FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING INFORMATION

Legal: Jacquie Shipma (handout on the CSD Insurance Trust given at meeting)

A judge has ruled that the Normandy School district is still unaccredited. 

Due to a court ruling in October 2014 the CSD (Cooperating School Districts) Insurance Trust amended their plan so that same-sex spouses could be added to insurance plans.  Questions were raised in the Ritenour School District when a retiree tried to add a same-sex spouse.  It was determined that they could and notification was sent out to Ritenour retirees. 

Jacquie needs to know information from other districts in the CSD Insurance Trust. Please gather the following information and send to Jacquie Shipma.

1.    If the district is one covered by the CSD Insurance Trust, did active employees get notification of the same sex spouse coverage?

2.    If the district is one covered by the CSD Insurance Trust, did retirees get notification of the same sex spouse coverage?

3.    If the district is one covered by the CSD Insurance Trust, and notification was received, did anyone try to enroll a same sex spouse but had that coverage denied based on the date the marriage took place?

4.    If the district is not one covered by the CSD Insurance Trust, has the district notified employees, both active and retired, of the ability to cover same sex spouses under the district’s insurance?   

Certification of Average Instructor’s Salary:  Motion was made and passed to certify the average instructor’s salary for 2015-16 year at $48,908.  This is a reduction from the previous year and will have budget implications for us as we move forward.

Dues for Students and Retired:  Motion was made and passed to set Student MNEA dues at $2.00; MNEA-R annual at $40.00; MNEA-R Life and Pre-Retired at $200.00.  These dues are not changed from last year.

Horace Mann Teacher of the Year: A vote was taken by the Board and Chris Holmes from Hazelwood was selected as the 2015 Horace Mann Teacher of the Year.  He is also the Missouri State Teacher of the Year.

East Central College Affiliation:  Motion made and passed to affiliate East Central College.

2015 Audit:  Brent Fullington and Dale Siebeneck presented the 2015 Audit Report.

Motion made by Brent Fullington on behalf of the Budget Committee to accept the 990 Report.  Motion passed.

2015-2016 Budget: Brent Fullington presented the proposed 2015-2016 RA Budget to forward to the RA.