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Governance Board Meeting, June 2,
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In Attendance: |
Joseph Ricke, Jan Nelson, Mary Tingblad, Melanie Casiday, Margaret Ruffino, Pam Wertjes, Sara Macke, Katie Tuthill, Heidi Bunde, Sandy Gosen, Jeri Goodspeed-Gross, Doug Kennedy, Sonja Saunders, Mike Cutshall, Miles Mortensen. |
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Absent: |
Linda Morantez. There is still a vacancy on the Governance Board for a representative from Clear Springs. |
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Guests: |
Mary Benson and Anita Otten, Teachers' Rights Co-Chairs; Gail O’Rourke (Morantez); Julie Anderson-Simonson. |
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Call to Order: |
4:38 p.m., by President Ricke. |
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Thank You: |
The Governance Board presented gifts of appreciation
to Mark Chalupsky and Julie Anderson-Simonson for their years of work and
dedication to the MTA. |
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Approval of Minutes: |
Motion by Casiday, seconded by Goodspeed-Gross, to approve the minutes of May 19, 2004. Motion carried. |
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Teachers' Rights Report: |
The Teachers’ Rights Co-Chairs are dealing with the MTA President’s release time, transfer issues, and job postings. Some departments are concerned about selection and interview process changes. |
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Treasurer's Report: |
President Ricke distributed the MTA Monthly Budget Report dated June 1, 2004; and the MTA Checking Account Statement, May 1 to June 1, 2004. The MTA will end the 2003-2004 budget year with approximately $18,900 in reserves. |
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New Business: |
Strategic Planning for MTA: President Ricke and Sue Vento will plan the summer Governance Board meeting. Ricke will update the Governance Board members on the plans and date. He would like all Governance Board members to attend. District Insurance Meeting: The District Insurance Committee can have up to five teachers on it. We need to add three more. Members can contact President Ricke for more information. Health Advocacy Representative: Sharon Clark is retiring, so we need a new member for this position. Members can contact Sharon Clark or President Ricke for more information. |
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Old Business: |
2004-05 Calendar Issue: The additional 8 hours prep time still has not been settled. Motion by Cutshall, seconded by Gosen, that we do not support the current proposal provided by the district, as it does not meet the criteria of the original commitment. Motion carried. President Ricke will communicate this decision to Mike Lovett. NEA Delegate Election: Jan Nelson will attend the NEA
Representative Assembly as the second MTA delegate. Mary Tingblad
distributed an expense sheet listing known expenses and additional
expenses. Motion by Wertjes, seconded by Goodspeed-Gross, to reimburse
the NEA and AFT delegates up to an additional $500 each, should their
expenses exceed the amount originally budgeted. Motion
carried. Relicensure Chair Update: The Relicensure Co-Chairs have asked the district for a chairperson stipend for this position. Currently, they receive a stipend from the MTA. The district is looking into contributing additional money. Motion by Ruffino, seconded by Gosen, that we pay an additional $500 to each Co-Chair for the extra work this year. Motion carried. President Ricke will continue talking with the district regarding joint responsibility for relicensure. Mike Lovett has agreed to pay the Co-Chairs Curriculum Development money this summer to research and develop a more streamlined system. Flowers/Cards For Governance Board Members: Motion by Gosen, seconded by Saunders, that the Governance Board create our own sunshine fund, funded by the individual Governance Board members, not funded by MTA dues. Motion carried. Details will be worked out over the summer. President’s Release Time Update: President Ricke will meet with Dr. Peterson on June 4, 2004, to continue their conversation regarding release time and his transfer to the middle schools. They have already had two meetings regarding these issues. President Ricke will also try to schedule a Meet and Confer meeting next week. Meeting was adjourned at 6:28 p.m. to reconvene in another room due to another meeting scheduled in the boardroom. Meeting called to order at 6:32 p.m. in new location. Motion by Nelson, seconded by Mortensen, to go into Executive
Session. Motion carried. This “closed session” is confidential
and allows for freer discussion. The minutes do not reflect what is said
while in Executive Session, nor can the information be discussed outside
of Executive Session. Members are not to divulge the proceedings of an
Executive Session and can be punished under a disciplinary provision if
they violate the secrecy. Motion
by Ruffino, seconded by Nelson, to close the Executive Session and open to
regular session. Motion carried. |
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Due to the lack of a quorum, the meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m. President Ricke will e-mail the Governance Board members regarding the remaining agenda items. |
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Respectfully submitted, | |