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The BoardcasterFriday, January 10, 2014
2014 MSBA Leadership ConferenceLeadership Conference begins next week; schedule opens with four Skills Sessions
The 2014 MSBA Leadership Conference — “Vision, Mindset, Grit!” — is set for Thursday, January 16, and Friday, January 17, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The first day of Leadership Conference will kick off with four Skills Sessions from 8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, January 16 (see Page 2 for more details):
■ “Board Chair Q & A with MSBA” with MSBA Executive Director KirkSchneidawind
■ “2014 ‘Unsession’ — Legislative Issues for Schools” with MSBA Director ofGovernmental Relations Grace Keliher and MSBA Associate Director ofGovernmental Relations Denise Dittrich
■ “Open Meeting Law” with MSBA Director of Legal and Policy ServicesCathy Miller
■ “Understanding the MSBA/MASA Superintendent Contract” with MSBA Director of School BoardServices Sandy Gundlach
Click here to view the conference program.
Seven members selected to the MSBA All-State School Board■ Seven school board members have been selected for the 2014 MSBA All-State School Board and will
be honored at the Leadership Conference Recognition Luncheon scheduled for Thursday, January 16,at the Minneapolis Convention Center: Ronald Evenson (Houston), Patsy Green (Robbinsdale Area),Tom Grundman (Osakis), Robert Olson (Mesabi East), Nadine Schnettler (ROCORI), Robert Shuey(Pine City) and Alan Zeithamer (Alexandria).
■ MSBA will also recognize the Canby and Hopkins school districts with the District Award of Distinction.This award is bestowed to districts having a majority of board members who have received a Director Award(awarded to members who have earned 100 points or more from MSBA training programs within the pastfour years) or a President Award (awarded to members who have earned 300 points or more from MSBAtraining programs).
■ Osseo Area Superintendent Kate Maguire will also be acknowledged at the Recognition Luncheon forbeing named the 2014 Minnesota Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year.
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Kirk Schneidawind
Cathy Miller
2014 MSBA Leadership Conference“Vision, Mindset, Grit!”
Skills Sessions8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Thursday, January 16 Minneapolis Convention Center
“Board Chair Q & A with MSBA”
School board chairs from across the state are invited to meet with MSBA Executive Director Kirk Schneidawind in this question-and-answer session. Let Kirk know what MSBA can do to support, promote and enhance the work of public school boards and public education.
Sandy Gundlach
“Understanding the MSBA/MASA Superintendent Contract”
The Model Superintendent Contract provides a template for school boards and superintendents to use as the basis for negotiating all superintendent employment contracts. This session — presented by Sandy Gundlach, MSBA Director of School Board Services — will provide an overview of relevant statutes and Model contract language.
“2014 ‘Unsession’ — Legislative Issues for Schools”This session — presented by
Grace Keliher, MSBA Director of Governmental Relations, and Denise Dittrich, MSBA Associate Director of Governmental Relations — will focus on the issues likely to arise during the 2014 legislative session. These issues include: sales tax, mandates, special education, the World’s Best Workforce, career and technical standards, publication requirements, pensions, Location Equity Revenue, health insurance and much more.
“Open Meeting Law”Cathy Miller, MSBA
Director of Legal and Policy Services, will cover the provision of Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law. Cathy’s presentation will also cover expectations requiring or allowing school boards to close meetings. School board member use of e-mail and other digital communication and the concerns about serial meetings and public data requests will be emphasized.
Other Thursday highlights■ 11:15 a.m. in Exhibit HallShow & Tell Exhibits
■ 11:30 a.m. in Room 200A-JRecognition Luncheon
■ 1:30 p.m. in Room 200A-JFinance Update with Tom Melcher
Grace Keliher
Denise Dittrich
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2014 MSBA Leadership Conference
Early Bird Sessions
Wednesday, January 15 — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.“World’s Best Workforce for School Board Members”
Minneapolis Hilton (1001 Marquette Avenue South, Minneapolis) — Cost: FREESchool districts are to begin developing the World’s Best Workforce plan for
this school year and will report next fall on the district’s progress on that plan. This session will assist school board members to understand the components of the legislation and to provide leadership in the creation and implementation of a locally designed student achievement plan, focusing on strategies to engage district stakeholders in the process. This session will be presented by Steve Dibb (Assistant Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education) and Mary Cecconi (Executive Director of Parents United).
Steve Dibb Mary Cecconi
Pre-Conference SessionsAdvance registration for these sessions is closed.
Walk-in registrants are welcome.
Wednesday, January 15 — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Student Expulsion and Staff Discipline — It Takes Grit!”
Minneapolis Convention Center — Walk-in registration fee: $85Expelling a student and disciplining a staff member can be two of the most difficult decisions made by school
board members. Three in-district attorneys — Jill E. Coyle (attorney for Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools), Nik Lightfoot (Director of Administrative Services, Hopkins Public Schools) and Margaret J. Westin (General Counsel, Osseo Area Public Schools) — will present the policies and processes leading up to the superintendent’s recommendation to the school board regarding employee or student discipline, including a mock expulsion hearing. Find out what information you should receive to support your decision at the board table.
“Achieving Higher Student Performance by Building a Board EVERYONE TRUSTS”Minneapolis Convention Center — Walk-in registration fee: $85
Steve Lamb — Board Development Specialist for the Oregon School Boards Association — has 37 years of program management and community engagement experience helping groups set goals and build the will to achieve them by using the following principles:
■ Start with what you have (asset mapping), not what you need.■ Make the best use of what you already have before requesting access to more.■ Involve everyone to the degree they desire.■ Build trust through regular and transparent self-evaluation, modeling the desire to improve.■ Celebrate success, both for the warm feelings and the opportunity to discuss next steps.
Nik LightfootJill Coyle Margaret Westin
Steve Lamb
Informational Session
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MSBA thanks the following sponsors for their generous support of the
2014 MSBA Leadership Conference.Please click on the logos below to learn more about our conference sponsors.
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Thursday Keynote Speaker Scott Burrows
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Copy Services
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Friday Keynote Speaker William Kent Krueger
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Get connected to excellence with NSBA’s National ConnectionMSBA, in partnership with the National School Boards Association
(NSBA), is bringing you a strong service package of nationally developed resources and tools of value to every school board in America. This package is called National Connection, to emphasize the power of school boards, state associations and NSBA — working together to share best practices across the country. Visit www.nsba.org/Services/National-Connection for details. Also, please see the graphic below for information about the 2014 NSBA Conference scheduled for April 5-7, 2014, in New Orleans.
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The Boardcaster is published as a member service by the Minnesota School Boards Association, 1900 W. Jefferson Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082. The Boardcaster is edited by Associate Director of Communications Bruce Lombard. Call 800-324-4459 with any questions. Personnel Notes, Administrative Moves, Marketplace notices and other information can be e-mailed to [email protected] or faxed to 507-931-1515.
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Personnel NotesSuperintendents■ Albany Area is accepting applications for a superintendent through January 24.■ Anoka-Hennepin is accepting applications for a superintendent through January 31.■ Climax-Shelly is accepting applications for a superintendent through January 17.■ Ellsworth is accepting applications for a superintendent/principal through February 7.■ Eveleth-Gilbert is accepting applications for a superintendent through February 15.■ Grand Rapids Area Schools is accepting applications for a superintendent through February 19.■ International Falls is accepting applications for a superintendent through February 15.■ Kimball Area is accepting applications for a superintendent through February 28.■ Moorhead Area is accepting applications for an assistant superintendent through January 31.■ Osakis is accepting applications for a superintendent through January 31.■ Red Lake is accepting applications for a superintendent through January 17.■ Richfield is accepting applications for a superintendent through February 3.■ Sartell-St. Stephen is accepting applications for a superintendent through January 20.■ St. Louis County is accepting applications for a superintendent through February 28.■ STRIDE Academy is accepting applications for an executive director through January 31.■ Winona Area is accepting applications for a superintendent through January 15.
CLICK HERE for application/contact information for the job postings listed above.
Walk-ins welcome for Charter Board Member Training set for January 15Advance registration is closed, but walk-in registrants are welcome to attend MSBA’s Charter School Board
Member Training 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 15, at the Hilton Minneapolis. This session will cover all three state-required training components for charter board members — Board Governance, Financial Matters and Employment Matters. Click here for details and click here to view a training brochure for additional information.
Save the date in February for one of MSBA’s Officers’ WorkshopsLearn more about the roles and responsibilities of board officers during a series of MSBA workshops.
Registration materials for MSBA Officers’ Workshops were mailed out last week. The workshops are scheduled for February 12 (Bemidji), February 13 (Brooklyn Park), February 20 (North Mankato) and February 22 (St. Cloud). Please click here for program information. Members can register for this workshop in the Members Area at www.mnmsba.org. If you are a charter school board member, please click here to register.
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