Contract negotiations between Arcadia Teachers Association and school district remain at standstill, according to John Sinclair, Associate superintendent.
Contract negotiations between the Arcadia Teachers Association and the school district remain at a standstill, according to John Sinclair, associate superintendent.
Dennis Chuning has been selected by the Arcadia Board of Education as the district's new Assistant Superintendent of Business and Classified Personnel.
John Sinclair, Arcadia school's Associate Superintendent of Personnel Services and Staff Development, will be taking an early retirement baginning July 31.
Jean Voznick, president of the Arcadia Teachers Association, presented the teachers' case to the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce. Some of her statements were later rebutted by Superintendent Ed Ryan.
John Sinclair is the newly appointed assistant superintendent of elementary education and personnel for Arcadia schools. Sinclair has been involved in education for 27 years.
Contract negotiations with employees in Arcadia Unified School District are moving slowly or not at all, according to John Sinclair, associate superintendent. District has applied for impasse status, which would mean appointment of a mediator.
Superintendent of Schools, Stephen Goldstone said he is "very disappointed" that the Arcadia Teachers Association has rejected a district proposal to listen to a presentation on a new style of labor negotiations known as the "win-win system."
The Arcadia Board of Education has appointed Mildred Burgdorf- Hennessy to replace retrying John Sinclair as Assistant
Superintendent of Personnel and Staff Development for the district.
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services for the Arcadia Board of Education, Dennis Chuning, has announced his resignation in order to take a position as Director of Business Services at Pasadena City College.
Dolly McLain has retired after 23 years of service with the Arcadia Unified School District. For the last 17 years she has worked as secretary to the Superintendent and the Board of Education.
Arcadia's Board of Education is cutting 6 teachers, 5 3/4 custodial positions and half of its teachers' aides. According to School Superintendent Dr. Stephen Goldstone, the board will probably have to make more cuts as well.
The City Council voted to start a Worker's Compensation self- insurance program. The city has used state compensation in the past, but self-insurance will save approximately $480,000 in the next 5 years.
The City Council voted to cease city-sponsored athletics due to the rash of lawsuits brought against other agencies (city, county, and state) in cases of injuries.
City employees press council for stepped up salary talks. Representatives of the three employee groups told council that negotiations have bogged down.
111 City Hall employees may earn an extra $50-110 a month by walking, bicycling, carpooling, or using public transportation to work. The City Council approved the plan to satisfy South Coast Air Quality Management District regulations requiring worksites to provide incentives to employees who reduce vehicle trips to work.