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Members of Education Minnesota, NEA, AFT,
Minnesota Local #7173 |
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In Attendance: |
Mark Chalupsky, Julie Anderson-Simonson, Mary Tingblad, Ramona Anderson, Susan Weber, Margaret Ruffino, Pam Wertjes, Sue Alexander, Debra Drexler, Rhonda Lundgren, Jeri Goodspeed-Gross, Joel Gotz, Mike Matthias. |
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Absent: |
Kim Diekmann, Sandy Gosen, Rachel Consdorf. There is a vacancy on the Governance Board for a representative from Minnewashta. |
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Guests: |
Greg Reinhiller (Gosen), Sean Holmes (Consdorf), Mike Cutshall (Contract Administrator), Joseph Ricke (former MTA President), Jan Nelson (former MTA Vice-President), Mary Benson and Anita Otten (former Teachers’ Rights Co-Chairs), John Borgen (Education Minnesota Field Staff Representative). |
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Call to Order: |
4:36 p.m., by President Chalupsky. Thank You: The Governance Board
thanked the Governance Board members whose terms have ended: Joe Ricke, Jan
Nelson, and Doug Kennedy. Welcome: The Governance Board welcomed members whose terms have begun today: Mark Chalupsky, Julie Anderson-Simonson, and Joel Gotz. |
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Elections of Secretary and Treasurer: |
Motion by Ruffino, seconded
by Lundgren, that Mary Tingblad continue as Secretary. Motion carried.
Motion by Ruffino, seconded
by Matthias, that Ramona Anderson continue as Treasurer. Motion carried.
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Approval of Minutes: |
Motion by Lundgren, seconded
by Weber, to approve the minutes of May 25, 2006. Motion carried. |
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Teachers’ Rights Report: |
Mary Benson and Anita Otten read prepared statements regarding their positions as Teachers’ Rights Co-Chairs. Motion by Wertjes, seconded by Matthias, that we go into Executive Session,
and that all guests with the exceptions of John Borgen, leave the meeting
during this closed 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 Lundgren,
seconded by Goodspeed-Gross, to close the Executive Session. Motion
carried. All guests were allowed to return to the meeting at this
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Treasurer’s Report: |
Approval of the 2006-2007 MTA Budget: Motion by Anderson-Simonson, seconded by Gotz, to approve the 2006-2007 MTA Budget as proposed. Motion carried. The Budget Committee decreased/eliminated some line items and used reserve funds to save money, however it is necessary to raise the MTA dues to $170. The majority of this increase is because the contract requires that the MTA reimburse the district for the MTA President Release Time. Vice-President Anderson-Simonson distributed new covers and dividers for the Governance Board Handbook, 2006-2007 meeting schedule, and Election Policy. She also asked that each Governance Board member sign up to attend a School Board meeting and report back to the Governance Board. Audit Update: Treasure Anderson reported she attended a
Treasurer’s meeting and now locals are not required to do full-blown
audits every year. We will still do a big audit for 2004-2005 to make sure
that the books are all in order. We will be able to have a smaller and less
expensive audit done for 2005-2006. Both audits will be completed this
summer. |
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New Business: |
Appointment of Election Committee: The Election Committee must include the Vice-President, the Secretary, and three other Governance Board members. Motion by Goodspeed-Gross, seconded by Anderson, to appoint Julie Anderson-Simonson, Mary Tingblad, Mike Matthias, Pam Wertjes, and Rhonda Lundgren as the Election Committee. Motion carried. Appointment of Meet and Confer Representatives: Motion by Weber,
seconded by Lundgren, to appoint Sue Weber (early childhood), Margaret
Ruffino (elementary), Mary Tingblad (middle school), and Mike Matthias (high
school) as the Meet and Confer Representatives. Motion carried. Appointment of UniServ Representatives: The MTA should have the
President and one more representative at the UniServ meetings. The names of
the MTA UniServ Representatives should have been submitted by May 1, 2006,
but they were not, so Governance Board will do that now. Motion by
Tingblad, seconded by Gotz, to appoint President Chalupsky and Vice-President
Anderson-Simonson as the MTA UniServ Representatives. Motion carried. Appointment of Health Insurance Committee Representatives: We can
have five teachers on the Health Insurance Committee. President Chalupsky has
spoken with teachers interested in this committee. Motion by
Anderson-Simonson, seconded by Ruffino, to appoint President Chalupsky, Jody
Hanson, Tim Hanus, Erin Klaers, and Anita Otten as MTA Health Insurance
Committee Representatives. Motion carried. Appointment of Teachers’ Rights Chair: The Governance Board
approved the 2006-2007 MTA Budget which included a decrease from two
Teachers’ Rights Co-Chairs to one Chair. Motion by Lundgren,
seconded by Goodspeed-Gross, to appoint Julie Anderson-Simonson as
Teachers’ Rights Chair. Motion carried. Appointment of Membership Chair: Motion by Ruffino, seconded by
Drexler, that Jeri Goodspeed-Gross continue as Membership Chair. Motion
carried. Summer Governance Board Meeting and Training: John Borgen suggested several dates for the summer meeting. Eleven Governance Board members indicated that they would be able to attend a meeting on July 18, 2006. The summer Governance Board Meeting and Training will be on July 18, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Secretary Tingblad is updating the Governance Board contact information and will distribute the list at the summer meeting. President Chalupsky can be reached at (home) 952-448-3559 and (cell) 612-281-5900. Leadership Conference at St. Ben’s: The Summer Seminar at the College
of St. Benedict will be July 31 to August 2, 2006. President Chalupsky,
Vice-President Anderson-Simonson, Secretary Tingblad, Jeri Goodspeed-Gross,
Margaret Ruffino, Deb Drexler, and Pam Wertjes have expressed interest in
attending the seminar. Secretary Tingblad will contact these people next week
regarding registration. John Borgen announced
that Grassroots Training will occur June 21-22, 2006. Screening of candidates
will take place late June/early July. |
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Old Business: |
Q-Comp Update: President Chalupsky and Mike Cutshall attended an
emergency meeting to complete the Q-Comp application. The application has
been sent to the state and we can expect a response mid-June. When a response
is received, the committee will meet again to continue working, with a goal
of presenting Q-Comp to the Governance Board at the summer meeting.
Information will be sent out to the membership when we come back in the fall.
There will be a general membership meeting and voting early in the fall.
Training will occur in the fall and Q-Comp can begin in full second semester.
Tenured teachers can earn an extra $2,000 through Q-Comp. Motion by
Holmes, seconded by Reinhiller, to direct the committee to go forward with
Q-Comp with the goal of presenting to the Governance Board this summer and to
the membership this fall. Motion carried. Summer School Pay Update: There may not be enough students signed up for the classes for full credit. There may be one Physical Education class and a non-Minnetonka teacher may teach it. The School Board will discuss the proposed pay schedule for summer school at the next School Board meeting. Administration will get back to President Chalupsky on June 16, 2006, regarding summer school. Motion by Tingblad, seconded by Reinhiller, to direct President Chalupsky to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding summer school pay for one class, one teacher, this summer only. Motion carried. Reconsider 6:00 p.m. Stop Policy for Governance Board Meetings: President Chalupsky asked the Governance
Board to consider removing the policy which called for a motion to continue a
meeting if it were to go past 6:00 p.m. The Governance Board needs to
represent our members and carry out the business of the MTA in a professional
manner. Motion by Ruffino, seconded by Wertjes, to repeal the 6:00
p.m. Stop Policy. Motion carried. Teacher Celebrations Cakes: Building Representatives can pick up the cakes at Cub on Highway 101 tomorrow morning. Principal Evaluations: Former President Ricke had reported earlier that the evaluations would occur by the end of the school year. President Chalupsky will follow up on this with Dr. Peterson. President Chalupsky thanked the Governance Board for a successful meeting. |
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Motion by Drexler, seconded by Ruffino, to adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 6:16 p.m. |
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Respectfully submitted, Approved 7/18/06 |
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