MCCC MEETING

FEBRUARY 9, 2006

Information:

On Wed. Feb. 15, 2006, the Executive Committee has been invited to meet with President Sykes to discuss issues formerly presented to President Kurtinitis. The list from last fall has been revised and will be presented. Concerns from the floor were presented. They are (1) money (2) professional dev. Money (3) flexibility on course load reductions (4) administrative withdrawal (5) media services (it was determined that this is a MACER issue).

Points:

There is a new grid on the MCCC website which reflects an increase in the number of points we can get for outside experience. This will be effective as of April, 2006. It is suggested to go see Bill Daring if you want to claim additional points. The outside experience needs to be verified through pay stubs, letters from an HR dept, tax records, etc)

End of Year Luncheon discussion:

This event has been popular for more than 30 years. Interest seems to have fallen off in recent years, as determined from the number of participants. It used to be a celebration. Can it be revitalized and/or reorganized? Discussion ensued. Voice vote was held for an end of year luncheon. Most said yes; a few said they didn’t know, and none said no. A second vote was held and it was decided that the event will be held at Maxwell Silverman’s Restaurant on May 11 at a cost of $12.50. There was one abstention, with the rest of the membership voting yes. In addition to a wonderful lunch, “a pleasant surprise” is promised by the leadership.

Faculty/Professional Survey:

Margaret Wong discussed the draft survey to inform the MCCC negotiations 2006. This info will then become the mandate to take to the negotiating team. As a strategy, we might consider identifying one or two priority items to send a clear message that these are the two most important issues to us. Only responding to one or two items will not dilute our priorities by voting for all of the items. It was suggested that our priorities as a group are:

To replace the fifth course, vote for “increase the number of advisees for faculty to replace the fifth course”, and

“Increase compensation of professional staff to recognize a 12 month workload”, and

“Establish workload equivalency for lab and clinical instructor with didactic instruction.”

It was also suggested to ignore member information at the top of the survey. Margaret will double check to be sure our votes will still count even without that information.

April 7 Conference:

Discussion as to whether we should participate since we are still on Work to Rule.

Our final pay distribution MAY be on April 7, but there is no guarantee of that. There are three possibilities for us:

Don’t go

Go but if the money is not in our checks at noon, leave

Go

Marilyn will check to see if it is a contractual day.

Motion to table this discussion until the March 9 meeting. So voted unanimously.

Meeting adjourned.