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I.
Call to Order at 4:15 p.m.
II.
Reports
A.
Secretary-
Jennifer Jump
1.
Minutes
from the September General Membership Meeting
a.
Derek
Miller moved to approve the Minutes
b.
Tom
Steeby seconded
c.
The
Minutes were approved
B.
Executive
Vice President- Marcia Rauschendorfer
1.
Topics
from the October Joint Committee meeting were discussed
a.
Two
personal days were approved before holidays
b.
Religious
Leave was approved for Oct. 4 and 13 (18.5 days)
i.
31.5 days remain in the religious leave
bank
c.
25
days from the sick bank were granted
i.
61.5 days were carried over from last year
d.
15
days must be used out of a member personal sick days before (up to 25 this year)
will be granted
e.
Inventory
of the TTI equipment is finished
i.
A list of the available materials will go
out to full-time teachers
1.
The
materials will be given on a seniority basis
2.
There
will be a two week application period
f.
Concerns
about Pinnacle were discussed
i.
A committee will be formed with volunteers
from the 9th grade teachers to address concerns and look at new ways
to handle the management of recording benchmarks and student assessments
g.
SEMS
system will be changed to have the personal emergency day changed to personal
business day on the phone choices
h.
Concerns
about
i.
These concerns should go to the building
BFC and Elementary Council
ii.
A follow up of how this worked will occur
i.
A meeting is set for Oct. 26 to discuss the
HOUSSE guidelines for the portfolios
i.
$3500 has been put aside to reimburse
teachers for taking the MTCC to become Highly Qualified (pre-1992 teachers only)
j.
Mentor/Mentee program is being worked on
i.
At this time there are no teachers involved
in the planning of this program
ii.
If an employee does not have a teaching
certificate, no mentor is needed
k.
The
administration would like the ROEA to have a booth at the Career Choices and
have teachers talk to students about a career in teaching
2.
Topics
to bring to the next Joint Committee meeting were discussed
a.
Would
it be possible for the 9th grade teachers have some team planning
time
b.
What
are the nurses’ hours
i.
Is there a district policy for sick
students
C.
President-
Sid Kardon
1.
Started
the members present stuffing envelops with letters supporting the bond
a.
To
be mailed to the 1,185 MEA members
D.
Treasurer-
Beth Morrison
1.
Explained
the 2005-06 budget
a.
Our
income is $3,100 higher than the budget states
b.
Tom
Steeby moved to approve the budget
c.
Barbara
Pollis seconded
d.
Discussion
about the budget followed
i.
Could calendars be preordered to save money
ii.
The Scholarships were lowered to save money
e.
The
budget was approved
f.
The
Oct. Report was explained
i.
No items were over budget
ii.
Money was paid to the RAs from last year
E.
Program
Vice President- Chris Baer
1.
Tentative
date for the Retirement Party is Tuesday, May 23rd in
F.
Curriculum
Subcommittee- Barbara Pollis
1.
Reported
on the last meeting
a.
Minutes
were lost
i.
Will be sure to have the same laptop
computer at each meeting
b.
6
week versus 10 week marking periods was discussed
c.
Chris
Baer sent out an email asking elementary teachers for comments
i.
These concerns will be brought to the next
meeting
d.
The
next meeting is on Thursday, October 27th
G.
PAC
Betty Ann Garlak
1.
The
2.
Passed
out packets to each Building Rep.
3.
Forms
and checks are due by Dec. 2nd
4.
Asking
for 100% participation
a.
Try
to have personal contact with members in your building
b.
Checks
or credit cards are easier than payroll deductions
c.
Want
more participation versus the amount of the donation
d.
Dec.
5th-16th people who have not participated will get an
envelope
H.
Executive
Director- Tom Fette
1.
MEAP
and special education students
a.
Please
check IEPCs to see that the correct accommodations are made
2.
Spoke
about the insurance changes that the UAW has made and how it does not help us
a.
UAW
will start paying $2,000 this year towards insurance
i.
It will then go up 2% each year
ii.
This will put pressure on us by our
employer, media, members, parents, etc.
iii.
Remember that they are in a different
situation then us
1.
We
are in a surplus
2.
We
do not get bonuses, etc.
3.
We
need to keep our expectations high
I.
President- Sid Kardon
1.
Still
need more signed MEA petitions
a.
We
are half way to our goal
2.
Bond
Campaign
a.
MEA
and PAC money has helped the campaign
i.
We have donated $500 plus today’s
envelope stuffing
ii.
We are getting mostly positive comments
from the bond calls (seniors, parents, others)
iii.
We have ‘the right’ to wear our buttons
at school but, we will only wear them outside of school
1.
So
as not to ‘start’ anything with administration
iv.
There are still phone bank dates open
v.
The city elections and mileage increase for
fire, police etc. are also on the ballot with the bond
III.
New Business
A.
Survey
Committee for the next contract negotiations has been formed
1.
Beth
Morrison, Tracy Crowley and Bill Grandavilt (sp?) will be on the committee
2.
The
members of the bargaining team will be voted on at the Exec. Board Meeting
IV.
Adjournment
A.
Betty
Ann Garlak motioned to adjourn the meeting
B.
Tracy
Crawley seconded the motion
C.
The
meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
*Members present:
Chris Baer, Jolie Booser, Tracy Crawley, Kimberly Dokho, Nancy Dreyer,
Tom Fette, Mary Fletcher, Betty Ann Garlak, Patty Hein, Jennifer Jump, Sid
Kardon, Leslie London, Derek Miller, Beth Morrison, Todd Noonan, Betty Ong,
Michelle Piwko, Barbara Pollis, Marcia Rauschendorfer, Sue Sandtveit, Tom Steeby
and Nila Wilson.
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