UTD In the News
OpEd: Legislators missed lesson of book 'A Nation at Risk'
Tallahassee Democrat
(April 25, 2008)
Focus on South
Florida
WFOR - CBS 4
(March 23, 2008)
Miami-Dade Teachers
protest health insurance
The Miami Herald
(March 12, 2008)
Study: Fla.
education funding
affecting high wage jobs
WSVN - Fox 7 News
(Feb. 28, 2008)
WFOR - CBS 4
(Feb. 14, 2008)
Teachers
Vote To Decide Health Care Futures
WPLG - Local 10
(Feb. 11, 2008)
From Homeless to
Multi-Millionaire
WFOR - CBS 4
AFL-CIO Pushes for ‘No’ vote For
Amendment 1
WPLG - Local 10
(Jan. 17, 2008)
Miami 'Zone' Gives Schools
Intensive Help
"Education Week"
(Oct. 17, 2007)
Dade Teachers Flourish
Under New Leadership
"American Teacher"
| Zone
Bargaining continues for 08-09 Zone replacement initiative UTD and MDCPS representatives met Monday (February 11) to continue discussions on the replacement of the current Zone schools. The District presented seven proposals to our bargaining team, including a Preamble, Work Year, Work Day, Student's Work Day, Academic Freedom, and Professional Development Proposal. The District recommended that the school year be extended by five days for all teachers for Professional Development. The school year for students will not be extended. The District has also recommended a retention bonus for teachers at the schools in the new program. The District proposes that only elementary schools in the program have an extended work day with an annual flat rate supplement. The proposal states that Pre-K, K, and 1st grade teachers would only have their students until 2 p.m. but 2nd thru 5th grade students would remain until 4 p.m.. Clarification is needed as to what the Pre-K, K, and 1st graders teachers would be doing from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.. The proposal also states that on Wednesday, students in grades 2-5 would be dismissed at 3 p.m. to allow teachers to have collaborative planning. Secondary teachers will not have an extended day and would be required to implement either a traditional block schedule (3x3) or the SSRI schedule, if the staff voted to do so. Their proposals did not include the extra sick day, 45-minute lunch, or the expansion to the number of Extra Teaching Period Supplements in secondary schools. Academic Freedom was the same as the current Zone language but added Social Studies as a core subject. The District also proposed the same 56 hours for Professional Development. No transfer language was proposed by management. The bargaining teams are considering renaming the program for the 2008-2009 school year since the proposal being discussed differs greatly from the School Improvement Zone of the past three years. UTD has asked for the number of schools the District is considering, the names of the schools, and an explanation of the criteria used to determine the new group of schools. Another bargaining session is scheduled for Friday, February 15, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. at the SBAB, room 559. - Proposals presented at February 11th session. Previous Bargaining Sessions:
UTD returns to bargaining table on future of Zone schools
(February 15, 2008)
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