Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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LOTT.I Hlj-n School. San Franclifo. CiUfornia<br />
Ifeachers, school district disagree<br />
toe day and year.<br />
•V-.r-:-' ". 11 I- ill I' i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ ^<br />
most City high schools.<br />
Seoata BUI SI] (SBoiJ). passed<br />
the Suu In MM. awards<br />
money to school districts »Mch<br />
Lmptsment • loagcr day and year<br />
lor iMr schools. <strong>The</strong> SFUSD was<br />
not nqjlnd ^y Uw :o folk**<br />
bkUM anc Hngthen the day —<br />
rather, SB8I3 is a measure nh»;h<br />
awards money ai an Incentive for<br />
districts to lengthen the day.<br />
In order to qualify lor Sum<br />
BylnoeKuo<br />
Seniors Jessica Leung. Rodney<br />
Tom. and Mai Lai arc .he school<br />
winner and runncrs-up. respectively,<br />
lo the Century HI Scholar*<br />
ship competition* ,<br />
Tbe annual competition Is part<br />
ol the Century III Leaders program<br />
which b designed for high<br />
school senior* Interested it. current<br />
domestic Issues and U offered by<br />
National Association of Secondary<br />
School Principals.<br />
Entering the competition Invotes<br />
niliog out an application inquiring<br />
of academic and extracurricular<br />
interests (including hobbles<br />
and work apcrieote). taking a 50qaatioo<br />
objective test on current<br />
events, and writing a two-page<br />
tw? n*roj«ctioa for Innovative<br />
Leadership") analyzing and<br />
docriUat • solution V • problem<br />
America facrt u sbc enters her<br />
third carter;.<br />
Leung wrote her projection on<br />
y t already i<br />
td from the State and budgeted on<br />
schools and on the teachers' sii<br />
percent pay raise negotiated In<br />
Vpiemb-.<br />
Many teachers attended the San<br />
Francisco School 3oard meeting.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> unilateral<br />
action by<br />
the District ...<br />
government-funded daycare<br />
centers because of the increasing<br />
female work force and the recent<br />
reports ol seiual abuw Lt some i>l<br />
these centers.<br />
Curiosity and knowing lust<br />
year's winner Inspired her to enter<br />
the competition.<br />
From the t*ren Low.:., seniors<br />
who applied, a panel of faculty<br />
members chose the school winner<br />
and runncfvup who go on to<br />
compete at the state level.<br />
Two winners are selected frcm<br />
each state and tbe Dbtrict or Columbia.<br />
Each of these winners<br />
receives a 31.500 scholarship and<br />
an all •expense pala trip<br />
WillUmiburg. Virginia, where<br />
they will attend a national conference.<br />
Each t-l the nine scml'liulliu<br />
receiv-s an additional SSOO. and<br />
tbe national winner, wlcc.cd at the<br />
WillUmsburg conference. Is<br />
awarded an additlotal ilO.OOO.<br />
I 5<br />
Vtadmf torn, Mai U!, sad Jcofea Uung ham qualified to com prte<br />
i<br />
DclUmotuca said. "It Is our position<br />
that anytime >ou chanfit<br />
working conditions .. . anil there<br />
Is no language in the contract that<br />
approves the changes, then you<br />
have violated the contract.*'<br />
<strong>The</strong> high school day does not<br />
have to meet titc 5B813 standard<br />
for three years, and some wonder<br />
why tiu District has taken such<br />
immediate action.<br />
<strong>The</strong> SFCTA has Tied a cUs*actlon<br />
suit on this Issue cf<br />
lengthened day without compeni*tlon.<br />
An arbitrator will make the<br />
final and binding decision on this<br />
grievance. <strong>The</strong> arbitrator will<br />
minute prep period asd IS<br />
minutes before and after Khool —<br />
and even five -slnutes passing between<br />
tuch clau — (the toul<br />
num'Mt of minutes) Is still bclcw<br />
the time frame.<br />
"If the CTA wants lo show us a<br />
way that .1 (the longer day) could<br />
be Implemented In a more elfrctive<br />
manner. If there arc modifications<br />
"We have a<br />
commitment<br />
from our<br />
the mandate from Thornton," she<br />
continued. <strong>The</strong> SFCTA believes It<br />
b not at all responsible for the<br />
order.<br />
MargcU KttaJmu;. «fce president<br />
ol the Parents' Lobby which<br />
studies Issues relating to ><br />
day. "Instructional time** includes<br />
clTaSsex, A tea minute homeroom,<br />
aod five minutes passing time between<br />
each <strong>class</strong>, but does not in*<br />
dude the lunch period.<br />
A memo from Ana 5eperlnten-<br />
A**yi*M' 30, . Wnvrftht th* Mt.H<br />
xbool day up lo 370 minutes, ten<br />
minutes man per day than required<br />
by SB8I3. Tbe District<br />
received So million for a-rrgtaenins<br />
1 - 1 * W/JUl 1/1<br />
return the high school *chcdu!e lo<br />
last >eat'» length, award a seven hour<br />
*" r v *~B *-£)«**• i -rw-w » v<br />
lead<br />
chen pay for extra time alread) WO fit 03 V.<br />
rked and woik In the luture. or<br />
held November 11. to promt the<br />
longer uay. lengthened without ad*<br />
ditional pay for teacher*. Mint<br />
wanted either the additional<br />
minutes rescinded or rompen<br />
s-.tory pay rewarded.<br />
<strong>The</strong> teachers' collective bargain*<br />
Ing agent, the San Francbco<br />
luirwm Teuton Association<br />
ISFCTA). uM •',. . ••*• xniuitf*!<br />
action by the District. . . violates<br />
the teachers' contract and collective<br />
bargaining law."<br />
SFCTA President Judy<br />
Leung wins Century III<br />
J<br />
let the l'.tuation stand as it Is.<br />
<strong>The</strong> St-'CTA has also filed an whkh could be made on lnd.*l>lu*l<br />
"unfair labor charge" to "rescind ichoo* site basis, we ott.*r the op-<br />
the c*tv» minutes" with the Public portunity lo show us. and I'm sure<br />
[Employment Relations Uoard our staff will be receptive it there's<br />
because **. . . the District gave us a better way lo do ll.** Attain cm-<br />
no >• "vation r» the bargainlttft phased.<br />
Ubk that there would have to be<br />
major changes in the high whooU<br />
San Francisco has two teachers*<br />
in order to be In compliance with<br />
unions. One. the SFCT^. h<br />
SBM3.** said Dcllamonlca. assocUlcd with «.he National<br />
CUttrooin Tcachen AssocUticn.<br />
relix Uuag. spokesman for •nd presently acts as the collective<br />
SKUSD. uld that the lengthened bargaining ayee I. <strong>The</strong> other is the<br />
day Is wliit,n the Ilmlli ol the contion<br />
and ccllcge requirements).'*<br />
$a. Fmacisco Federation of v<br />
tract which spectfke*. m vc*rn hour<br />
> concluded hU statement<br />
wort. day.<br />
*"K i. i I<br />
"I WJU under the imprr«iun<br />
that the contract was acfccabic<br />
when signed by the teechen.' -tld<br />
Board of Education member Libby<br />
Dencbdm.<br />
Robert Allolo, superintendent<br />
of schools, uld at the Boa.d<br />
meeting of November 13. "We<br />
have a commitment from our<br />
teic.Vrt to put in a seven hour<br />
work day which totals out to 42C<br />
minutes a day. With a fitc period<br />
day of $5 minutes each, plus ten<br />
minutes for homeroom and 55<br />
menmerr which w<br />
" M ihf Board meellnit. "Tbe qualiuntil<br />
a »otc<br />
• thr<br />
ul tc^clicn<br />
barxalninti<br />
K***<br />
*K*nr<br />
trie<br />
ffeoilipone»lhtl«l«iiewe»llaie<br />
po«er to the SI"CTA in Wtfl.<br />
on. rot par, additional pay lor ad-<br />
"<strong>The</strong>re is no doubt that represenditional<br />
minutes, and whether It<br />
ting tcAchen In San Francisco is a<br />
line lengthened day) should hap-<br />
political plus ... for the elected<br />
pen today or tomorrow."<br />
bargitnlng agtnt. Th; SFFT Meanwhile, the tcuhcrs and<br />
wants *o be rcelected as bargaining Boara await the arbitrator's dccl-<br />
agent and at 'he same time, the sion. <strong>The</strong> arbitrator's decisions<br />
SFCTA wants to remain bargain* will be binding on both the<br />
Ing atient." explained teachers and the Board.<br />
Dcllimonlca.<br />
(Editor's note: Contributing<br />
"<strong>The</strong>re's been an attempt to reporters to this article included<br />
make It loo\ as though the SFCTA Nancy Chang, Lewtson Lee, and<br />
•as at letu partly responsible for Michael Lee.)<br />
Kezar to be remodeled<br />
BySbohoKashlyama<br />
Kezar Stadium will be<br />
recoRttrncted and modernized at<br />
the cost of S3.5 million dollars for<br />
the use of San Francisco's high<br />
schools.<br />
According to the city's Recreation<br />
and Park Department* which<br />
originally proposed the change<br />
with DM iupport of Mayor DUnne<br />
Fcinstdn, the rebuilt stadium will<br />
scat between 17.000 and 22.000.<br />
<strong>The</strong> capacity after the stadium's<br />
rcoovallon it approximately the<br />
sue of the original stadium, constructed<br />
in 19A2.<br />
<strong>The</strong> stadium, built with a gift of<br />
$100,000 from Mary A. Keur.<br />
originally bad 22 rows of scats.<br />
Kezar currently has a capacity<br />
of 59.700 seats. According to the<br />
proponents of the plan, the redaction<br />
In the number of scats was<br />
made because so many scats hate<br />
not been needed slucc the 49crs<br />
last played professional football<br />
there la 1970.<br />
<strong>The</strong> reconstruction will snap*!<br />
tbe stadium Into a bowl, as was<br />
proposed by Golden Gate Par