BTA Meeting Minutes » December 1, 2010
A copy of the BTA Meeting Minutes for December 2010 in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking on December Minutes. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the file.
Minutes for BTA Meeting held December 1, 2010.
Attendance:
Deborah Campbell, MaryLouise Green, Maya Nelson, Teresa Badger, Jeffrey M. Jones,
Barbara Jones, Gayle Costanza, Bud Donaldson, Carleen Maselli, Deborah Casey,
CeCe Grubbs and Nan Prolo.
Approval of Minutes: Under the Turner report the phrase should be “calling in indisposed.” A motion was made by Barbara Jones and seconded by MaryLouise Green to approve the minutes of the November 3, 2010 meeting as corrected.
Site Reports:
BMS - Class size issues regarding PE are being worked
on.
BHS - Teacher evaluations are taking place that include
classroom observations.
Farmar -
Henderson-
Turner - Pop-in observations are taking place. The
curriculum director made a visit to the school.
Semple -
Liberty - There are concerns about teacher observations.
Treasurers Report: J.J.Jones
CD's: $18,790.31
Checking Acct.: $45,195.34
Neg./CLB Report: Deborah Casey
CLB - One request for leave has been approved. Next
year we will need to make a request for a donation from members.
Negotiations: The team met last month. The
two new members are Maggie Olsen and Barbara Jones. The District
isn't interested in bargaining about the new money in the district.
Medical Benefits Committee Report: CeCe
Grubbs:
The District has no interest in getting another health care provider. A
report was given on how many people take benefits and what type of benefits
they take. A committee has been formed to discuss additional benefit
options. There will be a telephone conference on December 3, 2010
regarding health care options.
Grievance: Deborah Campbell
The PE grievance is still active.
Membership: Maya Nelson
Some members who have been on leave may be eligible for a refund.
PAR: Carleen Maselli
A budget is set up, money for conferences is available and parameters for
alternative evaluations have been set up. The guidelines will be posted
on the BTA website.
New Business:
- Maya Nelson is the Independent Study Coordinator for BHS.
- Molly Cramer is the Independent Study Coordinator at BMS.
- Fire drills are happening during lunch time at BHS. Should teachers submit time cards to be paid for the time that was supposed to be duty-free lunch?
- We will be going through another round of RIF's in March.
- TARP funds may be used to rehire the teachers and for retirement incentives.
- Several districts in the state are using the money to reinstate furlough days.
- The District has the right to prioritize how the money will be spent.
- The district proposed an MOU for Outdoor Education.
- Conferences for 4th and 5th grades can be done on the four common planning days during the first trimester of the school year. Teachers must make an effort to confer with all the parents of all students.
- Bubbling benchmark tests has been done a variety of ways. Some teachers submitted time cards in past years and these teachers were paid. This year money is not available to pay teachers for bubbling answer sheets. The district needs to let us know what the expectations are for benchmark testing.
- There is a BTA website. We have someone who maintains the website.
- We are looking at the job descriptions for BTA. The bylaws need to be approved by CTA and then voted on by BTA members.
- BTA contract needs to be signed.
- Keith will not be in his office after January 10, 2011.
Old Business:
Meeting adjourned: 5:40 pm
Respectfully Submitted
Suzanne Huddleston, BTA Recording Secretary
A copy of the BTA Meeting Minutes for December 2010 in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking on December 2010 Minutes. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the file.