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Executive Council Meeting – 02.12.2020

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

    • Elections coming up
      • Still some confusion – Bylaws never updated with new language about term changes
        • Are staggered terms ideal? Does it even matter?

 

  • 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

 

  • 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
    • 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

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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

 

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