any questions you might have on Thursday.
COVID Appreciation Bonus MOU
In Unity,
Kelly
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Congratulations to our 2022
Teachers of the Year!
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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.
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!
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
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