Colleagues, The payroll debacle drags on. Here’s a summary of the current status: - The number of wrongful deductions for health benefits has diminished in last Friday’s payroll but some remain unresolved. Additionally, some deductions for the retirement system, Flexible Spending Accounts, tax-sheltered annuities, and other deductions are either delayed or do not reach their intended destinations. - The District still has not prioritized payments owed for summer work. It is unconscionable that, four months later, more than 100 teachers who worked last summer still haven’t been paid for their work. - The Oracle platform still cannot accommodate signing up for professional development and therefore teachers are denied the contractual benefit of the Professional Development Incentive (PDI) and are wrongly denied opportunities for ongoing professional learning. We are pressing the District to restore TrueNorth Logic and grant full credit for PDI to all qualified RTA members. - Our...