FOSCEP Brothers and Sisters,

Due to the current state of emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic, the Commonwealth is temporarily increasing the five (5) day limitation on Sick Family Leave usage in each calendar year to a fifteen (15) day limitation on Sick Family Leave usage within a calendar year.

This modification will retroactively take effect March 30, 2020 and will expire with the expiration of the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency or the end of the current calendar year whichever occurs sooner.

Please click the link, Reopening of Schools FAQ, to view this document we hope will answer any lingering questions or concerns members may have regarding the upcoming school yer.  We continue to urge you to stay connected to us for information and updates as they develop.

Links Inside of FAQ

For more information on voting in the upcoming General/Presidential Election, click here.

On behalf of the officers of the RCG BOCES Teachers’ Association I would like to welcome you to the new school year. It will be one like we have never experienced before.

Verdaillia Turner, president of the Georgia Federation of Teachers, said teachers have already been protesting some districts’ reopening plans out of fear for their health.

We are not sure how each agency or our members will be impacted by this change, we just wanted to make everyone aware that this change has taken place.

Today marks the "go-live" day for the changes to Human Resources.  It was announced by Gov Lamont in July of 2019 and goes into effect today.   The Centralization plan separates Labor Relations issues from all other HR functions; Labor Relations issues will now be handled through the Office of Labor Relations (OLR) within OPM while all other HR roles will be handled under DAS (items like FMLA, retirement, job classes, job postings, exams, benefits, salaries, etc). 

There will still be "on-site" staffing at many agencies, just fewer.  Most HR staff will now conduct the business from a centralized location (Human Resources will be centralized at 450 Columbus with DAS, while OLR operates out of 450 Capital Ave).  For HR issues (non-Labor Relations issues), each agency has been designated a "pod" (they haven't come up with better names yet, so there is Pod1, Pod2, Pod3, etc).  As this is new, we are not clear when individuals should contact their on-site HR staff or reach out to their "POD".   There is a matrix that identifies which POD each agency is connected with.  view the pod matrix.  

-8/28/2020

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hvFeSz6x-7jf5OsQZ8XDfOHOdmMwJHpX/view?usp=sharing

Please click the link, Letter of Agreement 2020-21 Reopening of Schools, to view the full agreement.  

August 27, 2020

Hernando Classroom Teachers’ Association Endorses Local Referendum

BROOKSVILLE, FL – In keeping with the professional association’s commitment to advocate for fully funded neighborhood public schools, the representative leadership of HCTA voted to endorse the millage referendum which will appear on the November 3, 2020, ballot. As explained by Superintendent Stratton in a special meeting of worksite leaders, the referendum seeks to increase local operating revenues in order to retain teachers, increase mental health services and enhance school safety measures, provide needed technology for students and staff, and expand access to career and technical programs for students.

Acknowledging that Tallahassee has signaled the need for significant and drastic cuts to the state’s budget in coming years, HCTA supports the referendum as a necessary step in ensuring that the district has the operational funds needed to continue providing high quality educational opportunities for Hernando’s students.

Like so many other counties across the state, it is our hope that an informed majority will embrace this initiative, demonstrating a local commitment to strong public schools. The time to invest in Hernando’s future is now.

Voters are encouraged to read more about the local referendum on the Hernando Schools website. To find out how you can help our efforts to support Hernando Schools, please email vlaborante@aol.com.

Tentative Agreement August 11, 2020

Zoom meetings for the TA ratification will occur on

September 2, 2020 and September 9, 2020. 

at 3:30 pm.

Click here to join the meeting.