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AGENDA

UAF STAFF COUNCIL MEETING #134

Friday, April 12, 2002

8:45 – 10:40 a.m.

Wood Center Memorial Conference Room

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Time Item Length of Time

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8:45 I Call to Order – Scott McCrea 5 Min.

A. Roll Call

B. Approval of Minutes to Meeting #133

C. Approval of Meeting #134 Agenda

D. President's Report 10 Min.

9:00 II Chancellor’s Remarks – M. Lind 10 Min.

9:10 III Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services 5 Min.

Remarks – M. Neumayr

9:15 IV Committee Reports

A. Staff Affairs – G. Hazelton (Attachment 1) 5 Min.

B. Elections, Membership & Rules – D. York 5 Min.

C. Rural Affairs – H. Simmons 5 Min.

D. University Advocacy – S. Comstock 5 Min.

E. Ad Hoc Staff Training – D. Hagen 5 Min.

F. Ad Hoc Longevity Awards – D. Hagen 5 Min.

G. Ad Hoc Staff Picnic – A. Linn 5 Min.

9:50 V Governance/Department Reports

A. Alumni Association – C. Branley 5 Min.

B. Faculty Senate – N. Swazo 5 Min.

C. ASUAF – D. Miller 5 Min.

10:05 VI Guest Speakers 15 Min.

Jeannine Senechal, SW Compensation Director

Update on Classification Project

Tim Stickel, Student Services 15 Min.

Leadership Development

10:35 VII Other Business/Comments

A. Union Update – A. Linn 5 Min.

10:40 VII Adjournment

ATTACHMENT 134/1

UAF STAFF COUNCIL #134

APRIL 12, 2002

Staff Affairs Minutes, March 27 2002, 9.00 a.m.

I Roll Call

Tyrone Burkhead, Wanda Fields, Liam Forbes, Gabrielle Hazelton-chair, Stacey Howeshell, Larry Ledlow, Donna Moore

Excused: Joyce Allen-Luopa, Jean Crews, Cathy Magnusen

Absent: Dixie Emery, Diane Gray, Nici Murawsky, Sue Sharpton, Jeannette Skrob

II Old Business

A. sick leave conversion to retirement—e-mail has been sent to Scott McCrea, SC President, requesting his advice on how to proceed. After discussion, the committee felt that maybe Paid Time Off (PTO) is better route to follow. Gabrielle said she would route PTO information to the committee; last action date was March 27, 2000.

B. on campus daycare-Paige McLaughlin, Director of Bunnell House, Early Childhood Lab School, sent a wonderful e-mail (see attachment 1). Gabrielle will clarify the expansion timeline & effects.

C. geographic differentials-Nici was not available.

D. Veteran’s Day activities –Gabrielle will contact University Relations with committee’s comments about not enough publicity.

E. 2000-2001 projects:

a. PERS credit for <12 mo employees. 3/20/02 E-mail to Senator Gary Wilken requesting information about how the university can participate. Issue has fallen thru the UA governance cracks; since it is cost neutral to the Univ., it was suggested to go directly to Sen. Wilken.

b. new classification info.alaska.edu/hr/classification/- Janet Jacobs gave a presentation to BOR regarding a salary step phase-in plan. For people who are nervous about the new classification project, they should reference the FAQs section of the website and talk with IS people and how the process is treating them. Otherwise, it is a “wait & see” game.

III New Business

A. rumors of staff tuition waiver benefit being taken away?-Gabrielle will contact UAF HR for validity.

B. Reducing staff fee for the Student Rec Center from $135 to $75, the same as if staff took 1 credit class. Larry will contact SRC.

C. UAF Life lectures-used to be free, now a $25-30/semester charge. Larry will include with info request above.

IV Next meeting date will be decided via e-mail.

V Adjourn

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Attachment 1

Subject: Re: Bunnell House

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:43:13 -0900

From: Paige McLaughlin <fnpm@uaf.edu>

To: Gabrielle Hazelton <G.Hazelton@uaf.edu>

CC: Jake Poole <fnjcp@uaf.edu>, Victoria Foote <fnvmf@uaf.edu>

Gabrielle,

I apologize for not writing you yesterday - it was more hectic than I expected. Below is an introduction to Bunnell House Early Childhood Lab School.

~ Introduction to Bunnell House ~

Mission

The Early Childhood Lab School at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is committed to providing high-quality, licensed care to children of enrolled university students, faculty and staff, while providing rich observation and practicum experiences for university students studying early childhood education.

Background

Operated by the University of Alaska Tanana Valley Campus in cooperation with the Early Childhood Program, Bunnell House is committed to providing high-quality care to children while providing appropriate observation and practicum experiences for students studying early childhood development.

The program is licensed by the Department of Education and Early Development to serve 31 children and participates with several agencies that provide childcare assistance.

Bunnell House does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, age, or disability.

Ages

Care is provided for children from 30 months through six years old. Children must be toilet trained.

Hours

Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. We follow UAF closures, including the week of Spring Break. We also have a closure in late August for cleaning, maintenance and staff development and a one day closure in the fall for staff to attend the Fairbanks Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference.

History

Our building has a history of serving children and families. Originally President Bunnell’s home on campus, the house was moved to its present location about 1957 for use by the Home Economics Department. In the1970’s, the facility housed the Tanana Valley Community College Bunnell House Child Development Laboratory School. A private provider operated Kiddie Campus Day Care here in the 1980’s. Bunnell House Early Childhood

Lab School opened in November 1991.

Program

The Bunnell House Early Childhood Lab School is a child-centered environment, rich in learning opportunities. Developmentally appropriate equipment and practices permit children to make choices within a supportive and encouraging structure. Self-selection of activities and materials allow children to learn independently at their own unique pace. Active exploration and cooperative learning foster problem-solving and critical thinking skills, communication and language skills, creativity, competence, healthy attitudes, and positive self-worth.

Curriculum at the lab school includes everything the child experiences from the moment they enter until they leave. Hands—on experiences are derived from a combination of theme planning and emergent curriculum with on-going projects occurring alongside short-term activities.

Gabrielle, we do have a waitlist - currently 12 families are waiting for Summer or Fall 2002 enrollment. This does not include families who originally waitlisted for Fall 2001 (32 families) or Spring 2002 (13 families) who may still be interested in getting into Bunnell House whenever possible. We also have a waitlist of infants/toddlers (14 families) in anticipation of an expansion of the program. The expansion was meant to have already taken place, but has been delayed. I don't have the most current information on the status of the expansion, but expect to hear something this week from my boss, Jake Poole.

I hope this information is useful to you. I encourage you and others to come for a tour of the lab school. I would be happy to show you around and answer any questions - just call to schedule a time.

Paige :-)