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Members of Education Minnesota, NEA, AFT,
Minnesota Local #7173 |
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In Attendance: |
Joseph Ricke, Jan Nelson, Mary Tingblad, Ramona Anderson, Susan Weber, Margaret Ruffino, Pam Wertjes, Sue Alexander, Kim Diekmann, Rhonda Lundgren, Sandy Gosen, Mike Matthias. |
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Absent: |
Debra Drexler, Jeri Goodspeed-Gross, Doug Kennedy, Rachel Consdorf. There is a vacancy on the Governance Board for a representative from Minnewashta. |
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Guests: |
Bev Ginther (Drexler), Mark Chalupsky (Goodspeed-Gross), Sonja Saunders (Kennedy), Sean Holmes (Consdorf), Harley Ogata (Education Minnesota Legal Counsel), Julie Anderson-Simonson (Groveland), Peggy Glaccum (MMW), Joel Gotz (MHS), Mary Benson and Anita Otten (Teachers’ Rights Co-Chairs). |
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Call to Order: |
4:35 p.m., by President Ricke. |
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Approval of Minutes: |
Motion by Alexander, seconded
by Chalupsky to add the following missed item to Old Business: “Teacher
Celebrations Committee: The Teachers Celebrations Committee suggested
scheduling an MTA after-school event for May 25, 2006. The committee is
considering the Lake Ann Pavilion, the MHS Pier, or the Minnetonka Community
Center.” Motion carried. Motion by Chalupsky, seconded
by Lundgren, to approve the minutes of May 3, 2006, as amended. Motion
carried. |
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Teachers’ Rights Report: |
The Teachers’ Rights Committee was meeting at the same time as the Governance Board. The Teachers’ Rights Co-Chairs joined us later in the meeting. |
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Treasurer’s Report: |
Treasurer Anderson reported that the MTA has been allowed to do a two-year audit for the 2004-05 budget year and the 2005-06 budget year. Education Minnesota is requiring that the audit reports must be presented to them by August 31, 2006. Because this is the first audit with this auditor, there is a $600 set-up fee. Each budget year’s audit will cost $2,400. We will pay $3,000 ($600 + $2,400) from the current budget, and $2,400 from next year’s budget. The Budget Committee has had two preliminary meetings and will meet again
to finalize the 2006-07 MTA Budget. |
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New Business: |
Election Process and Discussion: Harley Ogata was present at this meeting to advise the Governance Board regarding this portion of the agenda. President Ricke and Vice-President Nelson were asked to remove themselves from the chair during this portion of the agenda. Secretary Tingblad presided as ranking officer. Pam Wertjes was appointed to take minutes during this portion of the meeting. All present were allowed to participate in the discussion. Only the Governance Board Building Representatives and those guests who were in place of absent Governance Board Building Representatives were allowed to vote. Ricke, Nelson, and Chalupsky were not allowed to vote. Glaccum was allowed to vote in place of the second MMW Building Representative. The Election Committee reported that the re-verification of the MTA President/Vice-President election results yielded the same results as the original Election Committee Report of the Election. Ginther and Glaccum attended the re-verification as observers on behalf of the candidates. The re-verification report included information about the invalid ballots. Ogata explained that the Election Committee followed the MTA Election Policy. The policy does not include anything allowing for a challenge of the election results. Ogata advised the Election Committee that a one-time challenge procedure should be created for this election only. This is necessary should the election be challenged in court or before the Department of Labor. Later the Election Committee will update the MTA Election Policy to include challenge procedures to cover all elections. Election Appeals Process: The Election Committee presented the Election Challenge Procedure prepared by Harley Ogata for this election only. Motion by Gosen, seconded by Lundgren, to approve the one-time Election Challenge Procedure for the May 2006 MTA President/Vice-President Election only, as amended. Motion carried. Joseph Ricke and Jan Nelson may challenge the result of the May 2006 MTA President/Vice-President Election only. The challenge must be in writing and specify the alleged violations of the MTA Constitution and Bylaws, policies, or other rule. The challenge must be received by Mary Tingblad, Margaret Ruffino, Pam Wertjes, Bev Ginther, and Peggy Glaccum, by 4 pm, Friday, May 19, 2006. An e-mail message sent to the five listed names will show the time it was sent.
If a challenge is received the MTA Governance Board has set May 25, 2006, as a special meeting for the hearing. Harley Ogata will act as hearing officer and will have no vote related to the outcome of the hearing. Ricke and Nelson will have up to 45 minutes to present evidence and testimony, and Chalupsky and Anderson-Simonson will have up to 45 minutes to present evidence and testimony. The Governance Board will deliberate and decide whether to uphold or reject the challenge, and if needed, the appropriate remedy.
Secretary Tingblad will send the membership an e-mail with the Election Challenge Procedure as an attachment. Secretary Tingblad returned the meeting to President Ricke at the
conclusion of this part of the agenda. |
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Old Business: |
Due to time constraints, President Ricke asked to address each item quickly and later to return to items as time allowed. MAPPS Update: President Ricke recommended not pursuing MAPPS. Summer School Pay Issue: President Ricke distributed copies of the
Summer School Jobs Posting document and an e-mail series to Negotiator Mike
Cutshall from Mike Lovett and Superintendent Peterson. The Negotiators
recommend filing an intent to negotiate the Summer School pay. Motion by
Tingblad, seconded by Gosen, that the Negotiators file an intent to negotiate
with the district for Summer School pay. Motion carried. End of the Year Teacher Celebration: The Teachers Celebrations Committee suggested sending trays to each building instead of scheduling an MTA after-school event. Principal Evaluations: President Ricke reported that Superintendent Peterson agreed that the evaluations will be done by the end of this school year. Principal evaluations will be added to the Meet and Confer agenda. Motion by Ruffino, seconded by Chalupsky, to extend the meeting to 6:20
p.m. to continue more detailed discussions regarding the Old Business items. Motion
carried. Summer School Pay Issue: The district is not interested in paying
anything but the Schedule E rate. The courses offered are for full credit,
equivalent to classes offered during the regular school year. The Negotiators will file an intent to
negotiate with the district for Summer School pay. MAPPS Update: the MAPPS Committee has not met regarding President Ricke’s recommendation. One of the sticking points with the district is the Early Release/Late Start days. The district would prefer to rotate reserve teachers to cover classes while teachers receive training throughout the year. The Governance Board directed the MAPPS Committee to move forward with the application, emphasizing the need for eight Early Release/Late Start days. At the last Governance Board meeting, John Borgen had recommended the following steps: 1. Write
the necessary contract language President Ricke will follow up with an e-mail to the Governance Board. |
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Quorum was lost. Meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m. |
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Respectfully submitted, Approved as amended, 5/23/06 |
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