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STPSB General Ledger and School Financial Files

For the benefit of tax payers, school board members, and candidates we have decided to share the financial information that we used during collective bargaining and received from a public records request. 

You can click here to access the accounting information for STPSB.


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2022 Legislative Summary

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This legislative session we saw an onslaught of damaging bills, aimed at weakening public education and undermining teachers’ voices. Many of our elected legislators who praised teachers as heroes at the beginning of the pandemic are now working to defund schools and micromanage teachers’ lesson plans. Thankfully, many of these bills failed to pass, but make no mistake, these attacks will continue.

Funding

This year the legislature approved a $1,500 raise for teachers/certified personnel and $750 for support staff. This is the third pay raise in four years, totaling $3,300 for teachers and $1

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Week 11 in the Legislature

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Under John White’s tenure, LDOE created this problem by not fully understanding the law and passing a series of legislation that contradicted federal standards as late as 2018. Now, LDOE is working to pass this legislation that would allow them to process background checks for all current teachers and all future teachers at the time of certification or recertification, in addition to the background checks teachers already get when they become student teachers and when they're hired. This means that new teachers would have to get the same background check three times, and they’d have to pay for it out of their own pocket. As Dr. Brumley said in his letter, “we should listen to classroom teachers” – so use this opportunity to let him know what you and your coworkers really need to be successful educators. MORE

Week 10 in the Capitol

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Lobby Day LFT and LAE leadership partnered to host a small delegation of local leaders at the Capitol. Our member leaders had the opportunity to be a part of committee meetings and speak directly to their legislators about the proposed pay increase and the struggles educators are facing in the classroom. Members discussed the importance of the proposed pay increase for teachers and school employees. They urged Senators to follow recommendations from the Governor and BESE to use newly recognized revenue to increase the raise, in order to better match what neighboring states have passed. Overall, it was an opportunity for legislators to hear directly from classroom teachers about how legislation has impacted the teaching and learning experience in our schools. Click here to see more. MORE

Building Representative Nominations and Elections

The St. Tammany Federation is currently taking nominations for building representatives.  You have to be a member of the union in order to nominate representatives, and you can nominate yourself.  Please click here to see the flyer with the information on how to participate.  We also created a FAQ document with more information to accompany the flyer, and you can see that by clicking here.

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STPSB Salary Reopener Overview

You can see the details of the salary reopener by clicking here.

*This document also shows what schools and positions are considered high demand/critical shortage ($500 stipend) on pages 14 and 15.

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