Minutes - November 19 CORE meeting
Minutes of the November 19, 2009 CORE Meeting
President Dave Parshall opened the Nov. meeting of CORE at noon in the Sublett Room of the STRS Building. The first item of business was the approval of the October CORE Minutes. Mary Ellen Angeletti moved to have them approved; Lloyd Knudsen seconded the motion. The fifteen in attendance approved the minutes.
Treasurer Herman Fisher thanked people who’d sent dues, as well as some donations. He reported that CORE “has money.” In fact our treasury currently is holding steady; however, members are encouraged to send in their dues if they haven’t yet. Herm also informed the group that Ryan Holderman has sent him an updated membership list.
President Dave notified the members that there would be no meeting of CORE in December. (Since we had such a small number at this November meeting, officers were sure we’d have even fewer at a meeting in the busy month of December.)
The next item of business was the Position Statement Committee report by President Dave. He and Jill Fetters explained that we need to be planning how to address our audiences, media, and points that we need to emphasize, correct terminology we can employ. To those ends the committee (comprised of Jill, Mary Ellen, Dave, Carole DePaola, George Justice, Marie Fetters, and Kathie Bracy – with Lou D’Orio as a consultant -- will be meeting on Dec. 4th at 1 p.m. at Dave’s condominium complex in Westerville. If you have not received directions call or e-mail Dave.
Members are strongly encouraged to contact either Dave (dparshall@insight.rr.com) or Jill (miladyfet@aol.com) with ideas or suggestions for ways to correct any misconceptions of teachers’ retirement in the minds of the non-teaching public. For example, as Lou explained, if we were to refer to “deferred compensation,” a part of a teacher’s salary, this would get away from the negative connotation of the word “benefits.” (Even though most retirees know, many in the non-teaching sector are unaware that teachers often would forego raises – thus having lower salaries throughout their careers – with the hope of having more money in their retirement.) Perhaps we can even think of ways to redirect criticism.
The members in attendance turned their attention to ways to establish a better rapport with STRS Executive Director Mike Nehf. Dave was encouraged to maintain meetings with Mr. Nehf on a regular basis.
Before the meeting adjourned, President Dave reminded all that there would be no CORE Meeting in December. The next CORE Meeting will be in January of 2010.
The November meeting was adjourned at 12:45.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie M. Fetters
CORE Secretary
President Dave Parshall opened the Nov. meeting of CORE at noon in the Sublett Room of the STRS Building. The first item of business was the approval of the October CORE Minutes. Mary Ellen Angeletti moved to have them approved; Lloyd Knudsen seconded the motion. The fifteen in attendance approved the minutes.
Treasurer Herman Fisher thanked people who’d sent dues, as well as some donations. He reported that CORE “has money.” In fact our treasury currently is holding steady; however, members are encouraged to send in their dues if they haven’t yet. Herm also informed the group that Ryan Holderman has sent him an updated membership list.
President Dave notified the members that there would be no meeting of CORE in December. (Since we had such a small number at this November meeting, officers were sure we’d have even fewer at a meeting in the busy month of December.)
The next item of business was the Position Statement Committee report by President Dave. He and Jill Fetters explained that we need to be planning how to address our audiences, media, and points that we need to emphasize, correct terminology we can employ. To those ends the committee (comprised of Jill, Mary Ellen, Dave, Carole DePaola, George Justice, Marie Fetters, and Kathie Bracy – with Lou D’Orio as a consultant -- will be meeting on Dec. 4th at 1 p.m. at Dave’s condominium complex in Westerville. If you have not received directions call or e-mail Dave.
Members are strongly encouraged to contact either Dave (dparshall@insight.rr.com) or Jill (miladyfet@aol.com) with ideas or suggestions for ways to correct any misconceptions of teachers’ retirement in the minds of the non-teaching public. For example, as Lou explained, if we were to refer to “deferred compensation,” a part of a teacher’s salary, this would get away from the negative connotation of the word “benefits.” (Even though most retirees know, many in the non-teaching sector are unaware that teachers often would forego raises – thus having lower salaries throughout their careers – with the hope of having more money in their retirement.) Perhaps we can even think of ways to redirect criticism.
The members in attendance turned their attention to ways to establish a better rapport with STRS Executive Director Mike Nehf. Dave was encouraged to maintain meetings with Mr. Nehf on a regular basis.
Before the meeting adjourned, President Dave reminded all that there would be no CORE Meeting in December. The next CORE Meeting will be in January of 2010.
The November meeting was adjourned at 12:45.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie M. Fetters
CORE Secretary
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