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Executive Council Meeting – 04.22.2020

04-22-2020

Yan Yii, Patty Willis, Kim Willett, Justin Martin, Bridget Wade, Courtney Song, Carla Dumont, Katie Leazott, Peggy Clifford, Michelle Greco, Camille Killian, Amanda Capozzi, Christine Giglio, Lori Mooney, Janet Rigdon, Naomi Adagboyi, Cambria Washington, Cathy Paciorkowski, Olivia Kenyon, Garrett Clancy, Natalie Fabbiano, Lisa Goode, Jen Reilly, and Chris Untersee

Virtual via Zoom

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

 

Call to Order at 4:04pm

 

Review of Meeting Minutes from March 11, 2020

Motion made to accept minutes from March 11, seconded, and voted to pass unanimously

 

Officer’s Reports

Vice President

  • Not present

 

Secretary

    • Elections
      • ALL officer positions are open as well as most committee seats

 

  • Motion made to postpone elections to September due to COVID-19 school closure, seconded, and voted to pass unanimously
  • Elections will be held when we return to school in September, tentatively on the first day when we are all together at CHS
  • All elected positions due to expire July 1 to be tentatively extended to September 8.

 

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  • Mentor Steering needs to work over summer (New Hire trainings)
    • Confirm with Admin about their summer plan

 

Treasurer

  • Budget update, currently $62,000
    • Saved money without MTA Annual expenses
    • Investment: CD rolled over with pretty low rates, Kim to shop around
  • Tax forms for new members
  • Will process payroll for stipended positions in mid-May
  • Negotiations (COVID-19) team should be compensated
    • Motion made to pay COVID-19 negotiation team $500 stipend for their work on both MOAs, seconded, and voted to pass unanimously
  • Motion made to make a one-time $1,000 donation to Canton Food Pantry, seconded, and voted to pass unanimously

 

Membership

  • Nothing to report

 

Unit E

    • GMS EAs told they could hold 1:1 tutoring Zooms if face-covered or use just audio
      • Others told a second adult had to be CPS employee
      • Seems to differ building-to-building

 

  • Need clear language of Zoom meeting expectations for entire district

 

 

Committee Reports

 

Mentor Steering

  • Nothing to report

 

Scholarship

  • CTA Scholarship
    • Deadline is Friday, May 1
    • Google Form application but also accepting scanned/emailed paper applications
  • Future Educator Scholarship, 1 x $1,000
    • Deadline for students was extended to Thursday, April 16, 2020.
    • Applications will be emailed to Committee this week
    • Notify Anne Murray of scholarship recipient by Wednesday, May 6, 2020 (original deadline).  
    • Scholarship Night is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 7:00 PM in the Morse Auditorium. MORE INFORMATION TO COME.
    • Award presentation will follow the order in which CHS is notified of each recipient.

 

NCTA

  • Dues increasing from $8 to $12
  • Annual Banquet is canceled

 

Negotiations

  • Negotiations Committee members will receive their $500 stipend
  • Plus COVID-19 team members will now receive $500 stipend as well

 

Old Business

  • MTA Annual Meeting of Delegates
    • VIRTUAL MEETING on Saturday, May 2 from 9:00am – 12:00 noon
      • Focus on Budget and election

 

New Business

  • MTA dues increasing by $3
  • COVID-19 Equity
    • Seems like doing more work

 

Other Items

  • Building-based issues/updates

 

Adjournment at 5:53pm

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