Napa Valley EA Exec Board/Council Meeting
July 7, 2020  10:00am-noon
Minutes


In Attendance:  President - Gayle Young, Vice President - Mary Duenow, Secretary - Debbie Kmiec, Treasurer - Karen Fleming, Directors-at-Large: High School - Deb St. Clair, Elementary School - Kristin Pruitt, Chief Negotiator - Courtney Garcia, Communications - Mike Wilmarth, Political Action - Michael Alger, Council Members: Elaine Boloyan
 
Absent:  Directors-at-Large:  Middle School - Sara Kvidahl-Schmitz
 
  • Gayle and Courtney met with Dana this morning.  For adults it is a county order for masks for children under age 12 they do not.  Rosanna will more than likely talk about it today at council.
  • Report came out from American Association of Pediatrics saying that there is not a need for 6ft social distancing for kids, just requiring 3ft as long as they are wearing masks.
  • Dana’s goal is to get teachers back to work and discipline of all parties:  verbal warning, written warning etc.
  • We need to look at how we can protect our “people” and that we can literally walk into a classroom knowing that we as individuals will be safe
  • We need to start somewhere
  • There was a discussion around discipline with teachers and then with students as well
  • Restrooms for teachers and students
  • Karen is going with Mike Pearson today on a facilities walk at 1pm
  • Elementary Scheduling
    • Kristin & Courtney sorted out three different options.  Need to rename distance learning to get rid of the stigma of what we all faced from March 16 to June 4
    • Talked about hybrid and what they liked and moving early release to Friday from Wednesday
    • Short days  are targeted for small groups
  • For Council today will be looking at healthy workplace plan for teachers only not students yet, training prior to the start of school, schedules, with more being added
  • Gayle shared Jerry Eaton’s CTA Board update which included Marin County’s MOU with boilerplate contract language which is pretty clear.  We need to look at it 
  • Our district is looking at 4ft between students longer for adults.
  • Middle School’s perspective of hybrid was different amongst team members and equity issues came up
  • There continues to be a misunderstanding of what hybrid looks like
  • Rules around MOU’s - executive board has ability to make decision on behalf of the members if we need to have a vote then information will be sent out districtwide that we will be working on 
  • Attendance is going to be required 
  • Daily check ins whatever period it is some present in class some online
  • Promethean boards have all been updated