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Bargaining Updates.

VTA/VUSD Negotiations update

1/6/2020

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Click HERE for digital version of latest bargaining update.

The Vista Unified School District (VUSD) and the Vista Teachers Association (VTA) met at the District office  on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.
Both VUSD and VTA have reached tentative agreements on all articles in this negotiations session:

Article 12
  • Addition of Lacrosse Stipend
Article 13
  • Current Contract
Article 16
  • Clarification of two weeks paid maternity leave use prior to employee’s leave. 
  • Donation of sick leave requires application and medical note to both VTA and VUSD
Article 17
  • New ETK-12 Calendar Work Days changed to 185 for returning teachers and 186 for teachers new to the District through the elimination of the January Professional Development Day.
  • The second Professional Development Day shall be replaced with a Teacher Prep Day prior to the start of school each year.
Article 18
  • Current Contract
Article 20
  • Removed the word “daily” from Articles 20.1.2 and 20.1.3
Article 26
  • “Cause” is defined in reference to the evaluation cycle
  • Timeline of observations occurring during a CAP now required
  • Temporary teachers employed for more than two consecutive years with all positive evaluations will receive future evaluations every other year
Article 30
  • All special education related information in the current contract is now included in Article 30
  • Special Education District Advisory group will meet four times a year 
  • Definitions were clarified
  • Supportive Teaching was added as an additional definition separate from co-teaching
  • Caseload is aligned with California Education code
  • Speech language pathologist preschool caseload was added 
  • Education Specialist caseload waivers were added for elementary
  • Clarified communication protocols between general education teachers and Education Specialists

Negotiations for the 2019/2020 school year have concluded
-Rachel D’Ambroso VUSD Bargaining chair and Reagan Duncan VTA Bargaining chair


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VTA/VUSD Negotiations update

10/29/2019

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The Vista Unified School District (VUSD) and the Vista Teachers Association (VTA) met at the VTA Office on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
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Both VUSD andVTA have reached tentative agreements on the following articles:

Tentative Agreements
Article 16
  • Clarification of 2 weeks paid maternity leave use prior to employee’s leave. 
  • Donation of sick leave requires application and medical note to both VTA and VUSD

Article 12
  • Addition of Lacrosse Stipend

Article 26
  • “Cause” is defined
  • Requires timeline of observations occurring during a CAP
  • Temporary teachers employed for more than two consecutive years with all positive evaluations will receive future evaluations every other year

Article 30
  • All special education related information in the current contract is now included in Article 30
  • Special Education District Advisory group will meet four times a year 
  • Definitions were clarified
  • Supportive Teaching was added as an additional definition separate from co-teaching
  • Caseload is aligned with Ed code
  • Speech language pathologist preschool caseload was added 
  • Education Specialist caseload waivers were added for elementary
  • Clarified communication protocols between general education teacher and Education Specialist

Both teams will continue discussions on Articles, 13, 17, 18 and 20 at the next bargaining meeting scheduled for November 19, 2019 at the District Office. 
-Rachel D’Ambroso VUSD Bargaining chair and Reagan Duncan VTA Bargaining chair

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VUSD/VTA Negotiations Update

10/23/2019

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The Vista Unified School District (VUSD) and the Vista Teachers Association (VTA) met at the District Office on Tuesday, October 22, 2019.
  • Both VUSD and VTA have reached Tentative Agreements on Articles 12, 16, and 26.
  • During negotiations both teams discussed Articles 13, 20, and Article 30 regarding Special Education.
  • 8 Period Day Updates
    No agreement was reached as no new proposals were presented at the October 22nd meeting.
    Therefore, the 8 Period Day will not be implemented for the 2020/21 school year. 
Going forward, the VUSD bargaining team will meet with VTA on October 29th to continue working on open articles. 
-Rachel D’Ambroso VUSD Bargaining chair and Reagan Duncan VTA Bargaining chair

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Bargaining update

10/8/2019

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The Vista Unified School District (VUSD) and the Vista Teachers Association (VTA) met at the VTA Office on Tuesday, October 8, 2019.
  • Both VUSD and VTA have reached Tentative Agreements on Articles 12, 16, and 26.
  • Negotiations are progressing with Articles 13, 17, 18, 20, and one new Article 30 regarding Special Education​
  • 8 Period Day Updates
VUSD has proposed an increase to 180 student contacts in order to facilitate the 8 period block schedule with the program dependent on board approving future funding. 
VTA wasn’t able to agree to this proposal. 
Going forward, the VUSD bargaining team will meet with VTA on October 22nd with updates and new proposals regarding the 8 period day and open articles.

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TENTATIVE contract agreement information

12/7/2017

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My Fellow VTA Members,
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It is with great pleasure that I share this information with you. On November 30, 2017, the VTA and VUSD Bargaining Teams reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. The new contract will need to be ratified by membership and then approved by the School Board. Once it is approved by both VTA members and the VUSD School Board, it will go into effect immediately and expire on July 1, 2020.

Both your Bargaining Team and your Executive Board have endorsed this contract and urge you to vote in favor of ratification. We have reached a fair and equitable agreement that grants VTA a number of benefits. While VTA has concerns about "daily" class size language, we are satisfied that the current contract allows us to adequately protect our members (see Article 20 below).

Any questions regarding the tentative agreement should be addressed to the VTA Bargaining Chair, Ron Ferreirae, at ronferreirae@vistausd.org. In addition, Bargaining Team members will be available at the VTA office from 3-5 PM on Wednesday, December 13. On that date, there will also be a copy of the entire proposed contract available for review.

Ratification voting will take place at school sites starting Tuesday, Dec 12 with all ballots due at the VTA office by Friday Dec 15th at 3:00pm. It is very important that all members vote for or against the proposed changes to the contract. VTA Site Representatives will be conducting the vote and they will have more information next week.

Ballot counting will be done at Indian Joe’s starting at 4:30pm on Friday Dec 15. In addition ballots may also be cast or turned in at Indian Joes from 3:00 until 4:30pm. I would encourage any and all to come and celebrate our new contract.

In Solidarity,
Tod Critchlow
VTA President

The major changes to the contract are:
Article 12: Salaries    
a)  3% increase to the salary schedule beginning January 1, 2018.
b)  Beginning July 1, 2018, the salary schedule will be restructured so that the current columns G, H, and I will replace columns A, B, and C. This will have no effect on salaries but will increase all stipends (Master's, Doctorate, and extra-curricular activities) by approximately 14.5%.
c)  Beginning January 1, 2018 the Adult Ed salary schedule will be restructured to include more steps and an additional column for those with a Master's degree.
d)  A formula will be used to determine salary increases for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years. This formula is based on the amount of revenues the district receives from the state and is very similar to the formula that was used in 2016-2017 which resulted in a  2.9% salary increase for that year.
e)  VTA members who complete units for advancement on the salary schedule will be able to move to the next column on the salary schedule as soon as the transcripts are given to HR - this can be at any time during the year instead of only at the beginning of a new school year.
** The 1% retroactive pay that we are due from July 2016-Sept. 2017 will be included in the Jan. 31, 2018 paycheck
Article 13: Benefits
a)  VUSD will contribute an additional $300 per year towards health benefits. This is retroactive to July 1, 2017, so members will receive a $150 reimbursement for the first half of the year.
Article 16: Leave Policies
a)  Employees on Pregnancy Disability Leave will now be entitled to differential pay if they have used all of their sick leave days.
b)  Employees will be entitled to use 2 days of sick leave per school year for Personal Business. These days do not require any reason to be given for the absence, but they do require 5-day notice to be given to the site administrator.
c)  The California Family Rights Act leave has been added to the contract, allowing up to 12 weeks of leave to care for a newly born or adopted child. Sick leave can be used during this time, and differential pay will be made if the employee has used up all of their sick leave days.
Article 17: Work Year
a)  Middle and High School Special Ed. Department Chairs can receive up to 5 days of per diem pay during the summer to schedule students into classes for the next school year.
Article 18: Teachers' Duty Hours
a)  Returning to the contract in Article 18.3  - "Excluding assigned supervision duty responsibilities, elementary teachers shall have the time before and after student contact hours for preparation, planning, and conferences."
Article 20: Class Sizes
a)  No changes have been made to the issue of student contacts pending legal rulings on a VTA grievance and an Unfair Labor Practice challenge filed with the Public Employee Relations Board.
Article 21: Transfers
a)  Language is being added to clarify tie-breaking procedures in the event that involuntary transfers are necessary.
Article 23: Curriculum and Leadership Positions
a)  Increasing the number of leadership team positions at elementary sites from 6 to 7.
Article 24: Peer Assistance and Review
a)   Increasing the stipend for Consulting Teachers who assist during the PAR process from $500 to $800 per semester.
Article 26: Evaluations
a)  Increasing the stipend for Consulting Teachers who assist during the CAP process from $500 to $800 per semester.
b)  Added specific evaluation standards for Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Psychologists.
c)  Require that formal observations are only done when an employee is performing duties that are a regular part of their job.

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Contract tentative agreement

12/1/2017

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​To My Fellow VTA Members,

It is with great pleasure that I share the attached joint announcement of a tentative agreement for a three year contract.
Your bargaining team has worked together with the district to come up with a fair settlement.
We will be providing more information via your reps in the coming weeks, with the goal of having our ratification vote before the end of the year.
I want to stress that we could not have done this without the support of you, the members!
VTA/VUSD Joint Statement: Bargaining Negotiations
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File Type: pdf
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Important bargaining information

10/26/2017

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Please click the link below to access the VTA Bargaining Update following yesterday's General Membership meeting at Vista Magnet Middle School.

vta_baragaining_update_10262017.pdf
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bargaining update 4/6/17

4/6/2017

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​The bargaining teams for VTA and VUSD met together for the first time on April 5, 2017. The entire contract is open for negotiations this year, but the teams agreed that no changes were needed for Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 27, and 28. The teams began to exchange initial proposals for the remaining articles but did not have time to complete all of them. On April 18 the teams will meet again in order to finish exchanging their initial proposals. In addition, both teams will begin to respond to the initial proposals that were presented on April 5.
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bargaining update

11/18/2016

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It's hard to believe that 2016 is winding down. 2016 was quite a ride. And yet for VTA/VUSD things were fairly quiet. A year ago we signed an agreement with the district that gave both parties some breathing room.

Well now it's time to start thinking about bargaining again. Both parties will need sunshine proposals (announce what they want to discuss) at an upcoming board meeting, likely in March. 

To all VTA members if you have feedback, ideas, questions or requests for the bargaining process please contact your site rep or VTA and let us know what's important to you.

Alternatively you can click on this link.

Wishing you all happy holidays and a fantastic new year.
Tod Critchlow
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VUSD and VTA JOINT STATEMENT

12/8/2015

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VUSD and VTA Reach Tentative Agreement
The Vista Unified School District and the Vista Teachers Association reached a tentative agreement on Monday, November 30, 2015 regarding Salary, Benefits, and Work Year.  The Tentative Agreement has been ratified by the VTA membership and it will next be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval at the December 10, 2015 School Board Meeting.
Details about the Agreement include:
  • A Two-Year Agreement with no contract re-openers for 2016/2017
  • A 6% salary increase retroactive to July 1, 2015
  • 2 additional instructional days will be added to the work year in 2016/2017, increasing the instruction for students from 180 to 182 days.  A corresponding increase of 1.09% will be added to the Salary Schedule effective July 1, 2016 in consideration for the increased work year.
  • Contingency language for 2016/2017 that may result in a salary increase
  • An increase of $300 in the benefits cap from $10,800 to $11,100 effective July 1, 2016
  • Moving highly-qualified ROP/CTE teachers to the Salary Schedule from the Hourly Schedule
  • An increase in transferable service credit from 6 years to 10 years to attract and retain experienced educators.  Current eligible employees who missed out on this benefit between 2005 and 2015 will be placed on the adjusted step as if this language  had been applicable at the time of their hire.
The parties are pleased that this two-year agreement is good for students and employees, and allows us to focus on student learning to actualize our Vision, Mission, and Values and to achieve our goals as identified in the Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation.
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