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I. Call to Order at 4:15 p.m.
II. Reports
A. Secretary- Jennifer Jump
1. Minutes from the October Representative Assembly Meeting were approved
B. Executive Vice President- Marcia Rauschendorfer
1. Joint Committee Notes were discussed
a. Agreed to place the JV Lacrosse coach on the same level as the JV Soccer coach for supplemental pay
b. ROEA discussed maintaining the PE Dept. Head as a bargaining member position when the current PE Dept. Head retires
i. Discussion will continue at the next meeting
c. Swim classes at Dondero will be adjusted for next semester to have a limit of 35 students per class
d. Expedited posting for the position of Boys Varsity Basketball Coach was done since no one from the district wanted the position last time it was posted and problems arose with the coach that was currently in the position
e. Proposition A limits the amount of mils that can be assessed for education
i. There is an allowance for having up to 3 mils added
ii. It must be voted on by the entire county at the same time and will pass or fail for the entire county
iii. The possibility of having this placed on a ballot this year was discussed
f. Concerns were raised over the amount of time needed to print weekly attendance for high school classes
i. Andy Linnel said a new server was being installed over Christmas break and this would eliminate the problems
ii. Concerns over getting help in a timely manner were also addressed
g. Life Touch Studios has offered to make ID badges for all employees
i. Administration plans to have a badge for everyone by the end of the year
ii. Badges will include name, position and building of the wearer
h. A note has still not been sent out regarding the TTI equipment that is not being used
i. After 10 laptops are taken from the list to use as a wireless lab at Kimball, the administration will be ready to send the list
ii. The list should be sent by January 1st
i. A proposed Model UN Course was presented to the Joint Committee
i. This course would be taught one evening a week for 3 hours
j. The 9th grade teams do not have planning time during the day to work as a team
i. The high school principals believe that the teams help the students but are offering the teachers the best they can with paid time to meet after school
k. The process for new curricula proposals were discussed
i. A couple courses for high school were not done in the time allotted and were given extra time to work on them to ensure they could be in the course schedule for next year
l. The school nurse is scheduled at each school to answer questions and run in-services but is there a resource person?
m. Teachers are not liable for students if they use their best judgment when a child says they feel ill or are hurt
i. Best to err on the side of caution and send a child to the office
n. Positions for departments with dual Dept. Heads will be posted and the position will go to the person with the most seniority
o. The facilitation of needs of students of special populations was discussed
i. There were time and material issues
ii. It is the SE teacher’s responsibility to survey the environment and decide if the needs of the student are met
p. The district does not have a plan in place yet on how to deal with teachers who are found guilty of felony where dismissal is not mandated by the new Criminal Conviction Law
i. This issue will be discussed at the next meeting
q. 1 day was approved for sick bank
r. 3 days were approved for religious holiday
s. The ROEA will have a table at Career Choices
2. Topics to bring up at the next Joint Committee meeting were discussed
a. In-house suspension is counted as “instructional time” but there is a hall guard in charge instead of a teacher
i. Will bring up at BFC first
b. Split level benchmarks
c. We believe ‘sick leave’ can be used for self or ill family members
d. Reimbursement for HQ status
C. Curriculum Sub. Committee- Barbara Pollis
1. Minutes from the last three months were emailed to members
2. Future minutes will be sent on a more timely manner
3. Administration will meet about the MP issue (amount of weeks)
a. Executive Board will talk about how a committee will be formed
4. Please send issues for future Sub. Committee meetings to Vince Caruso, Chris Baer or Barbara Pollis
D. PAC Report- Betty Ann Garlak
1. A schedule was passed out with more time to collect money
a. PAC money is due by December 9th
2. Asked for questions and/or concerns
3. Checks and credit cards are preferred (versus payroll deduction)
4. Members will be emailed regarding a raffle
5. PAC money was helpful to the bond
a. Approximately $500 for phone calls, $500 for contributions and $500 for letters to the members)
E. Treasurer- Beth Morrison
1. Discussed the October Treasurer’s Report
F. President- Sid Kardon
1. Thanked everyone who contributed to the bond efforts
a. Parents were thankful
i. Many sent letters/emails to thank the teachers
ii. This should give us a ‘step up’ on the Hold Harmless Campaign
1. The Hold Harmless impacts our budget
2. We could lose approx. 25% of our teachers
2. There is still time to turn in your K16 Petition
a. Petitions are due by Dec. 1st
b. We have over 200,000 petitions but we need 300,000
3. As sports teams finish their seasons, coaching jobs are being posted due to the consolidation
a. We are checking to see that ROEA members get the positions
4. Concerns from the membership about not having a general elementary member on the bargaining team were discussed
a. Mary Fletcher volunteered to be on the Calendar Committee since she sees problems with the Elementary calendar
b. Hopefully the Survey Committee can address these and other concerns
i. They hope to have the surveys out before Christmas
5. There was a 50/50 raffle and the winner was Michelle Piwko
6. The Bargaining Conference is in February
a. Brochures were passed out
b. Let Sid know if you are interested
G. Executive Director- Tom Fette
1. Explained the Pupil Protection Law which goes into effect on January 1st
a. Anyone who is convicted of a sexual crime will be fired
b. The district does not have to fire anyone who has been convicted of other felonies (larceny, shop lifting, drunk driving…) or misdemeanors
i. The MEA will fight for anyone who is fired for a felony
c. Members will be fingerprinted again
d. If you are charged of a conviction or DUI, you must tell the school district within 3 days or they can fire you
e. Anyone with questions about the Pupil Protection Law can contact Tom Fette
III. Unfinished Business
A. The Mid-Year Party will be held on January 19th
IV. Adjournment
A. Meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m. after a motion was passed.
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