Here is the presentation from the meeting in PDF format: [gview file=”http://www.vacateachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/genmtgpresentation.pdf”] If you need to download a copy of the presentation, so you may show the PowerPoint at a staff meeting, here you go: [gview file=”http://www.vacateachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/genmtgpresentation.pptx”] Here’s the survey mentioned in the presentation:   And, finally, here’s some pictures from the event! Talking about …

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Dear VTA Members, Thanks for all the support for the bargaining team today with the buttons and black shirts! There will be a VTA general membership meeting on Tuesday, February 3, at 3:45 in the Will C. Wood library.  It will be a one topic meeting on salary. Hope to see you there. Moira

Here’s the summary of the bargaining session: [gview file=”http://www.vacateachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bargupdate14154.pdf”] Here’s what we proposed: [gview file=”http://www.vacateachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jan28vtaproposals.pdf”] Here’s what VUSD proposed: [gview file=”http://www.vacateachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Jan28VUSDproposals.pdf”] What would you like to do about this?  Fill out this pledge card and let us know!  

CalPERS current rate of return – is 18.4%. SB 1458 – was signed into law by the Governor in 2012 to alter the structure of the Academic Performance Index (API), changing the criteria by which schools are held accountable. The state’s main measure of a high school’s performance shifted from a near reliance on state …

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