Wooster Education Association
Leaders in Education Since 1904
Executive Committee – Tuesday, Jan. 23 , 2018
WHS Room C233 – 5:30 PM
- Welcome: 5:30PM
- Adoption of Agenda
-Matt Giordano, Dave Mast
- Approval of Meeting Minutes: September 2017 GA, November 2017 EC
-Matt Balsinger, Brian Burdine
- Officers’ Reports
- Secretary: Charles Cerniglia
-Thank you from Rootstown United Methodist Church for donation made in memory of Doug Mori.
- Treasurer: Karen Linch
– Financial Report:
Checking: $35,209.31
Savings: $2,587.71
Total: $37,797.02
Membership Report:
Certified: 290+2 Fee Payers
Support: 213+3 Fee Payers
Total: 503+5 Fee Payers
-Brian Burdine, Roxann Long
- Vice-President Classified: Glenda Drouhard
-Question concerning whether paraprofessionals need to report for 2 hr delays for PD.
-Boys and Girls Club bussing assignment switching days between drivers.
- Vice-President Certified: Robin Gonzalez
-Not present.
- WEA President’s report: Scott Miller
-Not present.
- Committee Reports
- Membership: refer to treasurer’s report
- Classified Grievance: Roxann Long
– Grievance win for food staff member(Boys and Girls Club)
- Certified Grievance: Brian Burdine
-Level 1 grievance concerning teacher response to fake intruder
-Possible second
- Legislative Update: Scott Miller
-Legislative Watch distributed.
-OEA Member Lobby Day(Jan. 31) announced
-OTES reforms supported by OEA introduced in Ohio Senate
- Organizing Committee Report
– Soup for Santa went very well
– Next meeting is February 15th in C144
-April 27, 5-9 Bowling at Wayne Lanes
- Evaluation Review Committee: Robin Gonzalez
-See Certified VP Report.
- Labor Relation Consultant (LRC) Report: Ethan Young
-2018 Spring Professional Development Series at Canton Office
-Keep outreach/events…next year is a bargaining year.
- New Business:
-MOU concerning parent teacher conferences prepared. Special board meeting on this date(January 23rd) to approve.
-STRS Candidate Petition – 2 Candidates Running
-Petitions at February meeting
-OEA Spring Professional Development Series
-Dues Drawing: Dave Mast, Allison Theiss, Brian Burdine, Kelly Connock
- Old Business:
-Nothing to report.
- Adjournment
-Matt Giordano, Brian Burdine
Next WEA Executive Committee Meeting will be Tuesday, February 27, 2018 in WHS Room 233