Wooster Education Association

Leaders in Education Since 1904

Executive Committee – Tuesday, September 20, 2016 – WHS Room C233 – 5:30 PM

 

1. Welcome:  5:30PM

 

2. Adoption of Agenda

-Brian Burdine, Anne Bowles

 

3. Approval of Executive Committee Meeting Minutes:  October 2015, May 2016

-Roxann Long, Clay Price

 

4. Officers’ Reports
5. Secretary:  Charles Cerniglia

-Thank you from Cornerstone PlayLab

-Thank you from Wooster’s visual arts teachers for donation to fine arts festival.

-Thank you from Melissa Rooney for generous donation to Sutzman Clinic in the name of her mother

-Thank you from Marla Schrader for retirement gift.

-Thank you from Irv Saurers Jr. for retirement gift.

 

1. Treasurer:  Karen Linch

Financial Report:

Checking:       $2,253.92

Savings:          $8,170.79

Total:              $10,424.71

 

Membership Report:

Certified:        288+2 Fee Payers

Support:         195+1 Fee Payers

Total:              483+3 Fee Payers

 

– Clay Price, Matt Giordano

 

1. Vice-President Classified:  Glenda Drouhard

-Driver resigned today.

-Another driver resigned September 9^th.

-Five drivers will retire this year.

-No substitute drivers, barely enough regular drivers.

 

1. Vice-President Certified:  Robin Gonzalez

-Nothing to report.

 

1. WEA President’s report: Scott Miller

-Organizing Committee meetingà please schedule one Friday per month for WEA T-Shirts

-Scott and Robin will attend 1^st Large Local Meeting tomorrowàgoing to ask for ESSA guidance

-Will also ask for State School Board Candidate information/literature.

 

5. Committee Reports
6. Membership:  refer to treasurer’s report
7. Classified Grievance:  Roxann Long

-May have an unofficial grievance in an informal grievance meeting.

-Books on the Bus initiative.

-Scott submitted for a grant.

 

1. Certified Grievance:  Brian Burdine

-Nothing to report.

 

1. Legislative Update:  Scott Miller

-Nothing to report.

 

1. Evaluation Review Committee:  Robin Gonzalez

-Guidance counselor evaluation is being formulated

 

6. Labor Relation Consultant (LRC) Report:

-Need people to call from phone banks in Canton.

-Report on 1 on 1 conversationsàcompleted during new teacher orientation.

 

8. New Business:

-Second Budget Reading

-Communicate Institute

-Literacy Committee: Holly Chelf to be recommended

-Roxann Long, Anne Bowles

 

9. Old Business:

 

10. Adjournment

-Matt Giordano, Anne Bowles

 

In attendance: Scott Miller, Glenda Drouhard, Karen Linch, Charles Cerniglia, Brian Burdine, Roxann Long, Anne Bowles, Clay Price, Matt Giordano, Roxann Long, LaVonne Lobert-Edmo

 

Next WEA General Assembly Meeting will be Tuesday, September 27^th at 5:30 WHS C233

 

Next WEA Executive Committee Meeting will be Tuesday, October 25^th at 5:30 WHS C233