Post date: Mar 5, 2010 3:08:05 AM
Those present: David James, Heather Dunn, John Hammond, Carrie Holder, Rhonda Hammond, AnnMarie Newell, Shelly Moen, Stephanie McDuffie, Loree Campbell, Darcy Shaffer, Shelly Clark, Richard Montoya, Angela Price, Jennifer VanNess, Kevin Ruble, Jim Henrie, Corina Henrie, Jennifer Hall, Karyn Leonard, Sue Mepham, Aaron Fortner, Chris Moen, Rob Reynolds, Kelley Comstock, Patty Kincheloe
Treasurers Report: Current Balance $10, 539.00
Recent expenditures: Food for conferences $246.50
Steinway $500.00
LCHS $ 65.00
Negotiators Pay $671.58
Negotiators Pay $688.80
Eureka Public Schools
Sub Pay $169.68
Dinner reinbursement $ 63.00
Monthly Dues Deposit $2380.90
Treasurer's Needs
Committee Needed to review monthly bank statement
Contact Shelly Moen if you are interested in helping with this.
Another signer needed on checking account. Who should this be? Vice president?
Shelly authorized to by a roll of stamps.
Call for by laws. Do we have any?
MEA Training Report
Attended by Rob, Shelly, Heather and Angela
1) Personnel file
Everyone should check their file out
You can remove anything that is five years old or older
Nothing that reflects your character or conduct should be put in there without employees prior knowledge
Employee can request a copy
Have the right to rebut anything in your file
See Becky to set up a time to review your file
2) If something is being done that is not right, does not follow contract or past practices talk to someone....silence is consent.
Salary Schedule
Everyone in attendance checked to see if they were at the right step and lane.
Check with Rob if you weren't able to attend.
Grievance Issues
Apology was made for not following grievanace policy closely enough
Complaints about prep time in elementary
Complaints about evaluation procedure not being followed.
Both of these were discussed with Mrs. Lucey.
If you have a grievance follow the procedure. Make sure to take someone with you to talk to the people involved. Rob is available. Loree and Sandy are both on the grievance committee as well. Once again remember to change things we have to communicate with people.
Memorandum of Understanding
Members voted to approve the M.O.U regarding working during prep time with students in exchange for personal leave. Memorandum will be brought to the school board. This is currently being done in the middle school, but no other buildings.
Negotiations
Negotiators Corina, Carrie, Heather, John
Items to Negotiate
1) Vacation Pay
2) Insurance-higher contribution or make all $570 available to employee
3) Extra Duty Pay for choral and Memorial Day responsibilities
4) Evaluations - Different between veteran and novice teachers. Form needs to be changed so it is actually helping make us be better teachers.
5) Prep time deficit in Elementary
6) Retirement Incentive
Some kind of a data collection survey will be conducted for more items to negotiate. Rob the Google guy will figure out something.
PIR/Classroom Work Day/Teacher Work Day
PIR and Teacher Work Days are required attendance
Classroom Work Days can be done on individual teacher's schedules
Heather provided a list of professional development offered by MEA. What might people be interested in ? Let her know.
Heather and Angela will begin to put out a paper Newsletter to facilitate more communication and reach more members.
Sick Leave Bank
We need donations. The sick leave bank has been completely depleted.
Forms were put in boxes this week.
Mark that this is a 2009-2010 contribution