EMTA Council Meeting Minutes

 October 6th, 2025

4:15-5:15 pm  ~ Clarke MS

Building Reports:

* Barnum Woods:  Question regarding online courses/zoom- still received credit for them?

* Bowling Greene: Followed up on last month’s question regarding Special Ed. Still not enough support, no monitors, and not enough help. 

* McVey: Students in ICT, teachers getting training on restraints, but at what point does the student get transferred to self contained? What is the protocol?

* Meadowbrook: A security guard was let go and the staff is very unhappy and uncomfortable. Is it ok to respond to how teachers feel in the survey that went out from Mr. Rosner regarding security? (James said it’s ok to let Mr. Rosner know how you feel when answering the survey)

* Parkway:   No Report

* Woodland: 

* Clarke MS: No Report

* EMHS:  No Report

* Clarke HS: No Report

BOE Liaison:   

9/17 meeting- 2 students, one from each HS, were sworn in on the Board to represent the student's voice. They spoke about the “No cellphone” rule and how the changes are making a positive impact. Students are interacting more with each other and the atmosphere is happy.

-discussions on school safety, parents concerned and asked for armed security guards

-Explained the security booths and how the district is tightening security with outside visitors

-Parents requested for next year to be more mindful of scheduling events on 911. The district agreed to block out that date, except for sports.

PTA Liaison: 

-No Report

Maternity & Disability: 

- All is good. Make sure to call Fran (516) 660-2782 or email: fbaeremta@gmail.com

Health and Safety: 

-

EMART: 

- 9/25- held their first meeting. Received beautiful “Thank You” notes from the scholarship recipients. Lynn Caiozza attended the meeting to inform everyone about the Making Strides Walk on 10/19 and sold raffles. 10/20 is known as Retiree Recognition Day.

Entertainment:  

- New Teacher cocktail party  this Fri . 10/10/25

Grievance: 

-Received the secondary schedules all other building please send ASAP

-send your schedules to Valerie or Ivana (ivanacirillo522@gmail.com)

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer: 

-  Ali Gallina & Jill Hecker- Breast Cancer walk is 10/19/2025 -  “Go Pink” on Fridays, Raffles still for sale

Membership: 

- 

Outreach: 

-No Report

New Member: 

-Party this Friday 10/10/25

Newsletter: 

-

Retirement: 

-No Report 

Scholarship: 

-

SRP: 

-No Report

Social Media: 

-Send Kara pictures and blurbs

Vote Cope:

- Kristi Pagan- New forms will be ready by next month’s meeting to be distributed in your building

Elections: 

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Treasure Report

- Ryan Malone presented a report. Reminded everyone that dues are not taken out of paycheck until October

-Ryan: Community Action Liaison:  reported Charter Schools are a business and not an education. Charter Schools charge a lot of money and no one knows where it really goes to. Each year the budget increases and our EM school district pays the Charter Schools. Next year, the projected amount our school district will pay is $445,000. That is EM Tax dollars. This is a big problem.

Vice President’s Report- 

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President’s Report- James Parisi

-James will ask central about clubs, points, money amount paid

-James has been in contact and having conversations with Joanne and Dave regarding “Testing” rooms

-Discussion regarding Charter Schools and our students- did they leave our district for a charter school? Or did they move into our district because they were attending a charter school somewhere else and found one close to our district?

- Next meeting 11/18/2025- Tuesday.