The monthly meeting of the HEA Faculty Council was held on Monday, May 15, 2000, in the Media Center at Hackensack Middle School. The meeting was called to order by President Robert Kern Curtis at 3:33 p.m.

The minutes of the April 17, 2000 were approved with corrections. A motion to accept the corrected minutes was made by Vida Story.

The Treasurer presented the report for April. A motion to accept the report was made by Vida Story. The motion passed.

The Corresponding Secretary reported that all arrangements have been made for the Honors Dinner.

The Recording Secretary had no report.

BCEA Report. Alma-Cook attended the April meeting of the BCEA. The BCEA voted in favor (39 – 23) of releasing the BCEA President from his job. A board member requested to have absentee ballots counted. The vote was 34 –23 against. There will be a Pension Meeting on June 7 at Bergen Tech.

The Vice President had no report.

The Membership Committee Chair reported that one teacher and four teaching assistants have not become members of the Association. Discount tickets to Great Adventure will be distributed to the building leaders.

The Election Committee Chair distributed the list of the building leaders for the 2000 – 2001 school year. Elliot Turner and Ceil Reilly were nominated and elected as Faculty Representatives for the Middle School.

The Social Committee reported that the Honors Dinner is June 1 at the Four Seasons.

The Negotiation Committee will have its third meeting with the Board of Education on Wednesday, May 17, 2000.

The Legislative Committee Chair thanked members for their support in helping to get the school budget passed. The State is looking for two teachers to serve on the Health Benefits Board.

President Curtis presented the report for the Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee. An anonymous letter was sent to President Curtis concerning workshops and extended work hours. President Curtis stated that attendance at these meetings is voluntary. If a teacher cannot attend, the teacher should advise the appropriate administrator ahead of time. The President advised that anonymous letters pose a problem in that he is very limited in what he can do. He asked that all correspondence to him be signed. He will respect requests for confidentially.

President Curtis and Dr. Montesano attended the district level meeting regarding the 100 hours of teacher education. District workshops, vendor provided workshops, curriculum writing, and hours spent in the planning and preparation for teaching an in-service course can be used toward the 100 hours. The President insisted that no member of the Association should agree to write curriculum without being paid extra compensation.

The 9 - period day at the high school is being studied in terms of staff and department meetings.

The Teacher Education Committee reported that two proposals for next year's in-service courses have been submitted.

TALC. President Curtis encouraged TALC members to have the Spring meeting with building principals and to submit the TALC report to him as soon as possible.

Old Business. There was no old business.

New Business. The Treasurer stated that it is tradition to present the proposed budget to the Faculty Council during the first meeting after elections. Increased costs are due to the printing of the contract and the opening day social. This year we were underbudget by $2000 since no one attended the NJEA Summer Workshops. A motion to accept the proposed budget was made by Vida Story. The motion passed.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

Betty Meeks Manning
Recording Secretary