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Class Caps & Overages • Episode 408 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest ASTA Executive Director Mia Colación to discuss recent challenges in implementing the new class caps and overage language along with a number of end of the year updates.Mia Colación - [email protected] Morgansterm - [email protected]#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA #WeCantWait

Prop 55 • Episode 407 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest ASTA Executive Director Mia Colación to discuss the importance of renewing Prop 55 to keep our current funding for public education in California as well as ASTA's plan to collect signatures to put Prop 55 on the ballot in November.Mia Colación - [email protected] Morgansterm - [email protected]#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA #WeCantWait

Tentative Agreement (Part 2) • Episode 406 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes his guests Bargaining Chair James Goran and Bargaining Team Member Ashley Pothoff for the 2nd part of his discussion on the Tentative Agreement. This episode includes class size & caseload caps, special education, and SLPs.James Goran - [email protected] Morgansterm - [email protected]#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA #WeCantWait

Tentative Agreement (Part 1) • Episode 405 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes his guests ASTA Bargaining Chair James Goran & Bargaining Team Member Michelle Doherty to break down the Tentative Agreement. On Part 1, they will discuss Salary, Safety, Leave, and PD.James Goran - [email protected] Morgansterm - [email protected]#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA #WeCantWait

Budget Analysis • Episode 404 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest ASTA Executive Director Mia Colación for an analysis of the district budget.Mia Colación - [email protected] Morgansterm - [email protected]#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA #WeCantWait

State & National Issues • Episode 403 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes his guest CTA/NEA Coordinating Director Grant Schuster for a discussion from the state and national perspective on issues that are concerning to members and public education.Geoff Morganstern - [email protected] Schuster - [email protected]#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA #WeCantWait

Bargaining Can't Wait • Episode 402 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes his guest ASTA Executive Director Mia Colación for a discussion on Bargaining for the We Can't Wait campaign.Mia Colación - [email protected] Morgansterm - [email protected]#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA #WeCantWait

Staying Organized • Episode 401 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes his guest ASTA Organizing Chair Danielle White for a discussion on the We Can't Wait campaign.Watch the 2024-25 We Can't Wait recap video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw-HNtBgJBADanielle White - [email protected] Morgansterm - [email protected]#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

RiF Recap (Pt 4of 4) • Episode 304 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest Executive Director/CTA UniServ Staffperson Lisa Eck for the final part of the four part series debriefing the spring layoffs and discussing ASTA's efforts to ensure we don't have layoffs again this year.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA 

RiF Recap (Pt 3 of 4) • Episode 303 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest Executive Director/CTA UniServ Staffperson Lisa Eck for the third part of the four part series about the spring layosffs as they discuss skipping and the reason for conflict counsel and share the narrative of May 10 about the rescission of the RIFs.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA 

RiF Recap (Pt 2 of 4) • Episode 302 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest Executive Director/CTA UniServ Staffperson Lisa Eck to discuss our organizing efforts and the preparations for the 2024 RIF hearings, with an emphasis on building the legal case for success at the hearings. #WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

RiF Recap (Pt 1 of 3) • Episode 301 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest Executive Director/CTA UniServ Staffperson Lisa Eck in the first of a three part series where they debrief the Spring layoffs.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Talking Temp & Prob • Episode 209 • Join our host ASTA President Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest ASTA Executive Director/CTA UniServ Staffperson Lisa Eck for a discussion on temporary and probationary teacher rights.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Ethnic Studies • Episode 208 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes his guest AUHSD Ethnic Studies Curriculum Specialist Carolyn Torres.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Community Conversation • Episode 207 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes his guests Western HS Community Schools Coordinator Irlanda Orta and Western HS Community Schools Teacher Lead Yamilla Castro.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Gabbing With Goldberg • Episode 206 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes his guest CTA President David Goldberg during October's State Council in Los Angeles.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Rapping With the Reps • Episode 205 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes his guests Lexington Junior High School Site Reps Heather Wilson and Susan Larsen.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

A Bit More Bargaining • Episode 204 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guests ASTA Bargaining Co-Chairs Christie Bettendorf & James Goran as they discuss topics related to the Bargaining process.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTAChristie Bettendorf & James Goran: [email protected] Morganstern: [email protected] 

Direct With Eck • Episode 203 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest Executive Director/CTA UniServ Staffperson Lisa Eck to discuss the evaluation process.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Know Your Contract! • Episode 202 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guests ASTA Vice President/Bargaining Co-Chair James Goran and Contract Advocacy & Grievance Chair Matt Majewski for a discussion on student load numbers, course prep language, adjunct duties versus supervision hours, conference period & class coverage, and workday hours.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

President's Update • Episode 201 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guest ASTA President Grant Schuster for a beginning of the school year update.Grant Schuster • [email protected] Morganstern • [email protected]#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Back to Talk CACS • Episode 111 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern as he welcomes back his guests ASTA President Grant Schuster & Bargaining Co-Chair Christie Bettendorf to discuss the California Alliance for Community Schools (CACS) and the importance of organizing to give voice to our members through Community Schools.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Insurance Has You Covered! • Episode 110 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guests Lisa Holley (Gilbert HS) & Jack Gupton (Kennedy HS/Walker JHS) as they discuss their work representing our members on the district insurance committee.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Community Conversation • Episode 109 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guests Orangeview Community School Teacher Lead Sean Fleshman and Coordinator Elvia Preciado as they continue the conversation on Community Schools.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Community Centered • Episode 108 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guests Community Schools Teacher Leads Diana Gomez (Katella HS) and Xitlaly Sanchez (Brookhurst JHS) as they discuss the importance of Community Schools.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

LCAP Wrap • Episode 107 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guest former ASTA Executive Board Member Julie Nielsen as they discuss the importance of ASTA members organizing for LCAP.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Union of the State • Episode 106 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guest CTA Executive Board Member Joe Bartell as they discuss the role CTA plays in the work of our ASTA members.#WeAreASTA #WeAreCTA #PodcASTA

Know Your Contract! • Episode 105 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guests ASTA Vice President/Bargaining Chair James Goran and Contract Advocacy & Grievance Chair Matt Majewski as they discuss the grievance process, site discipline committees, salary schedule, and the new grading policy.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Direct With Eck (Part 2) • Episode 104 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guest Executive Director/CTA UniServ Staffperson Lisa Eck as they discuss bargaining, complaints against teachers, representations, and an intro to leaves of absence.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

Direct With Eck (Part 1) • Episode 103 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guest Executive Director/CTA UniServ Staffperson Lisa Eck as they discuss topics related to the Bargaining and Evaluation processes.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

A Bit on Bargaining • Episode 102 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guest ASTA Bargaining Co-Chair Christie Bettendorf as they discuss topics related to the Bargaining process.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA

ASTA Podcast Kickoff: A Conversation with the President • Episode 101 • Join our host ASTA Organizing Chair Geoff Morganstern and his guest ASTA President Grant Schuster as they discuss topics related to a successful start to the school year as well as how to get involved in ASTA.#WeAreASTA #PodcASTA