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PRIORITIES | BARGAINING Impact bargaining in action H ow CPAA turn ed t he D o c u Sig n a n d S uppl e m e nt a l Pa ym e nt S yst e m ( SPS ) rollout i nto tr ai n i n g , c l a r i ty , a n d prot ec t i on f or s ch ool l eade rs .
From President Kia R. Banks A d a pt ed f rom he r S e pt e m be r 30, 2026 m e mo to a ll m e m be rs
WHAT IS IMPACT BARGAINING? I mp a c t b a r g a i n i n g , som e t i m e s c a lled effec ts b a r g a i n i n g , i s a l on g st a n di n g l a b or - r el a t i ons c on ce pt . Ma n a ge m e nt h a s t he
AT A GLANCE THE ISSUE
A CPS p a yro ll a n d a pprov a l ro ll out s hif t ed n e w wor k a n d a cc ount a bili ty onto s ch oo l le a de rs .
r e spons ibili ty o f s e tt i n g po lic y , b ut t he un i on c a n st ill b a r g a i n ov e r i ts effec ts on m e m be rs ’ wor kl o a d , t i m e , r e spons ibili t ie s , a cc ount a bili ty , a n d wor ki n g c on di t i ons . THE POLICY AND ITS IMPACT T he po lic y i s CPS’ s deci s i on to e st a bli s h n e w elec tron ic p a yro ll , ov e rt i m e , e xt e n ded - d a y , a n d a pprov a l pro ced ur e s . T he i mp a c t i s e v e ryt hi n g s ch oo l le a de rs must d o bec a us e o f t h a t deci s i on : a nsw e r i n g mor e p a yro ll qu e st i ons , hel p i n g st a ff w i t h un f a m ili a r f orms , r e so l v i n g rout i n g f a il ur e s a n d del a y ed p a ym e nts , a n d a cce pt i n g a cc ount a bili ty f or a pro ce ss t he y did not hel p de s ig n or r ecei v e tr a i n i n g to a d m i n i st e r . HOW CPAA RESPONDED A f t e r m e m be rs r a i s ed c on ce rns , CPAA b rou gh t t he i ssu e di r ec t l y to CPS s e n i or le a de rs hi p a n d c a lled f or tr a i n i n g bef or e a tt e st a t i ons w e r e r e qu i r ed , cle a r e r wor kfl ows , c oor di n a t ed g u id a n ce f rom Pa yro ll , Ta le nt , B u dge t , a n d A u di t , a n d prot ec t i on a g a i nst h o ldi n g s ch oo l le a de rs a cc ount a ble f or un cle a r r e qu i r e m e nts . T he s e st e ps d o not r e so l v e e v e ry c on ce rn , b ut t he y a ll ow s ch oo l le a de rs to r ecei v e tr a i n i n g , r a i s e qu e st i ons , a n d wor k t h rou gh r e a l s ce n a r i os bef or e bei n g a s ked to a tt e st to c omp li a n ce .
CPAA’S POSITION T r a i n i n g bef or e a tt e st a t i ons , cle a r e r wor kfl ows , c oor di n a t ed g u id a n ce , a n d prot ec t i on f rom un cle a r r e qu i r e m e nts . THE OUTCOME CPS held SPS tr a i n i n g on S e pt e m be r 30 a n d c on fi rm ed a tt e st a t i ons a r e not d u e unt il a f t e r s ch oo l le a de rs a r e tr a i n ed . KEEP DOCUMENTING Y our e xp e r ie n ce s prov ide t he e v ide n ce CPAA n eed s to kee p a d vo c a t i n g . T r a ck : T he num be r o f f orms you r ecei v e T i m e sp e nt a nsw e r i n g qu e st i ons Pa yro ll e rrors or del a ys U n cle a r g u id a n ce E ffec ts on st a ff mor a le or s ch oo l op e r a t i ons
“ Whe n a di str ic tw ide deci s i on cha n ge s t he dai ly r e spons ibi l i t ie s o f s ch ool l eade rs , CPAA ’ s rol e i s to e nsur e t ha t pr i n ci p a ls a n d a ss i st a nt pr i n ci p a ls a r e not l ef t to ab sor b t he c ons e qu e n ce s a lon e .”
T h a t i s t he v a l u e o f i mp a c t b a r g a i n i n g , a n d t h a t i s t he wor k o f your un i on .
Kia R. Banks , P r e s ide nt
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