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In Attendance: |
Joseph Ricke, Jan Nelson, Mary Tingblad, Margaret Ruffino, Pam Wertjes, Heather Stowman, Debra Drexler, Anita Britton, Rhonda Lundgren, Sandy Gosen, Jeri Goodspeed-Gross, Ramona Anderson. |
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Absent: |
Susan Weber, Doug Kennedy, Rachel Consdorf. There is a vacancy on the Governance Board for a representative from Minnewashta. |
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Guests: |
John Borgen (Education Minnesota Field Staff Representative). |
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Call to Order: |
4:36 p.m., by President Ricke. |
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Approval of Minutes: |
Motion by Drexler, seconded by Britton, to approve the minutes of October 5, 2005. Motion carried. |
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Treasurer’s Report: |
Motion by Gosen, seconded by Nelson, that Ramona Anderson be appointed as the new MTA Treasurer. Motion carried. President Ricke will train Treasurer Anderson. It is necessary to raise MTA dues to pay for the MTA President Release
Time, which was approved in the recently ratified contract. Motion by Goodspeed-Gross, seconded by
Gosen, to increase MTA dues to $140. Motion carried. It is necessary to add MTA President Release Time to the MTA Budget. This figure is calculated out in the following way: 0.4 (release time FTE) x 0.75 (3 quarters) x total cost of contract (salary+FICA+TRA+fringe benefits refund) = $24,447. Motion by Lundgren, seconded by Goodspeed-Gross, to add a line item “President Release Time: $24,447” to the MTA Budget. Motion carried. Secretary Tingblad will e-mail members about the budget and dues changes and also include this information in the MTA newsletter. Dues will be taken out over 15 paychecks, so the $45 increase will amount
to $3 per paycheck ($6 per month). In the contract, $8 per month was added to
the fringe benefit pool to offset the increase in dues. |
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Open Forum: |
Governance Board members shared positive comments and concerns regarding their buildings and district issues. Members are asking about the last day of school. Will it be a full day or
a half-day? Activities need to be planned accordingly. |
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New Business: |
TALL: Education Political Organizer: Anyone interested in this position should contact President Ricke. This will be an important election year, so it is important that this position be filled. The MTA Political Organizer will receive a stipend of $500. Workday/Work Year Committee: President Ricke has appointed Vice-President Nelson to chair this committee. Governance Board members Heather Stowman, Sandy Gosen, and Rachel Consdorf, and Teachers’ Rights Co-Chair Mary Benson have volunteered to serve on this committee. President Ricke will also send out an e-mail to all MTA members asking for more committee members. Building Meetings: Every building should have monthly MTA meetings. President Ricke directed the Governance Board to set up building meetings before November 2, 2005 (the next Governance Board meeting), with only one thing on the agenda—how are we handling the changes this year? Questions to consider: What’s different this year? What is the impact on you? What are the effects on the school day, the students, the curriculum, etc.? How are you handling the stress? Solutions? Suggestions? Building Representatives should cc: President Ricke when they send out e-mails announcing their building meetings. MTA Computers: This is tabled until the next Governance Board meeting. Constitution and Bylaws Changes: This is tabled until the next Governance Board meeting. |
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Old Business: |
MAPPS: There is an all-day Q-Comp meeting in Distinguished Educator Program: Anyone interested in being on this committee should contact President Ricke. Vice President Nelson will be on the committee. Speaking at the |
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President’s Report: |
Arbitration Update/Grievances Update: We have not heard anything from the arbitrator regarding the President Release Time. Two grievances regarding International Baccalaureate and teachers transferred out of their department may be moved to arbitration. |
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Motion by Nelson, seconded by |
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Respectfully submitted, |
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