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California TK-12 and COVID-19

Information provided by Aimee Shreck, CFT Research Director

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), yesterday,  released several important resources related to California’s K-12 school and COVID-19. These include: 

  1. An updated public health guidance document that consolidates and supersedes most previous state guidance documents. (Specifically for those locals that have employers wanting to be in-person within the next two weeks, please look at page 6).

  2. A new checklist that all schools must follow, publicize, and submit to the county and state if a school is in a purple tier county.

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Negotiating for Safety

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Dear Novato Community, 

Thank you so much for your support during this stressful and difficult time. 

We, the teachers in Novato want to take a moment to explain the recent news regarding our hybrid and reentry negotiations with NUSD. First and foremost, we love the children in Novato and want nothing more than to support them through this difficult time and continue to provide continuity of education. We also want what's safest for them, the community and NUSD teachers and staff, but unfortunately the District has not come to the table with that same attitude. Since the Summer, we have been

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Novato Teachers Reject NUSD's Plan!

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NFT made the front page of the MarinIJ recently and a segment on Channel 2 news. Thank you for the support NFT members!

SCOTUS Decision on Janus

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Please join fellow CFT members - take a selfie with a #IamUnion sign and repost this message:
The Janus decision is a straightforward attempt to diminish the voice of educators and other public sector workers. By seeking to limit our ability to advocate for the pay, benefits, and working conditions that we need to get our important work done, the deep-pocketed backers of Janus also want to limit our ability to protect and defend public education. But we see through their con game! And we will stand together because we know our students are worth fighting for and we are worth fighting for
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NFT/NUSD - Still Divided

Article from the Marin IJ January 31, 2012. The second paragraph should state that Executive Board members voted unanimously not all members. A significant majority of members voted to reject NUSD's offer of a 1% increase in salary. Other than that discrepancy, the article is accurate.