March 5th 2013 Elections

What’s at Stake and Why it

Matters for your Jobs

Optimizing Access to Services,

Inspiring Success

•Classified Employees

Education Workers United

•Over 55% of members have children in LAUSD schools Parents

•Majority live within 2.5 mi. of the schools they serve Community

•Avg. income = $15,000/yr

•Majority Women of color Low-Income

People of Color

Who is Local 99?

Improving the Quality of Life for ALL

A Values-Based Approach

Local 99 has a responsibility

to provide leadership beyond

a traditional contract that

helps create the conditions

necessary that allow families,

schools, and communities to

thrive.

LAUSD: Student and family needs

Tens of thousands of students identified their family’s

vehicle as their home

Thousands of families where a parent/guardian was

deported or detained

Over 80% qualify for free or reduced lunch

43.3% Truancy rate

Years of devastating cuts have hindered-site

capacity to address student and family needs

38% A-G pass rate (2011-2012)

OASIS Schools: Putting families first

Students & Families Faith

Community

Community-Based Orgs.

City (Parks, Libraries, workforce development)

County Services (Health & human services, mental Health,

Businesses

Non-Profit Service Providers

Higher Education

Schools

Community Schools serve as natural hubs for communities

Labor

Schools are safe spaces where families are more inclined to access services Safe Spaces

Technology

Green space

Healthy Meals

Arts

Athletics

Increased collaboration between schools, local government and community is imperative in order to better serve families

OASIS Schools

OASIS Schools: A Holistic Approach to Education

• Strengthening family capacity

• Meaningful parent engagement

• Safe Spaces

•Extended Day

•Aligning community programs and services

•Opportunity for co-location of existing County/City programs

•Economic stability

•Workforce Development

•Coordination between agencies

• Supper programs

• Academic Support

• Social Emotional support

• Restorative Justice

• Using data to inform support strategies beyond the classroom

Integrated Systems of

Support

Family and Community

Stability

Empowerment &

Development

Schools as community

hubs

• OASIS model directly supports the 3 domains that produce college and career ready graduates (Academic; Social-Emotional; Culture and Climate)

CORE

• OASIS provides a model that ensures every school is prepared to address student and family needs LCFF

•OASIS strives to align intended instructional outcomes with school-based programs and services

Common Core

OASIS Schools: An overarching model for LAUSD

OASIS

Restorative Justice A-G Student Nutrition &

Wellness Student Recovery

A good Contract and Beyond