RA Minutes 11-25-03

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ROYAL OAK EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF THE REPRESENTATIVE MEETING
November 25, 2003

President Kardon called the meeting to order at 4:15 p.m. in the Dondero High School Media Center.

Buildings not represented:

Reports

Secretary’s Report

· The minutes for the October 28, 2003 meeting were presented. Tom Steeby moved to accept the minutes as corrected. Vince Caruso seconded the motion. The motion carried.

Executive Vice President’s Report

Joint Committee

Last meeting was October 29, 2003. Issues discussed at this meeting were:

	Sick leave days – 220 days are remaining in the sick bank
	Club sponsorship –There is a $400 stipend for sponsors of all clubs that meet a minimum of 15 times per school year.
	Mentor/Mentee makeup sessions – Arrangements should be made through Barb Evoe’s office
	Part-time teacher and PD requirements – Sandra Standel said that all teachers must fulfill the 5 day requirement.
	Pilot Evalutation Program – Time spent after school day may be compensated at the summer rate.
	Teachers returning to full-time assignments – A new procedure is in place for teachers requesting full-time assignments after a part-time assignment or return from a leave of absence. This procedure will be outlined in March of 2004.
	BFC Training- the Administration and ROEA are trying to develop a BFC training session.
	Latch key benefit for new employees – the monetary credit for employees for latch key has been eliminated due to budget cuts.
	Luncheons meetings for Mentor/Mentees- The luncheon meetings at Dondero are strictly voluntary.

Issues to bring up at the next Joint Committee Meeting include:

Concerns were raised about money for members who opted to take Tri-Med. The money has not been distributed at this time. Only ¼ of the amount of the money for TSAs for the members who opted to not take any health insurance.

Program Vice President’s Report

Curriculum Subcommittee

Last meeting issues discussed.

	AP History – AP History has been approved for pilot in both high schools. This will be offered to 10^th graders.
	Pinnacle+ management program – This program is being looked at for approval.
	Performance assessments – Teachers who were on the Instruction Leadership Committee were working on evaluating the performance assessments. taking input and feedback from teachers to determine if the curriculum guides and required assessments are valid.
	Middle school performance assessments – up to building administrator for guidance on which ones to cover.
	English/Language Arts MEAP – making sure if students are prepared.
	Cursive Writing – emphasis is on whether writing is legible, not cursive or print

Issues to bring up at the next Curriculum Subcommittee meeting.

Concerns about students not being able to read or write cursive still needs to be addressed.

Treasurer’s Report

	Disbursement for October were presented.
	The proposed budget for the 2003-2004 school year was presented. It was agreed to send a copy of the corrected proposed budget will be sent to the membership for discussion before the January Representative Meeting.

Political Action Committee Chair’s Report

PAC drive has officially ended. Currently 156 members have contributed $6570.

Grievance Report

	· The grievance concerning certification went to arbitration and the arbitrator ruled in favor of the speech therapist.
	· Another member who was behind in credits because of a university error in submitting credits, is still considered certified until the State says otherwise.
	· Teacher at Addams was suspended for one day.
	· Teacher suspended for three days for an action that would have normally ended with a letter of reprimand.
	· Kitty Stone’s grievance over seniority and posting is still waiting for arbitration

Negotiations

· Last bargaining session was last week in the morning. Next session will be on Tuesday, December 2, 2003. Finances have not been discussed at this time.

Other/Announcements

	· Crisis team will meet on Monday, December 1, 2003 at 4:15pm. The meeting will be at Upton Elementary.
	· On the MEA website, an entire section is devoted to information concerning ESEA and becoming highly qualified.

Betty Ong moved to adjourn; Barb Pollis seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by:

Marcia Rauschendorfer, Secretary and Linda Flynn, Executive Vice President

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