Advocating for TK

Advocating for TK: Time to take it up the ladder!

San Diego Unified isn’t doing the right thing when it comes to our youngest learners or the educators who serve them. We’re taking it up the ladder by inviting Supt. Fabiola Bagula to meet with delegations of TK teachers and supporters!

We’ll invite Supt. Bagula to meet with SDEA members who will explain that we need SDUSD to:

• Agree to SDEA members’ bargaining proposal for a toileting policy that doesn’t force TK teachers to stop instruction to change soiled diapers or deal with accidents, and
• Agree to SDEA members’ bargaining proposal to continue the ECE Teacher stipend indefinitely, instead of cutting the pay of some of our lowest-paid educators.

Do you teach TK or are you an ally of TK teachers? Are you interested in joining the delegation to advocate for commonsense solutions on TK toileting policy and ECE Teacher pay? Tell us you’re interested so we can be in touch over the summer!

More assessments required = More time needed 

Toileting policies aren’t the only changes impacting educators. With the rollout of Universal Pre-Kindergarten in California, expanding public education access means expanding educator responsibilities. Assessments like the DRDP are important tools, but they are time consuming. SDEA members have requested to bargain over the impact on educators administering this test, have proposed related protections for our next contract. (For example, proposed changes to Article 8.) With no response yet from the District, it’s crucial to stay connected with colleagues and site reps about how changes affect your time and your students.