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March 31, 2023
Joint Communication Update from CHSTA & CUHSD
CUHSD and CHSTA bargaining teams met for the fifth session on Friday, May 5th. The teams exchanged multiple written proposals, which can be found here. The teams came to an agreement about how to allocate funds to the bargaining unit and are still working on coming to an agreement on the amount that will be allocated.
Additional topics the teams came to agreement on include:
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Increase to the Professional Development hourly rate from $35/hour to $50/hour
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Increase of the Department Chair stipend to $7,250
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Clarification of Athletic Director and AVID Coordinator stipends
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Newly established stipend for extended Athletics seasons of $400 for each sport
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Compensation for prep time and professional development for CACE teachers
The topics teams are still discussing include:
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Salary schedule increases
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Professional Development daily rate
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Potential establishment of a Category III Robotics stipend
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Appendix B stipend increases
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Supplemental compensation for teachers who write multiple letters of recommendation (above a certain number)
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Supplemental compensation for teachers who teach multiple preps within the same period
The teams return to the bargaining table May 10th. We look forward to updating you again soon.
Sincerely,
Nick Cortez
Celeste Smiley Meredyth Hudson
CHSTA Co-Chairs District Chair
How to Contact the CUHSD Board
James Kim - Trustee Area 1 - jkim@cuhsd.org
Elisabeth Halliday - Trustee Area 2 - ehalliday@cuhsd.org
Jason Baker- Trustee Area 3 - jbaker@cuhsd.org
Linda Goytia - Trustee Area 4 - lgoytia@cuhsd.org
Aine O'Donovan, President - Trustee Area 5 - aodonovan@cuhsd.org
To find your Area and identify which is your representative Trustee, go to cuhsd.org/apps/pages/BoardofTrustees.
How to Attend/Speak at a Board Meeting
The CUHSD Board normally meets twice per month on alternate Thursday evenings. The public, open session begins at 6 p.m. Any member of the public is able to speak on items on the agenda prior to the item being discussed by the board members. There is also a Public Comment section at the start of the meeting for any member of the public to speak on any issue not on the agenda. When you arrive, fill out a Blue Card and submit it to the Board to identify the topic you wish to address. (You may also sign up to be called to speak via phone.)
The meetings are held at the CUHSD District Office @ 3235 Union Avenue, San Jose
How to Stay in Contact with Teachers & CHSTA
Sign up for email updates from Campbell Teachers at https://bit.ly/CHSTASupport.
Vote of No Confidence
Campbell High School Teachers’ Association (CHSTA) Vote of No Confidence Resolution
Whereas Dr. Robert Bravo, Ed.D. is employed as the current Superintendent of the Campbell Union High School District (CUHSD) and is tasked by the CUHSD Board of Trustees with the oversight and management of all aspects and functions of the school district, including direct authority over internal and external District communications and bargaining with employee associations; and
Whereas Dr. Robert Bravo, Ed.D. is additionally responsible for the oversight and management of the policies related to hiring, retention, and morale of the employees directly and indirectly under his charge; and
Whereas over the last two years Dr. Robert Bravo, Ed.D. has engaged in a series of behaviors and actions which has left his employees deflated, broken, and divided; and
Whereas the behaviors and actions leading to the current state of relations between employees and management have included:
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Allowing publication of a letter from the Board President claiming that faculty lied about the truth that their pay is lower than it was last year, to be distributed through official District channels and remain published and accessible from the homepage of the District’s website for more than a week, thereby actively attempting to erode the community’s confidence in the integrity of their students’ teachers; and
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Failing to adequately respond to employee concerns regarding issues well within his scope, insulting union colleagues by actively belittling and dismissing their real, lived experiences after they shared the realities of working within CUHSD during board meeting public comments, and subsequently misleading the board about the veracity of employee claims leading to a more confrontational relationship between labor and management;
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Abetting the insulation of the Board of Trustees from any sources of information other than what he provides by failing to counsel against a policy whereby Trustees refuse to engage in any communication with the elected representatives of employee associations;
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Enabling his bargaining team to utilize the employee’s loss of pay as “leverage” to gain concessions which would result in the already overworked teaching staff being required to take on more responsibilities and have less professional discretion in performing their jobs;
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Allowing teachers to receive a $5,000 pay reduction during a pandemic when it was within the District’s contractual ability to lessen the reduction by simply following the proscribed contractual language;
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Refusing to allow teachers to have the advice and counsel of their colleagues and representatives in disciplinary and investigative meetings beyond a single designee (despite ongoing past practices) until directly instructed to do so by an outside arbitrator;
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Actively resisting changes and accommodations necessary for a safe and sustainable return to the classroom during a pandemic until advised to do so by an outside mediator;
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Arbitrary changes in policies during a pandemic without consultation or prior communication with teaching staff;
Whereas Dr. Robert Bravo, Ed.D. has engaged in the foregoing behaviors and actions during a time of global pandemic and nationwide teacher’s shortage; he has failed in his responsibility to create a positive and rewarding work environment in order to attract and retain highly qualified teachers; and
Whereas it has been a common goal, at the start of the pandemic, of CHSTA and CUHSD to get students back to campus, Dr. Robert Bravo Ed.D. chose to undermine any collaborative efforts; and
Whereas under the leadership and advice of Dr. Robert Bravo, Ed.D., CUHSD has maintained excess funds far in excess of the state required 3% of revenues and far in excess of the Board’s own policy of maintaining a 6% reserve; and while doing so he has allowed teachers to work for less money at the start for the 2021-22 school year than they were receiving at the end of the 2020-21 school year; and
Whereas Dr. Robert Bravo, Ed.D. continues to use public resources to issue political messages to the community disparaging teachers and creating divisiveness and distrust, and;
Whereas it is in the interest of all employee groups, management, the Board of Trustees, and the community as a whole for CUHSD to be a compassionate and collaborative environment in order to provide the best possible services for the students we all serve; and
Whereas Dr. Robert Bravo, Ed.D., failed to provide leadership during the transition to a full return to in-person learning, abdicated responsibility for rebuilding our school communities, and was negligent in addressing the social and emotional needs of our students; and
Whereas during some of the most challenging and stressful times for students in recent memory, CUHSD under the leadership of Dr. Robert Bravo, Ed.D., has failed to provide students with adequate support, including mental health resources; and he has publically threatened those same meager services with additional cuts while the District currently possesses nearly $50 million in excess, unspent revenues;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the members of the Campbell High School Teachers Association and undersigned employees have NO confidence, and NO trust, in the Superintendent to effectively lead the Campbell Union High School District, and
THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the Campbell High School District Teachers Association and undersigned employees respectfully and willingly submit this vote of No Confidence to the Board of Trustees of the Campbell Union High School District, and
THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Campbell High School Teachers Association members and undersigned employees urge the Board of Trustees of the Campbell Union High School District to reconsider the terms of the contract of the Superintendent because the students and staff of Campbell Union High School District deserve better.
We, the undersigned employees of the Campbell Union High School District proclaim No Confidence in Superintendent Robert Bravo, Ed.D.