The District has made it clear it wants to eliminate the negotiated Early Retirement Benefit for current employees, not those who are already retired and receiving the benefit. Years ago USEP negotiated the early retirement benefit to help reduce the penalty FRS imposes for employees who have not reached age 62 or who have 30
Read moreOn Tuesday, September 02, USEP and District leaders to discuss this year’s priorities in this year’s contract negotiations.  The meeting did not bring the sides closer to a speedy agreement. The District continues to seek restrictions and limitations driving their push to teacher transfers, elimination of tobacco use on district properties, eliminating the Early Retirement benefit,
Read moreIt’s deja vu all over again. After committing to a 2 percent pay increase for teachers and school related Personnel (SRP) this year, the District is backpedalling offering barely 1 percent for employee salary increases, and that’s only if USEP agrees to eliminate early retirement incentives! This comes after five years with no pay increases
Read moreUSEP and District negations quickly turned sour when the District stonewalled USEP proposals and sought major restrictions on teacher transfer rights and illness/injury on the job leave time. The District is also proposing to eliminate National Board Certification reimbursement and is resisting signing non-controversial Memorandums of Understanding that have been signed for years. Further, District
Read moreContract negotiations began in earnest this week with the Union and District teams (Instructional and SRP) holding our first meetings. The Instructional team met on Monday, and the SRP team on Wednesday afternoon. Everyone involved entered this summer’s negotiations on a positive note, agreeing that there is much to accomplish over the next couple of
Read moreFinding ways to keep students motivated over summer break is a challenge every teacher faces at the end of the year. To help, AFT Share My Lesson has hand-picked some great resources for you to use in your classroom as you wrap up the school year and look ahead. The lesson plans and reading projects
Read moreShare My Lesson has recently released Care Packages for teachers, making it easier than ever for teachers to find the most applicable resources for their classroom. Each virtual Care Package is specified by grade or subject (3rd grade teacher or civics teacher, for example). On each page, you’ll find the relevant Common Core State Standards for your
Read moreCheck out the article from the Tampa Tribune about USEP’s legal action to reign in PLC meetings. Apparently, according to the article, the Superintendent thinks everything is fine, though. “As I travel the district — and I am in schools a lot — I am amazed at the number of teachers and administrators who have stopped
Read moreCheck out the article posted today on the Tampa Bay Times blog “The Gradebook.” See text below: LAND O’LAKES — The Pasco County teachers union again has accused school district administration of usurping planning time in violation of their contract. This time, the United School Employees of Pasco has filed a charge with the Florida
Read moreOn Thursday, March 13, 2014, the Pasco County Division of Elections tabulated votes for the tri-annual election process for the 2014-2017 USEP Officers. Beginning on February 27th, using ballots generated by the Division of Elections, members of the United School Employees of Pasco voted by mail with ballots returned to and tabulated by the Division
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