02-12-2020
Yan Yii, Patty Willis, Kim Willett, Justin Martin, Bridget Wade, Courtney Song, Michelle Mendez, Amanda Capozzi, Christine Giglio, Janet Rigdon, Naomi Adagboyi, Sabrina Pray, Cambria Washington, Sue Dunlap, Olivia Kenyon, Cathy Paciorkowski, Garrett Clancy, Natalie Fabbiano, Jasminka Friedman, Lisa Goode, Heather Lazaro, Jen Reilly, and Chris Untersee
Hansen School, Room 217
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Called to Order at 3:48pm
Acceptance of Meeting Minutes from January 8, 2020
Officer’s Reports
Vice President
- Nothing to report
Secretary
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- Elections coming up
- Still some confusion – Bylaws never updated with new language about term changes
- Are staggered terms ideal? Does it even matter?
- Still some confusion – Bylaws never updated with new language about term changes
- Elections coming up
- Motion made by Justin, seconded by Bridget – 1 year terms for all officers, no term limits, with notification of intention by Feb 15 – voted and passed unanimously
- Extended to March 1 this year only
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- Will need contact people in each building to post flyers advertising positions and promoting election soon
- Idea of Co-president
- Middle and upper levels – would need to dissolve Vice
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- Subcommittee would need to be created to review Bylaws and job descriptions
- Bridget, Kim, Janet interested
Treasurer
- Dues deductions are complete as of Feb. 7 paycheck
- MTA dues still need to be paid
Membership
- Contact person at each school to check-in with new hires
- Make sure they have paperwork and it’s filled in and submitted
Unit E
- Nothing to report
Committee Reports
Mentor Steering
- Nothing to report
Scholarship
- CTA Scholarship
- All payments have been disbursed to families
- Total of $420.55
- Waiting for recent donation of $100 in memory or Robert Lordin
- PayPal and Venmo accounts to be set up to deposit into Scholarship fund account
- Fundraiser ideas – check with legal to see limitations or restrictions
- Subcommittee for Fundraising
- Lisa Goode interested
- Subcommittee for Fundraising
- Need a list of upcoming graduates
- Email to all members with application deadline of April 9
- Future Educator Scholarship, 1 x $1,000
- Application has been edited, finalized, and sent to Anne Murray
- Deadline for students will be Thursday, April 9, 2020.
- Applications will be available for pickup April 14, 15 and 16, 2020.
- Notify Anne Murray of scholarship recipient by Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
- Scholarship Night is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 7:00 PM in the Morse Auditorium.
- Award presentation will follow the order in which we are notified of your recipient.
NCTA
Old Business
- Course reimbursement/graduate credit update
- Cap reached, No more funds!
- March 1 – can start submitting courses for pre-approval for next fiscal year
- Contact Derek to confirm date
- Make sure to submit a Course Syllabus
- Paper Contract update
- Distributed to all schools, keep extras for new hires
- Prep time
- Superintendent does not want a grievance
- Structure is not ideal but can not be changed at this point
- Prep times can be offered at another time during the day
- Contract entitles members to 1 prep each day
- Reimbursement is only for covering another teacher, not training or PD
- Make up missed preps with compensation for time
- Principal asked if member could present information learned at an outside PD at a “second” monthly faculty meeting
- Team Leaders / “CLG”
- Survey went out last night to all elementary educators for feedback
- Attendance data
- Will take some time to compile info but will be shared with us
- Assistant Director of Student Services named
- Meghan Byrne
- Assistant Superintendent Finalist
- Derek Folan
- Director of Student Services Search
- Finalist day after vacation (if any)
- ESP Conference
- April 3-4 in Falmouth, MA
- MTA Annual Meeting of Delegates
- May 1-2 in Springfield, MA
- MTA Rep coming next meeting (March 11)
- Provide training to get members involved
New Business
- Yan running for NEA Director
Other Items
- Building-based issues/updates
Adjournment at 5:pm