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Board OKs MOUs with teachers union to formalize guiding coalitions and collaboration time
Summary
The board approved three memoranda of understanding with the Lompoc Federation of Teachers that outline guiding coalition structures at site and district levels, include compensation for coalition work and preserve collaborative planning time for teachers and counselors.
Trustees approved three memoranda of understanding between the district and the Lompoc Federation of Teachers that formalize use of guiding coalitions to oversee Professional Learning Community (PLC) work. A presenter explained the guiding coalition can be either a dedicated elected group at a school site or an existing leadership team repurposed to focus on PLC implementation; the MOU also provides compensation for intensive guiding coalition duties.
During the discussion, a union-affiliated speaker urged continued support for counselors at school sites and emphasized the importance of collaboration time; the board approved the MOUs by 3-0 roll call vote. The MOU language clarifies election or appointment processes and anticipates both site-level and district-level guiding coalitions as the district phases changes in PLC structure.
