10/28/15 Meeting Minutes

CEA

CEA had a strong impact on the elimination of the SBAC testing in grade 11.
Raisa Bublick, Barbara Pearce, Lori Cebelius and Michelle Bartha attended the CEA Presidents Plus Meeting on November 2^nd. Two major focuses of the meeting was for teachers views to be heard regarding SBAC testing and to make us aware of the Friedrichs vs California Teachers Association (CTA) case. Teacher’s views on the SBAC will be shared with the Mastery Examination Committee at the State level. The Friedrichs vs CTA case is being heard now at the Supreme Court and a decision will be made by summer. If the courts votes in favor of Friedrichs, it is likely we will lose our collective bargaining / negotiating leverage for contract negotiations.

BOE Meeting.

RHHS Representatives:

Thank you Dave Fortier and Doug Russell for volunteering to be the reps for RHHS!

Insurance

There have been various issues with the HSA. Services not being covered when they should be covered. Please make sure you are aware of your coverage and contact Lynn Boisvert if you run into any problems.
There are some stipulations and guidelines regarding HSA and Medicare that we were unaware of, particularly to qualify for an HSA you cannot be enrolled in Medicare (this is per the IRS law). We are still trying to gain answers to this question and what it means for those of us who are 65 years old with HSA coverage.

Membership –

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

457 Account vs 403B

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.

Certification

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

RHTA Website

Please continue to check the website (www.rhta.org) for up to date information regarding RHTA

NEXT MEETING:

Wednesday January 27, 2016

GMS Media Center

3:45 PM

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