Check out the new information in the bargaining box of this week's news. Remember, this is the last week to vote in the FCEA executive board elections. Look for an email from simplyvoting. Please RSVP to the FCEA Spring Social on March 27th!

During today’s bargaining session, the teams reviewed several MOUs and contract updates. Much of the discussion focused on potential revisions to Article 10 related to Special Education, including clarifying language around inclusion, co-teaching, class size guidance, and how IEP requirements interact with staffing and scheduling. The teams also discussed updates to the Elementary Collaboration MOU, including a proposal to spread required early release assessment days for K-3

Look for the link to the school board report. This week, instead of a president's report, two kindergarten spoke on behalf of their colleagues about the challenges our students are experiencing since the district switched to all-day K. Turns out 6 1/2 hours of school is not developmentally appropriate resulting in exhaustion, behavioral issues and burn out....in kindergarten. Remember to look for the home email from simplyvoting ; FCEA Exec Board elections run through Marc

Here are the links to the agenda  and the YouTube  video of the  meeting.  Times noted are time stamps from the video.  All of the powerpoints can be found in the agenda. [1:08] Item IVd.  District Recognition:  Disability Awareness Month.  The excellent presentation’s theme can be captured in a highlighted quote by R. Hensel:  “Know me for my abilities, not my disabilities”  …please take some time to watch the presentation on YouTube or at least review the slides. [ppt] [1:1

Please check out the links for the two side letters if you are (1) an elementary special education teacher working through the program changes for next year adn (2) if you are interested in teaching high school summer school or the PE program with ELOP. Happy March and happy Read Across America Day.

Hope everyone enjoyed some downtime during President's week. If you plan to teach summer school at CHS or FHS this year or you are an elementary special education teacher please see the "bargaining" section for information about 2 side letters signed last week. In the "did you know" section there is a link to the newest educational blog about how our benefits compare to our neighbors. Finally, we hope to see everyone at the Spring Social on March 27th. Flyers should be at

Delta Dental and VSP are largely universal, so we focused on health care.  Tony Ruiz, 9 - 12 DAL, who has been representing FCEA at the Employee Benefits Committee for 12+  years was drafted to help investigate our neighbor’s benefits booklets and compile the data below.  Unless noted, all data was for the 2025-26 school year. Caveats: Numbers are based on each district’s plan with the lowest premiums only - most offer additional options.   Actual make up of “plan design” was

Here is a summary of the  February 11, 2026, FCEA meeting , covering everything from summer school to disciplinary policies and concludes with the district's opener for 2026-27 compensation. Summer School Side letter: The district has asked to refine the already signed Summer School MOU  to include PE teachers for the elementary program and clarify the use of APEX for current seniors in high school needing to graduate. On the athletics side,  stipends  will now be tied to stu

There are 14 links in this edition beyond our "in every issue" ones. Check out the important update for the voluntary transfer process, find the info on dues for tax purposes and check out the pilot FCEA Teacher Grant info. Have a wonderful Presidents' week off - the next edition of FCEA News will be for Monday Feb. 23rd.

Here are the links to the  agenda  and the YouTube video of the meeting.  Times noted are time stamps from the video.  All of the powerpoints can be found in the agenda. [1:10] IVd District Recognition:  National Black History Month - [ppt] [1:18] IVe Secondary School Spotlight:  Vista del Lago HS -as usual the students did a wonderful job presenting highlights of their school life.  Check out the extensive clubs, arts and course offerings at Vista.   [ppt] VIIn MOUs with FCE

Want more detailed information about the Transfer Process? See the link to the President's Journal Blog for more info on this annual process and the additional summer opportunity that began last year after we created a new MOU Be sure to check out the "did you know" section for information about FCEA Executive Board elections, FCEA Scholarships and some upcoming ways to find money to support great ideas you, or your PLC, have for next year.

Lots of links in this edition. Here are a few to check out: FCEA has posted on the webpage in the resources section: FCEA Scholarships for students and Executive Board Elections material An update/correction to the blog: How do our settlements compare to neighboring districts? with a follow-up blog posted new this week: How are school districts funded? (and how do we compare to our neighbors?)

School funding is very complicated.  For the purpose of bargaining, our primary source of available dollars is from the general fund and is based on LCFF funding.  This is a little over simplified, but if you take our average daily attendance rate times the cost of living times the number of students, by grade level, with extra money for unduplicated pupils ... -the list and calculations continue.  Here is a slide from Sean Martin’s 1st Interim Budget presentation from the De

January 20 is the last day to submit your form for the early retirement bonus! Some topics in this week's news: Update to last week's blog about how FCUSD compares with neighboring districts with respect to compensation settlements. (Next week's News will feature our next topic: school funding comparisons.) Help with Nonstop's claims process for 2025 services FCUSD's January Attendance Challenge (Note: attendance is a big part of school funding as you'll see next week)

Voluntary Transfer Process Updates In November of 2024, FCEA and FCUSD signed  MOU #3  designed to fix some issues with the existing Voluntary Transfer Process language [Article 11.3 in the contract] .  This language facilitated posting openings over the summer after the internal process has been completed and provided a mechanism to allow teachers requesting a specific assignment at a specific site to be part of the interview process if an opening occurs in the summer or out

Here are the links to the agenda and the YouTube video  of the meeting.  Times noted are time stamps from the video.  All of the powerpoints can be found in the agenda. [1:10] IVe.  Secondary Spotlight:  W. E. Mitchell Middle School:  The students made a wonderful presentation highlighting many aspects of Mitchell’s IB program both academically and socially, upcoming music and drama events, and highlighted recent facility improvements.   [ppt] [1:49] VIIr.  There was extensiv

Please check out: Did you Know? Summary info on submitting claims to Nonstop for 2025 services. Remember, your Nonstop card now is only for services received in 2026. Bargaining Report from last week's bargaining meeting - includes updates on several MOUs and ongoing progress in areas like TK prep and progressive discipline In response to questions you've asked about how FCUSD compares to neighboring districts, we've been gathering data and preparing blogs. This first blog

This is the first blog related to bargaining items that are intended to provide members with data about how FCUSD compares to neighbors. The next article will be about school financing and show how we compare to our neighbors in some crucial metrics. You’ve heard the parable about the tortoise and the hare.  It also applies to compound interest.  Over the years the FCEA Bargaining Team at the direction of the Executive Board based on member surveys has focused on increasing

We opened the calendar year by discussing a variety of MOUs including the following: We signed off on the FCUSD Preschool Experience and Transitional Kindergarten Teacher Salary Placement MOU.  This MOU creates a recruitment pipeline allowing preschool experience to count for up to nine years  on the salary schedule. We began discussions about the Middle School Supervision MOU. It defines 15-minute before ot afterschool duties (not both), allows adjunct duty credits for fcea

Welcome back! In the Did you Know section: If you had extra money in your December check, see a quick answer as to why. Links to benefits help...make sure you've read the emails from Nonstop regarding 2025 buckets of $ vs. 2026 CTA resources for supporting your financial health goals In the Bargaining section: Link to early retirement incentive MOU Early reminder about transfer windows