On the Move. 'Official Publication of the Huntsville Education Association"

phone ( 256 )533 -7570 or fax ( 256 )533 -7578 e-mail: hsvedu@bellsouth.net website: hsvedu.com

Shirley Wellington President

Published by Internal Communications Committee

Number 9 April 11, 2013

Things For Al l Members to Remember !!

• Do not resign. • If you have a job related problem, contact

your UniServ Director, Rex Cheatham at the HEA Office—256-533-7570 ex3.

• Do not leave your job unless given written directive to do so by your supervisor/ principal.

• Do not rely on persons who know less about the law than you—but think they know more.

• Do not enter into any agreements or sign any letter or statements until you have sought and secured advice.

• Do not try to represent yourself before the board of education.

• Seek competent advice before taking action.

• Describe the situation fully and edit all communications written by you. Do not make any notations on correspondence received from the board of education, superintendent, or principal.

• Keep accurate notes. • Avoid public statements. They may impede

finding a solution to the problem. • Attach copies of all correspondence you

have either received or sent that pertains to your problem. Failure to do so wi l l result in unnecessary delays in the handling of your request.

The tfuntsviCfe 'Education Association

invites you to attend its

InstaCCation of 2013/2014 Officers

& "Board of Directors

on Thursday, May 2, 2013

4:15 J>-m, at the office of the

JfuntsviCCe Education Association (256) 533-7570

i vi vs i iMNiiK I J A M : Donation*, Ire J\eeded

T h e fo l lowing H C S employees have been approved for catastrophic leave donations. Any donations would ho greatly appreciated.

Vickie Barnett—Weatherly Richard Bragg—Montview

Betty Haygood—Jones Valley Ashley Herron—Monte Sano Al Holden—Security Shirley Jones—Highlands

Anna Kachelman—Goldsmith-Schiffrnan Darlene Lewis—Security

Jessica Looney—Rolling Hills Charles Matthews—Butler

Lynn McQueen—Whitesburg K-8 Michelle Monk—Hampton Cove Elem.

Anthony Nickles—Providence Cleopha Pair—Johnson

Melanie Pendergrass—Chaffee Diane Pope—McDonnell Delita Potter—Weatherly Elia Rodriguez—Lee High

Lutisha Stockdale—Westlawn Mekeisha Traylor—Lakewood

Joyce Wallace—Butler Beverly Williams—Butler Alecia Young—Lakewood

Anyone who is a member o f the Sick l^eave Bank wishing to donate sick days may do so by complet ing the necessary forms. Catastrophic Leave transfer forms are available o n the Huntsvi l le City Schools website— hsv-k.12.oxy.. Completed forms should be sent to the HCS Payroll DepL

H E A PROPOSED BY-LAWS AND POLICY

CHANGES T h e following proposed By-Laws and

Policy changes was presented at the Apr i l Representative Assembly meeting for its first reading. The RA wil l vote on the changes May 2nd.

B Y - L A W S A R T I C L E I. O F F I C E R S Sec t i on 5 . Power and Dut ies The P R E S I D E N T sha l l : 10. wo rk closely w i t h the UniServ Staff assigned to the Associat ion

A R T I C L E V I I . S T A N D I N G C O M M I T T E E S - S ec t i on 5 . Members - Committee members sha l l be selected by the President and /or chairpersons w i t h considerat ion given to a l l Associat ion members who have expressed an interest i n a specific committee and with regard to equitable representation as stated in Article X of the By-Laws.

P O L I C I E S 6. E L E C T I O N S -

A. Conduct ing an E l e c t i o n 4. The Elect ions Commit tee or its designee w i l l be

responsible for not i fy ing a l l associat ion representatives of a l l nomina t i ons a n d election dates no later t h a n five (5) student attendance days after Board has set dates. B u i l d i n g Representatives receive and post notices of dates for nomina t i ons ;

5. Nominat ions Committee or its designee announces names of candidates a n d dates for election;

7. The pos i t ion of candidates on bal lots w i l l be de termined by a d raw ing of lots i n an open meet ing by two members of the Elections Committee who are not candidates i n t ha t election. Members who wish to be present at the drawing shall be responsible for calling the HEA office following the close of nominations to ascertain the time/date of the drawing.

C. Canvass ing an E l e c t i on 1. I f any of the s i tuat ions l isted below are

found, the votes will be deemed null and void and a representative from the school in guestion shall be notified as to why the ballots were not counted. a. the n u m b e r of bal lots r e tu rned exceeds

the n u m b e r of s ignatures; b. the bal lots, s ignature sheets, and

completed ta l ly are not r e turned ; or are received after the announced deadline.

c. the ta l ly sheets are dated incorrect ly and/or no t signed by the b u i l d i n g representative;

d. voting occurred on dates other than

those set by the Board of Directors

2. The Elect ions Commit tee sha l l c ount a n d tabula te bal lots i n the fo l lowing manner .

d . The committee or its designee w i l l tabulate resul ts u s i n g a computer to ensure t h a t the totals on the school-by -school ta l ly equals the "Official Sheet" w h i c h is signed by the members of the committee and the HEA President or h is/her designee;

e. I n case of compute r fa i lure, the resul ts w i l l be tabu la ted u s i n g a calculator and sha l l be counted twice.

i . The Keys to the ballot box will be kept in the HEA office. The Election Committee members. Chairperson, Board liason and/or Office Manager shall have access to the keys.

E. Contest ing an E l e c t i on - Any HEA member may contest an election on a v io la t ion of th i s pol icy and/or a v io la t ion of election guarantees manda ted i n the Cons t i tu t i on or By-Laws. The fo l lowing procedure sha l l be ut i l i zed :

1. Results may be contested w i t h i n five IS) student days of the school calendar fo l lowing the report of the election committee ,

2. The member sha l l s u b m i t a f o rmal letter of protest to the President s ta t ing the specific reasonfsj for contest ing.

3. The President sha l l present the mat te r to the Board of Directors who sha l l make the f ina l decision at a regular or called Board meeting.

4. The decision sha l l be rendered i n w r i t i n g to the member w i t h i n five (5) student days of the school calendar fo l lowing receipt of the formal request. The decision sha l l be recorded i n the Board m inutes .

8. H E A B O A R D M I N U T E S Copies of the m inu t e s of the HEA Board of Directors meet ing w i l l be available at each Representative Assembly meet ing he ld since the previous RA meet ing, unless such meet ing has been he ld w i t h i n the last 5 working days.

2 4 . S P E C I A L S E R V I C E S The C o m m u n i t y Relations Committee sha l l be responsible for annua l l y u p d a t i n g and pub l i c i z ing a d i s coun t -buy ing p rog ram for HEA members.

Income Tax Time The amount of dues paid by a full-time

"Sj certified member for 2012 was $521.00. ^ The amount of dues paid by a full-time \t member for 2012 was $248.00.