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A PROTEST FOR RESPECT -
​THE WAVE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

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WE WORK TO RULE!
​APRIL 30 - MAY 3, 2018



​Inglewood Teachers Association

UNIONS MAKE US STRONG


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NO MORE CUTS! PROTEST MARCH
 
THIS WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 7TH 
​4:30 P.M.
​@ IUSD BOARD MEETING


BRING YOUR NOISE-MAKERS


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"You can't say you value students,
if you do not value the staff who teach them."
Thursday, Oct. 26th Take Back Our Schools Forum

Thank you to everyone who attended and made it a space where we could have honest dialogue about the concerns, the needs, the successes and the struggles in IUSD. A deep love of our district and a commitment to fixing and improving IUSD was shared by teachers, parents, students, classified, community organizations and community members on Friday night. 
It was universally accepted that in order for us to transform this district, many changes from new facilities, bringing high quality programs, vocational education, meaningful and useful professional development, change in how students are viewed and treated, affordable rents, vibrant community libraries, support of classified, district listening to teachers, retaining and recruitment of students and increasing teacher wages so that they are not the lowest paid in the county is necessary.
Parent's frustration with the district was evident when discussions became heated. Frustration with lack of support from politicians such as State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and Assemblymember Autumn Burke was also expressed.
Inglewood Teachers Association reminded the district that they had taken cuts in years past via furlough days and concessions to health benefits in order to help the district correct financial problems due largely to district mismanagement of monies. Despite the cuts teachers took, the district did nothing to make the needed and necessary changes. As a result of the district's continuous mismanagement of monies, it was made clear by ITA that cuts to salary and/or health benefits will no longer be tolerated and that the district needs to work in true partnership with the teachers, parents and community in order to make the necessary changes. If the district chooses not to work with ALL stakeholders, then ITA, parents and the community will be forced to do what they must do in order for the changes to take place.
Stay Informed as We've Only Just Begun!
Panel Members:
Parents: Ava Barnett from Bennett Kew and Cecily Myart-Cruz from Oak Street Elementary
Students: Inglewood High School (SLG) Davion Hill & Kenadi Young-Thomas
Teachers: Shannah Muhammad (SLG Advisor) , David Brown (PAC Chair), Aba Ngissah (ITA president)
CTA Staff: Andrew Staiano
Not on the panel but in attendance were:
Jasmine Ortega, Southern California Lesson, California Department of Education, Communications Division;
CalPro President and Vice President, Cheryl Joseph and Fernando Olmedo; CalPro Representative, Chris Graeber; Inglewood Library Reprentatives; Uplift Inglewood, Woodrow Curry; Inglewood Council of PTA President, Maria Gray-McKinley; Frank D. Parent PTA President, Miriam Morris.

From the District Office: 
Dr. Thelma Melendez (State Appointed Trustee), Dr. Carmen Beck (Chief Academic Officer), Nora Roque (Executive Director Human Resources), Ugema James (Executive Director - Elementary Education) Dr. Carliss McGhee (Advisory Board President), Dr. D'Artagnan Scourza (Advisor Board Member)

A BIG THANK YOU to Lennox Teachers Association President, Brian Gurerro, and the Lennox teachers who came out to support us.
"Giving Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day...TO SUCCEED." --- Inglewood Teachers Association

TAKING BACK OUR SCHOOLS​!

ITA Leadership Begins "Take Back Our Schools Campaign."


State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Appoints State Administrator for Inglewood Unified School District

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July 20, 2017

​State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced Dr. Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana as his selection for State Administrator for the Inglewood Unified School District.


“Thelma Meléndez has a strong combination of leadership skills and experience managing school districts,” Torlakson said. “She will continue the district’s positive momentum.”


Meléndez most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Educational Services in the Los Angeles Unified School District. She was also Superintendent at the Pomona Unified and Santa Ana Unified School Districts, and served as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education. The American Association of School Administrators named her the California Superintendent of the Year in 2009. She will begin her appointment August 16, 2017.

“The Inglewood school community has the ingredients for greatness, and it will be an honor to lead the district into the next phase of progress for all students,” Meléndez said. “Partnering with parents, teachers, the school board, and the community, we will strive for excellence in every classroom, for every child, every day. I am eager and ready to roll up my sleeves to get to work.”

Dr. Meléndez began her career as a teacher in the Montebello Unified School District. More recently, she was appointed Chief Advisor on Education and Workforce Development by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education, and a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Meléndez is also a member of the California State University Board of Trustees.
The state took over Inglewood Unified in 2012, when, at the district’s request, Governor Brown approved legislation that provided up to $55 million in emergency loans to help the district meet its financial obligations. The loan must be repaid within 20 years. 

The legislation also required the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to assume all the legal rights, duties, and powers of the governing board of the district and appoint a state trustee to serve as administrator. By law, the school district's elected governing board serves only in an advisory capacity until a number of conditions are met.

The Superintendent’s authority continues until the district has adequate fiscal systems and controls in place, and the Superintendent has determined that the district complies with an approved fiscal plan. The recovery plan also includes steps to improve the district's community relations and governance, pupil achievement, and management of finances, personnel, and facilities. 

Inglewood Unified School District is the ninth school district in California to request an emergency loan since 1990. Since then, eight districts have returned to full local control. 

Board meeting- april 5, 2017

ITA Superheroes

OPERATION: ITA ENGAGE!
ITA has a plan to reach out to members and engage in conversations with one another about why they are public school educators.  Here's what they're saying.
CTA Site Rep. Training
September 17, 2016

vincent matthews
IUSD's next state administrator

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Tom Torlakson has appointed Vincent Matthews as the next state administrator for the IUSD. Matthews is a former superintendent from San Jose Unified and was the final state-appointed administrator in Oakland before control returned to the OUSD Board. He is also a graduate of the controversial Broad Superintendent Academy. He is scheduled to start October 19, 2015

ITA leadership has met with Torlakson twice since learning about Don Brann's departure, and at both meetings we made it crystal clear that input from ALL stakeholders must be a top priority before he appoints the next administrator. It's disappointing that Tom Torlakson made this decision without genuine stakeholder input.

ITA will remain STRONG and VIGILANT as we move forward TOGETHER. As of today, every school site has been visited and the voices and messages are clear.


*ITA members want our students to have every opportunity available to them.

*ITA members are determined to continue working with our parent partners to help students achieve.

*ITA members have kept this district moving forward and have been the most stable force in Inglewood.

We are ITA STRONG! There's no doubt about it.

More information will be provided to the members next week regarding a teacher/parent/community forum with Tom Torlakson.

As always, please stay tuned.





ITA Unity day

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Representative Council Meetings
(2016-17)

Meetings held on the third Wednesday of each month in La Tijera's Library from 3:30-5:00pm

SEPTEMBER 20
OCTOBER 18
NOVEMBER 15
                         DECEMBER 6 
Holiday Party
JANUARY 17
FEBRUARY 21
MARCH 21
APRIL 18
MAY 16
June 1

(End of year General Membership & Recognition Meeting)

Please click below to view the 
ITA-IUSD Collective Bargaining Agreement

ITA-IUSD
​contract

July 1, 2015-June 30, 2018
Contract
ITA By-Laws
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Grievance Fact Sheet
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Inglewood Teachers Association's office
110 S. La Brea Avenue, Suite 460
Inglewood, CA 90301

inglewoodteachersassociation@gmail.com
Office: (310)673-0907
Fax: (310) 673-9015


Welcome Back To School Link:
http://mailchi.mp/024a249893aa/congratulations-on-completing-week-1-of-the-new-school-year



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​NEA-RA Info...
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NEA’s Annual Meeting takes place during the final week of June and/or the first week of July. Various committees, constituencies, caucuses, leadership groups, and delegates from state and local affiliates gather to set policy and chart the direction of NEA business. The 2015 Annual Meeting will take place in Orlando, FL.

​The Representative Assembly (RA) takes place during the final four days of the Annual Meeting. It is the primary legislative and policymaking body of the Association and derives its powers from, and is responsible to, the membership. The Representative Assembly adopts the strategic plan and budget, resolutions, the Legislative Program, and other policies of the Association. Delegates vote by secret ballot on proposed amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws. Those delegates with full voting rights elect the executive officers, Executive Committee members, and at-large members of the NEA Board of Directors, as appropriate.
The RA consists of some 8,000 delegates representing state and local affiliates, student members, retired members, and other segments of the united education profession. Further information on the RA is contained in Article III of the Constitution (PDF Icon PDF, 101 KB, 31 pgs.) and in Bylaw 3 (PDF Icon PDF, 207 KB, 31 pgs.). The RA is the largest democratic deliberative assembly in the world and adheres to Roberts Rules of Order.
The NEA-RA Declaration of Candidacy Form is due to the CTA Bay Valley office no later than 5pm on January 31, 2018

​Address: 6095 Bristol Parkway, Suite 100
Culver City


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