RHTA Minutes

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February 25, 2015

• BOE Meeting
  • GMS and Stevens have a boiler/HVAC project slated for this summer.
  • PD – Darlene is working on the Social Studies realignment to Common Core.
  • SBAC training information session for parents is scheduled for March 5 in the Council Chambers. An article will appear in the Rocky Hill Life regarding this meeting.
  • The BOE adopted the 2015-2016 operating budget with a few adjustment. There was a $232,000 reduction. This reduction is a typical prior to being submitted to the Town Council.
  • Elementary schools will participate in One Book, Ivan the Great, beginning on March 2^nd (Dr. Seuss Day).
  • 5^th grade option will again be offered at GMS for next year.
  • 3 Snow days so far – June 17^th is currently the last day of school.
  • Class sizes: Stevens’ class sizes are within BOE range/guidelines.  West Hill has 8 classes past the BOE range/guidelines.
• CEA
  • Visit cea.org often to keep yourself up to date on current events.
  • CEA RA Assembly – Lori Cebelius and Raisa Bublick will attend.
  • Hartford County Forum May 9^th at the Chowder Pot. If interested in attending please contact Michelle Bartha
  • New Teacher Conference sponsored by CEA. See your building rep if you would like information and/or didn’t receive a notice in your mailbox.
  • Gail McKinnley Anderson has retired. She will still do the HSA (insurance) presentation in the spring.
  • Kim Davis is our new uni-serv rep, replacing Gail.
• Reading Survey
  • Taken by grade K-3 teachers, given in school at no cost to the teacher, January to May and/or August to September time frame.
  • The district will handle scheduling time for each teacher to take the survey, this information will be forthcoming as soon as the state generates a list of teachers required to take the survey.
  • New:Results cannot be used in evaluation.
  • Results will be used to guide Professional Development.
  • The district plans to offer a few dates during the contractual day, for survey administration. Dates and details will be forthcoming from Darlene Brown’s office.
  • The district plans to offer options to prepare for the test. Once again, details on the options will be forthcoming from Darlene Brown’s office.

• 457 and 403B Accounts
  • Both are pre-tax accounts. You can contribute to both accounts now.
  • The maximum you can contribute to the 457 depends on your age. The maximum you can contribute to a 403B is set by the IRS, currently approximately $20,000-22,000 per year.
  • The difference – you can withdraw from the 457 account before the age of 59 ½ without penalty.

• Membership – members can log onto cea.org to update their own information. If your information is inaccurate on your CEA card, please update it.

• Certification
  • It is your responsibility to know when your certification expires and to complete the necessary paperwork to keep it current.

• RHTA Website
  • rhta.org please continue to check the website for up to date information regarding RHTA

NEXT MEETING:

Wednesday March 25, 2015

GMS Media Center

3:45 PM

PLEASE JOIN US!