Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Chapter minutes-Prof Growth funds

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Hello Everyone:

Please find the minutes from the last chapter meeting below.  You can also click THIS LINK to obtain the new form for the Professional Growth funds.  Please use the correct form when you turn it in along with the original receipt(s).
You can send them to MCOE or put them in the CSEA box in shipping.  See you on November 16, 2016 for the special chapter meeting from 2:30 - 3:30 pm for a possible vote for the vacant office for 2017.
I'll send out the agenda next week.
Thank you.
Have a great day.

Chapter Meeting
October 26, 2016
Marin Room 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
MINUTES

At 2:36 pm, President Karen Ayala opened the meeting.  Present were: Karen Ayala, Terri Nadell, Nancy Duns, Alex Young, Debbie Aviron, Vicki Ascher, Frank Rodriguez, Nick Rhodes, Adriane Lommel, Catherine Brady, Liliana Nazarian, Aracelli Castaneda

Hand-outs:

·         Chapter Meeting Agenda
·         Minutes of August 16, 2016 Chapter Meeting
·         Treasurer’s report
·         Professional Growth Form

Approval of Agenda: The agenda was approved by Nancy Duns, seconded by Terri Nadell with no changes.

Secretary’s Report: The chapter minutes were approved by Nancy Duns, seconded by Alex Young, with no changes.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report was approved by Adriane Lommel, seconded by Terri Nadell, with no changes.

Constitution and By Laws: We reviewed the Constitution and By Laws for a second time before the Chapter.
Below is the actual changes reviewed and to be voted on:
o   Article II, C-Lifetime retired Dues: changed from $24.00 to $36.00 per year o  Article III, Section 2-Chapter Dues: changed from $20.00 to $40.00 per year o  Article IV, Section B- delivery of information changed to be via email.
o   Article VI, Section 1-Meetings changed from monthly to be held every other month during August through June, including November
We submitted the above changes for Chapter approval and they were unanimously approved by our Chapter. We will submit them to the State for amendment.


Professional Growth Funds: The form has been updated with the current approved amount.  The approved amount previously was $150 for the first half year and $150 for the second half year. We have updated the amount to $200 for this year and $200 for next year on a first come first served basis as per usual and as per stated on the form.

Elections: The current board members holding the office of Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Communications Officer/Webmaster will run for office again for the term of January through December 2017 except for the office of President, which is currently held by Karen Ayala until her term is up December of 2016.  Vicki Asher has requested to run for the President’s position. The term starts in January of 2017 and runs through December 2017. Yolanda Simons has resigned as Union Steward. Adriane Lommel is considering filling the position of Union Steward. She has requested the Executive Board discuss ways strengthen the role of Union Steward by cultivating the program so others can carry on the work for the future. Adriane will give us her answer in writing.

Good of the Order: Frank Rodriguez our area director attended our Chapter meeting and made the announcement about the vacant Union Steward position.  He is a maintenance specialist at Windsor Unified School District as well as our Area B Director which is an elected position. Between February and May, he will be doing an Area B Institute, to bring members together and give trainings to benefit the local unions. These are open to the general membership. They have been working on Prop 55 passage and it is looking favorable to pass.  Karen thanked everyone for coming and Vicki and Adriane for considering filling the positions. Terri wants to thank Vicki for stepping forward.  We will confirm the next year Chapter and Board meeting dates at the Special and very short November meeting which is designed only for election purposes.


Adjournment was at 3:40 pm

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Register to vote by Oct. 24

During the current election year, many issues important to working families and classified school employees will be on the ballot so we encourage you to register to vote if you have recently moved or have changed your political party affiliation.

Voter registration in California is easy and only takes a few minutes online. As CSEA members know, voting is one of the easiest ways to make our voices heard.

While the presidential election is the most talked about contest this year, there will be many issues that will affect us locally and at the state level, including Proposition 55, the Children’s Education and Health Care Protection Act. Whether it’s a ballot proposition affecting schools or our benefits, or whether it’s a local school board race, school bond, or candidate to the state Legislature, all the choices we make at the ballot impact affect retirees and our schools. That’s why it’s crucial to make our voices heard through the ballot.

Voter registration deadlines are 15 days before an election. This year’s deadline to register to vote in the November 8 election is Oct. 24 (online, in person or postmark). Visit registertovote.ca.gov to register or for more information.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

October Chapter meeting

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Good Day Everyone:

Please find below the Agenda for the October 26, 2016 Chapter meeting a the Marin County Office of Education Marin Room.  Hope to see you there.

Best Regards


Chapter Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
MCOE-Marin Room  -  2:30 pm-3:30 pm


Approval of agenda
Secretary’s report
Treasurer’s report
Chapter business

·         Revised Constitution and Bylaws – 2nd reading
·         Professional Growth Update
·         Elections

             Good of the Order
Adjournment

Monday, September 26, 2016

CSEA Union Steward Training Announcement Level 1 and 2 - Marin Area

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Please consider attending and helping out our membership.  Thanks much.

Click here to view the flyer.

Friday, September 23, 2016

EMPLOYEE REQUEST-Catastrophic Leave

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Good Afternoon Everyone:

Please see the request below. Thank you in advance for your help.

In accordance with Article 8 section 8.15 of the CSEA contract the CSEA leadership has received a request for donations to help a member who qualifies for support under the catastrophic leave provision. The amount being requested is 160 hours.   On the member’s behalf, CSEA is asking for you to consider making a donation of your sick leave to help this member in need.
In order for you to make a donation,  you must maintain a minimum of 160 hours or 20 workdays of sick leave in your personal sick leave bank. The minimum donation is 4 hours and the maximum is 40 hours per school year.
If you are interested in giving a donation please respond email me (kayala@marinschools) with the amount that you are interested in donating.  The personnel department will verify that you have adequate leave available for this request.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.


Best Regards

Thursday, September 22, 2016

2 WORKSHOPS

From Karen Ayala, Chapter 327 President:


Hello Everyone:

Please read below and decide which workshop best suits your needs (if any) as space is limited.
For either workshop, please be sure you get your CalPers number.

First workshop: 9/28/16  - 2:30-5:00pm Board room, MCOE.
This workshop is for folks who are eligible and considering retirement in the next year or two.

Second workshop: Later part of February 2017.
This workshop is geared toward folks PLANNING for retirement in the next 5 years. Sign-ups for this, early Feb. MCOE.

ALSO, Please remember if you are not off during these hours, you will have to take either PN or Vacation time. If you have signed up for the workshop and think the second one works best for you, just email me (kayala@marinschools) and I’ll put you on the second one.

Hope this helps everyone who inquired about not retiring too soon but are interested in learning good information for their future.


Best Regards

Thursday, September 1, 2016

CSEA Area B Newsletter

From Nancy Malcom, Area B Communication Committee Member:


Greetings everyone,

Welcome to the new school year.  I hope you enjoy the September 2016 Area B Newsletter.

Click here to view