WCI/PAL Update
On Wednesday, October 25, ABCFT/ABCUSD hosted the ninth annual West Coast Labor Management Institute. The WCI is a collaborative effort between ABCFT and ABC Administrators designed to share best practices, leadership opportunities, collaboration techniques, and research data on student achievement supporting collaborative practices. ABCFT and ABCUSD partnership is a model for many districts across the country as well as internationally. Consequently, this year, there were more than a dozen school districts from all over California, New Jersey, and South Africa to learn and share about our unique labor management engagement.
On Thursday, October 26, ABCFT and ABCUSD held our 19th annual Partnership with Administration and Labor (PAL) Conference. All ABCFT site representatives and their principal/supervisor counterparts attended this conference to learn about collaborative best practices, how to integrate technology, how to have ground truth conversations (fierce conversations), as well as an opportunity to have planning time to focus their joint efforts (i.e. PAL Survey, PAL site meetings) to creating more collaborative structures at the school sites so that teachers and nurses will have more voice in the decisions that impact their classrooms and schools.
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| AFT Pres Randi Weingarten treated the audience to the latest AFT research illustrating that the increased demands on educators is taking a toll on teachers. We are moving toward a teacher shortage and educational system crisis. |
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| Dr. Saul Rubenstein from Rutgers update on latest research data on student achievement and teacher retension that supports collaborative practices in ABC. |
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| Site Rep/Principal teams in PAL breakouts sharing use of technology, collaborative agendas, and the sharing of information at school sites - increased teacher voice. |
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| Special Ed team discussing changes in how they communicate and problem solve. |
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| Supt. Dr. Mary Sieu and ABCFT Prez Ray Gaer at the PAL Retreat |
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| CFT Secretary Treasurer Jeff Frietas giving opening remarks |
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| ABC School Board member and 20 year veteran giving opening remarks about how the partnership has evolved in ABC during her tenure. Insightful! |
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