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Governance Board Meeting, April
21, 2004 |
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In
Attendance: |
Mark Broten,
Mark Brzezinski, Mark Chalupsky, Mike
Cutshall, Jeri Goodspeed-Gross, Debra
Jensen, Linda Morantez, Miles Mortensen, Jan Nelson, Joseph Ricke, Margaret Ruffino, Katie Tuthill, Pam
Wertjes, Julie Anderson-Simonson. |
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Absent: |
Melanie
Casiday, Sandy Gosen, Mary Tingblad |
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Guests: |
Anita
Otten, Teachers' Rights Co-Chair; Adam Jorgenson (Casiday), Kate Vieillard,
Dawn Christesen |
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Call to
Order: |
4:34
p.m., by President Chalupsky. |
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Approval of
Minutes: |
None
available. |
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Teachers'
Rights Report: |
The Teachers'
Rights Co-Chairs will meet with Dennis Peterson, Craig Hintz, and Mike Lovett
on April 28, 2004. They plan to discuss job sharing and contracts. If there are any other issues, Governance
Board members should contact Mary Benson and Anita Otten. |
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Treasurer's
Report: |
Treasurer
Ricke distributed the MTA Monthly Budget Report dated April 20,
2004. We have been fined $360.00 for
a late filing. We could pay it and we
may get reimbursed. Or we could be
charged a fee for processing. The
Governance Board agreed to not pay the fee because Joe sent the form in on
time. |
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New
Business: |
Continuing Education
Co-Chairs Dawn
Christesen and Kate Vieillard addressed the board. Their hand out listed amendments to the current operational
procedures. Included were a type of
job description for the chairs, the building CE reps, and recommendations for
next year. They noted that if the
current stipend remains in place for 2004-05, they would not co-chair this
position. They are requesting the
stipend to be raised to the status of a district department chair position. April 21 Election: Mark Broten reported that
the elections ran smoothly, as did the counting of the ballots. He noted the high school should have had
two sign-in sheets: one for the presidential election and one for the
building representative election.
Groveland had an extra ballot placed near the building rep’s door the
day after the election. In a third
instance, there was a traveling teacher who wanted to vote in two buildings. President Chalupsky suggested
that for next year the newly elected building representatives be invited to
this meeting, prior to the reorganization meeting. Julie Anderson-Simonson
reminded members who are not returning to their positions to get their 3-ring
binders in order and pass them off to the newly elected person in that
position prior to the next meeting. Staff Development: Margaret Ruffino distributed a
handout with concerns as to how Staff Development days are being planned and
implemented. Discussion followed. Leadership Conference: Contact President-elect Joseph Ricke
if you are interested in attending the TALL conference June 14-16 or the
Leadership Conference at St. Bens in August. |
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Old
Business: |
April 30th
celebration: Fairshare
and members are invited to the Teacher Celebration event at the Marsh from
3-6:00 p.m. Play on May 6: The high school students are
presenting Guys and Dolls. May 6 has
been designated as the day teachers will have a block of tickets reserved for
them and their families to attend the musical. Call the box office for your discounted tickets. |
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President's
Report: |
Technology and Georgia trip: Linda Crisman, Sue Hine, Craig Hintz,
Bob Quam, and President Chalupsky attended a two-day technology conference in
Atlanta, GA. Atlanta is a county
system and 1% of the county tax goes to education. This district has a full-time tech person and para in each
building. Very impressive conference. UniServ Report: The UniServ fired back a letter to
Education Minnesota regarding their election complaints and the UniServ wants
a letter sent to everyone who got the original letter from Education
Minnesota. Re-organization meeting: The date is May 5 at the Olympic
Hills Golf Club in Eden Prairie. |
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School
Board Report: |
Mark
Broten reported on the April 8, 2004, School Board Meeting. The
president of the Booster Club presented a $20,000 check to the Board. Tom Condon spoke about Quizdom. Carol Eastlund attended a national school
board meeting in Orlando. Deephaven
principal Bryan McGinley was to give a power point presentation and the
network went down. Tom Berge, Craig Hintz,
and Mike Lovett presented a budget recommendation of $1.2 million cuts for
’04-05. There was also discussion on class size and the turf rental policy. |
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Motion
by Jensen, seconded by Brzezinski, to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:07
p.m. |
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Respectfully submitted, |
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