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March 4, 2024 Meeting Minutes of the NASE Executive Board

Meeting of the NASE Executive Board

Tuesday, March 4, 2024 4:00

Ryan Road Rm 200

APPROVED 4/1/2025

In Attendance: (8 participants)

Andrea Egitto, Vanessa Coates-Cooney, Kim Bowler, Erica Lamanna, Heather Brown, Brian Bagdon, Tammy Cook, Kate Fontaine, 

 

Andrea calls the meeting to order at 4:03 pm.

 

Item I: Call to Order and New Business

  • Clerical sub pay – Dr. Bonner put out a memo in November about changing the clerical sub pay from $16 to $15 for a clerical sub
  • SC voted to have $600,000 appropriation to be sent to the schools
  • Dr. Bonner is going to City Council around the money to be sent to schools, asking for the less than voted on
    • BSS = reading interventionist, math interventionist, tutors, clerical to full time, para to get PD for reading, recess/gym equipment, fencing
    • JSS = 2nd grade classroom teacher, math/reading combined interventionist, para, increase in supplies/sub/PD
    • Leeds = para, 2 math tutors, 2 recess/lunch, BCBA to full time
    • Ryan Road = special education teacher restoration, para
    • JFK = 2 special ed paras, 2 general paras, world language
    • NHS = school psych, special education teacher
  • Discussion around Thursday 3/6 negotiations agenda 
  • Discussion around the potential 25-26 school calendar → PD day before first day of school with kids moved to March
  • Another person needs to learn mail chimp as a backup person, Heather and Vanessa to meet with Paula on ‘training’ for this
  • Paula is filling out the T-shirt grant paperwork
  • Need to start planning end of the year events → Annual NASE meeting for 4/30 and end of the year party
  • Annual NASE meeting is going to be discussed at EC meeting 3/11
    • Voting on officers? 
    • Dues increase?

Item II: Secretary’s Report 

  • Amendment: Item III line 1 “benign” changed to “being”

MOTION: to accept the Secretary’s Report as amended

Entertained by: Andrea

Moved by: Kim

Seconded by: Erica

Motion Approved: unanimously

 

Item III: Treasurer’s report 

  • Will be presented next week, and will vote on this next week

 

Item IV: Adjourn

MOTION: to adjourn.

Entertained by: Andrea

Moved by: Kate

Seconded by: Heather

Motion Approved: unanimously

 

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