PPC MAY MINUTES

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*Correction: Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, bus aides will receive the 5% add on (for being a Special Education Instructional Assistant) on their contract. -Per Kelly Hayes

May 19, 2022 1:45 Administration, Third Floor Conference Room

Attendees: Sherry Pianalto, Maribel Tapia, Tonya Truitt, Kristi Whaley, Dee Hobbs, Jeremy White, Gina Smith, Janet Hornberger, Robin McDonald, Christina Napolitano, Vicky Reed, Damon Donnell, Rebeca Gonzalez, Maria Vazquez, Kelly Hayes

Agenda for meeting provided by Sherry Pianalto

• Kelly Hayes presented Salary for 2022-23 click to play video

• Add $1500 to certified

• Add 2.5% and one experience step to certified

• Discussion regarding adding days to BITT contracts
  (Building Instructional Technology Technicians) formerly called Lab Managers

• Many BITTs are already working longer than their contract in exchange for comp time.

• Adding a few days would allow BITTs more time to prepare for the beginning of school and/or finish end of year tasks related to 1 to 1 technology.

• Kelly Hayes is still gathering information before making a final decision.

• Smore from April reached 2005 visits

• The committee received a great response from classified staff regarding the ease of use using this method to disseminate information.

• Damon Donnell is looking for input on how to get more classified staff to use their email routinely.

• Some obstacles are observed:

• Many classified staff don’t have district issued devices

• Some classified staff don’t know how to check their email

• Apprehension of using a personal device (phone) during work hours for fear of getting in trouble.

• Possible solutions

• Training

• Access to a device in a break room or shared space

• Incentives to motivate usage with giveaways or prizes

• Treehouse Pantry Update

• Make sure to sign up for slots when they are announced

• Show up for assigned time slot

• Some staff have had issues completing the survey. Damon Donnell will do a short tutorial on how to use “sign up genius”

• Classified Banquet will be back next year

• Evaluations for Classified Staff

• Yearly evaluations are a policy

• Some departments still haven’t received evaluations

• The committee concern if the policy isn’t being followed, then it needs to be removed from policy

• Final Reading of PPC Bylaws

• PPC made a motion for 2 positions per each of the following classifications for next school year:

• Maintenance & Operations

• Custodial

• Transportation

• Food Service

• Clerical

• Aids and Paraprofessionals

• Social Workers

• Nurses

• Technology

• At Large

• Bylaws will be posted in a work room. The PPC will send the Bylaws digitally and have each building post a copy in the work room/shared space.
  

• Incentive for subs will be discontinued for next school year (this lines up with Rogers and Bentonville are doing), however there will be a small increase in pay

• Incentives for bus drivers will continue in an effort to retain and hire more drivers

• Bus Aides will receive a the $20/day incentive beginning next year

• Classified PPC will line up their meetings to match the Certified PPC’s schedule instead of every month.

• Kelly Hayes will look into reinstating the Classified Shelf. (Damon Donnell & Maribel Tapia agreed to help facilitate)

• Approved Minutes from April

• Waivers

• The Licensure waiver would allow qualified professionals to teach and could also help in long term sub situations.

• Class size waiver would benefit the district allowing students to stay in their zoned school and reduce the amount of “forced transfers”.

Questions and concerns

Adjourned at 3:05

Email pics to Maribel Tapia < Mtapia@sdale.org >