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Tentative Agreement

The AREA Bargaining Team would like to thank each and everyone of our members that stood strong in solidarity with us as we pursued a fair and reasonable settlement for the 2023 - 2024 school year. Below you will see the written language for Article IV - Calendar and Article XVI - Salary. AREA wanted to post the tentative agreement language with the new salary schedules, however, since we have not received them yet from the District, we didn't want to keep you waiting. Once we get the new schedules we will post them here.

This Tentative Agreement will be explained and discussed at Mondays Rep Council meeting. There will also be an informational meeting for all AREA Member via Zoom on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 at 4PM. The link is below.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84592331938?pwd=SnhqaEk2RWxmaG1YNWFtb0NQS1Nadz09

The next steps will be once the salary schedules have been verified and posted at each work site along with a copy of this tentative agreement for 5 work days, AREA will be voting to ratify the contract.

If you have not been getting the updates sent out by the President, please reach out to president@areatoday.org to make sure we have your correct email address on file. Please include your: name, personal phone number, personal email address and your school site. Correspondence CAN NOT be sent through arusd email, it must be a personal email address.

AREA Officer Elections

ANNOUNCEMENT of General ELECTION 2023

Please read carefully, there have been significant changes to our bylaws to align with CTA.

AREA will be holding its general election for open officer
positions during the last full week of May.

All terms are 2 years.

The following offices will be up for election during EVEN voting years:
President, Vice President, Intermediate Grades At Large Director (3-5), and
SpEd Grade At Large Director.

NOTE: Because this is an ODD year (2023), Vice President, Intermediate and SpEd At Large Directors will be running for a ONE YEAR TERM to true up going forward. These positions will be back open for elections in the 2024 AREA General Election.

The following offices will be up for election during ODD voting years:
Treasurer, Secretary, Primary Grades At Large Director (TK - 2),
Middle School At Large Director (6-8), and Equity At Large Director.

Vice President 1 year term to true up

Treasurer 2 year term

Secretary 2 year term

Primary Grades At Large Director (TK - 2) 2 year term

Intermediate Grades At Large Director (3-5) 1 year term to true up

Middle School At Large Director (TK - -8) 2 year term

SpEd Director At Large Director 1 year term to true up

At Large Director * 2 year term

*Self identifies as BIPOC/LGBTQIA+

Nominations are OPEN, which means that anyone who is an active AREA member is eligible to nominate any other active AREA member, including herself/himself.

Anyone interested in running for any of these offices must complete a declaration of candidacy form.

https://forms.gle/ew2KjsuWtMwfkoiL9

All declaration of candidacy forms must be electronically submitted no later than 4 pm on Thursday, May 18, 2022.

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Timeline for our General Election of AREA Officers

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Monday 5/9 Request for Nominations

Thursday 5/18 All Nominations due to AREA

Monday 5/22 Candidates Announced

Wed/Thurs 5/24-25 Electronic Voting

Friday 5/26 Results posted via Email

Files coming soon.

Declaration of Candidacy for open Area positions

Timeline for Our Election

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Positions open for election:

*Vice President

*Secretary

*Tk - 2 Director

*3 - 5 Director

*Sped Director

*Director - at - Large

Please click the link below to fill out your declaration of candidacy form:

https://forms.gle/t57haWpELkcEaeNj7

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Monday 10/30 Request for Nominations

Friday 11/10 All Nominations due to AREA

Monday 11/13 Candidate Statements Posted

Thurs/Fri 11/16-17 Voting and Results Emailed at close

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2024 NEA RA Election Timeline

Change on the National Level... it starts at the NEA RA

The NEA RA is coming to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Would you like to sit in one of the largest democratic decision making bodies in the world? Are you curious as to how education laws and lobbying is done? The NEA RA works at the national level to create policy that affects the daily life in our classrooms. The NEA RA is from July 3rd - July 7th. AREA has 3 spots available. Please use the link below to Nominate yourself for this educational and important summer job.

You must Declare by Thursday, March 28th, 2024

https://forms.gle/WuJoGZBszpFFPFvB8

Candidate statements will be posted Monday, April 1, 2024

Voting will occur Thursday and Friday, April 4 & 5, 2024

The event is:

Wednesday, July 3rd - Sunday, July 7th, 2024

Happy end to the 2023 - 2024 school year, hello summer!!

Thank you to each and every one of our AREA members for a wonderful 2023 - 2024 school year!!

As we move into the summer months, I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of our members for all the hard work and dedication you put forth for the students and community of Alum Rock.

I would like to thank all the hard working Site Representatives that gave up Mondays to attend AREA meetings and help to answer questions and handle situations that may have arisen at your school site! You're an incredible resource and AREA could not function without you.

In the upcoming school year, we will have a new Executive Board and I would like to congratulate and thank each person that showed interest in these roles and to everyone that voted!

These positions begin July 1, 2024.

AREA's 2024 - 2025 Executive Board Officers

Sandra Rivera - President

Addie Vane - Vice President

Danielle Letts - Treasurer

Maria Martinez - Secretary / Pac Chair

Teodolinda Mendoza - TK - 2 Director

Open - 3 - 5 Director

Open - 6 - 8 Director

Arnel Ambuan - SPED Director

Lindsey Diaz - At Large Director

I hope each and everyone of you have a relaxing summer break. This is your time to relax, rest, rejuvenate your mind, body and soul. Enjoy your time with friends and family.

Thank you for everything you do!!

Sandra Rivera - President

Welcome to the 2024 - 2025 School Year! A Letter from The President

Hello and welcome to the 2024 -2025 school year! My name is Sandra Rivera and it is an honor and a privilege to serve as your President.

I would like to introduce myself to everyone. I have been in Alum Rock for 19 years. I started my teaching career at Slonaker Elementary school where I taught kindergarten and 5th grade. I then moved to Cesar Chavez Elementary where I have taught TK, Kindergarten and 4th grade. I have been involved with AREA since my 2nd year in the district and have served as Site Rep, Organizing Team Member and Chair, Bargaining Team Member and Chair, PAC Treasurer and lastly, 13 years as Vice President.

As we begin this school year together, I would like to thank each and everyone of you for your hard work and dedication to the students of Alum Rock. You are the reason the students come to school everyday. Your warm greetings, innovative lessons and inspiring drive leads as an example showing our students how to be the best they can be!

I am excited to get out to each school site in the coming months to see all the wonderful things each of you bring to our community. I am also looking forward to meeting each and everyone of you. When I do come to your site for lunch, please stop by and introduce yourself. I would like to personally get to know each and everyone of you.

Alum Rock is in a very fragile state at the moment, and I understand how the happenings in the district can make us feel uneasy. With the school board looking to make some very tough decisions in the next few months, I invite each and everyone of you to get involved, come to board meetings and have your voices heard. AREA will be here to make sure the rights of each and every one of us is protected under our Collective Bargaining Agreement.

We are all in this together. If you would like to become more involved in AREA, there are many ways to do so. There are still a few sites that are in need of Site Reps. Also, in the next few months we will be holding a special election as we look to fill our Executive Board. The positions that are open are: 3-5 Director and 6-8 Director. I am also looking to fill our appointed positions: Equity and Human Rights Chair and committee, PAC committee, Grievance committee, Communication committee, Organizing committee, Instruction and Professional Development committee, New Member Task Force, and Member Engagement Task Force. If you would like to learn about the different ways you can become involved, please go to the AREA Resource page and see the descriptions for each committe in our Standing Rules.

Please wear your AREA t-shirts on Mondays and stay connected!

Stay Strong, Stay United...We Are AREA!!

Sandra

Area Today

Welcome to ALUM ROCK EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Get to Know Our SISC Plan Member Benefits

Tentative Agreement

Tentative Agreement

Salary Schedules

Tentative Agreement Meeting from September 27, 2023 (Record

Involuntary and Voluntary Excessing, next year's assignment,

AREA Officer Elections

Black History Month Contest

PDF Viewer

Declaration of Candidacy for open Area positions

2024 NEA RA Election Timeline

Change on the National Level... it starts at the NEA RA

2024 Women's Leadership & Policy Summit

Supervisor Cindy Chavez and South Bay Labor Council Invite YOU!

MOU's

Happy end to the 2023 - 2024 school year, hello summer!!

Thank you to each and every one of our AREA members for a wonderful 2023 - 2024 school year!!

Welcome to the 2024 - 2025 School Year! A Letter from The President