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AALA/TEAMSTERS LOCAL 20102MAY 19, 2025What exactly is an “emergency” or operational situation necessitating an administrator to compellingly work well beyond the regular work day? I have been toiling back and forth with District leaders on this matter for months and now through the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) process.I am very pleased to report the District has been listening to our concerns related to these situations and our demands for fair and equitable compensation. Our ﬁght to gain contractual language around Extra Duty Pay (EDP) as well as ﬂexible time continues. Hence the reason for our most recent survey asking you for speciﬁc examples of incidents and situations forcing you to work late into the evening and to work during non-instructional time with no compensation or ﬂexible work hours. The latest results are not surprising; and we are prepared to share the data gathered with the CBA District team. Preliminary results show 99% of respondents have had to stay after hours to address student safety and/or operational issues. Results also indicate 77% of respondents were not offered EDP or ﬂexible time for working above and beyond their “reasonable workday.” Below are statements from the ﬁeld highlighting the plight of so many administrators.“I have been working diligently on IEP documentation, which includes assessment plans, parent meeting notiﬁcations, and collaboration with multiple staff members across the various calendars I manage for my multiple school sites. Currently, I have approximately seven open ISTAR investigations involving a teacher. Each ISTAR requires follow-up interviews, the development and uploading of interview questions, and the collection of statements from various staff and students. Additionally, I am responsible for making mandated calls to DCFS and the LAPD Child Abuse Unit as part of these investigations. I regularly arrive at work by 6:15 AM and leave around 7:00 PM in order to meet all of the required deadlines. I do not have an ofﬁce clerk to support me with the volume of daily documentation that must go out. For Saturday school, I had to revise my EDP form approximately ﬁve times due to receiving inconsistent information from the director and their ofﬁce clerk. I often make phone calls to parents late in the evening to reschedule IEP meetings, which requires me to revise and resend all accompanying forms. I also make after-hours calls to address urgent discipline concerns, including when a student has been involved in a ﬁght. As an APEIS, the responsibilities continue to increase daily. I am now being asked to review and approve hours, breaks, and lunch periods for multiple BIIs, including both district and NPA staff, who provide support to students in classrooms. We do not have enough staff to fully support our students, yet there is immense pressure to avoid any red ﬂags in our data. During data chats, we are put on the spot with expectations that do not align with the stafﬁng or time available. Each of my assigned school sites truly requires a full-time APEIS. At this point, I am doing my best to hold everything together, but I am barely hanging on. “As a Crisis Response Administrator, I support both regional and school-based teams. I supervise PSA Counselors who often participate in crisis response efforts, and when they work beyond their IF NOT YOU, WHO?FIGHT CONTINUES – PAGE 3

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NEWSLETTER3MAY 19, 2025contractual hours, I remain on-site until the situation is stabilized. I also contribute to town hall meetings, regional presentations, and the development of crisis response and action plans—most recently assisting students facing immigration-related challenges and in need of emergency resources.”“Here are some examples: 1) ELOP Cultural Arts Field Trip (Weekend, 11:15am to 5:30pm): Teachers who organized the event decided not to chaperone on the weekend. Although the teachers who did attend were able to be compensated, there was no time for me as an administrator to submit an Extra Duty Pay form to get compensated. 2) Senior Prom at an event venue, which I was not compensated at all from 4:00pm (set-up) to 12:00pm (student dismissal/pick-up). This work was just an “expectation“ of other duties assigned at the site. 3) Athletics--Supervision of game: No matter how well the transportation division schedules the athletic pick-up, there is always a random bus driver that cannot be reached, or is in a severe trafﬁc delay from across the city, which causes late pick-ups from schools and parks. As a result, the administrator, which is supposed to be off duty at 4:30pm, needs to wait to be assured that the visiting team gets picked up by bus usually by 5:30pm, but mostly around 6:00 to 6:45pm. Is it fair to not be paid to wait for a bus, if it is not our fault? Any other job class in LAUSD would be paid if they did any emergency overtime. Administrators should be too.” “During the fall of 2024, I worked every weekend to support campus operations. Initially, our Assistant Principals submitted requests for Extended Duty Pay (EDP), but those requests were denied. Given that I could not in good conscience ask my team to work without compensation—and the programs in question had already been publicly announced and budgeted through LAUSD initiatives—I made the decision to remain on campus each weekend to ensure their successful and safe execution. I also submitted a request for EDP, which was similarly denied. I was informed that simply being present on campus to supervise did not meet the criteria for compensation, and that I would only qualify if I were directly delivering the professional development myself.”And yes, there are many more examples to share; and I know you can all relate. It is equally important for the District to understand you will not shy away from your responsibilities; and you will continue to fulﬁll your duties above and beyond the call of duty.However, know the AALA/Teamsters Local 2010 CBA team will not capitulate to anything less than what is equitable and fair compensation. As I have said time and time again, “Enough is Enough!”The ﬁght continues. In the coming weeks, I will continue to share the progress or lack thereof of our negotiations. As the year comes to an end, I realize you are in the midst of ﬁnalizing evaluations, hosting assemblies, culminations, graduations, rolling over master schedules, attending proms to name a few activities. I thank each and every one of you for your unending commitment to our students. If not you, then who will get the job done?!FIGHT CONTINUES FROM PAGE 2I have been told that my contract states: work until the job gets done and other duties as assigned. After I was told that, I no longer feel comfortable asking for compensation because I do not have any job security.

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NEWSLETTER5NEED ASSISTANCE FROM AALA?Whether you need assistance with membership, have a question or need representation, AALA’s staff is available to assist you! The ofﬁce is open Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm (213/484-2226) or you can email ofﬁce@aala.us 24/7.AALA STAFF:Maria E. Nichols, PresidentAdministratorsJuan A. Flecha, Chief-of-StaffIrene HylandSteve QuonConsultantsMaria Elena Rico-AguileraField RepresentativesJulie GonzalezDr. Rosa Maria HernandezDr. Windy WarrenUnit J StewardsIgnacio ChavezOliver HamentCesar MercadoMauricio PintoAlfred SixtosOfﬁce StaffJavier MelendezGema PivaralGloria SouquetteMarissa TindelNeed to contact us?Associated Administrators of Los Angeles1910 Sunset Blvd., Suite 410Los Angeles, CA 90026Ofﬁce 213/484-2226Fax 213/484-0201Web www.aala.usEmail ofﬁce@aala.usNewsletter (assistance) info@aala.us02 If Not You, Who? Voices from the ﬁeld highlight uncompensated work06 City of LA Threatens to Cut Crossing Guard Program! 08 Healthcare FAQs Salmonella Poisoning10 Scholarship Sponsors11 Human Resources Updates 13 Positions Available Become an AALA Angel Interest Group Contact Information 14 District Announcements 15 Interest Groups News You Can UseWEEK OF MAY 19, 2025CONTENTS

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AALA/TEAMSTERS LOCAL 20106MAY 19, 2025 The City of Los Angeles is threatening to terminate our Crossing Guard Program. This program plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of our children as they travel to and from school. Save our Crossing Guard Program. Call the Mayor and Budget and Finance Committee Members Today! Mayor Karen Bass - (213) 978-1028 Ask her to stand up for our children and safeguard the Crossing Guard Program. Budget and Finance Committee Katy Yaroslavsky, Councilmember District 5 (Committee Chair) - Councilmember.Yaroslavsky@lacity.org, (213) 473-7005 Eunisses Hernandez, Councilmember District 1 Councilmember.Hernandez@lacity.org, (213) 473-7001 Bob Blumenﬁeld, Councilmember District 3 Councilmember.Blumenﬁeld@lacity.org, (213) 473-7003 Heather Hutt, Councilmember District 10 ConstituentServices@lacity.org, (213) 473-7010 Tim McOsker, Councilmember District 15 Councilmember.mcosker@lacity.org, (213) 473–7015 Teamsters Local 911, Judith Serlin, (213) 544 – 1677, jserlin@teamsters911.org, teamsters911.org

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AALA/TEAMSTERS LOCAL 20108MAY 19, 2025Pop quiz: what is Salmonella? If you’ve ever had a run-in with this bacteria, you know it can cause a food-borne illness called salmonellosis, a form of food poisoning. But you may not know that Salmonella bacteria sicken an estimated 1.35 million people every year in the United States. What’s more, it’s the leading cause of hospitalizations and deaths due to food poisoning.And Salmonella bacteria can be sneaky — not only by triggering unusual complications, but infecting people in startling ways, says Dr. Elizabeth Hohmann, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. One patient she treated showed up with an abdominal aortic aneurysm — a dangerous bulge in the lower section of the body’s largest artery — that looked infected. Testing revealed a culprit some would ﬁnd surprising: Salmonella.“It’s just an interesting organism and it can be kind of scary,” she says.How do people get infected by Salmonella?Many of the foods Salmonella bacteria lurk in are raw or undercooked. Breaded raw chicken products like nuggets and chicken Kiev are one way it may reach your table. But a variety of foods have been implicated — including organic basil, cantaloupes, ground beef, nut butters, raw cookie dough, eggs, raw or unpasteurized milk, and ﬂour.Backyard poultry are another source of Salmonella outbreaks. Even small pets such as turtles and frogs, along with dog food, have contributed to multistate outbreaks in recent years.You can also become infected by handling contaminated food and spreading the bacteria from your hands to your mouth. Additionally, you can spread it to others on your hands or even on your clothes without becoming sick yourself.“It’s a bug that’s carried in stool and animal feces and is also present in the environment,” Dr. Hohmann says. “So it can set up shop in lots of different inanimate objects, soils, and machinery, especially in moist environments.”What symptoms can Salmonella cause?Most of the time Salmonella infection leads to gastroenteritis, usually causing just an upset stomach, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. These symptoms can start as soon as six hours after ingesting the bacteria. Typically, symptoms resolve on their own within two to three days.HEALTHCARE FAQSSALMONELLA IS SNEAKY: WATCH OUTWritten by Maureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health WatchPublished on Harvard Health’s Staying Healthy BlogSALMONELLA – PAGE 10

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NEWSLETTER9MAY 19, 2025Some people have such mild symptoms they’re barely noticeable. “The classic case might be a college student who eats a burrito from a sketchy place, gets sick for a couple of days, gets better, and doesn’t think anything of it,” says Dr. Hohmann.Sometimes symptoms are more serious, such as severe abdominal cramping and bloody diarrhea, or unexplained high fever and marked fatigue. These symptoms require a call to your doctor.How is salmonellosis treated?Most people will get better on their own without any medicines. Replacing lost ﬂuids by sipping water or electrolyte drinks to avoid dehydration will help.Call a doctor if you have• diarrhea and a fever higher than 102° F• diarrhea that doesn’t improve after three days• bloody stools• vomiting so severe it prevents you from keeping liquids down.Treating the infection with medicine comes with an annoying paradox, Dr. Hohmann says. If doctors decide to prescribe antibiotics, the person taking the medicine may shed the organism for longer than if they were never treated. “Then that person may have the opportunity — either through poor personal hygiene, sex, or working as a food worker — to spread it to others,” she explains. “It’s challenging.”What complications can Salmonella lead to?Some people get sicker with salmonellosis than others, with seemingly no rhyme or reason. But certain folks are especially vulnerable to serious infection, including:• adults 65 and older• pregnant women• children under 5• people whose immune systems are weakened by diseases (such as cancer) or treatments (such as immunosuppressing drugs).A small percentage of those infected can have Salmonella in their blood, which can spread the infection to other parts of the body such as the urinary tract, bones, joints, or central nervous system (brain and spinal ﬂuid).And, like Dr. Hohmann’s patient with the abdominal aortic aneurysm, on rare occasions Salmonella can lead to unusual blood vessel complications in people who already have atherosclerosis, blockage of the arteries caused by plaque buildup.What steps can you take to avoid Salmonella?We all can take steps to avoid the food poisoning, illness, and hospitalizations that Salmonella exposure can cause.Dr. Hohmann and the CDC suggest these strategies:• Using hot water and soap, wash cutting boards or plates on which you cut into raw foods — including vegetables and fruit — before using those surfaces for other purposes. If possible, use separate cutting boards for produce, meat, and ﬁsh.• Refrigerate or freeze foods that are perishable, prepared, or left over within two hours to thwart salmonella growth.• Always wash hands well with soap and water before preparing food and after contact with animals, using the toilet, or changing diapers.• If you have a sick pet, take extra care handling its feces and wash your hands thoroughly afterward.Take additional steps to help more vulnerable people stay healthy:• Don’t let young children touch high-risk animals, such as turtles, frogs, chickens, or ducks. “And if you’re taking young children to a petting zoo, they should not be petting animals unless you can disinfect their hands immediately afterward,” she says.• Older adults and those with compromised immune systems should take extra care to wash and cook foods thoroughly.• People who have had a transplant (such as a kidney transplant) should not keep reptiles or amphibians as pets.“You hate to make people paranoid, so that we’re washing our lettuce leaves with soap, but it’s worth thinking about these things, particularly if you have people in your household who are susceptible — which is an increasing number of people,” Dr. Hohmann says.SALMONELLA FROM PAGE 9

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NEWSLETTER11MAY 19, 2025UPDATESDeadlines for Educator Development and Support (EDS) Activities• Final evaluations for UTLA-represented staff were due last Friday, May 9, 2025. (May 30, 2025 for EEC teachers). • Final evaluations due dates for LA Uniﬁed Leaders: Assistant Principals & APEISPrincipals Principal Supervisors School Support AdministratorsA Basis B Basis E Basis5/13/2025 5/20/2025 5/27/2025 5/23/2025 5/12/2025 5/21/2025Administrator Information Sessions: National Board Certiﬁed Teacher EDST SupportNational Board-Certiﬁed Teachers (NBCTs) are valuable in supporting the Educator Development and Support: Teachers (EDST) process by fostering teacher growth and enhancing instructional practices. Administrators are invited to join a 30-minute virtual meeting to learn how NBC teachers can support the EDST process for the 2025-2026 school year. Register for one of the sessions on MyPLN at Informational Mtg for Principals: EDST NBC• Monday, May 19EDSSL Certiﬁcation to conduct Leader Evaluations All leaders need to be certiﬁed in the Educator Development and Support for School Leaders (EDSSL) to observe and evaluate Principals and Assistant Principals. Register for our two-day in-person training June 20 and June 23 on MyPLN (EDSSL Certiﬁcation). Zoom Ofﬁce HoursThe Educator Development and Support (EDS) staff are available to assist you with all phases of the EDS evaluation cycle during virtual Ofﬁce Hours on Fridays, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, using this Zoom link: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/81789342230. For additional assistance, contact us Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–4:30 PM at (213) 241-3444.

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CERTIFICATED positions are-open to certiﬁcated and classiﬁed employees who meet the position requirements.All positions are posted HERE. They are no longer separated by school-based and non school-based.CLASSIFIED positions are open to certiﬁcated and classiﬁed employees who meet the position requirements.Click HERE for current job opportunities.Have you earned your AALA Angel wings yet? For as little as $5 or $10 per pay period you can earn some! This is the simplest way to become an AALA Angel. Think about it, for about the cost of a latte or spirit you can fund college dreams. And who knows, the scholar you support may someday saves lives.AALA established FRIENDS OF AALA, a 501(c)(3) nonproﬁt corporation in January 2011 to fund our student scholarship program for deserving LAUSD students. This Spring AALA awarded 43 $2,500 and 15 $1,500 scholarships to graduating seniors representing high schools and community adult schools. The Board of Friends of AALA meets its annual fundraising goal by seeking donations from AALA’s active and alumni members, private foundations, service clubs, organizations, and businesses. The generosity of these donors is much appreciated.Scan this QR code and earn your wings! All donations to FRIENDS OF AALA are tax deductible! You seek AAPA information? https://bit.ly/LAUSD-AAPALooking for ACSA Region 16 news? Visit ACSA’s Region 16 website for up-to-date information at https://www.acsaregion16.comCan’t ﬁnd CMAA? https://www.instagram.com/cmaa.lausd/Looking to connect with AJE-LAUSD?https://www.ajelausd.orgYou seek COBA information? https://www.cobalausd.nethttps://www.instagram.com/cobalausd/INTEREST GROUP CONTACT INFORMATIONNEWSLETTER13MAY 19, 2025Note to Applicants: Please be advised that you are responsible for making sure all the District requirements have been met. Do not contact AALA for information regarding positions; for detailed requirements for positions and employment updates use the contact phone number provided in the announcement or visit the District website at http://www.lausdjobs.org (classiﬁed) or https://careers.lausd.org/hr/go/Administrator/9692000/ (certiﬁcated). Employees who change basis during the school year may not earn a full year of service credit and annualized employees who change their basis during the year may sustain an annualized settlement.SEND ME AN ANGEL, SEND ME AN ANGEL, RIGHT NOW!

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