1月. 8:联邦带薪隔离假期到期, but you can work for it locally; Vaccine distribution resources; Helping our students understand this week’s assault on democracy

 

Local unions push for policies extending expired FFCRA leave for quarantined educators

Teacher measuring distances between two desks with mask on

教育工作者担心,当他们被迫与新型冠状病毒肺炎感染者隔离或与感染者密切接触时,他们将被迫使用病假——或者如果假期用完就得不到工资.

去年春天国会通过的《365在线体育》(FFCRA)为雇员提供了一些保护,要求大多数雇主提供多达80小时的带薪病假,并在这种情况下扩大家庭和医疗假. 然而,该法案——为额外假期提供资金——12月过期. 国会没有更新这些条款 in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the new stimulus package). The new law does provide some added leave provisions through March for private employers, 但像学区这样的公共雇主却没有.

你会怎样? And what if you face a situation with multiple required quarantines? 德州AFT认为,如果员工被要求隔离,不能远程工作,那么地区需要加强并通过地方政策,提供至少80小时(正常的两周)的工资. 如果我们的国家, 状态, 地方政府将强制学校员工回到校园——在很多情况下,当他们在那里不安全的时候——那么公共雇主至少需要负责确保他们在隔离时得到报酬.

Many districts have already passed local policies extending the 80 hours of leave, 我们在其他地区的工会,比如Cy-Fair,也成功地推动了政策的通过. (Other policies in districts with our local unions are on board agendas for this month.)

But not all districts are taking this step for a local policy. 这就是为什么我们为你们准备了一个简单的政策模板,并向你们的行政部门和学校董事会成员发出信函,敦促他们做正确的事情. Please note that, yes, districts will have to find funds to pay for leave. 然而, 虽然不能保证, 有迹象表明,拜登新政府可能会推动地方政府为这些条款提供资金.

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Legislative session kicks off next week with Biennial Revenue Estimate

空的德州议院皮革座椅的观点

The 87th session of the Texas 立法机关 kicks off Tuesday and runs through May 31. 还记得, the 立法机关 passes laws that directly affect your work and compensation as educators, 所以我们需要你们的帮助,我们会让你们随时了解我们在国会的工作,以确保我们推翻坏的想法,推广好的想法.

Most of the legislative work will be procedural for several weeks, 但会议运作方式的基石之一——两年期收入估算——将于周一由州审计署公布. That estimate will inform how much money is available for the 状态’s two-year budget. The comptroller previously estimated that the 状态 would be $4.6 billion in the hole with revenue significantly down because of the pandemic. 然而, federal aid from the stimulus package passed in December, 加上未来可能的联邦资金,预算中还存在一个未知因素,这可能会显著增加我们继续投资于公共教育和其他基本服务的前景.

While our work at 德州尾 continues to center on safety in the pandemic, 我们敦促你阅读我们的立法议程 来看看这一届我们要为什么而战.

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资源 for educators in the second tier to find vaccine distributions

疫苗瓶和注射器
德州尾 continues to fight for all educators to have priority access to the 新型冠状病毒肺炎 vaccine, 作为一线工人. 上个月,我们问过 Dr. 约翰Hellerstedt, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, to prioritize school employees for vaccine distribution. 从那时起,博士. Hellerstedt说, “所有已接种新型冠状病毒肺炎疫苗的提供者必须立即为医护人员接种疫苗, 超过65岁的德州人, 和人 医疗条件 that put them at a greater risk of severe disease or death from 新型冠状病毒肺炎. 不应储备任何疫苗.”

We want to provide resources for you to sign up for the 新型冠状病毒肺炎 vaccine if you qualify. Many counties, like Cameron, Harris, Travis, Bexar, and Montgomery, are directing people to the 各州疫苗提供者地点. Several other counties, like Dallas, El Paso, Tarrant, and Collin counties, are 提供注册网站. Others have met their capacity for their first couple of rounds of vaccines, 包括丹顿, 本德堡, 威廉姆森, 取样, 和Brazoria县.

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帮助学生了解1月1日发生的事件. 6

Share My Lesson Course Slides: Flier of Transition Pieces, White House photo

德州AFT总裁泽夫·卡波 昨天给我们的会员发了一封信 概述了他对美国大使馆暴力事件的看法.S. 国会在周三. “Yesterday was a disturbing day in the history of our country,” Capo wrote. “I am deeply saddened by the actions that ripped at the very seams of our democracy. 这一定让我们的学生特别困惑, 他们看到了一群暴民在一场已经给我们的社区带来如此多痛苦的大流行中冲击我们国家国会大厦的图片.”

Capo还提供了一些资源链接,帮助教师指导有关本周活动的建设性对话. Share My Lesson has gathered a number of materials and lesson plans.

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Elected Consultation: The pathway to partnerships and power

Banner: Drawing of 4 teachers sitting at a table working

去年12月,美国 休斯敦教师联合会(HFT)和休斯敦教育支持人员(HESP)赢得了休斯敦ISD的选举咨询. 结果是压倒性的:高频交易以93%的选票赢得选举,HESP以80%的选票赢得选举.

面对全球大流行病的挑战, 这次胜利意义更加重大, and it wouldn’t have happened without the collective power built by union members and leaders.

“选举出来的协商是行政和董事会的直接工具,让所有员工在HISD会议上有发言权,解决工作条件等问题, 工资, 和福利,雷萨·托马斯说, HESP总统. “现在工会在谈判桌上发出了官方的声音,员工们得到的支持将会更大.”

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Randi Weingarten推特图片“终于解脱了”:
教育部长贝琪·德沃斯辞职

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos resigned yesterday, citing the role of Trump’s rhetoric and its impact on the violence at the U.S. 周三的国会会议就是一个原因. 而德州的AFT 涵盖了许多破坏性的政策举措 从秘书那里得到的, AFT总裁Randi Weingarten简洁地总结了我们对这一消息的反应:“很好.”


Court of appeals halts TEA takeover of Houston ISD school board

12月. 30岁,德克萨斯州第三地方法院 Appeals kept in place an injunction against the Texas Education Agency 取消休斯顿ISD学校董事会成员,代之以任命的管理委员会. The district’s legal action leaves in place a halt to the removal until a full trial, 除非德州最高法院推翻裁决. 在休斯顿ISD校园错误地使用了州问责规则后,TEA寻求接管该地区. (你可以在我们的网站上阅读更多相关内容.)

“我们很高兴法官们认为,考虑到罢免地方选举产生的学校董事会成员事关重大,这类公共政策必须得到审查和仔细审查,泽夫·卡波说, 得州365在线体育主席. “这样的重大决定不应该轻易做出,需要从各个可能的角度考虑,以确保过程的公正和公平.”

高频交易主席杰基·安德森补充说:“我们正处于100年来最严重的卫生大流行之中. Keeping staff and students safe should be our one priority at this time. Abbott, Morath, and the Houston ISD School Board should continue this game of thrones later. 现在,所有各方都需要集中精力控制这种病毒,并向我们的教育工作者提供疫苗.”


 
本周好账单: Custodian workloads and giving more power to the SBOE on charter-school expansion decisions

米歇尔·贝克利米歇尔·贝克利的HB 517 (D- Carrollton)将要求每个学区的董事会采取一项关于托管工作量的政策. 所采用的政策必须包括在八小时轮班期间分配给学校管理员的平方英尺数量的基准. The goal of this bill is to ensure 托管人 are working under clear, 现实的, 和安全的期望.

玛丽·冈萨雷斯玛丽·冈萨雷斯的HB 944 (D- El Paso)呼吁国家教育委员会批准扩大开放招生的特许学校. The goal in this bill is to give more control to the SBOE, 民主选举的委员会, to approve charter expansions and notifications of charter applications. It would help provide a better check on the power held by the commissioner of education, 谁由总督任命.


Bridges Institute offers session on suicide prevention

Flier with Hands presenting a yellow ribbon for suicide prevention

德州的AFT Linda Bridges研究所将举行一个关于自杀预防的网络研讨会. 13、从6便士起.m. 7:30 p.m. 这个项目, 《365在线体育》™,是一个最佳实践, gatekeeper training that teaches how to identify suicide risk factors, 保护性因素, 警告标志, 以及适当的转诊策略. 现在注册这个免费的虚拟缩放培训.

 


Simplifying Money Matters Poster with Photo of Jean Chatzky

Virtual series looks at financial management for educators

Free, no-obligation financial advice is hard to come by. 多亏了我们和贺瑞斯·曼公司的合作, 我们很高兴分享一个系列的演讲,可以帮助你规划你的财务和退休计划.

《365在线体育》财经编辑Jean Chatzky将于周二开始Horace Mann的虚拟演讲系列, 1月. 12, by taking the complicated world of money and explaining it in plain terms. She’ll tell you the things you can do in order to create the life you want, 支持你爱的人, 对未来的担忧少一点. 空间是有限的; 今天保留你的位置!


 
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