NOVEMBER 2012 BALLOT INTIATIVES SVEA Rep. Council 9/11/12 Daniel Moon, SVEA President Lisa Eck, SVEA Executive Director

Today’s Goals 1.Educate SVEA leaders & members 2.Provide a forum for Q & A 3.Activate SVEA leaders & members to ensure we are doing everything we can to protect our rights! This is NOT a partisan issue!

TennesseeIndianaFlorida California April 13, 2011 Lengthen time to earn permanent status ( due process rights ) from 3 years to 5 years April 20, 2011 Governor signed Senate Bill 575 Limits collective bargaining March 17, 2011 Merit pay in 2014 As of July 2011, tenure eliminated. (due process rights). Chips away collective bargaining rights. Special Exemptions Act Prop. 32 On November 2012 Ballot June 1, 2011 Loss of collective bargaining rights Gave Districts option to “ditch” mandated salary schedule May 2011 Eliminated teacher’s ability to attain permanent status ( due process rights ) June 2011 Teacher retirements increase Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests January 24, 2012 Virtual Schools (VS). VS will receive the same $6,000 in funding per student. May 10, 2011 Passed bill permitting the creation of VIRTUAL Charter Schools Test scores = 50% of evaluation. Teachers rating near the bottom for 2 years are fired.

The Faces of Education Reform Bill GatesMichelle RheeJonah Edelman

2012 Nov. Election 2012 Nov. Election Challenge # 1: Prop. 32: Special Exemptions Act

November 2012 Election Ballot Initiative What’s Ahead? Initiative Title: PROHIBITS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY PAYROLL DEDUCTION INCLUDES PROHIBITIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES

It will eliminate our ability to protect & advocate for:  Public education funding;  Teacher retirement and collective bargaining;  Best educational practices (class size, assessment and testing, standards, instructional materials);  Teacher evaluation tied to multiple measures;  School board elections, and more. This initiative will kill our ability to communicate our message to legislators and the public. IF PROP. 32 passes…

years ago7 years agoToday’s reality! Prop. 226Prop. 75Prop. 32 Californians voted  N O! Californians voted  N O! Urging  N o V ote History Repeats Itself

school-voucher proposal In November 2000, Timothy C. Draper spent $25 million--more than half of his own money-- to promote a school-voucher proposal in California. In 2000, Draper's Proposition 38 would have required the state to pay $4,000 per year for any child to attend private school. Bucher & Draper Mark Bucher is a successful businessman and O.C. attorney. The prominent, outspoken, politically far-right founder of the Educational Alliance, is a longtime public employee AND union adversary. The Ed. Alliance has financially supported numerous candidates running in O.C. school board races over the years.

Then vs. Now: What’s the Difference? Getting people to think that by voting for the initiative they are taking corporate money out of politics. PROP. 32 proposes to prohibit  unions and corporations from  contributing to candidates or committees that contribute to candidates. Voters may see this as taking corporate and union money out of the political game, but this is NOT true! It’s MISLEADING!

Maintains loopholes for corporations to continue to make unlimited political contributions, giving corporate special interests even more power. Singles out middle-class workers and their unions  It does nothing to STOP corporations or CEOs from contributing to campaigns.  Corporations/wealthy almost never use payroll deductions to make campaign contributions. MISLEADING

tilt the balance Misleading attempt to tilt the balance of power even more in favor of the top 1%! Special Exemptions Corporations already outspend unions 15 to 1 on politics. Center for Responsive Politics (CRP), opensecrets.org

UNFAIR GOAL: to prevent educators (middle class/workers) from using their collective political voice to protect students, improve schools and the profession.

UNFAIR The California Teachers Association will be curtailed from being a strong advocate for:  Increasing funding for schools and colleges,  Preserving adequate salaries and secure retirement plans,  Protecting our right to collectively bargain,  Class Size Reduction, opposing No Child Left Behind, and taking a stand on local school board races & ballot measures. WE cannot create a better future for our students and our state unless the voices of teachers, firefighters, police and nurses are heard. WE are the voice for the middle class!

UNNECESSARY  Current law already protects workers’ political rights  Every CTA/SVEA member can “opt out”  Attempts to fix something that doesn’t need fixing in order to hide its real intent.

union protection is the greatest protection STUDENTS have In the end, union protection is the greatest protection STUDENTS have…a “special interest” group that speaks for children, public education and the teaching profession. STUDENTS: Our Special Interest  Good decisions include the classroom teacher’s input. Teachers need a voice!  Educational decisions should not be guided by politicians and entrepreneurs who do not have any public education experience.

prohibit unions maintain a level playing field. Prop. 32 would prohibit unions from using ANY funds collected by payroll deduction for political purposes, effectively killing the ability of unions to raise the funds necessary to fight in the political arena and maintain a level playing field. WE defeated Props. 226 & 75

2012 Election 2012 Election Public Education Funding Challenge # 2: Prop. 30: Schools & Local Public Safety Protection Act

 Generates approximately $9 billion in new revenues  $ billion to reinvest in: public education, higher education, public safety, and other vital services that keep citizens healthy and our economy strong  $ would begin repaying debt owed to public schools (Prop. 98) Revenue Initiative Working together we can work toward erasing our state deficit and put our state and the families that live here on the path to economic security!

State Budget Review California Teachers Association Loss of Revenue Loss of COLA PROP. 98

Possible Trend When Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 Passes

Prop. 30: Addresses Public Education Funding & the General Fund It’s a fair approach that reaches out to address the most significant needs. It appeals to a broad spectrum: business, labor, friends of education, public safety, local government. The funds it will generate helps not only K-14 education, but also other essential public service programs. It helps repay $$ owed to Prop. 98 while helping balance the state budget by giving an approximate $3B - $5B relief to the General Fund. By , K-12 schools would get at least an additional $2,500 per student.

 1% personal income tax  for households earning $500K+ $250,000) Revenue: Two Sources  2% personal income tax  for households earning $601K+  3% personal income tax  for earnings over $1 million Personal Income tax increases would be in place % of Californians would be impacted  Increase sales tax by a one-quarter (¼) of a penny Sales tax increases would be in place ALL Californians would be impacted.

fails... If Prop. 30 fails... The current state budget deficit of approximately $16 billion will experience immediate cuts to balance the budget. Effective January 1, 2013: Consequences if Prop. 30 Fails  $6.1 Billion CUT to Prop. 98 schools This cut equates to $457 per ADA. =approximately 3 weeks of instruction Instructional year can be reduced by up to an additional 15 days for two years.  $250 million CUT to University of California  $250 million CUT to California State University  $339 million CUT to Community Colleges

SVEA CONTINGENCY LANGUAGE IF the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act PASSES in November 2012: 1.1. Automatic reinstatement of two (2) additional furlough days to the school/employee work year 2.2. Parties meet no later than Jan. 15, 2013, to negotiate potential restoration of the remaining six (6) furlough days SVEA 6/5/12 Rep. Council Meeting 25

Competing Revenue Initiatives Initiative Analysis Criteria Prop 30: Schools and Public Safety Protection Act Prop 38: Our Children, Our Future (Munger) Brings State Budget into Balance $8B+$3B General Fund/4 yrs. Prop. 98 Impact $2.9B increaseNo increase, outside Prop. 98 Who Taxed? Higher income tax on the wealthy; 0.25% sales tax increase for all Income tax increase for all, on progressive scale Attractive to Broad Coalition Labor & businessPTA; narrow focus of K- 12 & ECE advocates $/Year Generated $8B - $10B$8-$10B Funds Education and Other Services Frees up General Fund $ to pay for Higher Ed. & other essential services K-12 & ECE only; includes bond debt repayment for 4 years California Teachers Association

 Repays $$ Owed to the Education (Prop. 98)  Helps balance the State Budget  Fair & Temporary Approach  Prevents massive Education Cuts  Endorsed by a broad spectrum: business, labor, friends of education, public safety and local government  Funds K-14 Education and Other Essential Public Service Programs (police, fire fighters, nurses, & more) Prop. 30: Key Points

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