Representative Council Meeting
August 18, 2014
In attendance:
Anne Kuhn, Janine Hunsche, Cody Conway, Tom Millard, John Slonim,
Cherita Townsend, Nick Carpenter, Hilary Smith, Melanie Carr, Vera Hayslip,
Terry Mullenax, Mark Richardson, Alice Bohn, Amy Campa, Jenn Oden, Julie
Pfeiffer
·
John Concannon sent first bill, Janine requested
an itemized bill. In so doing, an error
was found. Clerk had charged his usual
rate. Invoice since adjusted to $200/hour, in addition to $400/mo for unlimited
calls/emails.
·
JP distributed survey for input on branding
words to contribute to design of logo for IHEPO
·
AK circulated sign up for slot as rep at School
Board meetings
·
Monthly meeting schedule for Representative
Council (RC): next meeting will be Sept.
8, 4:00, Rm 105 ES. After that first Monday of every month Terry's
room, posted on blog. All are welcome,
but if voting, only the Representative Council
·
Need to get blog address out there, with logo: signage in lounges, Twitter and Facebook,
twitter handle is @indianhillepo.
·
Membership is currently 155. Approaching 90 (89%) Enrollment dues: checks
by Sept 1, $355 made out to IHEPO, or it
will be assumed that member wants payroll deduction.
·
First
deduction will have to wait until after lump sum distribution.
·
Andrea Brady has posted article on website,
reaching out to Channels 5,9,12 for additional coverage possibility.
·
Committees formation:
o Forward
articles to Terry for the blog.
§ Illinois
latest to drop Common Core
§ Hearings next two days in Ohio
·
Public relations committee: Community Connections Committee...working
first on PTO membership. Forward all ideas to Kim Given or Lisa Harris
·
Other committee:
Social Committee. To help school climate. Improving the visual climate, social climate
of buildings.
o We
used to have a retiree social for assoc.
o How
about a lump sum party? Avoid a home
game(admin can't come).
o Faculty
section at basketball game...teachers stand up for any student you had when
team announced,
o Jeans
day for scholarship, maybe a fundraiser for each building: camp, giving tree,
senior trip, byo? (Foundation takes care of that)
o Anne
will get lump sum date to pick a Friday in Sept. for party; include board and
admin.
·
Clarification...party at Janine's is by
invitation...rep council/admin/movers/shakers
·
In spring, Dr. Miles and Anne talked about
403bs...has go ahead.
o Charles
Schwab rep is willing to come in for Informational Meeting
o In
lieu of showing six figures on public document of salary schedule, next option
might be employer matching of contribution in a 403b
o Longevity bonus gone and will stay
gone...could be seen as the extra steps being added to schedule.
o Very
few teachers take advantage of this (403b) now...need education on advantages.
o We
have Aspire: can put money in Fidelity
or Vanguard or T. Rowe price, very low fees.
