Wooster Education Association
Leaders in Education Since 1904
Executive Committee – Tuesday, September 17, 2019
WHS Room C233 – 5:30 PM
- Welcome: 5:30PM
- Adoption of Agenda
-Brian Burdine, Matt Giordano
- Approval of Meeting Minutes: May 2019
-Matt Giordano, Kelley Connock
- Officers’ Reports
- Secretary: Charles Cerniglia
-Thank you from the Wooster-Orrville NAACP for donation.
-Thank you from the Marlar family for flower arrangement donated upon Chase Marlar’s passing.
-Thank you from Katherine Boyer for the WEA Scholarship she received.
-Thank you from Karen Archer for gift card from WEA.
-Thank you from Cindy Henshaw for gift card from WEA.
-Thank you from Margie Lilly for the gift card from the WEA.
-Thank you from WCSD for $500 gift to the Wooster High School Robotics Team and $500 gift to the Fine Arts Festival.
-Thank you from WEA President Scott Miller for get well cards and gift cards from WEA members.
-Thank you from Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare for gift made in memory of Darrell Oswald.
-Reminder that OEA RA election will be held at WEA General Assembly meeting on September 24. Please forward nominations to WEA Secretary Charles Cerniglia. Nominations will also be taken from the floor.
- Treasurer: Karen Linch
– Financial Report:
Checking: $5,954.79
Savings: $2,590.09
Total: $8,544.88
Membership Report:
Certified: 276+6 non-members
Support: 207+9 non-members
Total: 483+15 non-members
-Kelley Connock, Brian Burdine
- Vice-President Classified: Roxann Long
-Planning PD for bus drivers and paras for October 18th.
- Vice-President Certified: Robin Gonzalez
-Thank you to all who have given up time to volunteer for committees.
- WEA President’s report: Scott Miller
-Not Present
- Committee Reports
- Membership: refer to treasurer’s report
- Classified Grievance: Kelley Connock
– Nothing to report.
- Certified Grievance: Brian Burdine
-Nothing to report.
- Legislative Update: Scott Miller
-Still activity around HB305(Cupp-Patterson)
-Scott DiMauro testified in opposition to state takeovers.
- Organizing Committee Report: Brian Burdine
-Nothing to report.
- Evaluation Review Committee: Robin Gonzalez
-Met and discussed/broke down ETPES implementation for 1 year pilot. ETPES will be reevaluated in spring.
- OEA Board of Directors: Karen Linch
-Karen will be on Legislative Committee
-Looking at State Report Card
- Labor Relation Consultant (LRC) Report: Ethan Young
-Membership has stayed steady
-Building Rep Training October 17th in District Meeting Room
- New Business:
-Master Planning Committee
-Portrait of a Graduate Committee
-District Levy Committee
- Old Business:
-Draft Budget – 2nd Reading
-Discussing projected declining reserves and possible expenditure revisions/dues adjustments
- Adjournment
-Brian Burdine, Clay Price
Next WEA General Assembly Meeting will be Tuesday, September 24 , 2019 in WHS Room 233