Napa Valley Educators Association Site Representative Council
November 27, 2017
Minutes

Executive Board Members Present:  
President - Gayle Young, Secretary - Debbie Kmiec, Treasurer/Chief Negotiator - Ginger Dunne, Directors-at-Large -  Kristin Pruitt (Elementary), Karen Fleming (Middle), Erin Reilly (High), Human Rights - Courtney Garcia,
 
Site Reps Present:  
Alta Heights:  Ginger Dunne, American Canyon HS:  Dave Hollman, 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:  Karen Fleming, Manya Franco, Sara Kvidahl-Schmitz, Independent Studies:  Jessica Farrell, McPherson:  Laurie Gaynor, Mt. George:  Annie Tisher, Napa HS:  Melinda Miller, Sean Gregory, NVLA:  Marliese Esquivel, Sarah Miller, New Tech High:  Angeline Warnock, Northwood:  Kim Vichi, Phillips:  Ann Brown, Redwood MS:  Lorna Dekker, Nancy Lussier, River MS:  Louann Talbert, Silverado MS:  Jennifer Can, Patty Wyman, John Call, Snow:  Teri Isola,  Vichy:  Debbie Cates, Vintage:  Chris Auld, West Park:  Laura Zinser, Yountville:  Carl Elias
Executive Board Members Absent:
Vice President - Mary Duenow, Director Communication - Mike Willmarth, CTA Liaison - Steve Savage
 
Site Reps Absent:
American Canyon HS:  Elizabeth Hawkins, Scott Hayburn,  Canyon Oaks: Becky Albertazzi,  Kathy Tschida, Napa Junction:  Megan Wolfe, Napa HS:  Maria Vega, Sharon D. Anderson, Rick Underwood, Shearer:  Amy Ruggiero,  Valley Oak:  Evrim Cakir, Vintage:  Andrew Barker, Jennifer Castelazo, Kelli Watkins, Michael Alger,

1. Welcome
   

 

1. Check in

 

1. Fine Arts Plan and input from Reps
   1. Chuck Niederhoffer gave information regarding the 5 year arts plan private anbd public poartnership between district and private entities to build the arts (choir, band, strings,drama, art etc.) programs at NVUSD K-12.  Adding a 5th string media arts next year.  Identified that we aren’t doing anything district wide K-3.  The following input was provided by site reps:
      1. Local artistits once a month
      2. Materials (lending library)
      3. If we are adding what comes off teachers plates?
      4. Digital strategies
      5. VTS district wide
      6. Vertical articulation K-12 all across

 

1. October Minutes shared on line

 

1. Treasurer Report
   1. This time last year we got a grant by accident from Safeway Open and because we didn’t get this grant this year are were a little short and needed to make a transfer from savings to cover shortages.

 

1. President’s Report
   1. District Budget Roadshow December 6th 3:30-5:00 Board Room was advertised last week and Gayle will send something out beginning of next week.  

 

1. District’s Un-Audited Actuals/ Budget Powerpoint for School Board
   1. Please go through this powerpoint. Differences between budget report and actuals

 

1. Social December 7th -Toy Drive -  
   1. Hop Creek set up by Ted Ward all donations will go to Toys for Tots and they in turn will give it to Napa County people

 

1. Fire Victim Response -  link to CTA for member services, donation page for Redwood service center is being held open until the end of December and then the funds will be distributed  equally amongst all those in the Redwood Service area

 

1. Good Teacher Conference - Feb. 2-4; New Teacher Conference Feb.23-25
   1. 30 spots for good teacher conference all spots are filled.  Gayle will open up list again to create a waiting list.  If you say you are going and you end up cancelling you will need to reimburse NVEA

 

1. Academic Award
   1. From California Casualty rep.  Deadline to enter is December 1st.  Please share with sites

 

1. Framing Meeting -Compadres, 4:00pm, November 30th
   1. Steve Savage talked about framing (What we as NVEA stand for) at our last meeting.  Drinks and appetizers provided

 

1. IBPS Training January 30th 8:00am-3:00pm
   1. For all new site reps  to attend an abbreviated 1 day training.  In 2019 the full 2 day training will be offered for all reps new and old

 

1. Form Responses -  
   1. November accountability report showing what reps are following through with at their sites.
   2. Concerns brought up at sites are taken to council and addressed there
      1. Concern regarding what one’s responsibility on leadership is was discussed.  Many sites are being told how it is going to be there isn’t IBPS going on.  In the spring is when leadership team should be deciding on stipends, how it is going to be split etc.  Would be nice if there was a skeleton model so we would have something to go by.  Asked if access could be made to other sites guidelines for rolls, responsibilities etc.  As site reps we should be on our school’s leadership team.  Suggestion was made to have a training for principals like teachers have for PLC’s to train them on what a Leadership team meeting is and how it runs.  

 

1. Chief Negotiator
   1. Council Update
      1. 3 committees met
         1. PBIS/Best - no report since there wasn’t a committee member present

 

1. Evaluation committee form was sent out by Karen Fleming looking at what we as a teacher want or need to improve and to gather feedback around the current evaluation prototypes. Contract language was discussed.

 

1. Special ed committee - Special is a service not a place, currently have band aids keeping special ed together with the goal to “fix” what the band aids are covering, developed a list of 11 items that need to be addressed to include contract langauge co-teaching, workload, preps, IEP driving classes student is in, etc.

 

1. Vice President -Membership no report

 

1. Directors Reports
   1. Elementary - Read Across America no report
      
   2. Middle - Benefits - no report
   3. High - no report
   4. Human Rights - no report
   5. Communications - no report

 

1. State Council -December 2nd RSCC
   1. Not meeting again until January

 

1. 12/2/17 Redwood Service Center meeting anyone who is interested in attending let Gayle know.  Districts handled fire time off differently, St. Helena is extending their school year and did away with minimum days.  If any days are missed they have to be made up in St. Helena.  We ended up looking pretty compared to some of our neighboring districts in regards to outcome of fire in regards to pay, etc.

 

1. CTA Update - Steve Savage - not present

 
Meeting adjourned at 4:45pm
 
Next Site Rep Meeting: January 29, 2018 at 3:30pm