4/19/10

Minutes by Jim Boling

General Meeting 4-19-10

RTA Office 3:30-5:30

This agenda is tentative and will change before 4-19-10.

Agenda

  • Welcome

  • Minutes from Last Meeting (Action)

  • Layoff Hearings

    • 12 members

    • Friday, 4/23 10am

    • All day subs? still in question

  • Election of Leadership (Action)

    • Nominees

      • President: Richard Beatty

      • Vice President: Jim Boling

      • Secretary: Patti Sandoval

      • Treasurer: Bridget Price

  • RTA Office Chairs

    • Petitioners

      • Negotiations: Jerry Pief

      • Grievance: Ellie Olliviera

      • Membership: Laura Wright

      • PAC: Mike Dunlop

      • Organizing: Danielle Jensen

      • Elections: None at this time

  • RUSD Board Meeting

    • Teachers showed and spoke

    • Saving money and rescinding layoff's

    • Cardozo Grad requirements

    • Elizabeth Meza

      • Proud of our unity

    • John Mitchel

      • Wants to meet with teachers to talk about ways to save money

    • Riverbank News, picture and article

    • Next Meeting 4/20/10

      • Let's be seen and heard!

      • Wear black and pink, communicate with community

      • Message: "Let's find ways to rescind layoffs without cutting teacher salaries."

  • RTA-RUSD Liaison

    • Calendar

      • Break after Easter

    • DAIT

      • Two RTA reps, paid by D.O. if needed

    • Grievance

      • Dr. Burgess, STRS, days, no cost to district

    • Budget

      • CASBO, this weekend, forecast May revise

    • Layoffs

      • Pinkslips 16

      • Rescinded 2

      • More expected, how many unknown

    • HR Personnel

      • Norma Gonzalez

        • HR and Student Services

        • Classified Manager

        • Susan and Ken Admin

    • Board Members

      • Comment made to John

      • RTA's position: No meeting, no list

    • Ron: no longer working for RUSD

  • Negotiations Update

    • RUSD delayed date

    • RUSD Team

      • Susan Taylor, Lead Negotiator

      • Kim Newton

      • Norma Gonzalez

      • Karolyn Crisp

  • Retirement Party

    • Retirees

      • Bruce Edwards

      • Susie Dewitz

      • Terry Scott

      • Keith Rogers

      • Sandy Mattos

    • Photography (Action)

  • Voting

    • E-voting

    • Floaters will be on lists at all sites

    • Reporting: show membership, not by site

    • Ron Edwards "Bullet Vote" request

  • RTA Professional Development

    • Upper Division Units

  • RTA Podcast

    • Interview Retirees

    • Current Education Issues

  • RTA Social Media (Tabled til next meeting)

    • The Pro's and the Con's

    • Twitter (RTACTA)

    • Facebook (Riverbank Teachers Association)

  • May General Meeting?

    • none scheduled