SDEA Reaches Agreement Protecting Educator Pay During School Closure

Today, SDEA leadership and staff reached an agreement to protect educators’ pay during the closure due to COVID-19. The agreement achieves the following protections for union members:

  1.  All SDEA bargaining unit members shall receive full pay and benefits for the duration of the closure and will not be charged sick leave or docked pay during the period.
  2.  Visiting Teachers shall be paid for all confirmed assignments they had prior to the closure.
  3.  Visiting Teachers who did not have confirmed assignments shall be paid based on their average number of workdays prior to the closure.
  4.  SDEA and SDUSD will continue negotiations to ensure that Visiting Teachers have continued employment opportunities should the district move to Distance Learning.
  5.  Visiting Teachers are able to access the “alternative paid sick leave absence” program in the event they used sick leave prior to the closure due to COVID-19.
  6.  SDEA and SDUSD will continue negotiations regarding the impact of COVID-19 on transfers and Distance Learning.

Read the signed MOU here.

This crisis is showing the absolute importance of having a union and a strong public sector. SDEA, in partnership with SDUSD, is working to ensure our educators, students and communities have what they need throughout this time of crisis. SDEA members will continue to stand strong and be there for one another, our students and our communities. Look out for future updates!

In Solidarity,

Kisha