Rep Council Meeting
Minutes
January 25, 2021
3:300-5:00
Minutes
Minutes
January 25, 2021
3:300-5:00
Minutes
Executive Board Members Present: President - Gayle Young, Vice President - Mary Duenow, Secretary - Debbie Kmiec, Treasurer - Karen Fleming, Directors-at-Large: Deb St. Clair (High), Sara Kvidhal-Schmitz (Middle), Kristin Pruitt (Elementary), Human Rights/Chief Negotiator - Courtney Garcia, Communication - Mike Willmarth, Political Action: Michael Alger, CTA Liaison: Michelle Washington
Site Reps Present: Alta Heights: Ashley Cox, American Canyon HS: Elizabeth Hawkins, Devin Reza, Fontaine Segerquist, Lilliana Zmed, American Canyon MS: Ashley Greigg, Patrick Malaret, Bel Aire: Susan Loomis, Browns Valley: Tracy Opp, Canyon Oaks: Amy Bardwell, Elizabeth Corey, Donaldson Way: Kayla St. Pierre, Harvest MS: Manya Franco, McPherson: Kathleen Hefley, Napa HS: Troy Gittings, Melinda Miller, Napa Junction: Heather Marshall, NVIS: Erin Reilly, NVLA: Marliese Esquivel, New Tech High: Angelene Warnock, Northwood: Karen McKeown, Phillips: Ann Brown, Pueblo Vista 360: Beatriz Olivar Lucas, Natalie Robles, Redwood MS: Julie Blanton, Lorna Dekker, Nancy Lussier, River: Evan Vercellini, Shearer: Malinda Basore, Silverado MS: Genevieve DiGulio, Snow: Teri Isola, Valley Oak: Ryan Strole, Vichy: Sara Johnson, Vintage HS: Marc Caddell, Danielle Jospin, West Park: Laura Zinser, Willow: Corey Morton, Itinerant Music: Wendy Scott, Itinerant PE: Zack Cook,
Site Reps Absent: Donaldson Way: Jodi Ortiz, Napa HS: Steve Hatton, Snow: Mary Bennett, TOSA’s: n/a, Vintage HS: Kelli Watkins,
Next Meeting: February 22, 2020
Meeting adjourned at 4:30pm
Site Reps Present: Alta Heights: Ashley Cox, American Canyon HS: Elizabeth Hawkins, Devin Reza, Fontaine Segerquist, Lilliana Zmed, American Canyon MS: Ashley Greigg, Patrick Malaret, Bel Aire: Susan Loomis, Browns Valley: Tracy Opp, Canyon Oaks: Amy Bardwell, Elizabeth Corey, Donaldson Way: Kayla St. Pierre, Harvest MS: Manya Franco, McPherson: Kathleen Hefley, Napa HS: Troy Gittings, Melinda Miller, Napa Junction: Heather Marshall, NVIS: Erin Reilly, NVLA: Marliese Esquivel, New Tech High: Angelene Warnock, Northwood: Karen McKeown, Phillips: Ann Brown, Pueblo Vista 360: Beatriz Olivar Lucas, Natalie Robles, Redwood MS: Julie Blanton, Lorna Dekker, Nancy Lussier, River: Evan Vercellini, Shearer: Malinda Basore, Silverado MS: Genevieve DiGulio, Snow: Teri Isola, Valley Oak: Ryan Strole, Vichy: Sara Johnson, Vintage HS: Marc Caddell, Danielle Jospin, West Park: Laura Zinser, Willow: Corey Morton, Itinerant Music: Wendy Scott, Itinerant PE: Zack Cook,
Site Reps Absent: Donaldson Way: Jodi Ortiz, Napa HS: Steve Hatton, Snow: Mary Bennett, TOSA’s: n/a, Vintage HS: Kelli Watkins,
- Welcome
- Covid Vaccines and Testing
- Testing started on Thursday and went through today
- Have members notify HR if having any side effects
- Not sure when 2nd dose will be scheduled, however safeway is aware that 2nd dose needs to be done by 2/21/21
- Testing started on Thursday and went through today
- Secondary Schedule
- Council Committees
- Normally established at the beginning of the year
- 8 NVEA & 8 NVUSD members come up with topics that team feels need addressing
- Council members volunteer to serve on committees, meet 3rd Tuesday
- Interest Based Problem Solving is used
- COVID 19 put a damper on that
- Step and column freezes
- Evaluations
- Pars
- Contract (grammatical, formatting problems, things that don’t line up) needs cleaning up
- Summer school
- SPED
- Step and column freezes
- Normally established at the beginning of the year
- State Budget
- Governor is proposing a 3.8 COLA increase
- Possible grants
- Reopening for schools not opened due to COVID yet (District will be applying for this grant)
- Napa is out of deep purple and into purple with projection of us being in next level within the next 2 - weeks
- Extended School Year - holding firm not to extend our contract year
- District concern that there won't be enough teachers to teach ESY
- District concern that there won't be enough teachers to teach ESY
- Possibility of starting next school year early for 2021-2022
- Biden wanting to increase Title 1 funding 3x’s and fully fund special ed
- Reopening for schools not opened due to COVID yet (District will be applying for this grant)
- Governor is proposing a 3.8 COLA increase
- Reduction In Force -layoffs
- 22 positions for reduction in force (11 elem and 11 secondary) or a possible percentage
- Does not take early tell, non-reelect, teachers leaving district into consideration
- Non-Re Elects usually notified by 2/15/21
- 22 positions for reduction in force (11 elem and 11 secondary) or a possible percentage
- Early Tell MOU
- Employees must go into the district to put their name on the list and fill out paperwork
- 2 people already have paperwork in leaving 18 spots remaining
- Employees must go into the district to put their name on the list and fill out paperwork
- Redwood RSCC Retirement Workshop
- Need to register and will be virtual
- Need to register and will be virtual
- District Calendar Committee Report
- Survey responses were shared
- 40% preferred late Aug start
- 65% wanted Thanksgiving to continue to be a week long break
- 54% wanted to stay at 3 weeks and 31% wanted it back at 2 weeks
- 45% want end of first semester to end before break
- 64% wanted school to end before June 15
- 40% preferred late Aug start
- We don’t approve the calendar just provide input and weigh in
- Survey responses were shared
- IBPS Training April 5th -Stipend
- Obtaining subs is difficult
- 4/5/21 is a non-teacher day
- Gayle will send out a sign up list
- Obtaining subs is difficult
- Work from Home
- Reminder of professionalism especially teacher to teacher
- Not our job to monitor each other
- Reminder of professionalism especially teacher to teacher
- Communication Reminder
- Executive board point person
- When you send your notes out please CC your exec board members
- OK to send notes through district email
- Response time for executive board point person to respond is about a week
- If not getting a response from your point person please let Gayle know
- If emergency contact Gayle
- If not getting a response from your point person please let Gayle know
- When you send your notes out please CC your exec board members
- Executive board point person
- NVEA Budget
- Savings acct $68,944.66
- Checking acct $22,850.26 (remaining balance for IFT grant $8,272.69) leaving available checking account balance $14,577.57
- Savings acct $68,944.66
- Leveled Breakouts
- Elementary
- Elementary Survey
- Elementary Survey
- Elementary
- Secondary
- Secondary Schedule Modification Survey Results
- Secondary Schedule Modification Survey Results
Next Meeting: February 22, 2020
Meeting adjourned at 4:30pm