A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
Dear Members of AALA: I make an effort to only write in the first person when absolutely necessary. An elementary school principal wrote to me last week with a challenge regarding the District’s Early...
View ArticleStRyKiNG iS sTReSfULl
There is no doubt that signs would look like this one without good teachers in the classroom every day supported by frontline managers. And lest we forget, a significant majority of AALA members were...
View ArticleTHE STRUGGLE IS REAL
The struggle is real and getting more complicated by the minute. Our frontline administrators have done a yeoman’s job of somehow keeping schools open while trying to provide some semblance of...
View ArticleUNSUNG HEROES
There are no adequate words to express the heroic work our frontline managers did during the strike, often with no direction or guidance from District leadership, as evidenced by this email from a...
View ArticleMAKING DECISIONS ABOUT ENROLLMENT IN THE 457(b) PLAN
As part of the negotiations for the 2017-2020 AALA Certificated Agreement, the District proposed to enroll those who were not currently contributing to LAUSD’s 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan into...
View ArticleON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNIT J
Unit J members are an important and vital component of the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles. As such, the weekly Update should be more reflective of the hopes, challenges, and voices from our...
View ArticleSPIRALING
We all know the importance of the spiral approach in which the basic facts of a subject are learned first without worrying about the details. Then as learning progresses, more and more details are...
View ArticleNO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED #MARCH 15 NOTICES #15% BUDGET CUTS
After holding down the fort and keeping the District afloat during the UTLA work stoppage, LAUSD frontline managers are being thanked by receiving March 15 Notices―those letters that inform them that...
View ArticleAND THE CALLIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARDS GO TO…
Congratulations to the eight District secondary schools that have been selected as 2019 California Distinguished Schools. Schools are selected based on achieving exceptional student performance for two...
View ArticleUNIT J NEGOTIATIONS 2019
The AALA Unit J bargaining team continues in negotiations with the District, and bargaining sessions are scheduled for March 7, 2019, March 21, 2019, and April 4, 2019, with more dates added, if...
View ArticleWHEREAS…
WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District is ordering an election to authorize a $0.16 tax levy per square foot of building improvements (about $240 on a 1500 square...
View ArticleAALA ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR 2019
Five exemplary administrators, one from each AALA department (Adult, Elementary, Secondary, School Support Administrators, Unit J), will be honored as AALA Administrators of the Year 2019 and presented...
View ArticleUNIT J, TIME TO VOTE!
AALA's AWESOME Unit J Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with the District on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Click HERE to view the actual agreement which follows the signature page;...
View ArticleSUPPORT MEASURE EE
Measure EE is LAUSD’s bond measure appearing on the June 4, 2019, ballot that calls for a 16 cents per square foot parcel tax. An analysis indicates most homeowners will pay between $100 and $450 more...
View ArticleLEGISLATIVE ACTION DAY
AALA representatives went to Sacramento on April 8, 2019, with ACSA Region XVI for Legislative Action Day 2019. Each year, approximately 400 education leaders throughout the state bring their regional...
View ArticleMESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT AUSTIN BEUTNER
Most of you know I meet every month with Superintendent Beutner to discuss priorities and concerns of the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles. As previously reported here, I have repeatedly...
View ArticleIT’S THE SEASON
Our noble profession has amazing and memorable rituals and routines like celebrating the 100th day of kindergarten, the ubiquitous picture day, and the granddaddy of them all, high school graduations....
View ArticleTHE HBC ROCKS!
The District recently published a news release highlighting the new Anthem Medicare Advantage Plan. The initiative saves $50 million annually in healthcare costs, and reduces the other post-employment...
View ArticleAALA 2019 ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR
The following individuals have been selected by their peers to receive 2019 AALA Administrator of the Year recognition. There is one recipient for each of the five AALA departments. Congratulations to:
View ArticleMISERY LOVES COMPANY
The Tuesday, May 22, 2019, Board of Education meeting encapsulated and shined the light on the angst and misery many AALA School Support Administrators have experienced and continue to experience...
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