SDEA members successfully advocated for increased prep time, and beginning this 2024-25 school year, all elementary school teachers (including both classroom and enrichment teachers) must have a minimum of 180 minutes of preparation on a bi-weekly basis. New Prop 28 funding has allowed the District to expand the number of VAPA teachers who provide some of this prep time. With these new changes, the District and SDEA negotiated a side letter in July 2024 to clarify some ways to ensure equitable prep time.

Site representatives, enrichment teachers, and SDEA leaders have collaborated to answer questions that come up, and a joint District-SDEA Elementary Preparation and Enrichment Committee is meeting regularly to discuss issues that come up with implementation. Especially in this first year of implementing prep time changes, it is extra important to stay in communication and leverage our collective voice to ensure these changes are implemented equitably.

Here are a few resources to help members understand and advocate for their contractual rights:

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