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Governance Board Meeting,
February 2, 2005 |
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In Attendance: |
Joseph Ricke, Jan Nelson, Mary Tingblad, Melanie Casiday, Linda Morantez, Margaret Ruffino, Pam Wertjes, Sara Macke, Anita Britton, Rhonda Lundgren, Sandy Gosen, Jeri Goodspeed-Gross, Doug Kennedy, Jean Peebles, Mike Cutshall, Miles Mortensen. |
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Absent: |
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. |
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Call to Order: |
4:34 p.m., by President Ricke. |
| Approval of Minutes: | Motion by Wertjes, seconded by Macke, to approve the minutes of January 6 and January 19, 2005. Motion carried. |
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Teachers' Rights Report: |
The Teachers' Rights article in the February issue of The Professional will be a Questions & Answers document pertaining to staffing and teacher transfer. |
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New Business: |
Education Minnesota Representative Convention: President Ricke distributed a document from Marc Doepner-Hove and The Committee for the Next Step. Delegates to the Education Minnesota Representative Convention will vote on proposed bylaw changes to increase member involvement and create checks and balances within Education Minnesota.
Governance Board Sunshine Fund: The Governance Board will create our own sunshine fund, funded by the individual Governance Board members, not funded by MTA dues. Anita Britton and Jeri Goodspeed-Gross have volunteered to set up the committee for this.
Flowers for Sam Kinney's Family: Flowers were sent to Sam Kinney's family from the MTA.
State Health Care: A School Board member has requested a position letter from the MTA regarding the state health care proposal. Minnetonka is self-funded and we have experienced minimal cost increases. If we have to go to the state health care plan, we would have to pay more. President Ricke will provide the Governance Board with documents regarding the proposal. He will also request that someone from Education Minnesota attend a future MTA Governance Board meeting to speak about this.
Memorandum of Understanding: President Ricke presented a Memorandum of Understanding on Extended Day Program of the ALC Mini School at MHS. The MOU is for this year only to structure the pay according to the current contract. Jan Nelson requests that pay for Independent Study teachers be addressed during negotiations. Motion by Lundgren, seconded by Gosen, to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with corrections. Motion carried.
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| Old Business: |
Calendar: Members are concerned about the 12-hour
days and the placement of conferences. President Ricke will send out a
Zoomerang survey to all MTA members for feedback on the proposed calendar.
Anita Britton and Margaret Ruffino volunteered to work on the Zoomerang. Motion
by Cutshall, seconded by Goodspeed-Gross, to send a letter to the School Board
that the MTA does not support the proposed calendar. Motion carried. The
letter will include feedback data gathered from the survey.
Cost Containment: To modify the cost containment proposal, the district should spend some of the reserves and charge more for co-curriculars. All MTA members should lobby their legislators to increase educational funding. The Governance Board members should attend the School Board Public Hearing on February 3, 2005. President Ricke will set up meetings with School Board members. He would like to present position papers listing the effects and ramifications of the cost containment proposals. Motion by Lundgren, seconded by Gosen, that the meeting continue past 6:00 p.m. Motion carried.
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| President's Report: |
Buy-Out/Early Retirement Proposal: It is estimated that 12 members may be interested in the early retirement proposal. Interest Based Bargaining: The MTA Negotiators and the district's negotiators will investigate Interest Based Bargaining training. Communication with School Board: Superintendent Peterson has proposed that any contact with the School Board go through him first. President Ricke will check with Education Minnesota. Motion by Casiday, seconded by
Ruffino, to adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m. |
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Respectfully submitted, |
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