PRPE Minutes for Rep Council & Executive Board Meeting via ZOOM Monday April 6, 2020

Present: J. Lynett (Executive Director); F. Kloepper (President/Liberty Rep.); D. Harris (VP; Recording Secretary); M. Flickinger (Liberty; 6-12 Vice President); S. Silva-Whedbee (KK; Corresponding Secretary); J. Hutchings (FMS; Treasurer); N. Mayer (PB; Membership Chair); S. Hamilton (FMS Representative); J. Jaeger (KK Representative); S. Wilder (VP Representative); S. Walker (PB, TK-5 Vice President); P. Diaz (TAABS Representative); B. Boddington (SPED Representative); B. Woods (WP Representative); C. Bradshaw (PRHS Representative); V. Ezzell (GB Representative); C. Wright (LMS Representative); K. Stevens (CTA Representative); B. Ezzell (TAABS Teacher); J. Martin (Teacher)

Executive Board/Site Representative Council Meeting Minutes

I Approval of minutes from the March Meeting

• Motion to approve minutes: Approved (John H./Carli B.)

II Treasurer’s Report: (John Hutchings)

• Motion to approve Treasurer’s Report: Approved (Diane H./Melissa F.)

III Membership Chair – Nancy Mayer (Email list, Membership Drive)

• Need current private emails

IV REMEMBER TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR TIMESHEETS, OFFICERS.

V. Unfinished business/Updates

a) Negotiations (Sunshine, MOUs Stipends)

• No Sunshine Proposal at this time

• Budget is unclear at this time

• No COLA

• No May revise

• Waiting to see unaudited actuals

b) Grievances

• None

c) Surveys

• Will not present the Moral and Negotiation Surveys at this time

• Possibly make a Distance Learning Survey

• Suggested that district may want to look into a retirement package

d) 6-12 Issues – Melissa Flickinger

• SPED stipend was handled

• Concerns about administration’s expectations being too high; need to show compassion

• Concerns about receiving stipends; make sure to log your work to maintain full stipend

• Email Jen Gaviola if you have questions regarding stipends

e) TK-5 Issues – Stephenie Walker (Grade 6 Re-configuration)

• Distance learning is challenging for TK-2

• Concerns about moving 6th grade to elementary sites and moving TAABS is too much all at once

f) Digital Newsletter – Susan Whedbee

• Nothing to report

g) PAR Report/Website - Fred

• Nobody in PAR at this time

VI.New Business

a) Layoff (1 requested hearing)

• Two layoffs, 1 at the high school and 1 at elementary music

• 1 has requested a hearing; CTA lawyer

• Permanent teacher can request a hearing

• With the layoff at the high school, Career Ed Tech program at the high school will be eliminated; concerns about students currently on that pathway not being able to complete it if program is eliminated

• May 15-layoffs become final; can rescind before that date

b) Administration reorganization/Involuntary transfers (PRHS, TK-3 VAPA/PE)

• Chief Academic Officer and Director of Curriculum and Instruction have both submitted resignations

• Discussion about possible charter school; a petition has already been filed; district has 90 days to decide; has been rejected in the past; prior reason for rejection was programmatic--their programs do not match our schools' programs

• PRPE suggests to reject charter school petition

• If school board accepts petition for charter school, County Superintendent could overrule board’s decision based on our qualified budget status

• Chris Bausch and Stephanie Ulibarri have recused themselves from charter school decision--conflict of interest

• ⅘ have to reject due to 7 board members

• TAABS Option 2--Move TK-K to other school sites for 2020-21 school year and in 2021-22 move remaining students to other sites

• Concerns about personnel and how the district will handle the move/closure, etc

• Nothing in Ed Code to prevent a school closure

• PRPE remains neutral on the decision

• District Advisory Committee would have to decide on extra property

• Involuntary transfers--PRPE has not been notified of any at this time; check with colleagues to see if any have occurred; if so, make sure it states “involuntary transfer” in writing--there’s contract language regarding involuntary transfers

• Changes within a site are called “reassignments”

• District wants to reduce VAPA for TK-3 to fewer days

• STRS--based on number of years on the salary schedule

c) Coronavirus Planning

• Concerns about reopening schools and when staff will be notified when or if schools will/will not reopen for 2019-20 school year

d) Distance Learning

• Concerns about daily outlined proposed by the district

• Make sure to provide work for students

• TK-5 would like packets available for those who need it

• PRPE would like to follow larger districts’ leads for distance learning, school closures, etc.

• Log weekly attendance

• Keep track of work, communications, etc.

e) SPED Issues

• There was an email sent out with SPED guidelines

• IEP guidelines still in effect

• Stipends are still allowed

• Concerns about high school SPED students not connecting with SPED teachers in google classroom, but are connecting with regular ed classrooms

VII.Reports from Building Reps:

Officers

LMS

• Nothing to report

KK

• Concerns about district not organizing grade level cadres to tackle distance learning

PRHS

• Need packets for students without internet and need to know how that work will be compiled; about 20 students

• TLC teachers are overextended; 16 google classrooms to manage for their caseloads; want to be in compliance

GB

• Nothing to report

VP

• Concerns about remaining classroom budgets on hold; would like to use money to get supplies to students

• TK-5 should all get prep 5 days/week; similar numbers of students; should be equal prep time for all

• Concerns about students’ things still in desks; would like to pack up desks and handout to students

BS

• TK-5 should all get prep 5 days/week; similar numbers of students; should be equal prep time for all

• Would like to see food distribution at Flamson and the high school, not culinary; easier for families on west side of town

• Concerns about proposed closure options

SPED

• Discussed above

WP

• Would like to get consumables to students without internet

PB

• Nothing to report

FMS

• Questions about overage pay; how to track attendance by period

• Would like overages based on quarters, not semesters

• Would like new-comer class to be same ratio as a SPED class; now cap is 32; currently 26 students; major concern about number of students

Next Negotiation Meeting April 7 at 2:30--Zoom

• Regarding MOU for Distance Learning

Next PRPE Meeting: 5/4/20 Zoom

PRPE PAC Board of Directors Meeting (Immediately following PRPE regular meeting)