LA Unified, teachers’ union reach agreement over distance learning guidelines | EdSource

LA Unified, teachers’ union reach agreement over distance learning guidelines | EdSource

LA Unified, teachers’ union reach agreement over distance learning guidelines
Agreement allows teachers to create their own schedules and doesn’t require them to use live video.

Los Angeles teachers will be able to create their own work schedules and won’t be required to teach classes using live video platforms as part of a tentative agreement reached late Wednesday with the Los Angeles Unified School District on guidelines for delivering distance learning for the rest of the school year in California’s largest school district.

The district and the United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing tens of thousands of district teachers, reached the tentative agreement after days of marathon bargaining sessions, the union said Wednesday night. The district did not immediately return a request for comment or acknowledge the agreement publicly. 

Under the agreement, which expires June 30, teachers will have the flexibility to create their own work schedules while schools are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The agreement states that teachers “shall create, share and follow” a regular weekly schedule that includes teaching and student support. Teachers will be required to provide instruction and student support for four hours daily under the agreement. They will also be required to have three office hours each week. 

The agreement comes against the backdrop of harsh criticism from union leaders that teachers were being “micromanaged” by the district and being subjected to CONTINUE READING: LA Unified, teachers’ union reach agreement over distance learning guidelines | EdSource