PASO ROBLES
PUBLIC
EDUCATORS
UPCOMING PRPE Meeting: February 3rd at 4:00 p.m.
PRPE Members: Check your email for the link and Agenda
PRPE Negotiations Update
January 22, 2025
Your PRPE Negotiations Team met today with the PRJUSD management team. The topics included a planned reduction in force based on the district’s stated need to make budget cuts. The district gave PRPE some preliminary figures, and are looking to present these figures to the school board at the next regular scheduled PRJUSD Board Meeting. We started discussions about the process of filling vacancies. We are coordinating a second round of negotiations to continue the conversation.
Signed,
Your PRPE Negotiations Team
Chris Cardenas, PRPE President
Jim Lynett, Executive Director
Bernadette Boddington, Parliamentarian
Ken Stevens, CTA Representative
Tracy Managan, LFJH Representative
Diane Harris, Elementary Representative
Amy Grace, SPED Representative
Heidi Cooper, GBDI Representative
Brenda Matthysse, PRHS Representative
Alex Thompson, Counseling Representative
We Are Grateful for opportunities to learn🧡
This past weekend Paso Robles Educators Gaylene Ewing, Marcy Goodnow and Christopher Smith attended the LGBTQ+ Conference in Burlingame. They met lots of educators from all over California, and learned tons of useful information that will support our District's efforts towards inclusive excellence
Superintendent talking points for the PRJUSD Budget Survey
Survey input is optional.
It is the superintendent's job to make recommendations to the Board regarding where to make budget reductions, however the superintendent wants input from staff.
Do not want to exclude anyone from providing input on any question however the data will be sorted and shared in a manner that allows transparency around what K-2 teachers said versus the general feedback. Keep in mind that decisions have a way of having an impact several ripple effects away from where the rock hits the water. Note: I have added, "I do not have an opinion on this question." as an option for those who do not wish to offer an opinion.
This is not a survey that is for the purpose of negotiations. The input requested is around key decision points the superintendent will be making specific to the budget.
The superintendent's desire is to make the budget cuts over two years if possible. If this is the case there will be another layer of input requested next year.
There will be a survey for parents and a survey for students in grades 7-12. This information will also be considered by the superintendent when making decisions.
The district office has eliminated multiple full time contracted employees and re-assigned a district classified management position, already this year in anticipation of the needed budget cuts.
The district has eliminated positions or not filled vacancies in M&O already this year in anticipation of the needed budget cuts.
All of the questions, except for the input around K-2 classroom reduction versus intervention staff, are specific to SUPPLEMENTAL resources for students.
There are other program reductions that might be required that are not included on this survey for input. These items will come forward for input at a later date, if needed.
Reductions may be made in areas that are not captured in this survey.
Additional suggestions for budget reductions or questions can be emailed to budgetreductions@pasoschools.org
Paso Robles Board Meeting
The Paso Robles Public Educators (PRPE) was formed in 1997 as a result of the unification of the Paso Robles Elementary Teachers Association affiliated with the California Teachers Association (CTA) and the Paso Robles Federation of High School Teachers that was affiliated with the California Federation of Teachers (CFT). Therefore the PRPE is one of only three unions statewide that is merged with our members being members of the CTA, the CFT as well as the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The other two merged locals are the United Educators of Los Angeles (UTLA) and the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF).
The PRPE represents over 400 classroom teachers, librarians, counselors, speech therapists, independent study, home school and adult school teachers as well as non-classified credentialed nurses.
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