Salem Chapter MSCA Meeting
Executive Board Meeting 30 January 2001
Approved 15 February 2001
99-00: 6

ATTENDANCE:
Aiyeku, Billings, Buchanan, Burchsted, Cullen, Farahbakhsh, Gould, Krugman, Larson, Levy, Luddy, Mahaney, Marsella, McGee (President), Raudzens, Sablock, Sturgeon.

The meeting was called to order by Paul McGee, the President, at 2:34p.m. in the Salem Room.

Approval of Minutes:
It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of 00-01:2. The motion carried. It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of 00-01:5. The motion carried.

Search Committee and Governance:
It was moved and seconded to enter executive session to discuss search committee and governance committee staffing.
The motion carried.
It was moved and seconded to come out of executive session.
The motion carried.
It was moved and seconded to affirm the actions taken in executive session
The motion carried.

Search committee for the Academic Vice-President:
Douglas Larson ACC
Chuck Gould SOC
Mary-Lou Breitborde EDU
James Cullen GLS
Patricia Buchanan ENG

College Wide Web Committee:
Juditha Burchsted

President’s Report:
The committee is reminded of the fire Sarah Greenberg suffered. Assistance should be addressed to Carole Deanow, SWK. The future Grievance Officer will be Margaret Vaughan. Executive Board meetings will be held on Feb. 15, March 20 and following a Chapter meeting on April 26 - all at 2:30.

Bargaining Report:
The DGCE team settled its agreement on Wednesday, January 24 at Worcester State College. The highlights of the settlement are:
1. Article I: Definitions - We revised the definition of “Graduate Course” by simplifying it.
2. Article V(B)(5): Mailboxes - We have agreed that mailboxes will be provided for DGCE Members who request them.
3. Article VII: Salary - We have agreed that DGCE salaries will be raised by 3% per year for three years to be effective on January 1 each year.
4. Article VII(D): We have agreed that DGCE salaries will be payed in two installments instead of the current one payment at the end of the course. This applies only to full semester courses for the Fall and Spring semesters.
5. Article VII: Rank - We have agreed on a new rank for long serving members stuck at Visiting Instructor level. The rank, Visiting Senior Instructor, will be paid a stipend 1/3 of the way from Visiting Instructor to Visiting Assistant.
6.. Article VIII(4)(a): Class Size Maximum - we have agreed that the DGCE Department Chair will recommend class sizes to the Dean.
7. Article VIII Equivalency Chart - We have agreed on minor changes to the current equivalency chart. The most important change is the elimination of the phrase “up to” for Field work and Teacher Practicum. This provides uniformity of practice across the state.
8. Appendix D: Evaluation - We agreed to use only the short form of evaluation.
9. Appendix E: Contract Course limits - We agreed to raise the limits slightly, dependent on the current limits at each college.

There remains the Distance Learning portion yet to be bargained.

The Day team offered a counter-proposal, which the BHE saw as movement on our side.

Grievance Report:
-A grievance is in progress concerning unilateral changes in working conditions caused by the PeopleSoft project.
-An agreement is about to happen which will provide a protocol allowing faculty to have a third party present when meeting with stuents.
-A grievance has gone forward requiring management to provide information upon request.
-A tenure removal case will begin on April 2 and continue until concluded.
-A grievance has gone forward concerning the telethon.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:05.

Respectfully submitted,
Thomas E. Luddy, secretary