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OWN EMERGENT SEE MEETING. >> THE DISTRICT HELD EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT RECRUITMENT TODAY, TO OUR ORIENTATION SESSIONS PAYING $200. IF HIRED, THEY WOULD GET UP TO $500 PER DAY DURING A STRIKE. >> OUR SCHOOLS NEED TO BE OPEN DURING A STRIKE. OUR STUDENTS DEPEND ON OUR SCHOOLS TO REMAIN OPEN. >> GREEN SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS WOULD BE A MISTAKE. >> IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THE DISTRICT WOULD CONSIDER SPENDING THESE RESOURCES ON EMPLOYEES OR POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE TRAINING OR EXPERTISE. >> THE UNION HAS CALLED FOR A MEETING TUESDAY TO DISCUSS WHAT THEY MIGHT DO NEXT. THEY SENT THIS LETTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT HOPING TO REACH THROUGH THE END OF APRIL. ADDRESSING WAYS TO IMPROVE STUDENT SERVICES. THE UNION WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT SAYS A STRIKE WOULD BE A SHORTSIGHTED MOVE. >> IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS KIND OF STRIFE, ONGOING ALL OF THE TIME, PEOPLE ARE GOING T

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The Sacramento City Unified School District is briefing emergency replacement teachers as a potential teacher strike looms.Three employee orientation and onboarding sessions were held Friday for potential replacement teachers. Those in attendance Friday received $200 for the two-hour session and would receive up to $500 per day as a replacement teacher."We'll bring whatever help is necessary to keep our schools open because our schools -- our students -- depend on our schools," SCUSD spokesperson Alex Barrios said. "So, we have to keep those schools open and operating."The Sacramento City Teachers Association voted earlier this month to authorize a strike. No strike date has been set. "They can find resources for, to pay, up to $500 a day, but they can't find the resources to help us stay out of this budget crisis and to avoid a strike," SCTA President David Fisher said.SCTA and SCUSD officials met earlier this week in hopes of avoiding a strike, but no agreement has been reached.Fisher said his union has called for an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss what steps they might take next. Setting a strike date is among the options, he said. However, Fisher said SCTA hopes to avoid setting a strike date by coming to an interim agreement that would last through the end of April. SCTA sent a letter to the district's superintendent, Jorge Aguilar, specifying their requirements for the short-term fix, including working with the district to avoid fiscal insolvency and using health plan savings to improve student services.The district's legal team is reviewing the letter. This possible teacher strike comes as the Sacramento City Unified School District works to fight bankruptcy and a possible state takeover.SCTA represents 2,800 education professionals, including teachers, school nurses, psychologists, social workers and others.The teachers union is largest of five labor partners. The remaining four have joined forces and are working with the district.The teachers' union contract expires in June and the district and teachers struggled in the last round of negotiations and barely averted a strike in 2017.The last time the SCTA went on strike was 1989.