5:00 pm -6:30 pm
August 23, 2016
Notes (in blue) submitted by Joy Grabar
I. Call to Order/Introductions
II. Approval of Minutes
See HSTA bulletin board for the Attendance and RA Meeting Minutes, May 19, 2016
III. Reports
A. President, Dawn Raymond & Board Director, Val De Corte
B. Treasurer, Cheney Kaku
See HSTA bulletin board for the CHAPTER BUDGET for Fiscal Year 2016-2017
C. Membership-- Debra Borges & Edwin Kagawa
See HSTA bulletin board for the Membership Committee Report, August 23, 2016 re:
1. Membership Enrollment card for new hires
2. NEA New Educator Campaign goal: One-on-one conversations with every new educator and obtain information on how HSTA can support them.
3. New Hire Orientation, Sept. 10 for Kea'au, Ka'u, Pahoa (KKP) Complex, location TBD
4. "Benefits of Belonging" New Teacher Dinner, Sept. 23 for ALL new teachers in the Hilo Chapter
5. New Partnerships for discounts
a. Island Insurance is offering a chance for $400 prize by requesting an auto quote (a flyer will be placed in your school mailbox)
6. Professional Development Classes: see green and blue flyers or www.pd.hsta.org for all available classes. These are classes you may use for reclassification with principal approval.
D. Negotiations Committee--Evette Tampos & Aaron Kubo
See HSTA bulletin board for the Negotiations Committee Report, Aug. 23 re:
1. Please encourage members to take the COMPENSATION SURVEY, which is linked in the Member Matters email sent out on August 15 & 19.
2. Wear RED on TUESDAYS to show support for the Negotiations Team and Collective Bargaining Power. Send messages of support and photos of teachers in red to negotiations@hsta.org
3. Questions/concerns about negotiations can be emailed to Evette Tampos or Aaron Kubo at HiloNeg@hsta.org
E. Government Relations--Kawai & Hope McKeen
See HSTA bulletin board for the GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, August 23, 2016 re:
Thank you to everyone for the outstanding work. All endorsed candidates won their Primary Election.
1. Senate Race: District 1: Kaiali'i Kahele (D); District 2: Russell Ruderman (D)
2. House of Representatives: District 1: Mark Nakashima (D); District 2: Clift Tsuji (D); District 3: Richard Onishi (D); District 4: Joy San Buenaventura (D)
3. Suggestions:
3a. Conduct sign-waving prior to RA meetings
3b. Invite our candidates to RA meetings for question-answer sessions prior to the Nov. 8 election.
4. Voter Registration: You can still register to vote for the Nov. 8 General Election; applications need to be postmarked to County Clerk's office by Oct. 10, 2016 by individual teachers
5. PAC Giveaway Program--Election 2016: Refer to the handout
6. Sign-waving will resume in October, 4:30 - 5:30 pm in downtown Hilo, Bayfront, near or acros the statue. Please wear RED.
7. Remember: "Every educational decision is a political decision."
F. Teacher Institute--Christopher Ho
See HSTA bulletin board for the Institute Committee Agenda Report re:
1. Date of Teachers' Institute Day is FEBRUARY 16, 2017
2. Structure of Institute Day: Check-in, Vote, General Session, Breakout Sessions, Vendors
3. Location: Kea'au High School--see bulletin board for details
PLEASE PARK IN MARKED STALLS ONLY. Do not part in parking reserved for office staff, Athletic Director, Athletic Trainors, behind the cafeteria, and behind gates.
4. Survey--
==> bit.ly/HiloInstituteSurvey
Data collected will assist the committee in creating an outstanding Institute Day program for all teachers. Survey is anonymous.
5. Committee members: Jojo LaForge; Kathy Lott; Uwelani Hough, and Roxy Stewart
IV. Guest Speaker-- State President, Corey Rosenlee
See HSTA bulletin board for information re:
1. ESSA Task Force Town Hall Talking Points
2. See nea.org/gps.indicators for components of great school chart
V. Uniserv Director-- Rae Yamanaka
See HSTA bulletin board for information re:
1. Date of Teachers' Institute Day is FEBRUARY 16, 2017
2. Structure of Institute Day: Check-in, Vote, General Session, Breakout Sessions, Vendors
3. Location: Kea'au High School--see bulletin board for details
PLEASE PARK IN MARKED STALLS ONLY. Do not part in parking reserved for office staff, Athletic Director, Athletic Trainors, behind the cafeteria, and behind gates.
4. Survey--
==> bit.ly/HiloInstituteSurvey
Data collected will assist the committee in creating an outstanding Institute Day program for all teachers. Survey is anonymous.
5. Committee members: Jojo LaForge; Kathy Lott; Uwelani Hough, and Roxy Stewart
IV. Guest Speaker-- State President, Corey Rosenlee
See HSTA bulletin board for information re:
1. ESSA Task Force Town Hall Talking Points
2. See nea.org/gps.indicators for components of great school chart
V. Uniserv Director-- Rae Yamanaka
See HSTA bulletin board for information re:
1. HILO UniServ Report
2. CONTRACT ADVISORY, Re: HSTA SETTLES CLASS GRIEVANCE FOR $2,000 LUMP SUM BONUS
3. Know Your Rights: Work Time Distribution
4. THE DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION
5. Employee's Right to Union Representation
6. NEA 2016-2017 Student Rebate Application
7. HYPE: Hawaii Young Professional Educators network
8. Hilo HSTA: Got Questions? Where to Go For Help
VI. Announcements
1. Next RA meeting: October 25, 2016, Kea'au High School Library, 5:00 pm
2. NEA RA recap-- Christopher Ho
VII. Group Break-Outs
VIII. Adjournment
Notes submitted by Joy Grabar, Head Faculty Representative
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