Napa Valley EA Exec Board/Council Meeting
Special Exec Board Meeting for Discipline Task Force
December 9, 2019, 3:30-4:30 PM
Minutes


In Attendance:  President - Gayle Young, Vice President - Mary Duenow, Secretary - Debbie Kmiec, Treasurer - Karen Fleming, Directors-At-Large:  High - Deb St. Clair, Human Rights/Chief Negotiator - Courtney Garcia, 


Absent: Directors-At-Large:  Elementary - Kristin Pruitt, Middle - Sara Kvidahl, Communications - Mike Wilmarth, Political Action - Michael Alger, CTA Rep - Steve Savage

  • Welcome


  • Review of Agenda

  • Norms

  • Discipline Task Force
    • We had 50 people apply to be on the task force
    • High School
      • Melissa Shimer - PE teacher at American Canyon High School, husband Ethan teaches 8th grade math and is teacher in charge when an admin is out
      • Angie Warnock - New Tech High
      • Kelly Mulligan - back up at High from Napa High
    • Middle School
      • Genevieve DiGiulio - 7 grade ELA/ELD Migrant Ed at Silverado
      • Ryan Lindley - 6 grade at ACMS
      • Stephanie Trott - 8th grade Social Science at Redwood
      • Lorna Decker - back up for Middle from Redwood
    • Elementary
      • Teri Isola SPED - Has taught at  middle, high, and elementary at Snow
      • Kendra Leach - 5th grade at Napa Junction
      • Kristine Lawrence - Browns Valley
      • Mary O’Sullivan - back up at Elementary from Snow
    • As a committee member they will have talking points to share with sites

  • We received a call from Napa Valley Ed Foundation there is a 3 day event that happens throughout the United States.  This is the 3rd year it has been in existence.  They want $5000 to give us tickets for 20 people. 

  • Lay-offs are really going to happen The difference is we do not have the temporary teachers.  We will be laying off probationary teachers, and perm 1’s.  
    • They will look district wide and at seniority 
    • Hits will take place mostly at secondary

    • Next week there will be discussion about skipping
    • Possibility of cutting 50 teachers 
    • SPED is another conversation - 
    • It is a bad idea to pay teachers who go over contract at elementary they are saying they refuse to sign a waiver we will sign for 1

  • Rob asked to present to Exec board at first meeting in January regarding the 1st interim.  His whole thing is 
  • Mary Anne Valles is retiring April 10th.  She wants to come talk to Exec board regarding LCAP