REPRESENTATIVE
COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 4, 2015 at 4 pm
MAY 4, 2015 at 4 pm
Attending: T. Millard, A. Bohn, C. Townsend, V. Mendoza,
K. Dillenburger, M. Carr, A. Campa, A. Kuhn, E. Ruebusch, H. Smith, J. Hunsche,
J. Oden, M. Richardson, N. Carpenter.
I.
Board Meeting on Tuesday, May 19 will
be attended by Terry, Julie, Anne and speakers.
a.
Want speakers to balance the
negativity of inside millage issue.
b. Tom
Millard, Janine Hunsche, Hilary Smith, Mark Campbell, Steve Seeger, and Beth
Kamen.
II.
Financial Report
a.
One disbursement: Freking & Betz
b.
Lunches still to occur: ES/MS
III.
District Leadership Council
a.
Hour long meetings; 1x/qtr
b.
Need building representation
i.
Opening at HS
ii.
PS?
iii.
If interested in position, let Anne
know.
III. Plan for breakfast on August 12, 2015
A. Where? Elementary school
A. Where? Elementary school
B.
Should membership dues for new members be $335 or $400?
Keep it the same, even for
new members. $335.
C. What do we want to convey to members?
C. What do we want to convey to members?
Small table activity/conversations,
Core Six support
IV. Inclusion of
in-laws for sick leave purposes
A. Schools who have inclusion language in their contract:
1. Sycamore
2. Loveland
3. Fairfield
4. Kings
B. Schools who do not have inclusion language in their contract:
1. Wyoming
2. Forest Hills
3. Lakota
4. Milford
A. Schools who have inclusion language in their contract:
1. Sycamore
2. Loveland
3. Fairfield
4. Kings
B. Schools who do not have inclusion language in their contract:
1. Wyoming
2. Forest Hills
3. Lakota
4. Milford
C. To be explored further as we approach
negotiations.
IV.
Attendance
a.
By building: between 5-10 days average absence rate for
teachers
b.
Will now get reminder on salary notice
and summative eval.
c.
Council would like the issue to be
raised as a professionalism concern by us before the administration brings it
to our attention as a problem
d.
Competition between buildings?
i.
Idea:
Quarterly free lunch for winner of lowest absences
ii.
Idea:
Possibility of financial incentive from district if we reduce Guest
Teacher costs.
iii.
Idea:
Peer elected “teacher of the year” includes attendance
iv.
Idea:
Changing simple vernacular from “I get 15 sick days/year” to I
have the protection of 15 days if needed.
V.
Concerns from Buildings
VI.
Do we want to send an acknowledgement
of courage needed to raise issue of integrity and test scores at Turpin? Let’s consider a letter/card of support after
APs. Julie to generate and get feedback.
VI.
Concerns/Updates from Committees
Tap
House Grille, Friday, May 15 Happy Hour
