High Tech Education Collective

09/15/2023

During the board meeting on September 13, the High Tech High CFO commented that it was "a lot" to spend 63.52% of the budget on salaries and benefits for fiscal year 2022-2023. While it might be a large amount of money, the budget percentage is significantly lower in comparison to other San Diego schools. Keeeeeeeeeep swiping to find out how far down the list HTH's budget percentage is. 😡

07/07/2023

Our Classified Bargaining Committee had their first bargaining session with the HTH CMO on June 29! 🎉

Both sides presented proposals on a number of topics, including Discipline, Employment Status, Grievance, Negotiation Procedures, Effect of Agreement, and Management Rights. The HTEC bargaining team is planning to include a proposal for an equitable pay increase at the next meeting on August 9.

Please check our website for full updates, and join us in celebrating this first step of bargaining a historic first contract for classified employees at HTH schools! 🥳💙💛

05/23/2023

It's time for another HTH board meeting! Join us at 5PM Tuesday in person at the Forum building next to HTe in Point Loma, or call in on Zoom. Classified staff will sunshine their bargaining platform for their first-ever contract (hooray! 🎉) and Certificated staff will unveil their platform for competitive salary increases for next year. Other agenda items include a first reading of the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), first reading of the proposed 2023-34 budget, and approval for other contracts, procedures, and a position for Teacher Residency Grant Director. Attend in person or online to show your support!

03/13/2023

It's time for another HTH board meeting! Join us at 5PM Monday in person at the Forum building next to HTe in Point Loma, or call in on Zoom. Agenda items include board member resignation, interim financial statements for all schools, new salary schedules for Directors, Deans, and Site Managers, and an update to sick leave for all employees based on the sick leave in our certificated employees' CBA 🎉
Plus, check your e-mail for a full certificated and classified union update! The signup link for our email list is on our website https://htedcollective.weebly.com/

Zoom link to board meeting and full agenda can be found here: https://www.hightechhigh.org/board-and-governance/agendas-minute-history/

02/08/2023

Think you know what it takes to be an effective educator within HTH schools? Complete the form linked below to nominate yourself for the joint HTEC-CMO Evaluation Committee being formed this month!

Form:
bit.ly/HTECevalnominee

02/03/2023

THIS JUST IN!! We have a contract and 330 new certificated union members! 🎉 99.7% of voting members said yes on ratification. 💙💛

11/12/2022

On Thursday night after a powerful series of impassioned public comments from teachers, parents, and community members, the HTH Board of Directors went into closed session. The 3 board members present decided to stay committed to a 3-year probationary period (instead of the industry-standard 2 years) and giving the CEO final discretion on unfair termination disputes (instead of the industry-standard neutral third-party arbitration). The Board of Directors has authorized their bargaining team to declare impasse in an attempt to reach agreement through mediation led by a state-appointed neutral third party. The irony is not lost on us.

See more about the next steps: https://bit.ly/HTECwhatsnext

11/09/2022

The HTH CMO has just informed us that there will be no agreement to the last, best, and final offer presented by the HTEC bargaining team on November 1.

The HTH Board will be meeting this Thursday November 10 to discuss "next steps."

Sign up now to speak at the board meeting and let the board know how out of step they are with our community! HTH teachers deserve a fair contract and a transparent discipline process free from fear and uncertainty.

11/05/2022

Thank you for your solidarity and support, San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council

High Tech High teachers are demanding action on their demands from the schools' charter management organization.

11/03/2022

More news coverage of yesterday's rallies:

👉 https://www.cta.org/educator/posts/high-tech-high-educators-demand-basic-job-protections
👉 https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/11/02/high-tech-high-teachers-gain-community-support-contract-demands

It's certainly sobering to see the words "demand" and "basic protections" in the same sentence.

As the CMO considers our proposals over the next few days, we hope that the outpouring of support and solidarity will convince them of the importance of a fair contract for our staff.

Educators, parents, and students who are alarmed over the lack of a contract settlement that provides provisions against arbitrary termination, rallied outside the school site on Tuesday November 1st to push the charter management organization for a settlement worthy of its outstanding High Tech sta...

11/02/2022

This evening our certificated bargaining team made the decision to present to the CMO our last, best and final offer for a first contract. Read the update here: http://eepurl.com/icLxRb