LUNCH TIME MEETING,
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THE LIBRARY
TENTATIVE AGENDA:
A. MS JENNY RONG FROM FEDERAL ÒGEAR UPÓ PROGRAM WILL SPEAK ON THE
PROGRAM AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
B. UPDATES OF SITE SONCERNS AND GRIEVANCESÉ
C. REVIEW OF WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF LAY OFF NOTICES
D. MASTER SCHEDULE AND REACING/ELECTIVE COURSES.
E. OTHER MEMBERSHIP CONCERNS
I WILL BRING LASAGNA SO PLEASE COME AND PARTICIPATE AT THIS MEETING.
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UESF LOCAL 61 UBC MEETING SUMMARY: (C.MALTBY)
23 MEMBERS ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED.THANK YOU
UBC REPS:
A.BROWN,L.SCHUKNECHT,C.MALTBY,J.GERBER,M.MCCACHREN,D.BRYSON,D.WILLIAMS,L
.WOOTEN,J.GALGANO
UBC ALTS.: L.SPEARS, J.SHELDON
· REVIEW OF PROPOSED MASTER SCHEDULE ACCORDING TO SURVAY RESULTS AND
FACULTY INPUT.
· MOVE TO GRADE LEVEL READ/ELECTIVE CLASSES , WHICH ALLOWS P.E.
TEACHERS A 7TH PERIOD PREP TO MEET COACHING REQUIREMENTS.
· READING/ELECTIVE CLASSES SUGGESTED INCLUDE: GRADE LEVEL CURRENT
EVENTS CLASSES, NOVEL READING, FICTION READING, PROSE AND POETRY
READING, GRADE LEVEL HEALTH AND NUTRITION CLASSES, SECOND STEP PROGRAM,
GRADE LEVEL ART CLASSES, JOURNALISM/YEARBOOK CLASS, AVID CLASSES,
GARDENING CLASSES, ECOLOGY AND RECYCLING CLASSES, PEER RESOURCE/PEER
COURT CLASSES, ADVENTURE BOOKS, MYTHOLOGYÉÉ.
· MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS:
· B.S.-WANT MORE PREPARATION TIME OVER SUMMER ETC TO PREPARE FOR
CLASSES THEY WILL TEACH DURING THE READING/ELECTIVE PERIOD.
· D.BRYSON: GRADE LEVEL READ/ELECT CLASSES WILL ENABLE US TO MEET
STUDENTS GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS BASED REQUIREMENTS. SHIFTING CLASSES
EVERY 6 WEEKS WILL ALLOW EVERY STUDENT TO GET ELECTIVESÉ.
· J.GERBER- SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ART FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS.
SEVERAL TEACHERS REMARK YES.
· V.GONZALEZ: WANTS TO KNOW HOW THIS WILL IMPACT CLASSES FOR STUDENTS
WHO HAVE TO TAKE ELL COURSES
· D.BRYSON-SHOULD ALLOW THEM TO RECEIVE ELECTIVES WHICH THEY DID NOT
RECEIVE LAST YEAR.
· PLEASE ATTEND 3/11/08 MARCH DOWNTOWN
· OTHER FACULTY ASKED TO ATTEND SSC MEETING TO SUPPORT CONTINUED
INCLUSION OF UBC AS PART OF THE SHARED DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN THE
SITE PLAN. CONSENSUS AGREEMENT WITH THIS WORDING BEING RETAINED AS LAST
YEAR.
· MEMBERS URGED TO WRITE LETTERS ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS TO CARLOS GARCIA
AND DENNIS KELLY AND SEND TO ALLAN BRILL FOR CONFIDENTIALITY PURPOSES.
· J.GERBER_SEND LETTERS TO GARCIA AND KELLY. HEPPERLY ALREADY CAME WITH
PRECONCEIVED NOTION AND HAD MADE MIND UP ABOUT OUR SITE EVEN BEFORE ALL
INFORMATION COLLECTED.
SHE IS THE ONE TRYING TO REMOVE THE UBC WORDING FROM OUR SITE PLAN.
· J.SHELDON- SITE PLAN COMMITTEE KEPT THE WORDING IN AS REVISIONS WERE
MADE OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. BUT THE WORDING WAS REMOVED BY THE
PRINCIPAL WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AT A BYLAW MEETING AS
REQUIRED.
· L.SHUKNECHT- SSC WILL HAVE TEACHERS ON THE SSC ,EITHER WAY THE ÒUBCÓ
WORDING SHOULD REMAIN AND THE UBC SHOULD REMAIN A PART OF THE DECISION
MAKING PROCESS AT OUR SCHOOL.
· J.GALGANO-THERE IS NO LAW WHICH STATES THE WORD UBC CANNOT BE IN THE
SITE PLAN OR CANNOT BE PART OF THE SITE PLAN MONITORING THROUGH THE
SHARED DECISION MAKING PROCESS AS IT HAS SINCE 2001 WHEN I WAS FIRST
ELECTED BUILDING REP AND TO THE SSC. NOT SURE WHY IT IS OCCURING NOW
EXCEPT IN RETALIATION FOR OUR UBCÕS ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMEBRES
AT THIS SITE. THE WORDING WAS KEPT BY THE SITE PLAN COMMITTEE AND
SHOULD GO THROUGH THE SSC TO ALLOW THAT BODY TO DECIDE ON THIS. INSTEAD
IT WAS REMOVED , WITHOUT FOLLOWING THIS REQUIRED PROCEDURE.
· J.GERBER- MR MCCACHREN YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOWED IT TO BE TAKEN OUT.
YOU ARE THE CHAIR AND SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS AND YOU SHOULD BE THE
ONE TO MAKE SURE IT IS PUT BACK IN UNTIL THE SSC DECIDES.
· M.MCCACHREN-NEED LEGAL DOCUMENT
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