The meeting was called to order by President Barbara Alderfer at 3:30 p.m..

Roll Call

Officers
President	Barbara Alderfer	Present
Vice-President	Deb Carty	Present
Treasurer	Nadine Anderson	Present
Recording Secretary	Charles Nowalk	Present
Corresponding Secretary	Marilyn Shober	Present

Building Reps
Andover-Morris	Joan Ricker	A		High School	Marguerite Scannell	P
Andover-Morris	Craig Stull	A		Middle School	Barbara Alderfer	P
Barber	Marilyn Shober	P		Middle School	Kelly Franco	P
Custodians	Robin Schofield	A		Middle School	Heather Hendrix	A
Early Childhood	Linda Fowler	P		Middle School	Rick Rissmiller	A
Early Childhood	Linda Mannix	P		Middle School	Roseann Rohm	Ex
Freeman	Deb Carty	P		Middle School	Nancy Zgoda	A
Freeman	Brenda Shields	P		Paraprofessionals	Joanne Pizzino	P
Green St.	Karen Bodine	P		Paraprofessionals	Matty Pokrivchak	P
Green St.	Joe Lissi	P		Paraprofessionals	Elaine Strahle	P
High School	Sue Brooks	P		PASS	Barbara Heisler	A
High School	Charles Nowalk	P		Secretaries	Marguerite Scannell	P
High School	Jennifer Ostille	P		Security	John Hann	P
				Special Services	Nadine Anderson	P

Secretary's Report: Motion to accept the minutes of the Dec. 2005 meeting was made (Kelly/Linda F.). Passed unanimously.

Treasurer's Report: Nadine presented the monthly treasurer's report. Motion to accept the treasurer's report for Dec. 2005 was made (Chuck/Kelly). Passed unanimously.

Committee Reports:

1. WCEA:
   1. Marilyn reported on tomorrow evening's 'Kaleidoscope' workshop at Harker's Hollow.
2. Public Relations:
   1. Barb noted that the high school will host a convocation of administrators and students from Abbott districts this Thursday to discuss the impact facilities have upon the students and the educational process.
3. Scholarship:
   1. Chuck noted that the next meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the new Early Childhood building at 3:30. There is currently $4,000 in the scholarship fund.
4. Ed Council:
   1. Chuck reported that the last meeting in December went smoothly. The next meeting is scheduled for March 22 at 6:30 at Flynn's on the Hill.
5. Health & Safety:
   1. Barb is still looking for volunteers for this committee. Marilyn Shober vounteered to get the committee up and running until a permanent chair can be found.
6. Social:
   1. Deb announced a 'Stress Management' Workshop would be held at Flynn's on Wed., Jan. 25, 2006. Please inform your building rep if you wish to attend by Friday, Jan. 20.
   2. Next SOS meeting will be in February.
   3. Social committee will meet tomorrow at Freeman School. Anyone interested in participating are asked to contact Deb.
7. Grievance:
   1. Barb noted one grievance at level 3.
   2. Next meeting is Monday, Jan. 23, at the Middle School at 3:30 in room A106.
8. Negotiations:
   1. Barb noted that the next meetings are scheduled for Jan. 17, Feb. 16 & March 16. Barb will be asking questions at her 10 minutes meetings for input from our members.

Building concerns:

1. Freeman: Freeman's need for a male bathroom was noted at Ed Council. Photocopy machine jams frequently. Computers & printers not all working.
2. Green St: Need for an emergency phone chain discussed. Need for security illustrated. After school club meetings occur with no building administrator available.
3. Early Childhood: Barb was publicly thanked for all her time & efforts assisting the staff move into the new building. 4 paras work all day. Cell phones/radios do not work within the building. Note about sick days: 1) cannot call in advance - call in the morning of the illness or the evening before; 2) try to schedule regular procedures (ex. physicals) for non-school time.
4. PHS: New grading policies/guidelines. A meeting with George Chando has been set up.
5. Barber: Subs for paras was discussed. Computers and printers not all working. Spam mail discussed.
6. Special Services: 06-07 school calendar was mentioned. Need to be more careful about scheduling school on national holidays (ex. Jan. 2) was discussed.

Old Business:

1. Sick Bank: Barb noted the need to continue recruiting members to donate personal days to the Sick Bank.
2. NORWESCAP Food Drive: Over $1,400 was collected during the fall/winter Food Drive. A letter of thanks from NORWESCAP was received.
3. Report cards for elementary, preschool & early childhood teachers will be due soon. Not many computers at this time at the new Early Childhood building. Dr. Milone, acting supervisor of elementary education, has requested that he be informed of any glitches with computers so that work orders can be placed ASAP.
4. A new web e-mail system is in place for the school district.
5. An updated form for reporting situations to DYFS was discussed.

New Business:

1. Deb reported on a new collaborative effort with Warren Hospital. On Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 4-6 p.m., a workshop on Women's Heart Diseases will be presented by a cardiologist, dietician, director of the emergency room and a pharmacist. This workshop is free of charge to PEA members. More information will be forthcoming. The building with the largest percentage of attendees will win a breakfast in March cooked by the PEA officers.
2. Marilyn was recognized as the Warren County ESP of the year.
3. Three paras will attend this year's ESP conference. (Marilyn will attend free of charge because she is the Warren County ESP of the year and will be feted at the conference.) Motion to provide $340 for registration for the three PEA ESP attendees was made. (Chuck/Linda M.) Passed unanimously.
4. Tentative date & place for this year's Retirement Dinner are Thursday, May 25, at the Almond Tree Restaurant in Alpha. Only those individuals whose retirements have been approved by the first board meeting in April will be honored at this year's Retirement Dinner. This policy starts this year as per a motion made at last April's Executive Meeting. (Click here to view the motion.)
5. Motion was made to form an ad hoc committee for passage of the school budget and approve Chuck as chairperson with a budget of $250 for stationery. (Chuck/Marguerite). Approved unanimously.
6. There will be a Retirement Workshop at Flynn's on the Hill on Thursday, March 23. More details will be forthcoming.
7. The PEA is 50 years old in 2006. A new logo for our stationery was designed by Bob Jiorle, PHS art teacher, and generated on the computer by Isaac Calvo, PHS student. Click here to view the new logo.

 

Schedule of President's '10 Minute' Meetings
Date	School	Time
Wed - Feb. 1	Kaleidoscope II Workshop @ Asbury Willows	4 - 6
Wed. - Feb. 1	Early Childhood	7:15 & 7:45
Fri. - Feb. 3	Green St.	7:25
Mon. - Feb. 6	Freeman	7:35
Mon. - Feb. 6	Secretary's Liaison	3:30
Thur - Feb. 9	Officer's Breakfast	6 a.m.
Fri. - Feb. 10	PMS	7:15
Thur - Feb. 16	PHS	7:10
Tues. - Feb. 21	Andover-Morris	7:25
Tues. - Feb. 21	Executive Meeting @ new EC building	3:30
Wed. - Feb. 22	Barber	7:35
Fri. - Feb. 24	Field House	6:45
Fri. - Feb. 24	PASS	7:20
Tues. - Feb. 28	Special Services	7:15
Tues. - Feb. 28	Board Office	7:45

Motion to adjourn was made at 5:05 p.m.. (Nadine/Karen). Passed unanimously.

Next meeting February 21, 2006 @ the new Early Childhood building.

Respectfully submitted,

Chuck Nowalk, Secretary