Napa Valley Educators Association
Site Representative Council
February 27, 2017
3:30-5:00

Executive Board Members Present:  
President - Gayle Young, Vice President - Mary Duenow, Secretary - Debbie Kmiec, Treasurer/Chief Negotiator - Ginger Dunne, Directors-at-Large - Karen Fleming (Middle), Erin Reilly (High), Director Human Rights - Courtney Garcia, Director Communication - Mike Willmarth, CTA Staff - Steve Savage

Site Reps Present:  
American Canyon HS:  Dave Hollman, Jordan Kieschnick American Canyon MS:   Steve Dierker, Alta Heights:  Ginger Dunne, Bel Aire:  Lauren Riendeau, Browns Valley:  Angela Oster, Canyon Oaks:  Kathy  Tschida, Becky Albertazzi, Donaldson Way:  Maureen McCullough, El Centro:  Corey Morton, Harvest MS:  Deb St. Clair, Independent Studies:  Jessica Farrell, Mt. George:  Annie Tisher, McPherson:  LeeAnn Buntman, Napa Junction:  Megan Wolfe, Napa HS: Maria Vega, Sean Gregory, Sharon D. Anderson NVLA:  Marliese Esquivel, Sarah Miller New Tech High:  Andre Baldauf,  Northwood:  Kim Vichi,  Phillips:  Ann Brown, Redwood MS:  Kathy Newman, Lorna Dekker, Nancy Lussier, River MS:  Louann Talbert, Salvador:  Barbara Noll, Silverado MS:  Patty Wyman, Jennifer Can, Snow:  Art Howson, Valley Oak:  John Mautner, Vichy:  Debbie Cates,  Vintage:  Ted Ward, West Park:  Laura Zinser, Itinerants:  Sue Helms
Absent:  
Executive Board Members:  Directors-at-Large:   Kristin Pruitt (Elementary), American Canyon HS:  Devin Reza, , Scott Hayburn, Elizabeth Hawkins, American Canyon MS: James Landis Harvest MS:  Sara Kvidahl-Schmitz  Napa HS:  Melinda Miller, Rick Underwood,  Pueblo Vista:  Carrie Strohl, Shearer:  Amy Riggiero,  Vintage HS:  Chris Auld, Andrew Barker,  Kelli Watkins, Michael Alger, Yountville:  Carl Elias

  1. Welcome
  2. Break out by elementary, middle, and high
    1. made suggestions for keeps and cuts for 2017-18 budget
  3. LCAP Input
    1. Questions were asked and answered as well as clarifications made regarding the LCAP powerpoint that Gayle shared with us
    2. Decision to keep class size reduction was mutually agreed upon by exec board and no teachers will be laid off due to increased class sizes.
  4. Minutes for January - approved
  5. Treasurer report - no additional information
  6. President’s Report
    1. District Budget Committee report
    2. Wellness Committee - interests more emails coming next week
    3. Good Teacher Conference - Feb. 3 Great success, had a lot of teachers attend
    4. District transfers - forms due by March 3rd if submitted after March 3rd then you are in the pot with everyone else
    5. Administrative transfers - refer to article 9 in the contract specifically 9.9
      1. admin will ask everyone at site if their is a volunteer
      2. If no volunteers qualifications of all are reviewed (article 9.4)
      3. If someone volunteers to an administrative transfer and sees the list once they agree there is no going back
      4. TOSA’s will have first choice of site openings coming back.  They can only go into an open spot, they cannot bump a probationary or permanent teacher
      5. All temporary teachers get pink slips every year.  A temporary teacher can be a backfill for a teacher on leave
    6. RIF’s -  should be notified by March 15th
    7. Construction at upcoming sites
      1. article 14.5 members having to box up classrooms because of construction you are entitled to $100 you must take all your personal stuff out.
      2. If someone moves twice do they get double the money? (ie; snow moving into temporary classrooms and then once new classroom is done moving back into the new classroom)
    8. Part time leave - need to have notification back to district by April 1st if they are returning (see article 10 in contract).  The sooner the district is notified the better
  7. Chief Negotiator - Ginger Dunne
    1. Council Update
      1. Salary Schedule
        1. Phillips will be on the same salary schedule as the rest of the district
        2. 2017-18 Salary will reflect 1 less work day - the MOU that was signed was only a 2 year MOU.  Nothing was given away
      2. Nurses
        1. revamping whole nurses program since 2 out of the 6 are retiring
      3. Workload
        1. developing a decision matrix to look at new ideas to see all district resources and what it will cost in teacher time
        2. putting together a library of next generation science units so those that are developing units will have a central location to access stuff
      4. Evaluations
        1. looking at different options for evaluations to be more of a growth evaluation
      5. PBIS -
        1. a large number of students in Tier 3 are special ed students which is the assumption of most of the gen ed teachers
        2. Feb mtg was cancelled, next meeting will be in March
    2. FCTMAT -
      1. preliminary reports came back on special ed
      2. information will be shared with the school board and will go public at the school board meeting on 4/21/17
    3. Elections -
      1. Gayle went over procedures for electing candidates for RA (representative assembly at the NEA conference)
  8. Vice President - Membership
  9. Directors Reports
    1. Elementary - Each School site was given a the CTA Read Across America Books.One of each book for the elementary schools and a class set for the secondary schools.
    2. Middle - Benefits
    3. High
    4. Human Rights
    5. Communications
  10. State Council
  11. CTA Update - Steve Savage - solves problems for CTA members
    1. Members in Yolo County were surveyed as to what kind of professional development would be beneficial for them.  Teachers then were given the opportunity to get college credit or additional pay to teach a workshop there will be a survey coming out and the goal is to double the attendance at these workshops topics will be launched in March and they will be looking for teachers to present this conference will be offered in October on a Saturday and will be covered by our dues
    2. Fredericks case - agency fee payers looking for member engagement
Next Site Rep Meeting: March 27, 2017 at 3:30pm