Past+Minutes

1 )Information was shared regarding building reps informing members about a walk on Saturday. The walk is at 11:00 a.m. Gathering spot is at MacDowell Montessori (17th and Highland). The walk is sponsored by I LOVE MY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 2) If you are looking for something to do on Saturday or Sunday please consider working the phone banks at the United Education Profession Building. Phoning will take place Saturday from 9-5, and Sunday from 12-5. Phoning will be to inform people about Darling's opponent, State Rep Sandy Pasch. 3) There is another walk on Saturday, June 11th 8:30-11:30 am. RECALL ELECTION WALK. This is a member to member walk. 3)WEAC's Take Action Academy. Workshops run from 10:00 am to 4:00p.m. This one day workship is June 18th. For more information contact a building rep or Gayle Isermann at WEAC 1-800-362-8034 Ex 340 4) This summer if you are interested in earning a little extra cash. $100 a day. Council 10 and Teachers will do home visits to districts that have teachers/districts that need recertification. Contact Rachel Swick if you are interested in this opportunity. 5) Rob Zerban is opposing Paul Ryan. There is a meet and greet in Hales Corners on June 14. Hosted by Lev DeBack at 10202 West Ridge Road. Consider going. 7) Joanna R. moved that the SMEA agrees to accept District proposal to give professional hours for 1.5 record keeping days for participating on district leadership teams. Seconded by Mary Clare T. Passed. 8) SMEA elections will take place next week. You will receive a ballot the week of June 6th. Please vote and return to a building rep by June 9th. 9) School Board President met with Rachel and Joanna to discuss the administrative survey. PLEASE continue to attend board meetings, it is making a difference. 10) There was discussion on the WRS payment and if it is pretax or post tax. The board wil have to pass a resolution regarding this decision. 11) SUMMER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL...More information to follow...Date: Recall Election night. Mark your calendar and check the wiki once the election dates are set! 12) Paul Ryan will be meeting with area residents who are having trouble with a federal agency or would like to offer their opinion regarding legislative matters. Upcoming meetings include: Hales Corners May 19th, June 16th and July 7th Parking Lot of KMart 5600 108th St. Oak Creek 9-10:30 June 7, 28, and July19 in parking lot of City Hall 8640 S. Howell Ave. Franklin 11:00=-12:30 June 7, 28, July 19th Public Library 9151 Loomis Rd. 13) Thanks to all for your hard work and dedication and countless hours this past year. No one could have ever expected anything like this year. Together we made it, and will continue to do so. Have a great summer. Respectfully Submitted, Pam S. = = = =
 * SMEA Executive Board Meeting**
 * 4:00 HS Library**
 * June 2, 2011**

** SMEA Minutes-- **** April 14, 2011 ** Members Present: Rachel Swick, Jennifer O’Brien, Cindi Bucci, Mary Clare Trainor, Pam Simerson, Eric Van Ert, Guy Costello, Joe Giera, Andy Flater, Estee Klemick, Peggy Ludeman, Mary Fortier, Teri Provencher, Debbie Hojnacki. Sandy Lussier, Joanna Rizzotto, Collette Kimber, Dylan Arntzen 1. Call to Order 2. Treasurer’s Report – approved 3. Minutes 3-10-11 - approved **__New Business__** 4. Sick Day Request – Move by Jen O’Brien, second by Eric Van Ert to request member sick days for Luther teacher to cover final week after surgery. Passed, Unanimous. Move by Eric Van Ert, second by Guy Costello to request member sick days to cover final weeks of leave for Blakewood teacher. Passed, unanimous. 5. Chief Negotiator – moved by Rachel Swick, second by Jen Obrien to approve Joanna Rizzotto as Interim Chief Negotiator. Passed, Unanimous 6. Full delegation to upcoming WEAC Representative Assembly – move by Teri Provencher, second by Estee Klemick to approve full delegation to R.A. April 28-May1, in Madison. Members attending with full credentials are: Rachel Swick, Mary Fortier, Dylan Arntzen, Guy Costello, and Diane Carrier. Approved, Unanimous **__Old Business__** 7. Contract – work continues on contract language despite no Negotiations Team. Members of the SMEA Executive Board are meeting with District Representatives to put together a basic contract for the 2011-12 school year. A General Membership meeting will be held to inform members and possibly ratify most likely right after the spring break. 8. Insurance Changes – Moved by Eric Van Ert, second by Pam Simerson to accept $100 emergency room co-pay and deductible change from: $100 single/$200 family to $250 single/ $500 family. Approved, unanimous **__Upcoming Dates__** 9. Superintendent’s Meeting – April 18, 7AM, Superintendent’s Office 10. Recertification Meeting – April 18, 4:00 Lakeview 11. WEAC Representative Assembly April 29-May 1, 2011 Madison 12. Executive Board Meetings: May 12 cancelled due to Retirement Dinner same date 13. SMEA website – [|www.southmilwaukeeea.wikispaces.com] also check out [|www.ilovemypublicschool.com] (you can also give this site to parents) Adjourned 6:00 Mary Fortier = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = **SMEA General Membership Meeting** = = **March 10, 2011** = = **4:00 PM** =

Call to Order 103 members present Meeting opened with thank you from President Rachel Swick. News that the Bill has now passed both the Assembly and House, next to the Governor to sign, was breaking as we began. Many members should attend the School Board meeting, next Wednesday, March 16th as they will know more about the particulars in the bill and how it affects the District. See e-mail from Jen Sielaff. Contracts should be in our hands next week. They have no plans for structural changes but salary section will be “To Be Determined.” Everyone, **excluding** retirees should sign a contract. Members that have been laid off should also sign! Without signing this you will have no recall rights. Friday, March 11th - We need as many members as possible to hold signs above freeway traffic. Council #10 has the Grange Avenue and 60th Street overpasses to cover. Saturday, March 12th - 3:00 Rally at Madison, but activities will start earlier. Large crowds are expected. Bring the family. It is very empowering. We have not reserved buses but many car pools are going. MPS will also sponsor buses. Parking at WEAC offices and taking shuttle buses was very easy. Finding street or parking ramp sites depends on the time and size of the crowd. Don’t forget to support each other – we are all in this fight together! Guy Costello reported that this is not over! Recall efforts are under way and you can get info from our wiki. Go to work every day and remember, the general public is on our side. We need to work with the District to fight this budget! There are several key elections in April. There is a forum with County Executive Candidates Chris Abele and Jeff Stone to be held right here at the SMPAC at 6:30 on March 16th. The Supreme Court will most likely be hearing some of the cases involved in this budget battle, so supporting candidates such as Kloppenburg will be very important. Adjourned 4:30 Mary Fortier

Questions that were gathered at General Membership Meeting will be answered by Ms. Sielaff on Thursday, March 17, 2011
=SMEA Executive Board Meeting= =March 10, 2011= =4:30=

Members Present: Guy Costello, Eric van Ert, Dylan Arntzen, Teri Provencher, Sandy Lussier, Pam Simerson, Mary Claire Trainor, Cindi Bucci, Peggy Ludeman, Mary Fortier, Darla Wack, Joanna Rizzotto, Jennifer O’Brien, Rachel Swick, Collette Kimber 1. Call to Order **__Discussion Items__** 2. Upcoming actions – see General Membership Meeting minutes **__Upcoming Dates__** 3. WEAC Leadership Meeting – Saturday, March 12, 2011 (Madison) 4. Superintendent’s Meeting - March 21, 7AM 5. WEAC Representative Assembly April 29-May 1, 2011 Madison 6. Executive Board Meetings: April 14, May 12 7. SMEA website – [|www.southmilwaukeeea.wikispaces.com] also check out [|www.ilovemypublicschool.com] (you can also give this site to parents) **__Reports__** 8. Legislative Chair – see General Membership minutes 9. TRACE – All Grievances are on hold at this time

Adjourned 5:30 M.Fortier

SMEA Minutes February 18, 2011 4:00 p.m. High School Library General Membership Meeting


 * Members Present: 151 people attended **

President Rachel Swick outlined the current contract offer from the School District for the 2009-2011 school years. See handout. Offer Final to SMEA 2011, 2-18.doc There was discussion on pros and cons of this offer and timing it with the current state budget repair bill currently stalled at the state level. After much discussion, questions and answers, a motion was made to move this to a Ratification meeting. Moved by G. Costello, second by Chromy to move to a Ratification Meeting. Friendly amendment proposed by Van Ert to also extend voting to Saturday morning to allow members not present a chance to also vote. Because vote is by secret ballot, text, phone, e-mail and any other form of voting other than in person will not be allowed. Motion passed, unanimous. At that point, voting took place with intent to continue voting on Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 7-9 A.M. in the High School Library. Meeting adjourned 5:58 P.M Mary Fortier
 * Discussion **

Voting continued Saturday morning from 7:00-9:00 a.m. 19 additional members came and cast their ballots.

The c ontract was ratified. There were a total of 170 votes. 165 yes - 5 no **SMEA Minutes**


 * December 9, 2010**
 * 4:00 p.m. High School Library**

** Members Present: ** Dylan Arntzen, Joe Giera, Pam Simerson, Sandy Lussier, Eric Van Ert, Darla Wack, Cindi Bucci, Rachel Swick, Jennifer O’Brien Mary Fortier, Andy Flater, Mary Clare Trainor, Teri Provencher, Estee Klemick **Routine Items** 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of November2010 minutes, approved 3. Treasurer’s Report will be sent to board members **Discussion Items** 1. Legislative Chair – moved by Mary Clare Trainor second by Jennifer O’Brien to begin a new SMEA position: Legislative Chair. This person would help with political action, new legislation coming from Madison, and disseminating information to members. Annual stipend of $900. Passed, unanimous. If you are interested in this SMEA position, please contact Rachel Swick. 2. UniServ Presentation to Board and General Membership – three dates in January were chosen for a General Membership Meeting, more information will come when we get a confirmation date from our UniServ. 3. Complete Organizational Structure Assessment from WEAC – Sandy Lussier, Mary Clare Trainor, Mary Fortier, Darla Wack and Rachel Swick filled out survey regarding SMEA’s involvement in recent elections. 4. Sick Day Donation – a request has been made for a member needing additional sick days. Moved by Joe Giera to request from the District enough days to cover required bed rest plus 12 additional days. Second by D. Wack. Passed, unanimous; request will now go to Personnel Director. 5. Calendar – Moved by Arntzen, second by Lussier to approve current draft of the 2011-12 Calendar. Passed, 13 yes, 1 no. 6. Future Calendars – Moved by Giera, second by Wack to have multiple calendars for each year (beginning 2012-13) sent to SMEA by Calendar Committee. Passed, unanimous **Upcoming Dates** 1. Midwest Leadership Academy – Kansas City, Missouri – January 14-16. We have approved money, just need someone to go. Please contact Rachel Swick if you are interested. More information on the NEA website at __ www.NEA.org __. See Regional Leadership Conferences. 2. WEAC Winter Conference – Madison Marriot West – February 25-26. Learn about negotiations, PDP writing and verification team training, National Boards and more. This is weekend is also paid for – all you have to do is go! Please contact Rachel Swick if you are interested. 3. Future meeting dates –Jan 13 (possible General Membership Meeting), Feb 17 (date change due to MS/HS conferences), March 10, April 14, May 12 4. SMEA website – [|www.southmilwaukeeea.wikispaces.com] **Reports** 1. Negotiations – an update will come to you soon by hard copy. We know one was promised last month, but there was no information to report. 2. TRACE – Blood Borne Pathogen Grievance has been sent to the District (Board Members have a copy). No response yet. Moved by Flater, second by Lussier to file a grievance regarding longevity pay as outlined in the Co-Curricular Activity Schedule of the contract. Passed, unanimous 3. President Rachel Swick will be meeting monthly with Dr. Olson to open a dialogue with administration. Adjourned, 5:20 Mary Fortier


 * SMEA Minutes**
 * November 11, 2010**
 * 4:00 p.m. High School Library**

Members Present: Dylan Arntzen, Joe Giera, Pam Simerson, Sandy Lussier, Debbie Hojnacki, Eric Van Ert, Darla Wack, Cindi Bucci, Rachel Swick, Collette Kimber, Mary Fortier, Peggy Ludeman, Joanna Rizzotto

Routine Items

1. Call to Order 2. Approval of October 2010 minutes, approved 3. Treasurer’s Report, approved Discussion Items 1. Emerging Voices (Jan 28-30) Nominations – ten applicants will be sent to WEAC for approval. Candidates will be sent a survey and attendees will be chosen after that. 2. SMEA Retirement Dinner – we are in need of volunteers to help with organizing the Retirement Dinner. Estee Klemick has agreed to chair the committee, but would like your help. We are also in need of a MC for the program. Please contact Estee if you are willing to help.

Upcoming Dates 1. Midwest Leadership Academy – Kansas City, Missouri – January 14-16. We have approved money, just need someone to go. Please contact Rachel Swick if you are interested. More information on the NEA website at www.NEA.org. See Regional Leadership Conferences.

2. WEAC Winter Conference – Madison Marriot West – February 25-26. learn about negotiations, PDP writing and verification team training, national Boards and more. This is weekend is also paid for – all you have to do is go! Please contact Rachel Swick if you are interested.

3. Future meeting dates –Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 24, March 10, April 14, May 12

4. SMEA website – [|www.southmilwaukeeea.wikispaces.com]

Reports 5. Council 10 a. Treasurer - we are in need of a treasurer for Council #10, contact Rachel Swick if you are interested, it would only be as an overseer and would involve a few meetings at the Council #10 office. b. USEFULL Flyers – Are you receiving Usefull updates from your building reps? These programs can help with PDP writing (although we know SM does a great job of this), Retirement information and more … including dinner! Check your Teacher’s Lounge for posters and dates on this valuable program c. American Education Week - if you are doing something fun for American Education Week, November 14 -20th, contact the media. Let them know what a good job we’re doing. Let’s get out the positive news about our schools! d. Election Debrief – handout, Scott Walker’s Plan. It does not look good for our state. It’s not time to roll over – we need to stand up for what is fair and right! We are organized and communicate well, so let’s keep education moving forward!

6. Negotiations – an update will come to you soon by hard copy. A meeting is scheduled for December 8 with the Board.

7. TRACE – Nothing Today

Adjourned, 5:00

Mary Fortier