How to help members who receive RIF notices

Urgent: Reduction In Force Rights

In the event that the district does issue Reduction In Force (RIF) letters as we approach the March 15^th deadline, please take the following steps to protect your rights.

1. If you receive a layoff notice, notify the CTA/Mt. Hamilton office immediately. The CTA Mt. Ham # is 272.0601
2. Go to the BUSD district office and get the form time stamped. Mayra in personnel may have some forms for you to be given. There is a Request for Hearing form that must be turned in within seven calendar days.
3. Come to the Mt. Hamilton Office where you will be given a "Notice of Dissent" form and other materials. You will be assisted in all aspects of the process.
4. Do not agree to resign if asked to as you will lose rights by doing so!
5. Contact CTAB Exec Board member Lina Prokopchak who will coordinate services for our members who received RIF notices.

Lina's email is linaprokopchak@yahoo.com and she can be reached at Toyon at 408-923-1965 and her personal number is 408-867-3218 l

Minutes of March 11th CTAB Rep Council

California Teachers Association of Berryessa

888 S. Capital Avenue, San Jose, CA 95127

Website: www.sjteach.org/ctab

Minutes àREP COUNCIL MEETING

Mt. Hamilton, March 11, 2008 3:30 to 5:00

I. Come to Order---- (3:38 PM)Time Keeper---Parliamentarian---Introductions

Agenda/Norms: 1) Go through the Chair 2) One person speaks at a time

3) Hard on the issues and soft on the people----Joyce---2 mins

II. Approval of the Minutes----Secretary---Rob—2 min. Approved 16-0-1

Treasurer’s Report---Julie---2 min.

III. Building Concerns----Write them down with name/School--- 20 minutes

Cherrywood:

· request to be on the “Do Not Call List” for recorded messages from district systemà Members should ask their principals

· Concern over travel allowances

Majestic Way (Sandra): Request to unplug individual class refrigerators and microwaves.

IV. Old Business

1. RIF and Release notices---Joyce---10 min (extended) Clarifications given

When teachers get RIF notice, they need to go to District Office and get the “Request for Hearing” form time stamped. They then are to come to Mt. Hamilton with a copy of the notice to request a hearing within 7 days and they will fill out forms which are placed in a folder.

The CTA lawyer will deal with these issues. This process will make certain that a correct order for rehire is done correctly.

2. By-Laws—Joyce—5 min—Vote Motion (Peter D) to approve standing rules as submitted. Seconded by Pat Patterson (Vinci Park). Modified section P3…Motion to Pass as Modified Approved 16-0-0.

3. School Board Election---Joe---5 min Let Joe know if interested in being on School Board interview committee. 2 positions open in November. Let Joe know of any potential candidates. Need to check the timeline

4. Association Presidents Meeting in Burlingame—Joyce—3 min.: Info on meeting Joyce attended. Idea to have rallies leading up to mid-May.

5. Site Concern Update from February 12—Joyce

a. 4^th/5^th Conference Prep days – need to not have other district functions which block the days for prep.

b. 6^th/8^th grade writing assessmentà Honey Berg has not responded yet.

c. Majestic Way issue regarding teacher contact with parents and grading policyà Marc and Jack have made conflicting statements regarding this. The Principal at Majestic Way has now reworded that teachers are strongly urged to contact in a positive way.

V. New Business

1. Special Ed Meeting---5 min—Susan Sakaguchi Concerns shared—Itinerant LSH stretched; RSP has large number of students with huge range of grades and abilities

Autism at Morrill— special ed students not counted and general ed teachers are having mainstreamed students on top of full amount of general ed students

2. Elections---5 min—Joyce

NEA/RA Local and State on March 31-April 2

Ballot materials will be distributed week of March 17^th

Campaigning is March 17^th -20^th

3. District Budget Priority : We should not participate

4. Organizingà educating our members on their rights

Outreach to communityà

Berryessa Arts and Music Festival (May 10^th) – Have a booth?

VI. Other—10 min—

1. Equity and Human Rights Conference March 28-30 in Irvine
1. Motion made (Joe Hermann) and seconded (Peter) to send 15 members. Friendly amendment for 7 members…must inform Julie by Friday March 14^th. Passed: Voice vote unanimously
2. Summer Institute Aug 3-8
3. Mercury News request

VII. Adjourn— 5:34PM

Next meeting of Rep Council---April 8^th, Treats Ruskin in March;

Piedmont in April. School Board meeting—March 11^th at 7:00 pm

Below: Approved Feb 12th Minutes:

California Teachers Association of Berryessa

888 S. Capital Avenue, San Jose, CA 95127

Website: www.sjteach.org/ctab

REP COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Mt. Hamilton, February 12, 2008 3:30 to 5:30 P.M.

I.. Come to Order-----Time Keeper----Parliamentarian—Introduction—New Resps/Agenda/ Norms-- 1) Go through the Chair 2) One person speak at a time 3) Hard on Issues and Soft on the People---Joyce—2 min

II. Approval of the Minutes---Secretary—Rob---Treasurer Report—Julie---5 min

III. Building Concerns---Write them down with Name/School—20 min

1. Noble (Pamela Thomassen)à 4/5 teachers get prep day for conferences, but the DO limits what days they can get subs. Request that the district not plan activities which require subs at the same time Action: Joyce will discuss with Jack/Marc
2. Cherrywood (Peter Davis)àMotion made that Rep Council authorize $5 per member for site reps to spend on treats. Approved unanimously Follow-up: Reps buy the treats and submit receipt for prompt reimbursement to treasurer, Julie Zlatunich (Brooktree) Day of the Teacher is May 6^th.
3. Sierramont MS (Dave Pousho)à Concern regarding student seen as potentially volatile and the request of an elective teacher that he not be scheduled to be in Home Ec class for Trimester 3 where he would have access to cutlery. Request to have him rescheduled to another elective. SMS administrators had not yet taken preventive action. Action: Joyce will talk to Jack.
4. Majestic Way (Sandra Main)à Site administrator has issued a letter to teachers stating that they must make an effort to conference with EVERY parent (by phone if not in person) and to make 2 positive contacts. This goes beyond contract language and it is attempt to carry out yet to be finalized grading policy. This also is happening at Toyon and Vinci Park. Action: Joyce and Elem. Reps will talk to Majestic Way, Vinci Park and Toyon administrators and will raise it in meeting with Marc Liebman.
   

IV. Old Business

1. School Board Election---3 min—Joe: Alkesh Desai won seat. CTAB spent $1,800 in association PAC funds plus $1,200 rom CTA PAC funds
2. Newsletter---Rob---2 min: email any articles to rdcurry@sjteach.org
3. Grievance Chairs---Lina/Beth/Liz—5 min Nada
4. Negotiations Survey Update—3 min—Rob No projector to show presentation. View it at www.sjteach.org/ctab.html
5. School Site Visits—Beth/Joyce—3 min—Ruskin—March 5^th
6. By-Laws—need to approve section revision Joyce—5 min Draft given. We will vote on the revision at the March 11^th Rep Council
7. School Board Meeting—3 min—Feb. 5th and Feb. 12^th
8. Negotiations Sunshine in March---2 min---Joyce/Joe/Lina
9. Mt. Hamilton Council---Joe/Joyce—3 min---Feb. 6^th Personnel issues
   

IV. New Business

1. PAC—Joe—3 min---Legislative Breakfast

2. Collaboration Training Update—Joyce—5 min

3. Meeting with Marc—Joe/Joyce scheduled Friday 2/15 at 2:45PM

4. Meeting with School Board Members---Joyce –3 min Meetings set with David Cohen and Linda Chen

5. Budget Meeting—5 min—Julie/Joyce

6. NEA RA---Update—3 min---Joyce Members encouraged to run

7. PI Information/Pres. Release Day—Info---Lina/Joyce---5 min

8. Scholarships—3 min—Joyce go online to www.cta.org for info

9. BDAC—Joe/Rob/Joyce—3 min Grading policy on hold for now

10. Service Center Council---Joe/Joyce—3 min organizing Legislative breakfast

11. Summer School—Joyce—3 min Only for 7^th/8^th students not likely to pass HS Exit Exam, for MS pre-algebra and Special Ed students with summer school as part of the IEP

12. Elections---5 min—Joyce Carole Rygiol (Piedmont MS) is Elections Chair Info on NEA/RA Local election is coming soon

V. –Other—10 min

1. Special Ed meet with Exec Board Tuesday Feb 26^th 3PM at Toyon Room 20 to discuss Special Ed concerns as we go into planning negotiations

2. Urban Conference à Feb 29-March 2^nd in San Jose CTAB will pay for up to 10 members to attend

3. Leadership Conference: Alcosta Region’s conference at Hayes Mansion April 11-12 will allow us to have members attend. Let Joyce know if interested.

4. Kansen Chu’s conference on gangs

VI.—Adjourn---2 min

Next meting Rep Council---March 12th, Treats: Piedmont in March. We Need 7 schools for a quorum. School Board Meeting—Feb. 12th—7:00pm

Urgent: : Non-reelect Notices being given to Temporary and Probationary Members

Dear Rep:

Joyce Singh has asked me to email you to let you know that the district has already started to give non-reelect notes to temporary and probationary (non-tenured) teachers.

Please let your members who are Probationary and Temporary know that we urge them to contact Joyce Singh immediately if they have any questions or concerns.
Her CTAB cellular phone number is 510-861-4102 and her district extension is 3022. She can be reached by email at joyce.singh@sbcglobal.net

Later this week, prior to the March 15th deadline, the district will be giving the notices of tentative assignment for 2008-09 to all members who are continuing. Some members may also be getting RIF (Reduction In Force) notices, based on seniority and the BUSD Board of Trustees approved number of 78.

Obviously, these are important matters and we REALLY need all sites to be represented at the CTAB Rep Council on Tuesday March 11th.

Please encourage members to carefully review the seniority list they recieved on email from Mayra last week to check for accuracy.

Rob Curry
CTAB Secretary

March 11, 2008 Rep Council Agenda

California Teachers Association of Berryessa

888 S. Capital Avenue, San Jose, CA 95127

Website: www.sjteach.org/ctab

AGENDA REP COUNCIL MEETING

Mt. Hamilton, March 11, 2008 3:30 to 5:00

I. Come to Order----Time Keeper---Parliamentarian---Introductions

Agenda/Norms: 1) Go through the Chair 2) One person speaks at a time

3) Hard on the issues and soft on the people----Joyce---2 mins

II. Approval of the Minutes----Secretary---Rob—2 min.

Treasurer’s Report---Julie---2 min.

III. Building Concerns----Write them down with name/School--- 20 minutes

IV. Old Business

1. RIF notices---Joyce---10 min

2. By-Laws—Joyce—5 min—Vote

3. School Board Election---Joe---5 min.

4. Presidents Meeting in Burlingame—Joyce—3 min.

V. New Business

1. PAC---Joe—3 min.

2. Legislative Breakfast---5 min—Joe/Liz/Beth/Joyce

3. Three Union Meeting—3 min---Joyce

4. Meeting with Marc—5 min---Joe/Joyce

5. Elections---5 min—Joyce

6. Rally/Press Conference?---5 min—Joyce

7. Special Ed Meeting---5 min—Susan Sakaguchi

8. Subs/Freeze/Rumors---5 min—Joe/Joyce

9. May 20^th Lobby Day for Presidents—2 min—Joyce

10. Organizing Committee---5 min—Jill

VI. Other—10 min—

VII. Adjourn—1 min

Next meeting of Rep Council---April 8^th, Treats Ruskin in March;

Piedmont in April. School Board meeting—March 11^th at 7:00 pm

Feb 12, 2008 Rep Council Minutes Draft

California Teachers Association of Berryessa

888 S. Capital Avenue, San Jose, CA 95127

Website: www.sjteach.org/ctab

REP COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Mt. Hamilton, February 12, 2008 3:30 to 5:30 P.M.

I.. Come to Order-----Time Keeper----Parliamentarian—Introduction—New Resps/Agenda/ Norms-- 1) Go through the Chair 2) One person speak at a time 3) Hard on Issues and Soft on the People---Joyce—2 min

II. Approval of the Minutes---Secretary—Rob---Treasurer Report—Julie---5 min

III. Building Concerns---Write them down with Name/School—20 min

1. Noble (Pamela Thomassen) 4/5 teachers get prep day for conferences, but the DO limits what days they can get subs. Request that the district not plan activities which require subs at the same time Action: Joyce will discuss with Jack/Marc

2. Cherrywood (Peter Davis)Motion made that Rep Council authorize $5 per member for site reps to spend on treats. Approved unanimously Follow-up: Reps buy the treats and submit receipt for prompt reimbursement to treasurer, Julie Zlatunich (Brooktree) Day of the Teacher is May 6^th.

3. Sierramont MS (Dave Pousho) Concern regarding student seen as potentially volatile and the request of an elective teacher that he not be scheduled to be in Home Ec class for Trimester 3 where he would have access to cutlery. Request to have him rescheduled to another elective. SMS administrators had not yet taken preventive action. Action: Joyce will talk to Jack.

4. Majestic Way (Sandra Main) Site administrator has issued a letter to teachers stating that they must make an effort to conference with EVERY parent (by phone if not in person) and to make 2 positive contacts. This goes beyond contract language and it is attempt to carry out yet to be finalized grading policy. This also is happening at Toyon and Vinci Park. Action: Joyce and Elem Reps will talk to Majestic Way, Vinci Park and Toyon administrators and will raise it in meeting with Marc Liebman.
   

IV. Old Business

1. School Board Election---3 min—Joe: Alkesh Desai won seat. CTAB spent $1,800 in association PAC funds plus $1,200 rom CTA PAC funds

2. Newsletter---Rob---2 min: email any articles to rdcurry@sjteach.org

3. Grievance Chairs---Lina/Beth/Liz—5 min Nada

4. Negotiations Survey Update—3 min—Rob No projector to show presentation. View it at www.sjteach.org/ctab.html

5. School Site Visits—Beth/Joyce—3 min—Ruskin—March 5^th

6. By-Laws—need to approve section revision Joyce—5 min Draft given. We will vote on the revision at the March 11^th Rep Council

7. School Board Meeting—3 min—Feb. 5th and Feb. 12^th

8. Negotiations Sunshine in March---2 min---Joyce/Joe/Lina

9. Mt. Hamilton Council---Joe/Joyce—3 min---Feb. 6^th Personnel issues
   

IV. New Business

1. PAC—Joe—3 min---Legislative Breakfast

2. Collaboration Training Update—Joyce—5 min

3. Meeting with Marc—Joe/Joyce scheduled Friday 2/15 at 2:45PM

4. Meeting with School Board Members---Joyce –3 min Meetings set with David Cohen and Linda Chen

5. Budget Meeting—5 min—Julie/Joyce

6. NEA RA---Update—3 min---Joyce Members encouraged to run

7. PI Information/Pres. Release Day—Info---Lina/Joyce---5 min

8. Scholarships—3 min—Joyce go online to www.cta.org for info

9. BDAC—Joe/Rob/Joyce—3 min Grading policy on hold for now

10. Service Center Council---Joe/Joyce—3 min organizing Legislative breakfast

11. Summer School—Joyce—3 min Only for 7^th/8^th students not likely to pass HS Exit Exam and Special Ed students with summer school as part of the IEP

12. Elections---5 min—Joyce Carole Rygiol (Piedmont MS) is Elections Chair Info on NEA/RA Local election is coming soon
    
    

5. –Other—10 min

   1. Special Ed meet with Exec Board Tuesday Feb 26^th 3PM at Toyon Room 20 to discuss Special Ed concerns as we go into planning negotiations

   2. Urban Conference  Feb 29-March 2^nd in San Jose CTAB will pay for up to 10 members to attend

   3. Leadership Conference: Alcosta Region’s conference at Hayes Mansion April 11-12 will allow us to have members attend. Let Joyce know if interested.

   4. Kansen Chu’s conference on gangs
      

VI.—Adjourn---2 min

Next meting Rep Council---March 12th, Treats: Piedmont in March. We Need 7 schools for a quorum. School Board Meeting—Feb. 12th—7:00pm

CTAB March Newsletter

View the new March 2008 CTAB Newsletter at:

http://www.sjteach.org/march2008CTABnews.pdf

CTAB Negotiations Survey Results

See the results in a presentation at:

http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dc9whxkd_4c8pmgbg9

NEA Local Delegate Election

Dear Reps,

We need to correct the dates for the NEA RA Local Delegate Election, due to the fact that the scheduled date of the voting is during Spring Break vacation. The Elections Committee was just passing on what they had been given and fortunately a sharp-eyed Rep saw the date conflict.

Please post this REVISED time line on your CTAB board at your site.

CTAB will be voting for Local Delegates for the NEA Representative Assembly between


March 31 and April 2.