
Peninsula Education Association
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38th Avenue NW
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Soundview Drive
36th Street NW
36th Street NW
Sw Hunter Road, Port Orchard
PO Box 2184
Olympic Drive B-203
Wagner Way NW
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Callie Conti did you see what California teachers association wrote??
California cannot reopen schools unless they are safe.
The following letter was sent to Governor Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond:
Honorable California Leaders,
We write on behalf of the 310,000 members of the California Teachers Association and the more than nine million students we serve regarding the pending reopening of schools and colleges throughout the state. We appreciate your leadership and efforts in meeting this extraordinary challenge. We understand the dramatic impact of the pandemic on the state budget and appreciate all efforts to protect public education, while recognizing that the budget relies on $13 billion in deferrals and additional federal funding. It is why, looking forward, we believe the state must have additional revenues to address the growing needs.
Since schools closed in March, CTA has said that the health and safety of our students and educators must always be our top priority and our guiding principle during this crisis. Much is still being learned about the COVID-19 virus. The recent surge in the infection rate and the closure of indoor activities in 26 counties gives us pause around the state’s preparedness for safe in-person school instruction in a short six- to eight-week time frame. In this current situation, we believe that the “Precautionary Principle” should guide us. This means taking the most preventative action in the face of uncertainty to protect students, educators, and our communities. Simply said, California cannot reopen schools unless they are safe.
Unfortunately, many local districts and communities don’t have the necessary resources or capacity to maintain even the most basic prevention measures of six feet physical distancing and limiting contacts, much less the other important preventative actions such as personal protective equipment (PPE), testing and tracing, or adequate ventilation and cleaning supplies.
While no one method of prevention by itself is 100 percent effective, layered strategies boost prevention with each measure knocking off some percentage of exposure and potential infection. This includes a clear and manageable plan to implement measures like physical distancing of six feet, reducing the number of contacts, face coverings, handwashing, daily health screening, support for sick and at-risk people to stay at home, robust testing, good ventilation (with absolutely no recirculated air), and cleaning and disinfecting.
We should be clear-eyed about this reality. How can we physically reopen schools with lower thresholds of safety than we currently have for restaurants or hair salons?
Safe school reopening will require the state to coordinate consistent public health department operations that offer a uniform symptoms checklist and safety protocols; data transparency and accessibility; increased testing dedicated to schools for students and staff; rapid case notification and contact tracing; isolation support and medical care for our most vulnerable students and families; and health monitoring of students to serve as early understandings of transmissions in schools and warnings of any school-based outbreaks. We also ask the state to direct the California Department of Public Health to coordinate with CalOSHA to develop and implement training for all school districts on safety protocols and to direct that Illness and Injury Prevention plans be updated and adopted prior to the first day of in-person instruction.
As educators, we too want to be back with our students doing the work that we love, but we cannot ignore science, facts, and safety. Absent a specific plan for each school that includes a clear line of responsibility and accountability we have two options:
1. A high-risk in-person opening, even under a hybrid model.
2. Start the new school year under robust distance learning protocols until the virus is contained in local communities and proper safety measures can be put into place.
It is clear that communities and school districts have not come close to meeting the threshold for a safe return to in-person learning, even under a hybrid model. In fact, with recent health orders issued in 26 counties impacting nearly 85 percent of Californians, we are going backwards. How can we reasonably expect hundreds of students, and in some cases more than 1,000 students, to come together on one campus for an entire day without putting their health and the lives of every adult on that campus at risk? Federal and state guidance regarding a phased reopening have focused on a sustained downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases for 14 days or no more than 1 COVID-19 case per 10,000 in the past 14 days. From a public health perspective, the best course of action would be to focus on improving our ability to provide robust, quality distance learning until the virus is marginalized and safety measures are addressed.
Just yesterday, on July 7, President Donald Trump implored the nation’s schools to physically open amid a new wave of COVID-19 diagnoses. In doing so, he pointed to other countries’ abilities to reopen their schools as evidence that America’s schools needed to do the same. President Trump ignores the fact that these other countries invested heavily in PPE, health and safety protocols for education and testing – the very resources that he is threatening to withdraw. We have joined you in lobbying the federal government for more money for California to aid in the COVID-related budget impacts. We are deeply concerned that politics are being played with the lives of children and the educators who serve them.
Safe school reopening and equity for our communities requires funding. While the recent budget agreement certainly buys a bit of time, it is not the investment needed to meet this critical crisis. California remains in the lower tier of school funding in this nation. At best, the billions of dollars in deferrals and structural deficit simply put off the day when our school budgets are slashed. We are a state of great innovation and wealth with the fifth largest economy in the world. We should not have to put our students and staff in harm's way. We should not compromise on funding or school safety in the home of the greatest number of billionaires in the country, who have increased their net worth by 25 percent during the first three months of the pandemic. We encourage you to adopt additional revenues, such as suspending corporate tax credits and exemptions or imposing a tax on the wealthiest billionaires to help our communities survive.
We need safe, equitable, and well-funded public schools and colleges – this is what California’s students deserve.
Sincerely,
CTA President E Toby Boyd
CTA Vice President David Goldberg
CTA Secretary-Treasurer Leslie Littman
Peninsula Education Association South Kitsap Education Association
Please contact your local Council members to tell them NOT to pass the Open Bargaining resolution at tonight's city council meeting!
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Peninsula Education Association (PEA) represents certificated employees of the Peninsula School Dist
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I had the opportunity to hear Helen Donoto-Sapp in March An amazing 14 year old. How we talk about & view disabilities (both children and adults) needs to change. Educators can facilitate that change in our schools and communities. ❤️
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'Operation Doors' at Discovery Elementary has begun, addressing school safety concerns - Gig Harbor Now Peninsula School District intends to install interior doors on the open-concept school by the first day of classes on Sept. 5.

Summer is a great time to focus on you, SEL for educators!
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Find your RED for Monday!

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Attention Educators! PSEF is now taking classroom grant applications! We are looking to support innovative classroom projects that inspire creativity and curiosity.
Please share with Peninsula School District teachers, counselors, paraeducators, specialists and anyone who is working to serve children in our schools.
Educators, don’t miss this opportunity! Visit psefd.org/grants to read more and apply by April 28.

The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide competition that allows students from our region and across the country to showcase their artistic ability - with winning artwork displayed at the U.S. Capitol! Details on how to participte in Washington's sixth district⬇️

Thank you WEA staff and bargainers for a great day!
Just a reminder to members to take the PEA survey

Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year opens March 1!
Kindergarten is offered in-person and virtually, five days a week starting September 8.
In order to enroll your child for kindergarten, they must be 5 years old by August 31, 2023. Register early to learn about summertime school events and to receive initial kindergarten information.
Learn more about enrollment requirements and find your school at www.psd401.net/registration.

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Donations are needed to support our students and their families. Please follow links below provided below:
The need for food assistance has continued to increase over the last year. In January we provided food assistance to more kids and families than ever before.
Please consider making a donation to support our programs.
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Get those ballots returned. YES for our kids!

If your heading out to the grocery store or Costco, consider add one of these items to your cart to help us keep our shelves full so we can continue to assist 2000 individuals in our community each month.

Come hang with us and give us some input! You'll get some delicious carbs in return. ;-)
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Please consider spending time tomorrow supporting these WEA-PAC endorsed candidates who are strong supporters of public education!
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Please sign the petition & show support for our colleagues in Port Angeles!
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We’d like to see PEA members receive this grant. Deadline is the end of this month.
California Casualty’s Music and Arts Grant program will award individual members with a $250 grant for their classroom or program. This is a very popular association member benefit for K-12 Classrooms. Quick Entry Link!
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A great opportunity to support our own & student well-being.
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This Pride Month, PSD wants to celebrate all of our students and their unique personalities, talents, and backgrounds. It takes everyone to make a great district, and together .

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How to Talk About Racialized Violence with the KIDS we LOVE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Over the weekend, something bad happened in Buffalo, NY. A white 18-year-old, armed with a weapon, killed ten people of color and injured three more. He live-streamed the horrors on Twitch. Here at Social Justice Kids, we are hearing from parents and educators from all across the country asking, now...

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