The LATA Podcast

In this episode, Roberta takes us through our LATA contract Article 14, Work Year Work Day. Work Year Work Day, at a glance, covers our hours and days of employment, but also goes into things like what our professional responsibilities are, language around adjunct duties, and how our school calendar is set up. Link to the contract: https://www.lasdschools.org/files/user/1/file/Contract%20LATA%202019-21.pdf As usual, if you have any questions, comments, or feedback, you can drop a line at bit.ly/latapod in all lowercase. If there's an article or topic in the contract you'd like to learn about, please drop a line. Find out more about the LATA PD Scholarship at tinyurl.com/latascholarship Find out more about Manzanita Works at Manzanita.works Take the LCAP Feedback survey here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RW6XPYK

Today's guest is Jessica Speiser, a member of LASD's School Board since 2016. This past calendar year, she served as the Board's president. In today's episode, we start by talking about Jessica's background and her life's journey that led her to serving on the board (0:38). We then dig into the function and the mechanics of our school board and how district wide policies and decisions get made (13:20) , and finally, we learn a little about what is right around the corner in LASD, including the process for the North of El Camino "10th Site" and a long term facilities plan (31:40), and the potential transition to a 6-8 middle school model (44:51). You can reach out to Jessica through her website www.jessicaspeiser.com, where she also keeps a blog that is updated ahead of every board meeting, and where you can find her office hour locations. You can also email her at jspeiser@lasdschools.org. You can email all school board members using the email trustees@lasdschools.org. As usual, if you have any questions, comments, or feedback, you can drop a line at bit.ly/latapod in all lowercase. If there's an article or topic in the contract you'd like to learn about, please drop a line. Subscribe to us on any of your favorite podcast providers: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vgx4PifShp7cXqR59SqSr Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lata-podcast/id1480127920 Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZGU1ZGMwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1480127920/the-lata-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-lata-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/a1dbzpfl RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-lata-podcast-GEaMvv

In today's episode, Roberta and I sat down over the break to shoot the breeze a little, check in with our 2020 bargaining interests, and go over a few other contract articles. You'll learn a little about our LATA bargaining team and interests as we start our new round of bargaining, and we will be going over Article 9 in our contract, working conditions, and then article 15 of our contract, class size. As usual, if you have any questions, comments, or feedback, you can drop a line at bit.ly/latapod in all lowercase. If there's an article or topic in the contract you'd like to learn about, please drop a line. Link to the contract: https://www.lasdschools.org/files/user/1/file/Contract%20LATA%202019-21.pdf Buttermilk Brine Recipe: https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/buttermilkmarinated-roast-chicken Subscribe to us on any of your favorite podcast providers: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vgx4PifShp7cXqR59SqSr Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lata-podcast/id1480127920 Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZGU1ZGMwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1480127920/the-lata-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-lata-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/a1dbzpfl RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-lata-podcast-GEaMvv

Today's guest is Zoe Morgan, former LASD student and the journalist on the schools beat for the Los Altos Town Crier. Zoe is a critical piece of the education ecosystem here in Los Altos, and we'll be discussing her time as an LASD student, why she got into journalism, why it's important to pay attention to Local News and what her thoughts are about Los Altos in general. You can contact Zoe for leads on local news stories at ZoeM@LATC.com As usual, if you have any questions, comments, or feedback, you can drop a line at bit.ly/latapod in all lowercase. If there's an article or topic in the contract you'd like to learn about, please drop a line. Subscribe to us on any of your favorite podcast providers: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vgx4PifShp7cXqR59SqSr Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lata-podcast/id1480127920 Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZGU1ZGMwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1480127920/the-lata-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-lata-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/a1dbzpfl RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-lata-podcast-GEaMvv

We would love to hear your feedback and we want your voice to be a part of this podcast experiment! Please visit bit.ly/latapod and submit any questions, comments, stories, teaching strategies, ideas for upcoming episode topics, or anything else that we could share as part of a future episode! In this month's episode, Roberta and I do a deep dive into on Article 3 of our contract - Compensation and Benefits. Updates: Charrettes are happening for LASD in September and October. Make sure your voices are heard in regards to facilities in LASD. You can find more information here : https://www.lasdschools.org/District/10745-Community-Engagement-on-Facilities.html You can find all sorts of great discounts through CTA at https://www.ctamemberbenefits.org. Including a 15% discount for AT&T Wireless subscribers here: https://www.ctamemberbenefits.org/Travel-And-Discounts/Product-Discounts Subscribe to us on any of your favorite podcast providers: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vgx4PifShp7cXqR59SqSr Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lata-podcast/id1480127920 Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZGU1ZGMwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1480127920/the-lata-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-lata-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/a1dbzpfl RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-lata-podcast-GEaMvv

We would love to hear your feedback and we want your voice to be a part of this podcast experiment! Please visit bit.ly/latapod and submit any questions, comments, stories, teaching strategies, ideas for upcoming episode topics, or anything else that we could share as part of a future episode! Los Altos Teachers Association is excited to kick off our monthly podcast just for LASD educators. In this month's episode, we start by learning a little about Roberta Pyne, our bargaining chairperson, and the bargaining process that our bargaining team utilizes when negotiating with the district. Articles 1 and 2 in our contract acknowledge LATA as the sole representative bargaining unit for LASD teachers, and lay out the rights we have as individual professionals and as an association. Stressed out about grading? Our wonderful 2nd VP Alison Gentile gives a few quick tips to help you grade efficiently.