Thursday, March 13, 2008

LCEA Executive Board Meeting Minutes March 13, 2008


LCEA Meeting Minutes Date: 3/13/2008 Place: Titan Hill Time: 4:15

Roll Call: Sharon Crawley, Kim Muta, Jennifer Doorlag, Maggie Bennett, Dave Bergman (absent)
HS Reps: Tom McLaughlin (absent), Allison Towne, Brian Johnson (absent), Christina Woodward (absent)
MS Reps: Margot Argotsinger, Beth Frank (absent), Al Lorenz, Barb Motes (absent)
TH Reps: Susan Drustrup, Maggie Miller, Jennifer Hake, Joanna Stenlund
Kreft Reps: Kathy Moe, Melinn Ruzicka (absent), Tara York (absent)

Approval of Agenda: Sharon Crawley
• Al Lorenz moved that the agenda be approved, Maggie Miller seconded the motion, and it passed.

Secretary’s Report/ Approval of Minutes: Kim Muta
• Al Lorenz moved that the February minutes be approved, Jennifer Hake seconded it, and the motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report: Jennifer Doorlag
• Jennifer Doorlag would like to see our budget. It is somewhere (voted on last spring). Kim Muta will look for a copy.
• Joanna Stenlund moved that the treasurer’s report be approved, Allison Towne seconded it, and the motion approved.

Negotiations: Beth Frank/Susan Drustrup
• Beth Frank sent out an email summarizing the mediation.
• Susan Drustrup said that the bulk of the conversation was about the distribution of the TQC money. The next meeting is March 27.

TQC: Barb Motes/Kim Muta
• Kim Muta said that the committee is working on the “monitoring evaluation” part of their job.

President’s Report: Sharon Crawley
• Mark Schweer asked Sharon Crawley and Dave Bergman about the attendance at the end-of-the-year banquet. We discussed reasons—like the timing of the year, the place (do it off campus), the length of the event, etc.
• Mark Schweer also discussed the Fireside Chats. He wondered if having a suggestion box for staff to drop questions/concerns into would be a good way to create agendas for future “chats.”
• He also shared that each building principal has been charged to create a promotional video to be posted on the web page.

Committee Reports:
• High School: Just finished ITEDs. NHS is doing a “Pennies for Patients” program. It is specifically for juvenile leukemia.
• Middle School: In the middle of ITBS
• Kreft: Piloting NWEA
• Titan Hill: In the middle of ITBS. Read Across America went very well.

Old Business:
• Election results--Kim Muta shared the results with the Executive Board. (See attached.)
• Committees for: Retirees, Scholarships, etc.
• Retirees—We’ll approach Kari Lewis to do pictures for Phyllis Hamling and Jan Pellant.
• Scholarships—Roxanne Wiles, Allison Towne, Susan Drustrup, Maggie Bennett, and Jennifer Hake will be on the committee.

New Business:
•Destruction of ballots: Allison Towne moved that the ballots be destroyed, Margie Argotsinger seconded the motion, and it passed.

Adjournment:
• Allison Towne moved that the meeting be adjourned, Susan Drustrup seconded it, and the motion passed.

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