Documents & Forms

​Academic Language Function Toolkit 

• ACLU Free Public School in California FAQ 
• guidelines_for_an_administrative_meeting-2.pdf 
• PD Leader MOU 2015 
• PAC Waiver Letter 2016-2017
• EPA Approval Notice to SMMUSD 
• LA Public Health Response to Cancer Concerns​
• Salary Schedule - Certificated Teaching/Counseling ​
• Planning Guide for CCSS
• NEA Common Core Toolkit
• Teachers' Rights - A Mini Guide
• CTA - New Teacher Guide
• CTA - Layoff Survival Guide for Members

• CTA RIF Data Form

• LA County - Employee Assistance Service for Education Information
• Family Medical Leave Information   
• ​smmcta_reimbursement_form SMMCTA Reimbursement Request Form

• Catastrophic Leave Donation Form
• Grievance Form
• Rep Council Self Evaluation Form
• Workers Comp Form
• Teacher Evaluation Forms
• School Site Admin Performance Review
• Special Education Workload Analysis Model  from the NEA
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE APPLICATION 

Professional Development and In the News

• Suit against teachers unions isn't about free speech but silencing members
• Common Core Math Surprises - Memorizers are the lowest achievers (The Hechinger Report) 

• 2015 Good Teaching Conference Virtual Pass (for Free Streaming Sessions)
• LA Times Op/ED "The Teaching Crisis School Districts and Unions are Ignoring" 
• Advice Memo from CTA Re: Physical Education Minutes (litigation)  
• NODD Advisory AB420  Re: Pupil Suspension/Expulsion 
• 5 Strategies For Better Teacher Professional Development
• Can Collaboration Between Schools, Unions Fix Failing Schools?
• Letter from Teacher to Parent about THAT kid
• Teaching is not a Business
• Chrome Books Gaining in Popularity at Schools_
• What's wrong with the Vagara Ruling?
• Implementing the Common Core State Standards

• NEA Report, 2012 - "Transforming Teaching: Connecting Professional Responsibility with Student Learning"
• Stanford, 2012 - Educator Evaluation Research
• AFT Teacher Evaluation Report
• Linda Darling Hammond on Teacher Pay and Quality
• Center for American Progress Report on Teacher Pay Report
• Diane Ravitch - The Myth of Charter Schools
• New York Times - Teachers Lead School Forward
• Student Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers Report_Summer 2010
• California Per Pupil Funding a Comparison_Ed Week 2009
• SMMCTA invited to attend Teacher Union Reform Network (TURN)
• Education Week - Generational Divide - March 2010
• Education Week - Reformer Has Change of Heart and Mind - March 2010
• Education Week - Health Issues Impact Student Achievement - March 2010
• LA Times - Education Reformer Changes Her Tune - March 2010
• New York Times - Building a Better Teacher
• New York Times - Leading Scholar Rethinks School Reform Efforts
• New York Times - President Obama Promotes National Standards