A message from President Juan A. Flecha
PLUS: The best experience of my first year has been meeting the incredibly amazing members of the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles closely and personally at meetings, PD sessions, and on school and office visits. I have taken to heart the concerns about the untenable working conditions, the lack of administrative support, the recognition that salaries should be higher for all classifications given the scopes of responsibility, and the overall feeling that District management is perceived as punitive, retaliatory, and fraught with intimidation. This is despite the system’s assertion to the contrary.
MINUS: My challenge has been assuring members I strive to represent every unit and every member equally to the best of my ability. AALA represents Unit J classified employees and four certificated departments―Adult, Elementary, Secondary, and Supervisory. Unfortunately, the