Committees carry out SKEA’s goals & objectives.

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  • Prepares preposed budgets and conducts annual review of investments and reserve funds. (Meets as needed)

  • Reviews and recommends updates to SKEA’s governing documents. (Meets monthly)

  • Manages all SKEA media, including the website, social media, audio/video needs, and other technology. (Meets as needed)

  • Develops materials to further members’ understanding of the contract. Reviews grievances and recommends arbitrations to the Board of directors. (Meets as needed)

  • Works to promote the interests of our BIPOC members. As well as increase participation in association activities and establish, and cultivate, relationships with our community partners. (Meets monthly)

  • Revise and present election rules. Conduct regular and special elections, with the exception of building representatives. Oversees elections and verifies election results. (Meets approximately 4 times a year)

  • This is a closed committee comprised of SKEA president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. (Meets monthly)

  • The committee will facilitate applications, advertisement, rubrics, and scoring of grant/award opportunities for members. (Meets as needed)

  • Reviews and recommends activities and strategies to address social justice and equity issues. (Meets monthly)

  • Facilitates trainings to promote growth of professional and union knowledge for members. (Meets monthly)

  • Responsible for informing, engaging, and organizing members in regards to legislation that promotes equitable, quality education. (Meets as needed)

  • Responsible for analyzing and reviewing current SKEA membership data, and facilitating recruitment strategies. (Meets monthly)

  • Tasked with building relationships with community partners, other labor groups, and parents. Coordinates with the bargaining team to communicate and connect members to the bargaining process. (Meets monthly)

  • Facilitate events such as the Annual Retirement Celebration and monthly SKEA Socials. Also oversees wellness and building rep grants. (Meets as needed)

  • Responsible for interviewing political candidates for potential endorsements to receive OEA PAC dollars (voluntary contributions from members, above and beyond dues dollars) (Meets as needed)

SKEA Standing Committees

  • Charged with creating the school-year calendar each year.

  • This is a new committee created to explore how best to support early career educators in the absence of mentors.

  • Reviews existing evaluation tools and structures and works collaboratively to improve evaluation systems.

  • This committee looks at district-wide systems or issues that impact the district as a whole. Collaborates with ASK-ESP, Salem Area School Administrators (SASA), and District cabinet members.

  • Works with the District to understand the road map and goals of current PD and to provide input for plans to differentiate PD offerings.

  • Will develop a model to assess current report card practices and provide input to the methods and systems for both elementary and secondary report cards.

  • Reviews and scores sabbatical applications. Makes the recommendation for approval.

  • Collaborates with our Safety and Risk department on procedures and systems designed to keep our schools safe.

  • Review requests for sick leave bank hours.

  • Works on reviewing existing discipline matrix/behavior management systems and provides input for best practices.

  • Designed to link our technology department with those using technology in the classroom. Ideally all decisions regarding new technology would flow through this committee before purchasing and/or policy decisions are made.

District Joint Committees