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Internship Final Reflection Projects

    

Brooke Parnell, Hannah Bellenger & Alexis Humm - Teaching Interns
Kinsey Barton, Megan Kappelman & Paige Parker - Teaching Interns
McKenzee Hall, Danielle Drummer, Madysen Sowers & Mikhealea Sowers Teaching Interns
Ashley Arnold - Teaching Intern
Kelsie Heier, Kourtney Sweet, Kaitlyn Sundell  - Teaching Interns
Parker Harris, DJ Weir, & Daniel DeWindt - Teaching Interns
Nick Taylor, Matthew Luber, Logan Coble & Gus Rittel - Business Interns

Karady T - Career & Community Intern
Leslie Duenas - Career & Community Intern

INTERNS - Glogster Thank You/What I Learned

Interns Report on their 1st Semester Experiences! 

TEACHERS: 
Ashley Arnold
Alea Burt
Kinsey Barton
Hannah Bellinger
Daniel Dewindt
Megan Kappelman
Paige Parker
Kelsie Heier
Alexis Humm
Parker Harris
Alexys Hedges
Danielle Drummer
McKenzee Hall
Brooke Parnell
Madison Sowers
Kaitlyn Sundell
Kourtney Sweet
DJ Weir

CAREER & COMMUNITY:
Hannah Caswell
Leslie Duenas
Mikaela Johnson
Mikhalea Sowers
Karady Taylor

BUSINESS INTERNS: 
Logan Coble
Matt Luber
Gus Rittel
Andrew Singharaj
Nick Taylor

NEA Negotiations Summary Report of 5-21-14

First, I want to say that teachers attending DID make a difference!  It helped us as a team to know that teachers were there to hear the issues, react to the conversations and provide questions and feedback.  We appreciate feedback, questions and advice. 

I am going to summarize last night’s negotiation session according to the order the proposals took place: 

First Session (4pm)

BOE PROPOSALS:

 Article I:   Hours and Amount of Work

    A. Contract Year

    4.  Removed the section  “beginning the 2013-2014 school year.  For the 2014-2015 school year and thereafter, these staff development days will be set by the superintendent early.”

  Article  IV:  Professional Appraisal

The Board will consider the recommendation(s) of the PAS Committee.   

KNEA SALINA PROPOSALS: 

1.        Article II:  LEAVES

“…….shall receive compensation for the days of unused accumulated leave at a rate of $25   $88  per day.  …..”

2.        Article III:  SALARY AND ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION

NEA proposes a 9% increase in the base salary.

3.        NEA proposes to restructure the salary schedule in regards to longevity pay. 

(Salary Schedule pg. 29) 

Please add to the salary figures above, longevity pay calculated according to the following schedule: 

In Years 18-20     $750                In years 21-24  $750   $950              In years 25-28  $1250      $1450    In years 29-32 $1850   $2050      In years 33-36  $2250  $2450         In years 37 or more $2750  $2950

 4.       Article III:  SALARY AND ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION

P.   Excess Meeting Time Compensation Provision for Special Education

Special education teachers will be compensated at their daily rate of pay for one three additional day of special education staffings. 

5.       Article IX:  OTHER

The Association seeks to negotiate exceptions to school boundaries for children of teachers so that their children can attend the school or feeder school of their parents.  If the teacher is a middle or high school teacher, the district may place them in any feeder school that feeds into the middle or high school where the parent is employed.  This placement will be subject to enrollment and will rquire a yearly application. 

6.        DUE PROCESS

NEA proposes that a joint Board-Association committee be formed to review due process procedures.  We propose that the committee’s recommendations, if any, be developed and delivered to the Board and Association bargaining teams by March 1, 2055.

   This was followed by the guidelines in making the committee

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NEA  tentatively accepted both proposals from the Board

Board tentatively accepted: 

a.       Change in longevity pay

b.      Removal in QPA Chair Provision (not above, but proposed by NEA)

c.       $800 to the base + step and movement (2.4% to the base)

d.      Punctuation change (also not above, but proposed by NEA) 

      Board Rejected:

a.        ANY increase in accumulated sick day pay (stay at current $25 per day)

b.      ANY additional days for Special education teachers

c.       ANY boundary allowances for teachers.  Rationale:  Want to keep a level playing field for all.  (We did respond to this with an explanation of how NOT level the playing field is currently.) 

d.      Board-Association Committee – we were told we could notice it next year, 

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 Counter proposals that were rejected: 

1.        Accumulated sick day pay $25  $50

2.       One additional day for special education teachers for a total of two

3.       Asked that they reconsider the boundary issues.

4.       Argued that now is the time to be proactive on the Board-Association Committee.  This was recommended by Bill Hall in our Executive Committee meeting.  Representitives JR CLaeys, Steve Johnson and Diane Dierks all recommended that Due Process be handled at the local level at last weekend’s legislative forum. 

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BOARDS RESPONSE TO COUNTERPROPOSALS: 

                Rejected all of them

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NEA Salina cannot in good conscious settle for the terms proposed by the Board.  We would like to end negotiations for the night and schedule a date soon to negotiate. 

 

 

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Intro to Teaching students read articles and have socratic-like conversations on-line. 
Some of the articles: 
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants
Backup Education
Good Teaching Trumps Good Tools
Should a 4-year-old have an IPhone?
Using Cell Phones for Exams

Intern Glogsters

Amanda's 1st and 2nd Quarter Experiences : 

Ms. Romeiser - 2nd Grade

Mrs. Bowman - 2nd Grade