SKEA Bargaining Team

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SKEA Bargaining Team

• Presentation 1 to the Representative Assembly
• April 15, 2009

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Nailing Jello to the Wall

• Quotes from Gov. Kulongoskis letter to
  superintendents
• recommend that you include worse case scenarios
• we must not overreact and make irreversible
  cuts
• District doesnt know numbers yet either
• 30-50 million for biennium 20 million spread

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Time Line of "Letters"

• Received letter from district wishing for
  discussions to take place
• SKEA responded asking for specific articles they
  wish to reopen per contract language
• Received a second letter from District with
  language regarding monetary impact - asking for
  reopener.

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Where do we stand today?

• Bargaining Teams Response

• No thank you
• Need more information
• Keep the door open for possibilities

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Flow Chart of Decision Making
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How to give Feedback

• Staff meetings _at_individual sites
• Budget Message meetings through High school
  Feeder System April 20th and 21st.
• Survey

• Communication to your building staff
• Read newsletters and e-mails www.salemed.org
• HAVE YOU GIVEN SKEA A PHONE TREE WITH YOUR HOME
  E-MAIL?

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What we need from you is

• Make your voice heard.
• Communicate.
• Know that these are not usual times.
• SKEA Leadership is doing our very best to keep
  you informed.