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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, Julia Antonsen, Debra Drexler, Kim Diekmann, Sarah Berger, Sandy Gosen, Jeri Goodspeed-Gross, Joel Gotz, Mike Matthias, Kristy Burgeson. |
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Absent: |
Rachel Consdorf. |
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Guest: |
Deanne Hoppe (MMW), Nancy
Schuett (MHS), |
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Call to Order: |
4:36 p.m., by President Chalupsky. |
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Approval of Minutes: |
Motion by Antonsen, seconded by |
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Teachers’ Rights Report: |
Grievance Update: The grievance hearing had been rescheduled for November 14, 2006, but Mike Lovett wasn’t available. The hearing will be rescheduled again to occur within the next two weeks. |
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New Business: |
Health Curriculum Delivery Change: The high school currently offers the required ½ credit Health course during the regular school day, during Zero Hour, as a summer school course, and as an online course. The district is looking at changing these delivery models to a pullout model, possibly beginning next year. The district has not involved the Health teachers as the proposal was planned. The district’s proposal includes 12 lessons delivered in core curriculum classes and special speakers quarterly. This would happen all four years. It appears that this proposal is an attempt of the district to deal with the ramifications of switching to a 6-period day. The proposal will be presented to at the School Board meeting on November 30 and December 7, 2006. Motion by Tingblad, seconded by Anderson-Simonson, that the Governance
Board direct President Chalupsky to address the issues raised concerning the
Health delivery model with administration and the School Board. President
Chalupsky is also directed to inform the MTA membership of this concern and
of the School Board meetings, and encourage members to attend these meetings.
Motion carried unanimously. Calendar Committee Appointments: Rachel Consdorf and Kim Diekmann will represent the MTA Governance Board on the district Calendar Committee. Q-Comp Meeting: The TIC applications have been screened and the Q-Comp Oversight Committee met on November 13, 2006, to discuss this process. The next committee meeting is on November 21, 2006, to prepare for the interview process, and candidates will be interviewed the last week of November. Kudos to Bev Ginther for answering questions at The Q-Comp Staff Development meeting on November 10, 2006. Ginther has taken on this .5 position in addition to her other staff development assignment. President Chalupsky will follow up with administration regarding the posting of the .5 replacement position. Grading Committee: Middle school and high school members of the Grading Committee recently attended a conference on grading. Excellent information was presented. The committee is working on having a conference speaker coming to Minnetonka this Spring. Grading Window: Grades were due on Monday, 10pm for MMW; Tuesday,
10pm for MHS; and Wednesday, 10pm for elementary schools. Building
Representatives should talk with their principals about the different due
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Old Business: |
Talent Show for MTA Scholarships: The Talent Show for MTA Scholarships will be on February 15, 2007. Governance Board members should promote this with their members and encourage them to get their ideas to Joel Gotz. Relicensure Committee: Minnetonka is the only district with the union paying for a relicensure committee. The state laws states that the district should pay for a relicensure committee and provide release time. Relicensure Chair Julia Antonsen will prepare a proposal and give it to President Chalupsky. This position should be included on the salary schedule. Negotiations: President Chalupsky will send out an e-mail to the
membership regarding the negotiations position. Any member interested should
send a letter of interest by November 20, 2006. We will ask for a resume and
interview candidates later. Motion by Weber, seconded by Gosen, to
increase the Negotiations budget to $6,000. Motion carried. |
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Motion by Ruffino, seconded by
Matthias, to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:10
p.m. |
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Respectfully submitted, |
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