DCPS Employee Return to In Person Work Guidance

[Anonymous]

So Susan Rice, David Catania, & surveyed parents are now infectious disease experts. Got it.

[Anonymous]

I/m a DCPS teacher. We have until Friday to sign. Does anyone know the latest? Will there be another WTU zoom meeting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the PP who asked who DCPS consulted to develop its re-open plan: do you live under a Rock ?

The mayor sent out a survey in mid April and at same time appointed a leadership committee ( Susan Rice / former US Ambassador to UN & National Security Advisor , who also happens to have been raised in DC as daughter of the woman who created the Pell Grant program and a father who was a member of the Federal Reserve Board ) and former Director of Homeland Security Cheryoff , which is important as commuting/ transport are integral )

Beneath them are several sub committees run by people like David Catania , who is passionate about public health in wards 7&8
Adrian Fenty , the DC deputy mayor for Education, the head of the DC teachers union , several infectious disease experts including Anthony Fauci

They also took input from 15,000 submitted feedbacks from doctors and nurses ( surveys sent out by DC dept of Health )
They spent a month developing the 4 phases plan, including a lot of details on how schools would be re-designed to meet 10 person limit ( the hydrid model) and when schools could re-open( cases falling for 14 days straight, hospitals at les than 75 percent occupancy for two weeks, contact tracing of all contacts within one day, , PPE supply chain secure

Etc...
The plan was released almost 2 months ago in mid- May

You seem to be a very come late obstructionist

Again, if you have a health condition, by law you get paid leave until there is a vaccine . If you just want to work from home forever and never have to go back to classsrrom, find another line of work . It’s time for teachers to step up

Fenty? What are you talking about, he's back?

Yes. From the Washington Post article on the various Reopen DC committees: “ Bowser’s political mentor, former mayor Adrian Fenty, who has mostly stayed out of D.C. affairs since losing reelection in 2010 and moving to California, will oversee committees related to open space and health-care work forces.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the PP who asked who DCPS consulted to develop its re-open plan: do you live under a Rock ?

The mayor sent out a survey in mid April and at same time appointed a leadership committee ( Susan Rice / former US Ambassador to UN & National Security Advisor , who also happens to have been raised in DC as daughter of the woman who created the Pell Grant program and a father who was a member of the Federal Reserve Board ) and former Director of Homeland Security Cheryoff , which is important as commuting/ transport are integral )

Beneath them are several sub committees run by people like David Catania , who is passionate about public health in wards 7&8
Adrian Fenty , the DC deputy mayor for Education, the head of the DC teachers union , several infectious disease experts including Anthony Fauci

They also took input from 15,000 submitted feedbacks from doctors and nurses ( surveys sent out by DC dept of Health )
They spent a month developing the 4 phases plan, including a lot of details on how schools would be re-designed to meet 10 person limit ( the hydrid model) and when schools could re-open( cases falling for 14 days straight, hospitals at les than 75 percent occupancy for two weeks, contact tracing of all contacts within one day, , PPE supply chain secure

Etc...
The plan was released almost 2 months ago in mid- May

You seem to be a very come late obstructionist

Again, if you have a health condition, by law you get paid leave until there is a vaccine . If you just want to work from home forever and never have to go back to classsrrom, find another line of work . It’s time for teachers to step up

Fenty? What are you talking about, he's back?

Yes. From the Washington Post article on the various Reopen DC committees: “ Bowser’s political mentor, former mayor Adrian Fenty, who has mostly stayed out of D.C. affairs since losing reelection in 2010 and moving to California, will oversee committees related to open space and health-care work forces.”

WOW, he kept that quiet. Well we are doomed!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I/m a DCPS teacher. We have until Friday to sign. Does anyone know the latest? Will there be another WTU zoom meeting?

They said they will send an update before the 10th. I’m guessing with Friday being a holiday nothing got done between the Zoom meeting and now.

[Anonymous]

I got the Monday morning email. Nothing new. The WTU is saying don't sign. For those who were not present here is the motion that was passed at the end of the town hall meeting:

Motion 1: WTU Members will engage in distance learning only, until the health protections in the WTU Memorandum of Agreement and set by the CDC and OSSE are fully met and implemented in collaboration with the WTU.

Aye: 761 (95%)

Nay: 17 (2%)

Abstain: 23 (3%)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got the Monday morning email. Nothing new. The WTU is saying don't sign. For those who were not present here is the motion that was passed at the end of the town hall meeting:

Motion 1: WTU Members will engage in distance learning only, until the health protections in the WTU Memorandum of Agreement and set by the CDC and OSSE are fully met and implemented in collaboration with the WTU.

Aye: 761 (95%)

Nay: 17 (2%)

Abstain: 23 (3%)

This is absolutely reasonable.
With schools reopening the ends (get these kids out of my house) is being used to justify the means. At least give us clean rooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got the Monday morning email. Nothing new. The WTU is saying don't sign. For those who were not present here is the motion that was passed at the end of the town hall meeting:

Motion 1: WTU Members will engage in distance learning only, until the health protections in the WTU Memorandum of Agreement and set by the CDC and OSSE are fully met and implemented in collaboration with the WTU.

Aye: 761 (95%)

Nay: 17 (2%)

Abstain: 23 (3%)

This is absolutely reasonable.
With schools reopening the ends (get these kids out of my house) is being used to justify the means. At least give us clean rooms.

Well, the list of demands last I saw it was 27 pages long. So while I agree we need more details and guarantees, the union isn’t exactly being reasonable. My guess is they ask for an insane amount to be able to negotiate to a middle space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got the Monday morning email. Nothing new. The WTU is saying don't sign. For those who were not present here is the motion that was passed at the end of the town hall meeting:

Motion 1: WTU Members will engage in distance learning only, until the health protections in the WTU Memorandum of Agreement and set by the CDC and OSSE are fully met and implemented in collaboration with the WTU.

Aye: 761 (95%)

Nay: 17 (2%)

Abstain: 23 (3%)

This is absolutely reasonable.
With schools reopening the ends (get these kids out of my house) is being used to justify the means. At least give us clean rooms.

Well, the list of demands last I saw it was 27 pages long. So while I agree we need more details and guarantees, the union isn’t exactly being reasonable. My guess is they ask for an insane amount to be able to negotiate to a middle space.

What are the health protections the union is asking for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got the Monday morning email. Nothing new. The WTU is saying don't sign. For those who were not present here is the motion that was passed at the end of the town hall meeting:

Motion 1: WTU Members will engage in distance learning only, until the health protections in the WTU Memorandum of Agreement and set by the CDC and OSSE are fully met and implemented in collaboration with the WTU.

Aye: 761 (95%)

Nay: 17 (2%)

Abstain: 23 (3%)

This is absolutely reasonable.
With schools reopening the ends (get these kids out of my house) is being used to justify the means. At least give us clean rooms.

Well, the list of demands last I saw it was 27 pages long. So while I agree we need more details and guarantees, the union isn’t exactly being reasonable. My guess is they ask for an insane amount to be able to negotiate to a middle space.

What are the health protections the union is asking for?

You got them in your DCPS email from the WTU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got the Monday morning email. Nothing new. The WTU is saying don't sign. For those who were not present here is the motion that was passed at the end of the town hall meeting:

Motion 1: WTU Members will engage in distance learning only, until the health protections in the WTU Memorandum of Agreement and set by the CDC and OSSE are fully met and implemented in collaboration with the WTU.

Aye: 761 (95%)

Nay: 17 (2%)

Abstain: 23 (3%)

This is absolutely reasonable.
With schools reopening the ends (get these kids out of my house) is being used to justify the means. At least give us clean rooms.

Well, the list of demands last I saw it was 27 pages long. So while I agree we need more details and guarantees, the union isn’t exactly being reasonable. My guess is they ask for an insane amount to be able to negotiate to a middle space.

What are the health protections the union is asking for?

You got them in your DCPS email from the WTU

The one from today? The list of items were suggestions for sending to our councilmembers. I hadn’t seen the MOA sent out via e-mail, only linked in the Zoom call.

[Anonymous]

Is the WTU planning a strike if they don’t get specific demands?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the WTU planning a strike if they don’t get specific demands?

It is illegal to strike in DC. They are asking us to refuse to return to in-person learning. If we refuse, our options are to document with a medical reason and use one of the leave options or quit/be fired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the WTU planning a strike if they don’t get specific demands?

It is illegal to strike in DC. They are asking us to refuse to return to in-person learning. If we refuse, our options are to document with a medical reason and use one of the leave options or quit/be fired.

Wait....the WTU as an organization is asking its members to refuse to return to in-person learning? Am I understanding that correctly? So the union is not really advocating for conditions at schools but rather the ability to never do the job of teaching in-person? I really hope I'm misunderstanding you, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got the Monday morning email. Nothing new. The WTU is saying don't sign. For those who were not present here is the motion that was passed at the end of the town hall meeting:

Motion 1: WTU Members will engage in distance learning only, until the health protections in the WTU Memorandum of Agreement and set by the CDC and OSSE are fully met and implemented in collaboration with the WTU.

Aye: 761 (95%)

Nay: 17 (2%)

Abstain: 23 (3%)

This is absolutely reasonable.
With schools reopening the ends (get these kids out of my house) is being used to justify the means. At least give us clean rooms.

Well, the list of demands last I saw it was 27 pages long. So while I agree we need more details and guarantees, the union isn’t exactly being reasonable. My guess is they ask for an insane amount to be able to negotiate to a middle space.

Anyone who signs this now is crazy, abstainers what's the points, it will be negotiated down eventually so they may as well hold for a seat at the table. Abstainers a waste of space, like really!!!!!