Engage in Labor Contract Review and Negotiation Planning
Meet with legal counsel and labor relations staff to be briefed on existing collective bargaining agreements and the current status of negotiations.
Convene introductory sessions with union leadership to discuss key areas of interest and concern.
Ensure alignment between labor contracts, district strategic goals, and the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future related to staffing, compensation, and working conditions.
Collaborate with the County Executive’s Office and the Council to ensure labor contracts are sustainable over time and address local and state mandates.
Staffing and Recruitment
Finalize staffing and vacancy reviews (By July 1).
Conduct a district-wide audit of all instructional, support, and leadership vacancies.
Target hard-to-fill positions (special education, ELL, STEM, bus drivers, etc.) with immediate recruitment incentives.
Activate real-time vacancy dashboards for school leaders.
Review union partnerships to refine onboarding experiences.
Identify high-needs schools and ensure there is a targeted plan to appropriately staff them.
Review special education staffing and prioritize a plan to ensure special education students are prioritized and we are in compliance of all federal and state laws.
Meet with the state to understand all available options to recruit and secure highly-qualified candidates for vacancies.
Communicate with unions, principal, and stakeholders or plans to address vacancies and support streamlined on-boarding processes.
Investigate virtual teaching options in hard to fill vacancies and work with the unions to investigate our internal capacity for virtual teaching in hard to fill vacancies.
Review recruiting capacity and budgets and reallocate funds, as necessary, to ensure that we maximize the urgency of filling historic vacancies, particularly in special education, reading, and mathematics.
Collaborate with all unions to develop an agreement on our shared commitments to partnership and respect.
DAYS 61-100: SUSTAINED PRIORITIES
Teacher Workload
Establish a joint committee to look at teacher workload and educator well-bring.
