Napa Valley Educators Association Site Representative Council
October 30, 2017
3:30-5:00
October 30, 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 - Kristin Pruitt (Elementary) ,Karen Fleming (Middle), Erin Reilly (High), Director Human Rights - Courtney Garcia, Director Communication - Mike Willmarth, CTA Liaison - Steve Savage
Site Reps Present:
Alta Heights: Ginger Dunne, American Canyon HS: Dave Hollman, Elizabeth Hawkins, Devin Reza, American Canyon MS: Alex King, Mark Portwood, Bel Aire: Lauren Riendeau, Browns Valley: Angela Oster, Canyon Oaks: Kathy Tschida, Donaldson Way: Maureen McCullough, El Centro/Salvador: Corey Morton, Harvest MS: Manya Franco, Sara Kvidahl-Schmitz, Independent Studies: Jessica Farrell, McPherson: Laurie Gaynor, Mt. George: Annie Tisher, Napa Junction: Megan Wolfe, Napa HS: Melinda Miller, Sean Gregory, NVLA: Marliese Esquivel, Sarah Miller, New Tech High: Angeline Warnock, Northwood: Kim Vichi, Redwood MS: Lorna Dekker, Nancy Lussier, Shearer: Amy Ruggiero, Silverado MS: Jennifer Can, Patty Wyman, Snow: Teri Isola, Valley Oak: Evrim Cakir, Vichy: Debbie Cates, Vintage: Michael Alger, Andrew Barker, West Park: Laura Zinser, Yountville: Carl Elias
Absent:
Executive Board Members: CTA Liaison - Steve Savage, American Canyon HS: Jordan Kieschnick, Scott Hayburn, Canyon Oaks: Becky Albertazzi, Itinerants: Napa HS: Maria Vega, Rick Underwood, Sharon D. Anderson, Phillips: Ann Brown, Pueblo Vista: River MS: Louann Talbert, Vintage HS: Chris Auld, Kelli Watkins, Jennifer Castelazo,
Welcome - Presentation from California Casualty regarding fire and insurance
Check in - Gayle checked in to see how everyone is doing with the fire and told her story. We will be paid for the 9 days we were out. CSEA had about 150 people work to replace the air filters etc. Our contract is 182 ½ days with 180 days of instruction. State requires so many instructional hours state has a wavier that is in the process of being filed. EWA non-salary hourly wages will not be paid (teaching an intervention etc.) Gayle doesn’t want us to have to make up any of the days. We will not be taking the ICA and IBA so we can gain some of the instructional days that we lost. NVEA has 3 members who lost their homes. Question was asked if waiver would count towards STRS, Gayle will check into this. Power point from Maren was sent to all administrators and all site reps. Only ask from the district is that we honor meeting with our parents. We have the ability to hold conferences within our workday. As far as those who job share they need to talk to their site administrator. The Union never asked elementary teachers to work beyond their instructional day, but said that they could if they so chose. Message from someone higher up needs to be sent out again to principals regarding conferences and how they are to be made up. Because we are employees of the state of California if there is a disaster we fall under the category disaster employee. More information will be coming to us in December. Would like to see the district send out a message about not overloading kids with trying to “cram” in information for the 10 days that we have lost.
Minutes for September (shared electronically)
Treasurer Report - nothing new
President’s Report
District Budget Roadshow - December 6th 3:30-5:00 Board Room, more roadshows will be held in February.
Raise in November paycheck - formula ran a .11, Gayle and team negotiated more and we will get a .5% on the salary schedule in our November checks and is retroactive back to beginning of our contract year (August)
Fire Victim Response
Good Teacher Conference - Feb. 2-4; New Teacher Conference Feb.23-25 - if interested in going go to link. New Teacher conference is something new CTA is doing this year.
Emergency Response for times of Crisis - more in december
MOU’s - discussed earlier
CTA Grants - has 2 grants Martin Luther King Jr. Minority Scholarship for Minority Teachers or minority children of minority teachers, CTA scholarship for dependent children of CTA members. Go to CTA.org/scholarships
Framing - Steve Savage - Group was created to help develop a Frame statement for NVEA
Chief Negotiator
Council Update - Committees have been formed for class size, work load (elementary prep), PBIS/MTSS, Evaluation, Special Ed. Contract issues to be addressed: Evaluations, Class Size, Association Rights, Hours of Employment (Elementary Prep), Transfer, Leave (DPNL), Wages (Health Care), and Work Year (Beginning 2 days)
Vice President -Membership
Directors Reports
Elementary - Read Across America Kristin has the list of books for Read Across America
Middle - Benefits nothing to share
High - nothing to share
Human Rights - nothing to share
Communications - Mike is working on getting information on scholarships etc on the website
State Council -See Report
CTA Update - Steve Savage
Next Site Rep Meeting: November 27, 2017
President - Gayle Young, Vice President - Mary Duenow, Secretary - Debbie Kmiec, Treasurer/Chief Negotiator - Ginger Dunne, Directors-at-Large - Kristin Pruitt (Elementary) ,Karen Fleming (Middle), Erin Reilly (High), Director Human Rights - Courtney Garcia, Director Communication - Mike Willmarth, CTA Liaison - Steve Savage
Site Reps Present:
Alta Heights: Ginger Dunne, American Canyon HS: Dave Hollman, Elizabeth Hawkins, Devin Reza, American Canyon MS: Alex King, Mark Portwood, Bel Aire: Lauren Riendeau, Browns Valley: Angela Oster, Canyon Oaks: Kathy Tschida, Donaldson Way: Maureen McCullough, El Centro/Salvador: Corey Morton, Harvest MS: Manya Franco, Sara Kvidahl-Schmitz, Independent Studies: Jessica Farrell, McPherson: Laurie Gaynor, Mt. George: Annie Tisher, Napa Junction: Megan Wolfe, Napa HS: Melinda Miller, Sean Gregory, NVLA: Marliese Esquivel, Sarah Miller, New Tech High: Angeline Warnock, Northwood: Kim Vichi, Redwood MS: Lorna Dekker, Nancy Lussier, Shearer: Amy Ruggiero, Silverado MS: Jennifer Can, Patty Wyman, Snow: Teri Isola, Valley Oak: Evrim Cakir, Vichy: Debbie Cates, Vintage: Michael Alger, Andrew Barker, West Park: Laura Zinser, Yountville: Carl Elias
Absent:
Executive Board Members: CTA Liaison - Steve Savage, American Canyon HS: Jordan Kieschnick, Scott Hayburn, Canyon Oaks: Becky Albertazzi, Itinerants: Napa HS: Maria Vega, Rick Underwood, Sharon D. Anderson, Phillips: Ann Brown, Pueblo Vista: River MS: Louann Talbert, Vintage HS: Chris Auld, Kelli Watkins, Jennifer Castelazo,
Welcome - Presentation from California Casualty regarding fire and insurance
Check in - Gayle checked in to see how everyone is doing with the fire and told her story. We will be paid for the 9 days we were out. CSEA had about 150 people work to replace the air filters etc. Our contract is 182 ½ days with 180 days of instruction. State requires so many instructional hours state has a wavier that is in the process of being filed. EWA non-salary hourly wages will not be paid (teaching an intervention etc.) Gayle doesn’t want us to have to make up any of the days. We will not be taking the ICA and IBA so we can gain some of the instructional days that we lost. NVEA has 3 members who lost their homes. Question was asked if waiver would count towards STRS, Gayle will check into this. Power point from Maren was sent to all administrators and all site reps. Only ask from the district is that we honor meeting with our parents. We have the ability to hold conferences within our workday. As far as those who job share they need to talk to their site administrator. The Union never asked elementary teachers to work beyond their instructional day, but said that they could if they so chose. Message from someone higher up needs to be sent out again to principals regarding conferences and how they are to be made up. Because we are employees of the state of California if there is a disaster we fall under the category disaster employee. More information will be coming to us in December. Would like to see the district send out a message about not overloading kids with trying to “cram” in information for the 10 days that we have lost.
Minutes for September (shared electronically)
Treasurer Report - nothing new
President’s Report
District Budget Roadshow - December 6th 3:30-5:00 Board Room, more roadshows will be held in February.
Raise in November paycheck - formula ran a .11, Gayle and team negotiated more and we will get a .5% on the salary schedule in our November checks and is retroactive back to beginning of our contract year (August)
Fire Victim Response
Good Teacher Conference - Feb. 2-4; New Teacher Conference Feb.23-25 - if interested in going go to link. New Teacher conference is something new CTA is doing this year.
Emergency Response for times of Crisis - more in december
MOU’s - discussed earlier
CTA Grants - has 2 grants Martin Luther King Jr. Minority Scholarship for Minority Teachers or minority children of minority teachers, CTA scholarship for dependent children of CTA members. Go to CTA.org/scholarships
Framing - Steve Savage - Group was created to help develop a Frame statement for NVEA
Chief Negotiator
Council Update - Committees have been formed for class size, work load (elementary prep), PBIS/MTSS, Evaluation, Special Ed. Contract issues to be addressed: Evaluations, Class Size, Association Rights, Hours of Employment (Elementary Prep), Transfer, Leave (DPNL), Wages (Health Care), and Work Year (Beginning 2 days)
Vice President -Membership
Directors Reports
Elementary - Read Across America Kristin has the list of books for Read Across America
Middle - Benefits nothing to share
High - nothing to share
Human Rights - nothing to share
Communications - Mike is working on getting information on scholarships etc on the website
State Council -See Report
CTA Update - Steve Savage
Next Site Rep Meeting: November 27, 2017
