Executive Council Meeting – 01.08.2020

Canton High School, Library

Wednesday, January 8, 2019

 

Called to Order at 3:50pm

 

Acceptance of Meeting Minutes from December 13, 2019

 

South African educators arriving via bus from UMass-Lowell, dinner will be provided after meeting

 

Officer’s Reports

Vice President

• Nothing to report

 

Secretary

• Nothing to report

 

Treasurer

• Budget update – approx. $134,000
  • Dues payments to be made to MTA

 

Membership

• Let Membership Chair know about any new hires in each of the buildings

 

Unit E

• Emailed Student Service coordinators about evaluations
  • Jan 15 deadline for observations and feedback
  • Jan 30 mid year meetings
• Unit E Sub form to be distributed when Admin locates it

 

Committee Reports

 

Mentor Steering

• PK is being replaced by Julie Shore or other Admin; long term replacement not communicated

 

Scholarship

• Current balance – $1,420.41
  • $100 in Venmo to be transferred, approx. $282 raised in December
• 4 scholarships recipients from 2019
  • Transcripts being requested
  • Each receiving $250 if they meet requirements
• Application for Future Educator Scholarship is in the works and to be presented to high school for inclusion in packets and Scholarship Night

 

NCTA

• Courses out – registration open until Jan. 15

 

Old Business

• Course reimbursement/graduate credit update
  • Julie Shore has sent out forms
  • Keep copies of any correspondence (emails)
  • Hear back within 21 days, let CTA know if you don’t so we can assist
  • If denied, goes to 4 person committee to review
    • Looking for one volunteer to serve on that committee
  • Don’t be nervous if they reach out for more clarification
  • Once the course is complete and you have a grade of B or higher, email to start the reimbursement process
• Paper Contract update
  • Over break, lawyer reached out about one more issue
  • Hoping to have a finalized copy by next week
• Prep time
  • Inequities
  • Using for meetings/trainings for ELA = missed prep
    • Request to reassign teams to avoid missing preps was declined
    • Leaders explained today (half day on Jan. 8) that “CLG is not PD”
    • “If prep is that important, then just walk out.” – Admin
    • Next contract’s language needs to clear AND equitable
• Team Leaders
  • Admin keeps pushing the positive feedback about program
    • Feedback needs to be honest – PARTICIPATE!
  • Any contradictions, especially in writing, should be shared with Yan
• Early Adopters
• Pests update
  • Rat poison in vents situation?
  • Plowing – timing and snowfall amounts cause safety, parking, drop off issues
• Attendance data
  • Can we see data by school?
  • Trends – grade level, days of the week?

 

New Business

• Yan running for NEA Director – lobby nationally on behalf of Massachusetts, twice a year meetings in Washington DC
  • Union positions will be opening in the near future and we need people to step up, if interested you can shadow current 
• Assistant Director of Student Services Search
  • New position that handles out-of-district placements
  • Interviews are complete
• Assistant Superintendent Search
  • Take the opportunity to sit on these committees if they are offering – it’s out chance to share our voice
• School Start Date
  • Latest date
    • Teachers report September 1 and 2
    • Students begin September 3
    • Start times have been adjusted
    • Find K start dates, orientation dates
• Open CTA positions
  • Shadowing possible if interested in learning more about a position

 

Other Items

• Building-based issues/updates
  • LUCE – Exec. Council met with Principal today to discuss building issues; another meeting coming up

 

Introduction of Phitsamay Uy from UMass-Lowell with her students from South Africa

• Learning about collaborative learning, restorative justice, and union skills

 

Adjournment at 4:48pm