San Gabriel Teachers Association

Representative Council Meeting

April 27, 2021
3:30 p.m.

I. Call To Order

II. (info) Secretary’s Report – Iraise

A. Approve Minutes of February & March Rep Council Meetings.

III. (info) Treasurer’s Report – Vicky

IV. (info) President’s Report – Dena

A. Reopening Schools Update
B. Summer School - Expanded Learning Opportunity Program.
a. Per diem pay rate (increase from previous years)
C. Staffing/Site Configurations - 2021-2022
D. Online Academy for Next Year - (Heather)
a. Task Force - 2 SGTA Reps Iraise - EL and Katie -SPED,
i. Arcadia has launched virtual academy
ii. Becomes a separate online academy school (not a traditional
school)
iii. Vision & Feedback from staff; will have an arts focus (Sam
Theisen)
iv. Run by Heather Woldpert right now
v. Surveying families in May to find out what the range of grades
should be (k-5 -or- k-8 -or- k-12)
vi. Most principals were present in meeting, SPED/DEC staff, some
specific staff from different sites included in the feedback
committee
b. Elem/Secondary - need representation
E. Gabrielino Principal Timeline
a. Interviews - sent two people forward to Cabinet level committee
b. Hoping for an offer to be accepted soon
F. Energy Management System
a. Gab - Teachers should now have control of air (according to Ross)
i. Board agenda now has AC upgrade for B building (during summer)
 b. JMS can now control
G. School Site Plans shared with Principals, written by Gail Calhoun … ?
a. Ask your principals to see the plans and budgets! Give Input!

V. Patti (info) Vice President’s Report –

A. SGTA BYLAWS 2020-2021
a. Submit to CTA?
b. Get approved at next Rep Council

VI. (info) Negotiations Update - Chanda

A. Salary - Bargain the COLA
B. Calendar
a. 2021 - 2022*- posted on website
b. 2022 - 2023
c. 2023 - 2024
C. Instructional Minutes - Late Start Schedules by 2022
a. Discussion - additional Instructional Min at JMS (needs to be moved
above 5th levels and below HS levels)
b. Middle - No start before 8:00 a.m.
c. HS - No start before 8:30 a.m.
D. No Need for Health Care Committee - No Changes in Premiums

VII. (info) Covid Task Force Meeting - Chanda and Terri

A. Has not been held in last month

VIII. (info) Distance Learning 3.0 Planning Team - Matt, Kat,Terri, Daphne, Stephanie
A. Has not been held in last month

IX. (info) SPED Meeting - Vicky Perales

X. (info) Membership Chairperson - Lynn

A. Retirement Event - 1 Certificated (McKinley)
B. $250 for retirement event

XI. (info) Educational Advisory Committee - Dena, Iraise, Cecilia

A. Next meeting May 7th 1st Draft 21/24 - budget talks?
B. LCAP Survey Results - looked at goals for LCAP plan
Old/Unfinished Business:
A. Board Bullets:
a. Who is setting up the agenda. Iraise (1-2 hours of work)
b. Who is helping to take Notes during the board meeting? Site Rep (2 hours work)
c. Possible summary of the Board Meeting?
d. Preparing Constant Contact email and sending out notes? - Dena (30 min)

B. WHO Awards Thursday Night- 6:00 p.m. Jenn Vargas

New Business:
A. CPA - Barbara Gillespie
$100 flowers for untimely death
B. Teacher Appreciation Day - Posters, May 12
Gifts - $5 per certificated staff
C. CTA - LGBT Safety in Schools Grant - Deadline to Apply May 17th

Association Concerns:
A.

Ongoing Announcements:
A. Meeting Schedule
1. Exec Board and H.R: 1st Tuesday unless otherwise noted
2. Exec Board 2nd Tuesday unless otherwise noted
3. December Exec Board/H.R/Supt: 3rd Tuesday unless otherwise
noted
4. Rep Council 4th Tuesday unless otherwise noted
5. 2021 SGUSD Board: Apr 27, May 11, May 25, June 15, June 29,