MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
|
Bill James
County
Commissioner – District 6
Wjames@carolina.rr.com
Via Fax: SBOE
Administration - (919) 715-0135
August 19,
2004
Mr. Gary
Bartlett (and Mr. Don Wright)
State Board
of Elections
Raleigh, NC
RE:
Charlotte Mecklenburg Association of Educators (CMAE)
Dear Mr. Bartlett and Mr. Wright:
About a month ago I received an e-mail regarding
Wilhelmenia Rembert’s endorsement by CMAE (Charlotte Meckenburg
Association of Educators). Ms. Rembert is a local Democrat candidate for
Mecklenburg County Commission at-large. I went to Ms. Rembert’s web
site:
http://voterembert.com and to her list of
supporters and found that the CMAE had endorsed her. I also went to
http://CMAE.org (CMAE’s official web site)
and noticed that they had posted minutes of selected board meetings
going back several years. I downloaded them and reviewed them. During
this review I noticed that CMAE had interviewed candidates, endorsed
candidates, provided commentary on various members of Congress and
information on the Democratic Party. They had a “legislative committee”
of the full board. A legislative committee is appropriate if they are
addressing “legislative” issues of concern to a group of educators. It
should not be used as a surrogate to promote, endorse and engage in
campaign activity unless they follow NC campaign finance law.
The above factors led me to send you
all an e-mail expressing concern about whether campaign finance law
and/or IRS & State Department of Revenue regulations were broken.
According to an article published today (August 19, 2004) in the a local
weekly newspaper; the head of the CMAE indicated that she receives
political (PAC) money from the NCAE (North Carolina Association of
Educators) and controls this using it for various candidates. This money
evidently comes from PAC donations to an NCAE PAC made by CMAE/NCAE
members who pay dues. According to the article, the CMAE receives these
dues and then “uses them” for political purposes. It is unknown how much
money has flowed over the years from NCAE-PAC to the CMAE or what
exactly they did with the money. It was this activity that led to my
various questions about whether any laws or regulations were being
broken. The head of the CMAE also stated in this article that they were
a “501(c)3” tax-exempt organization. I suspect that they are really a
501(c)4 - a slightly different tax exempt animal. Either way, ff they
are tax-exempt (3 or 4) why are they receiving and distributing money
for political purposes? When asked if the CMAE was a PAC, Ms. Cromwell
(head of CMAE) said “No”. If they were a “PAC” there would be a record
in your office. If the PAC were sending money to the CMAE and they were
disbursing it then the CMAE should have registered as a PAC. If they are
engaging in politics they should not be allowed to remain a 501(c)3 or
4.
I had attempted to send this to you
several weeks ago (and later a few days ago) but it seems that your
e-mail system has tagged my e-mails as “SPAM” and therefore rejected
receipt. The only way I know to insure you receive this is to fax it
(though it is almost 40 pages).
Regards,
Commissioner Bill James
Chairman - Effective and Efficient
Government Committee
Mecklenburg County Government
Funny Money Shell Game
The Rhinoceros Times 8/19/04
By M.E. Pellin - Editor
The
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators might have violated the
law when it endorsed board of commissioners candidate Wilhelmina
Rembert, raising questions about the group’s standing as a non-profit
agency versus its status as a legitimate political action committee.
The
CMAE’s political activity prompted County Commissioner Bill James to ask
state officials to investigate whether the Rembert endorsement was
legal. But in a bizarre twist, an official at the North Carolina Board
of Elections said they never received James’ e-mail inquiry.
When James was told that his query to the
state board was never received, he e-mailed his questions again. James
– who has a long history of filing complaints with the state elections
board, including one that resulted earlier this year in fines for the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Political Caucus – said that his most recent
complaint was returned as “spam blocked” by the state official.
James initially e-mailed his concerns to
the state board of elections on Aug. 10, after he saw that Rembert has
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators (CMAE) listed on her
website as an official supporter of her campaign. Rembert, a former
chairperson of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, is running
for one of three at-large commissioners seats up for grabs in November.
James is a district representative and faces no opposition this fall.
“From what I can gather,” James wrote in
his e-mail to state election officials, “the CMAE appears to be a
non-profit organization based in Charlotte that is affiliated with the
NCAE (North Carolina Association of Educators) and the NEA (National
Education Association).
“While it is fairly well known that the NEA
and the NCAE are Democrat and Liberal leaning organizations, it was my
understanding that non-profits are not allowed to endorse candidates for
office,” James wrote.
According the IRS.gov website: “Under the
Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are
absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or
intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition
to) any candidate for elective public office.
“Contributions to political campaign funds
or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of
the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for
public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign
activity. Violation of this prohibition may result in denial or
revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise
tax.”
In that light, James asked the state
elections board to review whether the CMAE, which according to its
president is a non-profit organization, could legally endorse
candidates, and whether the group had its own political action committee
(PAC). James also wanted the state office to review if CMAE members
could participate in political activities with government resources such
as their school websites and e-mail addresses – some CMAE members work
for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools – and what the penalties are if the
CMAE is, in fact, endorsing candidates in violation of state law.
“Understand that from the detailed
information I received it appears that the CMAE is not following the
rules,” James wrote. “Since they have issued an active endorsement for
Dr. Rembert, have references to Mel Watt and other leading Democrats in
their minutes and have actively interviewed and endorsed candidates, it
is a concern to me.”
Supporting Rembert isn’t the first time the
CMAE has been involved in overt political endorsements and activity,
according to the minutes from past CMAE meetings.
The minutes from the Dec. 3, 2001 indicate
the group has a legislative committee and further states that, “At
endorsement meeting for school board candidates, NCAE approved the
following individuals: Leake, Dunlap (with letter of concern sent to
candidate), Griffin, Casper, Mange.”
School board member George Dunlap,
Rembert’s campaign chairman, said the error is not the CMAE endorsement
– it’s that the group is not listed as a political action committee on
Rembert’s website. He said the CMAE does have a PAC, which makes the
endorsement legal.
However, a Rhinoceros Times’
investigation could find no listing in either state or county records of
the CMAE having an official political action committee.
That’s probably because, according to CMAE
President Dot Cromwell, the organization has not formed a PAC. But that
hasn’t prevented it from endorsing candidates and getting involved in
issues through its legislative committee.
“Our members voluntarily donate to a
political action fund through the NCAE PAC,” Cromwell said. “They, in
turn, give us a portion of that money to do political action with.
“You have to know,” Cromwell said, “that
we’re a three-tier organization. Each one of our members belongs to
both the NCAE, which is a state organization, and the NEA, which is
national. The actual endorsement is coming from us, because we can
use our funds to endorse local candidates or help local candidates.”
The contradictory statements from Dunlap
and Cromwell only prompted more concerns from James, as did Cromwell’s
explanation of the relationship between the CMAE and the NCAE, and how
that effects PAC-money spending.
“The CMAE can have a relationship with
Communist China; it doesn’t matter,” James said. “All that matters is
that (Cromwell’s) organization is endorsing politicians and they are tax
exempt. If they’re tax exempt, they are absolutely prohibited.
“The
question is; is the CMAE directing how that money gets spent? In other
words, is the money from the NCAE given to the CMAE so the CMAE can then
say, ‘we want to spend it on Rembert?’ If the CMAE is directing how
that money is being spent, then the CMAE is acting as a PAC, which means
it would be in violation of campaign finance law.”
Cromwell said there is no problem with the
manner in which the CMAE’s endorsement of Rembert appears on her
website, or how her organization spends money in the political arena.
“What would you like for it to say, what
should it say? CMAE, NCAE, NEA?” Cromwell asked about CMAE’s
endorsement of Rembert. “I really think it’s just nit-picking.”
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections
Director Michael Dickerson said he wasn’t sure if the CMAE had a legal
requirement to list itself as a political action committee. He also
said it’s a murky matter – one that would probably have to be answered
by state officials.
But state officials provided little
illumination. Don Wright, general counsel for the North Carolina Board
of Elections, said nobody in his office had seen James’ inquiry.
“I don’t recall getting it,” Wright said.
After James’ e-mail was read to him, Wright said, “That’s news to me
that non-profits can no longer endorse candidates.”
But, again, according to Internal Revenue
Service laws, non-profit organizations like the CMAE are “absolutely
prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or
intervening in, any political campaign…”
When pressed on how that law should be
applied in Charlotte, particularly in regards to the CMAE’s endorsement
of Rembert, Wright refused comment.
“I’m not answering anything until I know
what’s going on,” Wright said. “The gentleman making the complaint has
not sent us anything.”
However, James’ inquiry, sent via e-mail,
clearly lists in the “to:” line
don.wright@ncmail.net. Wright
confirmed that is, indeed, his e-mail address. But he said “we’ve got a
screen for spam” and that maybe was why nobody in his office received
James’ inquiry.
When James was told that the state didn’t
receive his e-mail, he resent it. Again, he said, it was “spam
filtered” and within minutes of sending his e-mail, James received a
“delivery failure” message.
While James wouldn’t specifically say his
past history with the state elections board was a possible reason his
latest e-mail was returned undeliverable as “spam,” neither would he
rule out the possibility.
“I guess they might not care for the fact
that I’ve been right, lately,” James said. “You know what they say – no
news is good news. You block a guy’s e-mail, you don’t have to worry
about answering his pesky questions.
-----Original Message-----
From: Commissioner Bill James [mailto:Wjames@carolina.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 1:57 PM
To: Gary Bartlett (gary.bartlett@ncmail.net); Don Wright (don.wright@ncmail.net);
'Kim Westbrook Strach'
Subject: Rembert - CMAE endorsements
Importance: High
TO: Members of the State Board
of Elections and Staff
FROM: Commissioner Bill James,
Mecklenburg County
RE: Charlotte Mecklenburg
Association of Educators political involvement - Dr. Rembert and others
DATE: August 10, 2004
Dear Gary, Don and Kim:
I am sure you are getting ready for a
busy November Election season. I have a question (and depending on the
answer - possibly a complaint).
Below is a summary of a local candidates web page
(Dr. Rembert - candidate for Mecklenburg County Commission at-large).
The page below contains a list of her "endorsements" (folks and
companies who support her). The web page URL is:
http://www.voterembert.com/supporters.htm
One of the organizations supporting her
is the "Charlotte Mecklenburg Association of Educators" or CMAE. She
has listed them indicating she has their official ENDORSEMENT. To become
an endorser (according to her web site) you have to contact her or her
campaign and relay that to them. Accordingly, the CMAE obviously
contacted Dr. Rembert's campaign and offered their endorsement which she
accepted and is now proudly advertising.The web page doesn't say how
they are supporting her.
From what I can gather, the CMAE appears
to be a non-profit organization based in Charlotte that is affiliated
with the NCAE (North Carolina Association of Educators) and the NEA
(National Education Association). While it is fairly well known that the
NEA and the NCEA are Democrat and liberal leaning organizations it was
my understanding that non-profits are not allowed to "endorse"
candidates for offices. The CMAE (I thought) takes dues and such from
local teachers in the CMS system. They also take a variety of trips as
this is documented in their minutes. In reviewing their approved
minutes I noted the following POLITICAL commentary:
-
In their 12-3-2001 board minutes it indicates that they have a
"Legislative" committee (of the full board). In those minutes it
says:
"At endorsement meeting for school
board candidates, NCAE approved the following individuals: Leak,
Dunlap (with a letter of concern sent to candidate), Griffin,
Casper, Mange."
-
The 10-8-2001
board minutes indicate that they invited candidates in for what
appears to be a debate. It appears that the results of this debate
(included in their minutes) resulted in their endorsements in the
12-3-2001 minutes.
-
The 9-20-2001
board minutes indicates:
"Legislative Committee representative, Mr. Weiss gave a report.
With the upcoming election, volunteers are needed to interview
candidates."
My questions to the State Board of
Elections executive staff are as follows:
1. Can the CMAE "endorse" candidates?
2. If they endorse candidates
(including interviewing and forming of a legislative committee) do they
have to become a PAC or (f they are) have they filed any forms with your
office?
3. If the endorse candidates (which
seems a consistent pattern of behavior) how much money have the spent on
Get out the vote or notification efforts? Obviously, if they are
spending money on GOTV and endorsing candidates it would be the same
"sort" of problem that the Black Political Caucus had.
4. The directors of the CMAE work for
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System. The e-mail addresses of record
are their CMS (government) ones). Can the CMAE use their government
facilities to engage in political activities as employees?
5. If the CMAE is a non-profit (exempt
from State of North Carolina and Federal US Income taxes) does the
active endorsement of candidates over the years jeopardize this tax
exemption?
6. If the CMAE is a "for-profit"
institution (meaning it files and pays tax returns) can an entity such
as this engage in "political activity" under NC Campaign Finance Law? It
was my understanding that corporate endorsements/support were not
allowed under NC law. For example, Bank of America doesn't endorse
candidates. They do have a separate "PAC" with INDIVIDUAL contributions
that endorse candidates (or give them money).
7. If the CMAE is endorsing candidates
in violation of State revenue rules (assuming they are a non-profit)
what are the implications for that (or if you don't know - who should I
ask about that at the Department of Revenue)?
Understand that from the detailed
information I received it appears that the CMAE is not following the
rules. Since they have issued an active endorsement for Dr. Rembert,
have references to Mel Watt and other leading Democrats in
their minutes and have actively interviewed and endorsed candidates it
is a concern to me (and I suspect others) if the CMAE is using its
assets to promote a political campaign. Perhaps they are a "for-profit"
entity. If so, it would seem that a prohibition on corporate
contributions would be an issue. Perhaps they are a "non-profit" entity.
If so, it would seem that their active involvement in the political area
violates their non-profit status (and any contributions of their
members). Clearly, since they are a corporate entity and are politically
active the questions seem appropriate for your office to review and
investigate.
I would appreciate your review of the
following and your conclusions as to whether you believe that NC law was
broken.
Regards,
Commissioner Bill James
Mecklenburg County Board of
Commissioners
Matthews, NC 28105
Wjames@carolina.rr.com
http://billjames.org
_______________________________________________
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Government Committee
Member: Community Health and Safety
Committee
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Exemption Requirements To be tax-exempt as an
organization described in IRC Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, an
organization must be organized and operated exclusively for one or more
of the purposes set forth in IRC Section 501(c)(3) and none of the
earnings of the organization may inure to any private shareholder or
individual. In addition, it may not attempt to influence legislation as
a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate at all
in campaign activity for or against political candidates.
The organizations described in IRC Section
501(c)(3) are commonly referred to under the general heading of
"charitable organizations." Organizations described in IRC Section
501(c)(3), other than testing for public safety organizations, are
eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions in accordance with IRC
Section 170.
The exempt purposes set forth in IRC
Section 501(c)(3) are charitable, religious, educational, scientific,
literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international
amateur sports competition, and the prevention of cruelty to children or
animals. The term charitable is used in its
generally accepted legal sense and includes relief of the poor, the
distressed, or the underprivileged; advancement of religion;
advancement of education or science;
erection or maintenance of public buildings, monuments, or works;
lessening the burdens of government; lessening of neighborhood tensions;
elimination of prejudice and discrimination; defense of human and civil
rights secured by law; and combating community deterioration and
juvenile delinquency.
To be organized exclusively for a
charitable purpose, the organization must be a corporation, community
chest, fund, or foundation. A charitable trust is a fund or foundation
and will qualify. However, an individual or a partnership will not
qualify. The articles of organization must
limit the organization's purposes to one or more of the exempt purposes
set forth in IRC Section 501(c)(3) and must not expressly empower it to
engage, other than as an insubstantial part of its activities, in
activities that are not in furtherance of one or more of those purposes.
This requirement may be met if the purposes stated in the articles of
organization are limited in some way by reference to IRC Section
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dedicated to an exempt purpose. This means that should an organization
dissolve, its assets must be distributed for an exempt purpose described
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of organization should contain a provision insuring their distribution
for an exempt purpose in the event of dissolution. Although reliance may
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exempt purposes, an organization's application can be processed by the
IRS more rapidly if its articles of organization include a provision
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Your Organization.
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primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of the exempt
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in furtherance of an exempt purpose. For more information concerning
types of charitable organizations and their activities, download
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the creator's family, shareholders of the organization, other designated
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shareholder or individual. A private shareholder or individual is a
person having a personal and private interest in the activities of the
organization. If the organization engages in an excess benefit
transaction with a person having substantial influence over the
organization, an excise tax may be imposed on the person and any
managers agreeing to the transaction.
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organizations are restricted in the amount of political and legislative
(lobbying) activities they may conduct. For a detailed discussion, see
Political and Lobbying Activities. For further
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Lobbying Issues; for more information
regarding political activities of charities, see the FY-2002 CPE topic
entitled
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prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or
intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition
to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to
political campaign funds or public statements of position
(verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of
or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the
prohibition against political campaign activity. Violation of this
prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and
the imposition of certain excise tax.
CMAE Minutes - 9/20/01
Association Representative Meeting
President Dot Cromwell called the
meeting to order. She then asked for any building concerns to be
discussed in groups divided into worksite categories (i.e. elementary,
middle, etc.) and recorded onto paper so she may review them.
Mike Kasper, a candidate for
school board, District 6, spoke to the group. He then asked membership
to share with him key concerns he should know about as he runs for
office.
Ms. Cromwell introduced the "Race
to Read kickoff on 9/25 at 9 a.m. at Cochrane. Also introduced was the
WBTV Call 3 for CMS substitutes as well as NCAE's upcoming Symposium on
Priority Schools Public Engagement Project. We were reminded that there
is a school board meeting at 6 p.m. on 10/09/01.
The Treasurer, Mr. Stewart gave
his report. As of July 1, 2001
Beginning Balance: $9, 850.73
Total Deposits: $9,069.00
Total: $18,919.73
Total Disbursements: $11,955.56
Balance in Treasury: $6,964.17
The Membership Committee
representative, Mr. Harris gave a report. Membership has increased.
Legislative Committee
representative, Mr. Weiss gave a report. With the upcoming election,
volunteers are needed to interview candidates.
After the reports, the meeting was
adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Ms. Jessie L. Sutton
Secretary
10/3/01
CMAE Minutes - 3/4/03
Executive Board Meeting
Meeting
called to order by President Cromwell. She stated that she was not
feeling well and thought of canceling but since people were showing
up she would not cancel. No notebooks and no agenda available.
Guest: Bonita Calves
Minutes: Approved following additions
- Caucus
Update: Delegates from CMAE 33shows/7 no shows. Janet Putney was
left off and she had 19 votes. She will be a delegate. Elizabeth
Murphy was driving her bus and unable to attend the caucus. Dot
will notify the no shows to see if they will be going. Jackie
shared the New Business Item she introduced at the Delegate Caucus
last night.
Awards
Banquet:
- List of
attendees must be in Raleigh by 3/7/03. Minerva is one of two
state finalists for ESP of the Year Award. Motion was made;
seconded and approved that the organization pay for Minerva's
ticket of$35 for the Awards Banquet on 7-20-03 at 7PM. Dot stated
that her ticket would also be paid for by the organization.
Read Across
America:
- Greg
acquired 1200 books to be distributed to various schools. Mary
reported activities at her school. Pat reported activities at her
school. Greg shared how Uniserve helped throughout the day. Dot
stated Mike suggested giving all senior staff a shirt and mug next
year. Terry Williams recommended next year when asking the Board
of Education to proclaim Read Across America Day that all Senior
Staff participate by going to schools to read. Julie stated that
all NFL players have to do public service so check the web sites
as to how to get a player to visit your school.
Uniserve
Report: Laverne Reed
- Terry
Williams reported that the WorKeys-Tools for Success was on
Saturday at Eastway. 31 came and there were 3 trainers. The
teacher part was cancelled since only 4 signed up. Lessie
commented that it was great and all had a wonderful time writing,
reading for information, and math applications. Ramsey's catered.
Minerva also thoroughly enjoyed
- Terri
Wright told of people's concerns about bringing in scrap paper and
calculators for the test.
- Greg
asked how recruiting is coming and suggested telling about the
Access Card, insurance (house & car). People must join prior to
problems. Greg gave new senate bill information to be shared in
buildings. He stated that CMAE should be working toward going to
the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Rally on June 18 at llAM. Dot talked to
Eddie about this being a Cluster Event to caravan or sponsor
buses. Questions were presented as to whether CMS could lease
buses or if a Charter bus would be more comfortable. No decision
was made.
- Terri
Wright reported on the Phone Bank and not getting calls back.
Found out a lot of building reps don't want to be reps. many
addresses and phone numbers have changed. Asking ARs to talk with
principals for Uniserve to come in to the schools. Callers during
the phone bank were Elliott Wellingham, Laverne Reed, Julie
Schroeder, and Minerva Hardy
- Greg and
Terry Williams gave out evaluation forms to be sent back to NCAE/W
- Greg told
about the Chamber of Commerce meeting he attended and the urban
initiative to connect with other groups (NAACP, 100 Black Men of
Charlotte, Urban League). Kit Cramer liked the information and
they will partner with CMAE. Their legislative agenda is in line
with ours and they also want to partner with NCAE- West. Dot
stated that Kit Cramer appreciated our support of Dr. Pughsley.
- Terry
Williams suggested they help pay for buses to Raleigh. They want
people on committees. Julie wants to see us partner in the Latino
Community. Lessie said that the police pay for CDC participation.
President's
Report: D. Cromwell
-
Shirley
Ferrar in School of Education at UNCC will meet with Dot on 3/6/03
- Dot said
that CMS leadership is beginning to recognize that CMAE is the
place to go for answers. Dot stated that she was asked by
administration how teachers feel about the make- up day.
- Dot
stated the web site should be up today. The website start up cost
to Ms. Banda will be $275.
- Rebate
check from the CD was $1175. Dot suggested funding the remainder
of the $150 to the NCAE state convention. julie stated we
are $18000 in the hole and we need the money elsewhere. Stephanie
agreed and Pat concurred. Consensus of the group was to leave the
amount NCAE delegates would receive at $112.50. Mary made a motion
to leave the NCAE Conference stipend at $112.50. Motion seconded
by Minerva and 5 agreed the motion carried.
- Call into
Eddie asking NEA to come do a workshop on No Child Left Behind to
prepare our members to know about the effect of this act/bill on
all.
Fundraiser:
- Bonita
Calves from Quality Resources Inc. helped to explain the
fundraiser. Dot stated that she had seen our newsletters and said
she had developed a fundraiser and could add additional items to
the website for members to see. The fundraiser would cost $3 per
card. Dot stated "I would like to make it perfectly clear that you
can not direct me to do anything, no body can direct me to do
anything. Anyone here want to take on the fundraiser they can take
it on. " Pat questioned why we would go forward with this if the
state were against it. Terry Williams suggested membership
committee investigate this fundraiser for next year.
Treasurer's Report
- Release
time expense of $55 was paid for the expense of Colleen coming to
work on the budget.
- Questions
were raised for the increase of $1036 over the usual monthly
salary of the secretary. When questioned about this additional
salary Dot stated that the secretary had to be paid time and a
half because she had to work past her regular hours on Fri, Sat,
Sunday & Monday to get the constitutional revisions out to
membership Tuesday. Dot also stated that this work was completed
at home.
- Julie
questioned the more than usual amount of$610.41 for mileage this
month. Dot stated as a release time president she gets mileage.
This mileage included from home to the office and wherever she had
to go from the office and then to home. She also stated this
averages to about $100 per week and she retroed the mileage back
to November and did not provide documentation.
Meeting Adjourned:
6:30 PM
Respectfully
Submitted by,
Mrs. Stephanie
Delaney
Secretary
CMAE
Minutes - 3/27/03 Association Representative Meeting
Dot began the meeting
with the understanding that she would be leaving for a meeting at
the NCAE-W office for UniServe interviews. She will then turn the
meeting over to Mary and thanked all for coming. She also
congratulated Minerva Hardy for being chosen NCAE ESP of the year.
Uniserve Report:
Terry Williams, Terri Wright and Greg Harris
·
Student contest
celebrating First in Flight with 3 lesson plans involving First in
Flight could win trip to Outer Banks and $200 spending money.
Gave out information on
Cyber lobbyist, retirement, legislative alerts, public schools forum
on working conditions and bills presently in session. All these
items are from the web page and can be copied in white Shoulder to
Shoulder Rally June 18 at 10:30 AM.
This is the first day of
summer leaders. Plans are being made to send a busload to the rally
in Raleigh.
ESP:
·
Minerva Hardy Tell support
professionals they will meet 4-10 ftom 5-7PM at Metro. Minerva,
Lessie Gaston, and Janet McGrant attended the National ESP
Conference in Orlando, FL. All three attended workshops and shared
specific points of their workshops. Next year this national
conference will be in Charlotte.
District
Director's Report:
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Laverne Reed shared the
press release of the Governors Preliminary Report of findings from a
statewide survey of educators
NEA Director's
Report:
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H. Foster shared the NEA
News for NCAE Report. She will be back in DC in May.
Treasurer's
Report:
- A.
Stewart. Report accepted. The extra $1036 salary to the secretary
was earned through overtime. The secretary worked Fri, Sat, & Sun,
on additional work for the association. Time and Y2 half for
overtime. Mary stated that if you want clarification to ask Dot.
Laverne Reed stated that Dot asked for volunteers and there were
none and she warned us it would be costly.
- Mary
suggested waiting until the Ex. Board meeting to bring this
discussion results back to the ARs. Julie questioned the mileage
payment of $610.41 for the retro payment to November for the
mileage from home to office and home and that tax law states no
mileage is allowed from home. Mary said to get details at the Ex.
Board meeting. Alan does not have and he will have at the Ex.
Board meeting the report from Colleen. She explained that all
should be on Quicken software which has not yet been purchased.
Julie questioned whether we had a voucher system and Alan said
that all was intact.
Ms. Berry stated these
questions should be ironed out at the Ex. Board meeting and Annie
Brown stated she would like the results and she came for one thing.
Membership
Report:
- 1702
members. ..had 1737 at the beginning of the year. Last year there
was 40% growth and this year 2003 in 2003.
President's
Report:
- D.
Cromwell- Pres. Cromwell stated that delegates displeased with the
amount of money received can give it back. Julie Schroeder stated
the Executive Board voted that delegates would receive $112.50 for
the NCAE conference. Delegates received $132.35. Colleen said that
the number of delegates (34) should be divided into the budgeted
amount of $4500. Dot sated that the Executive Board only makes
recommendations and that she has to make decisions and anyone who
wants can give the money back.
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- She also
said if the AR is upset to tell her now and she will go back and
ask delegates for the difference. Julie stated that the additional
$680 that went to delegates could have gone toward the association
debt. Dot stated that we are $18000 in the hole for the year and
will always be in debt because we don't recruit members. She also
stated that we need to recruit 700 members and need to exceed that
number to stay out of debt and no matter how it is budgeted we
will be in debt.
- Julie
Schroeder and Stephanie Delaney stated they had concerns with
delegates receiving funds that were not approved by the AR or
Executive Board. Julie stated that she is unclear as to what the
Board is suppose to do since we are already in the hole and we
need extra money to pay expenses.
- 2003-04
Officer nomination forms are now available. Dot stated she will
seek reelection and if the constitutional changes take place it
will be for a 2 year term.
- Dot asked
Dr. Pughsley if the system would like to do a workshop with NCAE-
West on May 17. George Williams will be from NEA, Carolyn and
Colleen would be from NCAE and Rich Purcell will be from the
District. The workshop will be from 9-1 and Hiawatha will ask Reg
Weaver to be the luncheon speaker.
- Lisa
Oates-of New Teacher Support asked if we would help sponsor a
breakfast for 1400 new teachers next year at Steel Creek, Kennedy
Middle and Olympic. If we do this we need some time to stand
before these 1400 people. Dot is to meet with Dr. Jenkins about
this next week.
- Dot is to
be a panelist next week in Cary. Wake County is going into a
Choice plan. What is our position on public school choice? It
tends to segregate schools
Meeting
Highlights:
- Stephanie
Walker suggested a CMAE monthly newsletter to members.
- Tracie
suggested we let people know what has taken place with the House
and Senate Bills..to email everyone.
- Minutes
accepted with corrections
Dot will to have surgery
on April 7 and will be out for several months. Mary will represent
us at ST AC meetings.
Dr. Leake was recognized
and stated the School Board appreciates our work in the classroom
and she always extols CMAE members as professionals.
Awards: $25 to Margaret
Rory, Charles Roseboro and Ira Laverne Reed TV: Susan Beam...next
month TV and DVD to be awarded
Mary thanked all for
their participation at the convention for the Fund for Excellence.
Vote on Proposed constitutional changes FOR 17 Against 1
Annie Brown suggested
editing with old business being at the beginning of the meeting.
Jackie Cox stated that
at the NCAE Convention the one Constitutional Amendment on the
ballot to change the date of cash payment failed because of the
number of people voting. All ARs need to RSVP all AR meetings.
April 26 needing help to
man booth at the New Teacher Job Fair at Waddell.
Call County
Commissioners and School Board and ask them to support Dr.
Pughsley's 2003-04 budget.
Julie suggested sending
letters to County Commissioners and School Board members about no
cuts.
Jackie said Dr. Leake
voted against waivers which were passed by the board.
Meeting; Adjourned:
6:37 PM
Respectfully
submitted by,
Mrs. Stephanie
Delaney
Secretary
CMAE Minutes - 4/18/02
Association Representative Meeting
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Meeting opens with members sharing
building concerns.
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Valerie Woodard: Candidate for
County Commission, District 3: meet and greet.
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Membership Rewards: Annette Mason
wins this month's DVD
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Meet and greet, new Schools Beat
Reporter for the Charlotte Observer, Ms. Ann Doss Helms. May
be reached at 704-358-5033 or ahelms@charlotteobserver.com
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Ms Cromwell moved to adopt
minutes, accepted into the record
District
Report: Lavern Reed
- Laura
Cable, District President; Kathy Bridges, VP; Annette Mason,
Secretary; Lavern Reed, District Director
Treasurer Report:
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Hiawatha Foster
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NEA new release;
Parents Guide to Testing Accountability
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US Senate voted in
favor of $250 reimbursement for teachers. House needs to vote.
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NEA is recruiting
a "Diversity Team": Contact Monique Baily at NEA soon if you
would like to be a part of this team
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· Men's Issues
Conference: National Convention: Sat., June 29, 2002.
Interested men attending National should call CMAE office.
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NCAE is trying to
establish a round table discussion/coalition on collective
bargaining. Throughout the state the Association will be
meeting with locals to get feedback on this issue.
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NCAE is trying to
come up with its own health plan. More details soon.
Retirement
Committee: Lavern Reed
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Retirement Banquet
to be held on May 17th at Wadsworth House from 6:30 p.m.-8p.m.
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Invitations sent
to retiring members as well as School Board Members and Guest
Speaker, Velma Leak
President's Report: D. Cromwell
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NCAE had given
CMAE a rebate of $1553.25 for paying our bills on time
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Membership
reconciliation is still an ongoing and successful process
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Officers for
2002-2003 introduced
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Presidential
appointees introduced
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Helpers needed for
the CMS Job Fair, to work the booth. Volunteers noted.
Meeting Adjourned
Respectfully submited by,
Ms. Jessie L. Sutton
Secretary |
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CMAE Minutes - 5/6/02
Executive Board Meeting
Members
Present: J. Schroeder, B. Witzel, H.
Foster, D. Cromwell, J. Sutton, A. Stewart, M. Hardy, J Whitley
UniServe Present: T. Williams
Call to order.
Minutes motioned
and accepted with one correction. Retirement banquet is May
17th, NOT 5/3/02.
UniServe Report: T. Williams
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NCAE has been
chosen by Gov. Easley to facilitate the distribution and
collection of Teacher Quality Survey.
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More details will
be mailed to Ars.
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Dan Blue for
Senate announces the formation of a "Women for Dan Blue"
committee.
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State budget is in
the worst shape since 1949-50. "Miles to go and promised to
keep" is a NCAE campaign to remind legislators of their
promised to public education
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05/21/02: Next
meeting of the Membership committee · Safe/Healthy Schools
conference: November 9, 2002 at NCAE/Raleigh
Treasurer Report: Alan Stewart
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Legislative Report:
Hiawatha Foster
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"Miles to go…"
asking for 1 step salary increase + %2 ˝
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NEA Pres. Bob.
Chase has been in touch with the Adams Mark Hotel chain,
hosting many delegates in Dallas at National and has told them
that if they do not treat all of their employees in a fair and
equitable manner than the Association will cancel all future
contracts at Adams Mark's expense
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"Project Equity"
will be monitoring this.
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18 Recipients
nationally for full time release at a cost to NEA of $250,000
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Mid-Atlantic
Conference, 2003: Tentatively scheduled for the Norfolk, VA
area; 01/24/03-01/26/03. The theme is "Building True
Leadership."
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Florida is trying
to have a state constitutional amendment setting class size.
Ohio is fightin issues of school safety.
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Read-Across-America: 2,678 airtime minutes. Over 100,000
million exposed to this program this year.
Membership Reconciliation:
D. Cromwell
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4% growth to date
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We save $8,000
through dedicated records reconciliation ·
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Membership
committee concerns include a lackluster start to this years
committee.
Retirement Committee:
L. Reed
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Retirement Banquet
to be held on May 17th at Wadsworth House from 6:30 p.m.-8p.m.
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Crystal Apples
purchased ·
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Certificates will
be given ·
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Master-of-Ceremonies: Dot Cromwell
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Guest Speaker:
Velma Leak ·
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Singer: Greg
Harris ·
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Invocation: Alan
Stewart
President's Report: D.
Cromwell
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NEA Convention Delegate Caucus:
6/22/02: Raleigh
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Would like the AR
to celebrate the many accomplishments from a very successful
year.
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300 new teachers
hired on the spot at CMS Job Fair.
Meeting Adjourned
Respectfully submited by,
Ms. Jessie L. Sutton
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CMAE
Minutes - 11/4/02
Executive Board Meeting
Meeting
called to order by President Cromwell.
UniServe Report:
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Everybody
Recruit "One'. Campaign will be ready by AR Meeting. Greg & Dot
attended the Priority School Initiative training in California.
Both are going to Allenbrook for training tomorrow. Terry is going
to Wilson Middle tomorrow.
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Membership is
currently 1814. Retroactive pay -ABC bonus was paid this past
Thursday Picnic will be May 8th during Teacher Appreciation Week
Treasurer
Report: Alan Stewart
- Motioned
and seconded to accept report. Motion was made: to clear Janet
Gross as web page manager. pay Stephanie Delaney and get now web
page up and running after old page is cancelled. This Was moved
and carried. Contingency funds of $800 Alan will give specifics at
AR meeting. Web page shall become part of the Communication
Committee. Julie Schroeder volunteered to help with the web page.
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Calendar
Committee:
- Annette
Mason. tried to make a calendar with more workdays at the start
of school. Workday during Halloween was suggested.
ESP Report:
Minerva Hardy (absent)
NEA Director's
Report:
- H-Foster-
President Weaver invited to the White House, NEA spending $5
million on ESEA, Vouchers, NEW is everywhere. Nominate a Teacher
for Excellence in Teaching-Nominate yourself or someone else.
District
Director's Report: Laverne Reed
- There is
no endorsement since our candidate did not make the primary.
Uniserve openings in Areas T and D. Minorities Arts Committee
Contest due Dec. 6 at 5 PM get entries to Laverne by Dec. 4.
- MLK,
Jr. Celebration has been planned and announced. Human Relations
Award now ready gee her for nomination form. Hall of Fame
nominations due by December 15. At the Aug. 14 Presidential
Conference in Raleigh there will be a Blue Ribbon Locals project-
NCAE Foundation for Children.
Membership Report
- 186
Enrollees 14 new cash payees total 1814. Cash Pay Membership due
by November 15 Report due on Dec. 1 to Raleigh.
President's
Report: Dot Cromwell
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Strategic Reserve Account
equals the amount of money from members over budget. 273 members x
$3.13 (ESP) and 1464 x $6.25 (Certified) to move to the strategic
account.
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Met with Mike Martin and
he agreed to email and l or put on a disk the information for
members with one check at the beginning of the month. He agreed to
come to the AR meeting on the 21st with Shelia Shirley. Release time
account pays $3068.78 for 8 months
- Phone
tree to call ARs about meeting will be considered after revisiting
the budget
- Nov. 19
Appreciation dinner to kick off ESP membership recruiting. ESP to
come with a guest. Dinner sponsored by Robinson & Associates
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Ms. Jessie L. Sutton
Secretary
CMAE
Minutes - 10/18/01
Association Representative Meeting
Dot Cromwell,
President began the meeting by calling it to order. Representatives
were then encouraged to voice building concerns on the logs at each
site level group.
Ms. Cromwell
introduced NCAE President, Ms. McKinny to the group. Ms. McKinny
gave Representatives a legislative update for this month, noting
that the lottery referendum has been stalled in committee.
Encouragement to contact legislators was given.
Part of today's
meeting included a school board candidate forum. Each candidate was
given three minutes to address the attending body. Brief summaries
of the statements follow:
Ms. Louise
Woods-District 4-Her personal strengths include experience that will
lead to success, understanding that will support progress and strong
leadership that will support consensus. Ms. Woods will support plans
to attract and retain teachers and gain access to needed supplies,
as well as support for competitive pay.
Mr. Julian
Wright-District 4-The school board needs to do better for all in the
education environment. He believes that as a parent he may provide
new and effective leadership. He promotes and will maintain the
diversity within our schools and help to restore trust. For more
info log on to www.wrightforschoolboard.com
Ms. Pam
Marge-District 1- She believes she has the tools and opportunities
to get the job done. Experience on the school board from 95-97 will
support her in a new term.
Ms. Lee Kinberg-District
6-She has taught at the collegiate level. She believes she may help
support an increase in student achievement. She would like to see an
increase in stability and improving opportunities for all students.
More information may be obtained by email at leekinberg@aol.com.
Mr. Mike
Kasper-District 6-In the business community he is known as 'Mr.
Fix-it" and believes these skills will serve him well on the school
board. He wants to give teachers a voice without fear of
retribution. He will have an open door policy for all that wish to
gain access to him. He will act to help in educational planning,
work to set a budget and write policies.
Ms. Velma
Leak-District 2-Her record and a current board member should speak
for itself. She worked to unfreeze supplements and is for the
teacher.
All in attendance
were reminded of the upcoming election on November 6th and that
there are six seats on the school board open. The following
incumbents currently occupy three seats: Leak, Dunlap and Woods.
President's report:
There are 206 new members. Ms. Cromwell made note that a new
membership drive is underway. The President's Challenge will reward
ARs in random drawings this winter for as much as $100.
Ms. Cromwell noted
that the reconciliation of membership records has been completed and
CMAE now has a $0 dues balance owed to NCAE.
Ms. Cromwell reported
that Dr. Smith has committed to reconsider his denial of her request
for half-time release.
Treasurer's Report
was read and moved to accept into record. A motion was made that
future Treasurer reports are dated.
Membership Committee
report noted the October 19th kickoff to the President's Challenge.
In addition the New
Teacher Holiday Reception will take place on November 29th from
7-9p.m. at Ericsson Stadium. This is a joint CMS/CMAE?NCAE event. It
is an invitation only event for the newest of our profession. New
ideas for entertainment may be sent to: Angela Pompey @
704-343-6405(FAX)
Make-up date for AR
training is Monday, October 22, from 5-7p.m.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Mrs. Jessie Lee
Sutton
Secretary
10/23/01
CMAE
Minutes - 12/3/01
Executive Board
Minutes from the previous meeting were moved and seconded, then
voted on for the record.
Membership Committee
report: Given by Dot Cromwell.
- Planning
meeting for the "Five Star" celebration will take place on
December 6th at 4:45 at the CMAE office.
- New
Teacher Reception was a big hit. Notes for next year:
Fewer
speakers for a smaller amount of time; adjust sound system and add
a video feed to wall mounted TVs so all may see and hear;
invitations should be delivered by A.R.s with follow up to
increase interest and reduce miscommunication; produce a
commercial with CMS to be a requirement to be shown at a fall
faculty meeting, like Dr. Smith's video messages.
Uniserve report:
given by Terry Williams
- New
Teacher Workshop to be held on 2/09/02. Sign-up deadline, for
planning purposes, is 02/01/02. Information flyer will be sent to
schools. Reimbursement of registration fee if a new member joins
at workshop
- Pro-rated
dues for new members if they join-A.R.s get credit for signing up
new members for the "Spring President's Challenge
Legislative Report
- At
endorsement meeting for school board candidates, NCAE approved the
following individuals: Leak, Dunlap (with a letter of concern sent
to candidate), Griffin, Casper, Mange.
- Several
Health bills, involving the NC Dep't of Treasury are on their way
to the General Assembly.
- Gov.
Easley removed $147 million from the NC retirement system last
spring with the promise that it would be paid back within three
years. Gov. Easley now says that it will be paid back in 7 years,
if then.
President's Report
- Ms.
Cromwell has met with several school board members. Leak and Woods
seem to be in favor of the Release Time request, Simmons and
Kakadolis do not
- There
will be a Cluster meeting on Tuesday January 8, near Exit 23 on
I77. Details to follow.
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Reconciliation: CMS' HR database has printed a recent list.
Minerva will check on new members and their status
- PEP
Committee to meet, T.B.A.
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Mid-Atlantic Conference will be held in Charleston, WV January
11-13. Registration for attendees will be covered in the following
ways: District will sent three representatives. The local will
send five people @ $125 each. Members attending include. Ms.
Steadman, Ms. Gills, Ms. McGowan, Ms. Cox, Ms. Reed, Ms. Mason,
Ms. Witzel and Mr. Stewart.
Election Committee
Report
- Elections
for convention delegates will be held in early January
- NCAE
Convention dates: 3/08/02-3/09/02. Delegate caucus 2/25/02 at
Albemarle Middle School
- NEA
Convention dates: 7/01/02-7/05/02
Next Executive Board
meeting is January 7, 2002
Meeting Adjourned
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Mrs. Jessie Lee
Sutton
Secretary
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CMAE Minutes - 2/4/02
Executive Board Meeting
Meeting called to order by President Cromwell.
UniServe Report: Lynn Weiss
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Advised Ms. Cromwell to begin search for replacement for
half-time release- also suggested pursuing a member of the
student program.
- Has
list of 400+ new teachers, and will mail prorated dues flyer
to them.
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Suggested we encourage members to view the CMAE website for
info on the delegates to State & National conventions and
half-time release.
Treasurer Report: Alan Stewart
- Ms.
Cromwell suggested the minutes and Treasurer's report should
be accepted as submitted. Barbara moved to accept, Minerva
seconded, motion passed.
Legislative Report: Hiawatha
Foster
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Advised Mel Watts is a candidate we don't have to worry about.
- We do
need to speak with Sue Myrick.
- We
will have a hearing on collective bargaining at the state
convention.
- It
has been reported that ESP membership is up 3,000 (statewide?)
- There
will be a Democratic Party meeting on March 9.
- There
is a fact sheet on Family Leave and Retirement on the website
Election
Report: Hiawatha Foster
- See
website
www.cmae.org for
results of the State Convention election and National
Convention election. Jessie Sutton witnessed the tally.
Miscellaneous:
- Ms.
Foster reported nominees for state positions.
- Molly
Freeman is the new hire for legislative issues.
- Ms.
Reed reported that the District Caucus meeting is to be held
February 25 at Albemarle Middle. Note- may not write in for
vacancies in Cluster 3B.
Convention Update: Dot Cromwell
- NEA
Ms. Cromwell encouraged more participation. Suggested that if
the state delegates opt to take the state money, local would
fund the difference of $350 to the delegates. The discussion
was tabled until state-wide elections are complete.
- NCAE
Ms. Cromwell encouraged more participation. Ms. Cox suggested
that we wait until closet to the caucus to determine who still
plans to go. Maybe alternates will be able to go then. She
also suggested that five (5) more people be added to the
budget per year to attend the state convention until number in
attendance reaches 50.
Read Across
America
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Sedgefield Elementary at 9:00 a.m. Ms. Schroeder will be the
Cat-in-the-Hat. Ms. Reed agreed to read-aloud.
- Ms.
Williams gave a report.
Wadsworth House: Ms Cromwell was
invited to visit the house. It was suggested that we use the
house as a place for our meetings. Ms. Cromwell suggested that
we might use it for a retreat. Discussion tabled.
Ms. Cromwell
suggested that we model Wake Co. example and assign each board
member a school. Each board member will call the reps to ask
them to attend the AR meetings. Calls are made at least I week
before meetings. Each board member is responsible for calling 12
schools. Ms. Williams will take care of dividing list. List will
be randomly divided.
Board members are
also asked to visit schools as well as UniServes. By March 21,
Board members are asked to have their school visits completed.
Board went into
executive session to discuss and vote on the relocation issue.
Respectfully
Submitted by:
Ms. Jessie L.
Sutton
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Office
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Charlotte, NC 28204
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CMAE Vision
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Association of Educators advocates for its
members, children, quality public education and safe, equitable
schools.
CMAE
Mission
The
mission of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Association of Educators is to
create a network of collaborative groups within our community to:
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Promote a quality
public education that is equitable and safe for all;
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Advocate for the
welfare and professional development of our members;
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Protect and
promote the rights and responsibilities of our members;
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Advocate for and
protect children;
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Promote diversity.
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2002-2003 CMAE Board of Directors
Dorothy
"Dot" Cromwell, President
West
Mecklenburg H S (579)
6206 Half Dome
Drive Charlotte, NC 28269
(704)343-6080(School)/ (704)374-0609(Office)/ (704)374-0609(Home)
taylormarie1996@yahoo.com
Mary McCray,
Vice President
Piney Grove El
(503)
8924 Milton
Morris Drive Charlotte, NC
28227
(704)343-6470(School)/(704)545-2647(Home)
marymccray@msn.com
Stephanie
Delaney, Secretary
Highland
Renaissance Academy
P O Box
561 Harrisburg, NC 28075
(704)343-5511(School) / (704)455-2585(Home)
delaneysf@aol.com
Alan
Stewart, Treasurer
Kennedy Middle
(434)
15 Powell
Avenue Lancaster, SC
29720
(704)343-5540(School) / (803)285-9361(Home)
yesipreach@aol.com
Jacquelyn
"Jackie" Cox (2005)
Myers Park H S
(466)
2105 Varden
Court Charlotte, NC 28208
(704)343-5800(School) / (704)398-0190(Home)
jcox11@carolina.rr.com
Tyrone Freeman
(2003)
Eastway Middle
(381)
1016 Bilmark
Avenue Charlotte, NC 28213
(704)343-6410(School) / (704)597-8785(Home)
ncgold704@aol.com
Minerva
Hardy (2003)
Building
Services (775)
574 Baltimore
Drive Cramerton, NC 28032
(704)343-5997(Work) / (704)824-5501(Home)
hardymc@msn.com
Ira LaVerne
Reed
(2004)
Cochrane Middle
(341)
4331 Olde
Roxbury Drive Matthews, NC 28105
(704)343-6460(School) / 704)847-7553(Home)
ira.reed@cms.k12.nc.us
Julia Schroeder
(2004)
CMS Right
Choice (675)
2510 Hemby
Woods Drive Charlotte, NC 28262
(704)432-0003(School) /
(704)921-1330(Home)
jules1330@hotmail.com
LaVerne
Steadman (2005)
West Charlotte
H S (576)
427 W 8th
Street, Unit 102 Charlotte, NC 28202
(704)343-6060(School) / (704)370-6346(Home)
Elliott
Willingham (2003)
Garinger HS
(396)
2720 Wingdale
Drive Charlotte, NC 28213
(704)343-6450(School) / (704)598-9297(Home)
elliott.willingham@cms.k12.nc.us
Hiawatha
Foster,
NEA Director
Myers Park H S (466)
1142 Clanton
Road Charlotte, NC 28217
(704)343-5800(School) / (704)523-5991(Home)
hfoster26@msn.com
Lessie Gaston
Northridge
Middle School (481)
1210 Butler
Street Salisbury, NC 28144
(704)343-5015(School) / (704)394-4742(Home)
Annette Mason
Cochrane Middle
School (341)
6219 Bridlewood
Lane Charlotte, NC 28215
(704)343-6460(School) / (704)535-1699(Home)
a.mason@cms.k12.nc.us
Dennis
Townsend
Providence High
School (508)
8118 Bald Ridge
Dr. Charlotte, NC 28227
(704)343-5390(School) / (704)567-3259(Home)
Donna
Wermuth
Newell
Elementary School (474)
3135 Colvard
Park Way Charlotte, NC 28269
(704)343-6820(School) / (704)549-8286(Home)
dwermuth@aol.com
Barbara
Witzel (Retired)
6034 Brookhaven
Rd. Charlotte, NC 28210
(704)553-2667(Home)
bwitzel@hotmail.com
Patricia Wynn
Allenbrook El.
(308)
7410 Sarnia Pl.
Charlotte, NC 28269
(704)343-6004(School) / (704)598-2806(Home)
