Meeting of the NASE Executive Board
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 4:00
Room 200 Ryan Road Elementary School
In Attendance: (11 participants)
Andrea Egitto, Vanessa Coates-Cooney, Kim Bowler, Paula Rigano-Murray, Kate Fontaine, Erica Lamanna, Heather Brown, Emily Dumais, Sara Churchill-Winsor, Karen Schiaffo, Brian Bagdon,
Andrea calls the meeting to order at 4:06 pm.
Item I: Call to Order and New Business
- Discussion around buying school lunch food adult portions for payment will be discussed between Mistelle and the Superintendent
- Reminder for Emily to have new delegates to fill out their W-4s
- Is it past practice to work for the district, left, and came back to the same job around longevity/retirement?
- If you leave (resign), you start over. Up to the discretion can be the steps you are at
- If discipline issues are not being followed up on or being held accountable, follow up with the union for support
- Issues around cafeteria workers expectations such as technology lagging, changing in lunch waves (changes in student lunch times), and adult portions for a cost.
- Concerns around the lack of PD committee, we need volunteers to be on this committee and now we have a curriculum director
Item II: Secretary’s Report
MOTION: to accept the Secretary’s Report
Entertained by: Andrea
Moved by: Kate
Seconded by: Paula
Motion Approved: unanimously
Item III: Treasurer’s Report
- Working with Florence Bank around credit card to help with minimizing reimbursements
- Mid-year (December) stipends will be done through ADP
MOTION: to accept the Treasurer’s Report
Entertained by: Andrea
Moved by: Paula
Seconded by: Erica
Motion Approved: unanimously
Item IV: Plan for negotiations
- Tomorrow 10/6 will be a preliminary negotiation meeting listening and brainstorming session
- Will be sharing out a brainstorming document in order to keep everything in one location
- Checking in with units and chapter coordinators for joining on the negotiating teams
- Secretary will be in attendance to talk notes around discussion
Item V: Officer Reports
Item VI: Adjourn
MOTION: to adjourn.
Entertained by: Andrea
Moved by: Heather
Seconded by: Kim
Motion Approved: unanimously
Upcoming meetings
Nov. 12, 4:00 JFK – NASE Executive Committee Meeting
Officer Reports
ESPs (Unit C)
Issues at JSS and BSS. Sent out a follow up to the letter around the qualifications for paraeducators.
Custodian (Unit F)
Hired a new night custodian at JFK – in the process of this.
Cafeteria (Unit G)
Someone resigned which will need to be filled. Still looking to fill two part times jobs.
PR&R
One of the elementary schools had a health and safety grievance – the response is not satisfactory to all parties. If there are things that still want to be discussed in the meeting to reconvene and move forward with that. Have another grievance to file about the preamble
Membership Coordinator
11 new members from our last EC members. The new member forms will be updated after November 14.
Communications Coordinator
The website has been updated!
President’s and Vice President’s Report-
Organizing meetings. MTA meetings. Went to all 6 NPS schools for the listening tour around the upcoming negotiations. Sent out the to demand to bargain for NPS and SVAHS – received a response from SVAHS. Working on organizing actions.
CAT TEAM – volunteers
Josh Seamon- Ingalls – JFK
Mareatha Wallace – JFK
Erica Caron JFK
Jenny Mae Viets – NHS
Jess Lavalle – NHS
Sue Sullivan – NHS
Michele Bernhard – NHS
Jake Gallant – NHS (para)
Karen Hidalgo – NHS
Ray Paquette – NHS
Beth Monopoli – BSS
Jen Lucine – JSS
Huimin Wan- JSS
Sara Simmons RR
Cori Carey – RR
Lisa Labeau – RR
Kate Dell Olio – Leeds
Sarah Carlton – JSS
Tyler Holter – NHS (para)