Meeting of the NASE Executive Board
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Room 200, Ryan Road Elementary School
APPROVED 5/7/2024
In Attendance: (10 participants)
Andrea Egitto, Vanessa Coates-Cooney, Kim Bowler, Erica Lamanna, Karen Schiaffo, Tammy Cook, Mike Parks, Cyndie Ouimette, Brian Bagdon, Sara Churchill-Winsor,
Andrea calls the meeting to order at 4:09 pm.
Item I: Call to Order and New Business
- The MOA to change the cook’s pay seems to be missing
- End of the year party happening or not? Committee for this?
- Concern with Special Admin. Assistant is being pulled to be a bus monitor when the bus monitor is not in attendance multiple times a day since is trained from summer program needs, time sheets are being put in for this work → is there a plan to get someone else trained for this position
- Unit C members were overpaid by a day and the Superintendent wants to get that pay back over the next two pay periods → possibility to take over six pay periods?
Item II: Delegates for MTA Annual Meeting and Elections
- Need 1 more delegate for the MTA Annual Meeting please
Item III: Secretary’s Report
MOTION: to accept the Secretary’s Report
Entertained by: Andrea
Moved by: Erica
Seconded by: Cyndie
Motion Approved: unanimously
Item IV: Treasurer’s report
Item V: Agenda for Annual Meeting at SVAHS
- SVAHS will provide snacks
- Delegate Nominations
- Secretary Report from last year’s Annual Meeting
- Proposed bylaw changes
- Honoring retirees
- Elections
- Donations to the scholarship fund via Venmo
- Potentially have legislative action/push for big concerns around budget
- Share out a date for end of the year party (Thursday, June 13th)
Item VI: Officer Reports
Item VII: Adjourn
MOTION: to adjourn.
Entertained by: Andrea
Moved by: Cyndie
Seconded by: Tammy
Motion Approved: unanimously
Upcoming meetings
April 11 – Standout 5:30, School Committee 6:30 JFK
Save the Date – NASE Annual Meeting – Wednesday, April 24, 3:30 refreshments
May 7, Executive Board meeting – 4:00, Ryan Road School
May 8, NASE meeting with NPS superintendent
May 14, Executive Committee meeting 4:00 – JFK – JFK will provide snacks
Officer Reports
Teachers (Unit A)
Admin (Unit B)
ESPs (Unit C)
Working towards a solution for the Unit C overpay error. Will be contacting HR around getting the pay back over potentially six pay periods for the 6.5 over pay time.
SVHS (Unit D)
Just confirmed an MOU for the start of school next year, which the union has signed and is waiting on the Board of Trustees.
Clerical: (Unit E)
Coming up on 45 days for the clerical grievance. A special education admin assistant is being pulled to be a bus monitored due to training since there is nobody else available.
Custodian (Unit F)
1 disciplinary issue is resolved.
Cafeteria (Unit G)
There are multiple positions open – Leeds, NHS, Ryan Road, and at least 3 sub positions.
SVHS (Unit H)
Nothing to report at this point.
PR&R
The 45 days is coming up for the clerical grievance. There is nothing else at this point that has come up.
Membership Coordinator
2 new members in March – Unit A and Unit C. Total of 68 new members this year alone with a grand membership total of 542 members.
Communications Coordinator
President’s and Vice President’s Report