Final UASF November 2010

NOVEMBER 2010
November 2010
UNITED ADMINISTRATORS
OF SAN FRANCISCO
RETAINING YOUR FOCUS IN CHANGING
TIME...
Fellow UASF Members:
Jim Dierke, UASF President
It has been productive and busy for all of us during the first half of the school year adjusting
to new procedures and activities at our job sites. With economic cut backs, more responsibilities have been placed on our shoulders. With additional central office supervisors to answer
to, we have had more reports, e-mail, and meetings than ever before. Your Executive Officers, Jan Link, Allen Lee, Richard Curci and myself, along with Pat Aramendia and Jennie
Horn, the UASF staff, have met numerous times with the Superintendent and the Deputy Superintendent to iron out problems and concerns.
If you have a concern that you would like voiced, give one of us a call. (Jim Dierke - 4694590; Jan Link - 241-6156; Allen Lee - 291-7946; Richard Curci - 241-6344; Pat Aramendia
or Jennie Horn - 753-2970)
Our office staff has organized services to UASF members by zones and job-alike groups.
Please read the article describing which zones and job-alike groups Pat Aramendia and Jennie
Horn will cover.
Diann Woodard, our AFSA (American Federation of School Administrators) National President, has written articles in defense of educators and public schools. I have forwarded several
of her published articles to UASF members for review. We are not waiting for Superman; we
are already Super Heroes.
The annual ACSA Conference will be held November 4-6, 2010 in San Diego. The conference fee is free for UASF/ACSA members. If you wish to attend, you can apply for up to $500 in UASF professional development funds to pay for rooms and plane fare. Just
call the UASF office at 753-2970 for more information.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals will be holding its national convention in San Francisco in February 2011. If
you are interested in attending, please give me a call. We have many new UASF members and central office administrators supervising UASF members who don't know that UASF members are protected by the provisions of a contract and that these provisions must
be followed. I urge all new UASF members, as well as veteran UASF members, to take the time to review the articles in the contract. Your supervisors must become familiar with all the provisions of the contract as well. UASF remains strong only when UASF
members and the District support the UASF/SFUSD collective bargaining agreement. If you see something that is wrong, speak up,
get involved and work to find a solution to the problem.
In Union there is Strength
Jim Dierke, UASF President, Local #3 American Federation of School Administrators
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THREE YEAR CONTRACT
Union and Management Settle Three
Year Contract
The UASF and the SFUSD settled their newest
three year contract this past board meeting. The
2010-2013 contract has been ratified by both
parties and is now in place. There were only
minor changes to the contract outside of the
Furlough Days for 2010 and 2011. The major win
for our membership is that all other provisions
of the contract remain in force including the
three year individual contract clause. Our administrative bargaining unit is the only one in the State
to have such a provision. The bargaining team,
Jim, Allan, Jan, Richard, Jennie and Pat worked
hard to see that we still have a strong workable
contract that supports our membership's
rights. This is the 12th three year contract put in
place since we organized our Union in 1974. In
Union there is strength
Submitted by: Jim Dierke, UASF President
INVOLVE YOURSELF IN YOUR
UNION
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
The same can be said of any group of
individuals or in our case, our union local. It
doesn’t take a great deal of time or effort to
take on a small part of the operation of the
union, but it does take commitment on the
part of the members. We have 230 or so
members and in our last election of adopting
our three year contract only 65 individuals
took the time to cast a vote. When problems
arise like lay-offs and salary adjustments, the
union officers hear from the individual
member who usually says, “I pay my dues
and I expect that you will do something
about my problem.” However when the
officers ask for individuals to help and
support issues or represent the union local in
some way, we find very few individuals who
step forward to assist in the work at hand. If
you have the time and want to help out as a
committee member, call the office and let us
know. Your help and support would be
appreciated.
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Who Are UASF Members?
Number of Administrators by Classification
Total
Principals
AP'
s
Elementary School Administrators
72
66
6
Middle School Administrators
33
13
20
K-8 School Administrators
12
7
5
High School Administrators
52
19
33
Site Managers
14
Program Administrators
22
Supervisors
24
Total Number of Administrators
229
Note: · Highest UASF Salary: HS Principal, School Enrollment = 750+,
AM, Step 4, Career C, $114,190
· Lowest UASF Salary: Administrative Intern, AI, Step 1, $64,860
Pat Aramendia and Jennie Horn of UASF have redefined responsibilities for representing all UASF members by zones.
So if you need assistance or have questions, refer to the following:
Pat Aramendia - Elementary Zones including K8 schools, Middle School Zone
(west side: Presidio, Roosevelt, Marina, A.P. Giannini, Hoover, and Aptos)
Jennie A. Horn - Middle School Zone (east side: Francisco, James Lick, James
Denman, Martin Luther King, and Visitacion Valley), High School Zone, Superintendent’s Zones (Mission and Bayview), Program Administrators/Supervisors, and
Child Development Site Managers.
Call 753-2970 (UASF) or email Pat Aramendia at [email protected] or
Jennie Horn at [email protected]
Pictures in this month’s issue are of the members of the Executive Board and Office Staff
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WHAT DOES YOUR BOSS MAKE?
Ever wonder what the “bosses” downtown make in salary? Their salaries are public information. Below is a chart of the salary ranges. All salaries are without benefits which run approximately 24 ½
percent more. Most of them work a 224 day calendar.
JOB TITLE
Superintendent
SALARY RANGE
# OF
PEOPLE
$290,144
1
Deputy Superintendents
$189,406 - $191,563
2
SFUSD Lawyers
$111,750 - $195,937
3
Associate Superintendents
$136,019 - $145,735
2
Assistant Superintendents
$123,157 - $136,847
9
Senior Executive Director
$127,404
1
Executive Directors
$106,414 - $126,120
17
Directors
$101,800 - $125,876
2
Want to know a specific person’s salary? Just call the UASF office at 415-753-2970 and ask for Pat Aramendia
or email me at [email protected].
San Francisco Administrators Represented at the East Coast Regional Leadership
Conference
The American Federation of School Administrators(AFSA) held their Regional meeting at the MGM
Grand at Foxwoods Mashantucket, Connecticut on October 8-10, 2010. The conference was entitled
Leaders in the Mirror: Protecting Administrators through the Implementation of the Reform
Movement. Jim Dierke, Jan Link, Carolina Sotoda and Richard Curci were in
attendance with administrators from across the United States. Among the beautiful
autumn foliage, we had the pleasure of listening to the president of ASFA, Diann Woodard, give us a
warm welcome and an inspirational speech “The Audacity of Hopelessness” at the Opening Reception.
On Saturday, we listened to Dr. Patrick Dolan, from the Dolan Group, who discussed a realistic view of
unionism in an anti-union environment and proven strategies for survival. Doris Reed. AFSA Affiliate
Liaison presented services that are offered to the AFSA members, related to negotiations, organizing
locals and other local matters. After lunch, Mark T. Gaffney, President, Michigan State AFL-CIO,
gave a speech on building strategic relationships throughout the AFL-CIO community to provide resources to strengthen each Local’s voice and achieve its goals. AFSA had a panel of lawyers, Bruce Bryant, Mark Cousens and Richard Furlong, each discussing and defining the roles and responsibilities of
union leaders and members. They also had a question and answer period. To close the conference, our
very own Jim Dierke, AFSA Executive Vice President, talked to the representatives from across the
United States about AFSA’s role in the union movement. He ended his speech with the phrase “There is
strength in Union.” The conference ended on Sunday morning with a Unity Breakfast. UASF members
in attendance were fortunate to have sent a group to this valuable conference to learn and network with
unions from across the United States.