Certificated Negotiations Move to a New Phase
It is the GFCCE position that we should take the same level of cuts that management takes. The cuts management is taking are:
· 3 furlough days at the cost saving of $26,000.
· The superintendent has not officially taken a furlough day from her $152,000 annual salary, though she has stated that she will offer her own three day furlough to the Board soon.
The District is asking for the following from the certificated unit (costs savings are approximate):
· Three buy-back days (the District argues it can simply take these days away from teachers without going through negotiations). Cost savings: $120,000
· Three furlough days. Cost savings: $120,000
· Teachers laid off: Cost savings: $350,000
· Increase of average class size to 1:33. Cost savings: $225,000
· Non-renewal of travel stipend for teachers working at more than one site. Costs savings: $15,000
· Removal of Athletic director periods, activities coordinator periods, AVID & BTSA period and five AG project periods. Cost savings for these 13 periods: $130,000
Total Certificated Concessions asked for by the District: $960,000. This figure does not even include what our classified members will also be sacrificing.
Unfortunately, not only are the cuts unequal across the different employee groups but these cuts will have seriously detrimental consequences for the students we serve in a year when Galt High is likely to enter state sanctions.
Classified negotiations continue on June 21 with updates forthcoming.
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