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Sacramento City Unified School District Provides Updated Negotiations Frequently Asked Questions – March 24
Sacramento, CA – The following are answers to frequently asked questions about the current labor negotiations between the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA).
Sacramento City Unified School District Provides Updated Negotiations Frequently Asked Questions
Sacramento, CA – The following are answers to frequently asked questions about the current labor negotiations between the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA).
Statement from Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent and Board President Following Discovery of Racist Graffiti at Rosemont High School
Sacramento, CA - Sacramento City Unified School District is investigating an incident of racist graffiti that was discovered near the end of the school day at Rosemont High School on Tuesday, March 22. Immediately upon discovery, school administrators worked quickly to have the graffiti removed from a second-floor hallway and began reviewing security footage to provide evidence to law enforcement.
Negotiations Update: Sacramento City Unified Negotiations Team Met with SCTA and Mediators Throughout the Day; Enhanced Proposal to SCTA with Additional Health Care Benefit
Sacramento, CA – Following a mediation session that went late into the night on Monday, the Sacramento City Unified School District’s negotiations team continued to meet with representatives from the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) bargaining team and two state appointed mediators throughout the day on Tuesday.
Here is the schedule of meetings that were scheduled and occurred over the last 48 hours.
Monday, March 21
Sacramento City Unified Proposes Salary Increase, Bonuses, and More Paid Professional Learning Days in Contract Proposals to SCTA
Sacramento, CA – The Sacramento City Unified School District’s negotiations team met from 2:30 p.m. until late into the night at the bargaining table with the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) today.
Sac City Unified Update on Negotiations with SCTA and SEIU
Sacramento, CA – Jorge A. Aguilar, Superintendent of Sacramento City Unified School District School, provided the following update on negotiations with SCTA and SEIU to District families and staff:
Dear SCUSD Families:
You may have already learned that the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) and SEIU Local 1021 announced a planned strike to begin on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. We will keep you informed as we attempt to reach an agreement with our labor partners to avert a strike.
SCUSD Board Statement Regarding the State of Labor Negotiations
Sacramento, CA – The Sacramento City Unified School District School Board today issued the following statement:
“We are united in service to our students of this district, and are committed to keeping our students in school. We are doing our best to serve honorably and make decisions that are in the interests of all our children and families, and do right by our staff as well.
Sacramento City Unified School District Provides FAQ on Negotiations
Sacramento, CA – The following letter
was sent from Sacramento City Unified School District to District
families about a new information resource on the status of
negotiations with the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA)
and Service Employees International Union 1021 (SEIU).
Message from Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education
Sacramento, CA – We care deeply about all of our district’s students and staff. We appreciate the hard work and dedication staff have demonstrated during these difficult years impacted by the pandemic, and their ongoing commitment to our students.
Sacramento City Unified School District Letter to SCTA Regarding Accurate Communications on Fact-Finding
Sacramento, CA – The following letter was to SCTA regarding Accurate Communications on Fact-Finding: Letter to SCTA Regarding Accurate Communication on Fact Finding
Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Issues Statement in Response to Strike Votes
Sacramento, CA – Sacramento City
Unified School District Superintendent Jorge A.
Aguilar issued the following statement in response to strike
authorization votes by the Sacramento City Teachers Association
(SCTA) and the Service Employees International Union Local 1021
(SEIU):
Communication to SCUSD Staff About SCTA Efforts to Vote for a Strike
Sacramento, CA – Sacramento City Unified School District is sharing the following letter from Superintendent Jorge A. Aguilar which was sent to all SCUSD staff this evening in response to questions and concerns about a possible strike in our district:
Dear colleagues,
Sacramento City Unified Board of Education Votes to Remove Masking Requirement if Metrics on Low Community Spread of COVID-19 Are Met for Four Consecutive Weeks
SCUSD Board to review future enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students after 2021-22 school year
Sacramento, CA - At a Special Meeting of the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) Board of Education, the Board adopted a policy to use health metrics to guide decisions on the district’s masking requirement.
Sac City Unified Provides Update on Investigation into Incident of Racist Graffiti at Lincoln Elementary School
Sacramento, CA - Two individuals responsible for vandalizing Lincoln Elementary School with disturbing racist graffiti have been identified. The individuals are minor students in the Sacramento City Unified School District. As such, appropriate disciplinary action is being taken by the district.
Sacramento City Unified Provides Update on Incident Involving Graffiti Found at C.K. McClatchy
Sacramento, CA - Last Friday, the Sacramento City Unified School District initiated an investigation following the discovery of disturbing graffiti at C.K. McClatchy High School.
As a result of that site level investigation and in consultation with Sac PD, the person responsible for the graffiti has been identified. The individual in question is a minor student, and appropriate disciplinary action is being taken by the district.
Statement from Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent and Board President Following Discovery of Racist Graffiti at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Sacramento, CA - Following a Monday school holiday in observance of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, racist graffiti was discovered this morning on an exterior wall at Abraham Lincoln Elementary school. The graffiti was painted over as soon as it was discovered and support services are being provided for students and staff who were traumatized by this racist incident.
Statement from the Sacramento City Unified School Board Regarding Racist Incident at C.K. McClatchy
Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento City
Unified School District Board has issued the following statement
following the discovery of racist graffiti at C.K. McClatchy High
School.
Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Issues Statement Following Discovery of Racist Graffiti at C.K. McClatchy High School
Sacramento, CA - Following the discovery today of racist graffiti at C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jorge A. Aguilar issued the following statement:
“I am both angry and heartsick that racist graffiti was discovered on the C. K. McClatchy campus today. We take this incident very seriously. Racism and racist language will not be tolerated in our schools.
Sac City Unified to Distribute At-Home Testing Kits to Elementary and Middle School Students in Advance of Holiday Weekends
Sacramento, CA - In advance of consecutive 3-day weekends in February, Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) will be distributing at-home COVID-19 test kits to all elementary and middle school students. Testing kit results can be officially reported from home to SCUSD through the website Primary Health (primary.health).
Sac City Unified Board Statement on Negotiations with SEIU on COVID-19 Employee Leave and Hazard Pay
Sacramento, CA - On behalf of the Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education, Board President Christina Pritchett today issued the following statement regarding the negotiations agreement reached on Thursday, February 3, 2022, between Sac City Unified School District and SEIU Local 1021, the district’s labor partner that represents many staff who provide services that benefit students, including