Frequently Asked Questions

Each year the SMMCTA office receives numerous inquires from members about our contractual rights and responsibilities, negotiations, school budgets and other related topics. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) section of our website will provide our members with a centralized location to have many of your questions answered.

Contract

• What about Adjunct Duties and Committee Assignments?
• Faculty Advisory Committee
• What You Need to Know About IEP Meetings
• When do Modified Days Occur?
• What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Supervision Duty
• Professional Day
• Student Grades
• Home Assignment
• What About Reassignments?
• What is the Process & Reasons for Involuntary Transfers?
• Your Rights for Re-training When Getting a New Assignment
• Procedures for Grade Level and Subject Assignments
• What about Voluntary Transfer Requests?
• Substitute Teacher Evaluations
• Substitute Teacher Definitions
• Temporary Teachers Indeterminate Duration

Legal

• Substitute Pay Deductions
• The Grievance Process
  
• What About Academic Freedom?

Ed Code

• Transfer of Benefits_Ed Code
• Mid Year Dismissals of Prob_Ed Code
• Non Renewals of Probs_Ed Code
• Personnel Files_Ed Code
• Resignations_Ed Code
• Temporary Teachers_Ed Code

Board Policy

• District Permit Policy - Sept 2011
  

Retirement

• How is your CalSTRS Retirement Funded?
• STRS Contact Information