SCUSD at odds with teachers association over distance-learning plan 4 days before school begins

Jessica Mensch reports

MEETINGS HAVE YET TO REACH ANAGREEMENT SO THEY'RE HOPING ASTATE MEDIATOR CAN COME IN ANDHELP.WITH THE RETURN TO DISTANCELEARNING JUST DAYS AWAY SARAHWILLIAMS KINGSLEY HAS ENOUGHTO WORRY ABOUT FOR 7TH GRADESON CAN BE REALLY DAUNTING ANDTHERE IS A LOT OF ROOM FORERROR AND THAT DOESN'T ALWAYSWORK YOU GET KICKED OFF YOURRESUME NOW SHE'S DEALING WITHTHE ADDED STRESS OF THESACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOLDISTRICT AND ITS TEACHERSASSOCIATION HAVE YET TO COMETO AN AGREEMENT OVER A FORMALLEARNING PLAN I DON'T SEE AS APARENT MOVEMENT ON THE THINGSTHAT I CARE ABOUT WELCOME BACKTO SCHOOL A MAJOR STICKINGPOINT IN THE NEGOTIATIONS OVERHOW MUCH OF THE DAY MUSTINCLUDE LIFE ON SCREENINSTRUCTION.

THE EXACT AMOUNTOF TIME VARIES BY GRADE LEVELBUT FOR MOST AGE GROUPS THEDISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO SEEROUGHLY 3 HOURS REQUIRED LIFETEACHING.

THE SACRAMENTO CITYTEACHERS ASSOCIATION ISPROPOSING TO AROUND 2 HOURS.CTA PRESIDENT DAVID FISHEREXPLAINS WE THINK OF THEDISTRICT'S PROPOSAL.IF EXCESSIVE DOESN'T HAVEREALLY GOOD HEALTHY AND NOTREQUIRED SCREEN TIME.

ARE INLINE MORE WITH FROM TRYINGDISTRICTS AND BASED ONRECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OFPEDIATRICS.THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARGUESLIVE INSTRUCTION IS NECESSARYTO KEEP KIDS ENGAGED INLEARNING.

A DISTRICTSPOKESPERSON DECLINED OURREQUEST FOR AN ON CAMERAINTERVIEW BUT SENT AN EMAILOUTLINING SOME OF THEIR MAJORCONCERNS.

THEY WANT TEACHERSTO POST RECORD LESSONS FORSTUDENTS WHO CAN'T MAKE IT TOLIVE INSTRUCTION.

BUT THETEACHERS ASSOCIATION DOESN'TTHINK THAT SHOULD BE AREQUIREMENT.

INSTEAD THEY HAVEA LIST OF DIFFERENT OUTLETS TOFILL THE GAPS.DEVELOPING AN INDEPENDENTSTUDY PROGRAM.

I'M GETTINGSOMETHING CUTE WHAT TURNED ITSCASUAL AFTERNOON TO EVENING ITIS THAT TEACHER CREATED GRADELEVEL WEBSITE.

THEYDESTRUCTION.THEY'RE ALSO STILL BATTLINGOVER WHETHER TO USEDISTRICT-WIDE STANDARDIZEDTESTING THE DISTRICT SAYS IT'SNECESSARY TO MEASURE PROGRESSBY THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONWANTS MORE FLEXIBILITY.WILLIAMS KINGSLEY JUST HOPESTHEY CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENTSOON SO HER SON CAN START THESCHOOL YEAR WITH SOME SENSE OFCERTAINTY SO THAT OUR KIDS ANDOUR FAMILIES CAN PREPARE WECAN SET SCHEDULES YOU KNOWFIGURE OUT WHO'S DOING WHATWHEN.AND A NEW LEADING DATE FORNEGOTIATIONS HAS NOT YET BEENSET BECAUSE THEY'RE WAITING ONTHAT ASSIGNMENT OF THEMEDIATOR REGARDLESS OF WHETHERTHEY COME TO A FORMALAGREEMENT HERE SCHOOL IS STILL