Wooster Education Association

Leaders in Education Since 1904

Executive Committee – Tuesday, May 21, 2019

WHS Room C233 – 5:30 PM

 

1. Welcome:  5:30PM

 

2. Adoption of Agenda

-Matt Giordano, Kelley Connock

 

3. Approval of Meeting Minutes: March 2019

-Kelley Connock, Matt Giordano

 

4. Officers’ Reports
5. Secretary:  Charles Cerniglia

-Thank you from Carly Kovatch for peace lily planter and for thinking of them at such a difficult time.

-Thank you from the Wooster City School District Board of Education for gift of $500 for the purchase of T-Shirts for those completing Google Teacher Level 1 certification.

-Thank you from Deb Blough-Schmidt for peace lily planter sent after the loss of her mother.

 

1. Treasurer:  Karen Linch

– Financial Report:

Checking:       $38, 006.24

Savings:             $2,589.33

Total:              $40,595.57

 

Membership Report:

Certified:        289+2 non-members

Support:         217+3 non-members

Total:              506+5 non-members

 

-Matt Giordano, Kelley Connock

 

1. Vice-President Classified:  Roxann Long

-ECOEA Summer Leadership Workshop: July 15, 2019

-MOU for transportation department concerning Friday driving and calamity days

-Written by LRC and awaiting BOE revisions

 

1. Vice-President Certified:  Robin Gonzalez

-Concern from elementary schools centering on scheduling changes

 

1. WEA President’s report: Scott Miller

-OEA RA held May 10^th-11^th

-Jim Figley’s candidacy for OEA President failed to Scott DiMauro

-Building having issues all year is still having issues

-Concerned about teacher having issues with a group of parents

 

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

– Nothing to report.

 

1. Certified Grievance:  Brian Burdine

-Nothing to report.

 

1. Legislative Update:  Scott Miller

-Budget bill

-“State Takeover” bill

-State testing bill

-Cupp-Patterson standalone bill

 

1. Organizing Committee Report: Brian Burdine

-Bowling was good…still need more people

 

1. Evaluation Review Committee:  Robin Gonzalez

-Meeting for 5/22/19 moved to fall

 

6. Labor Relation Consultant (LRC) Report: Ethan Young

-Nothing to report.

 

8. New Business:

-2019/2020 Budget Draft #1

-Motion to approve $500 for Parkview Playground Project Passed

-Scott Miller, Matt Giordano

-Motion to approve pricing of new laptop for WEA Treasurer

-Matt Giordano, Kelley Bowman

-2019/2020 WEA Executive/General Assembly Meeting Schedule

 

9. Old Business:

-Nothing to report.

 

10. Adjournment

-Kelley Bowman, Matt Giordano

 

Next WEA Executive Committee Meeting will be Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in WHS Room 233