MSBA/MASA Presentation October 3, 2015 Mr. Micheal Fisk Dr. Marc Doss Dr. Kristee Lorenz.
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The Boardcaster Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Registration open for the 2016 MSBA Leadership Conference Start planning today for the 2016 MSBA Leadership Conference. e Leadership Conference is scheduled for January 14-15, 2016, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. e conference will feature keynote speakers Jim Bearden and Yong Zhao, nearly 100 workshops on a variety of topics, a trade show, and much more. e theme of this year’s conference is “Unleashing the Heroes in Your Midst.” Visit www.mnmsba.org/LeadershipConference for details. ■ See Page 2 for information about MSBA’s Phase workshops and Early Bird Sessions. ■ Please see Page 3 to view our conference sponsors. ■ Also, the MSBA Recognition Luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. ursday, January 14, at the Convention Center. Visit www.mnmsba.org/EventRegistrationHome to register for all of these events and more. Click here for a conference brochure. Conference scheduled for January 14-15; Phase I-II Workshops and Early Bird Sessions slated for January 12-13 Visit www.mnmsba.org/LeadershipConferenceHousing to view your hotel options. Austin’s Kathy Green named MSBA President-Elect e MSBA Board of Directors recently selected Austin School Board Member Kathy Green as MSBA’s President-Elect. Green is currently the Board Director of MSBA Director District 1 (representing southeast Minnesota school districts) and also serves on the board for the Minnesota School Boards Association Insurance Trust. Green has served on the Austin School Board since 2000 and the MSBA Board since 2010. She is a dental hygienist and financial secretary for Elrod, Green and Hyland, DDS. “I draw energy from advocating for public education,” she said. “I feel honored and am excited to serve our organization, one that is centered on promoting the work of school boards throughout the state.” Green will be introduced as MSBA’s President-Elect during the 2016 Leadership Conference in January. Kathy Green
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The BoardcasterTuesday, November 10, 2015
Registration open for the 2016 MSBA Leadership Conference
Start planning today for the 2016 MSBA Leadership Conference. The Leadership Conference is scheduled for January 14-15, 2016, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The conference will feature keynote speakers Jim Bearden and Yong Zhao, nearly 100 workshops on a variety of topics, a trade show, and much more. The theme of this year’s conference is “Unleashing the Heroes in Your Midst.”
Visit www.mnmsba.org/LeadershipConference for details.■ See Page 2 for information about MSBA’s Phase workshops
and Early Bird Sessions.■ Please see Page 3 to view our conference sponsors.■ Also, the MSBA Recognition Luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, January 14, at the Convention Center.
Visit www.mnmsba.org/EventRegistrationHome to register for all of these events and more.
Click here for a
conference brochure.
Conference scheduled for January 14-15; Phase I-II Workshops and Early Bird
Sessions slated for January 12-13
Visit www.mnmsba.org/LeadershipConferenceHousing to view your hotel options.
Austin’s Kathy Green named MSBA President-ElectThe MSBA Board of Directors recently selected Austin School Board Member Kathy
Green as MSBA’s President-Elect. Green is currently the Board Director of MSBA Director District 1 (representing southeast Minnesota school districts) and also serves on the board for the Minnesota School Boards Association Insurance Trust. Green has served on the Austin School Board since 2000 and the MSBA Board since 2010. She is a dental hygienist and financial secretary for Elrod, Green and Hyland, DDS. “I draw energy from advocating for public education,” she said. “I feel honored and am excited to serve our organization, one that is centered on promoting the work of school boards throughout the state.” Green will be introduced as MSBA’s President-Elect during the 2016 Leadership Conference in January.
Kathy Green
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District staff: Update your school board roster at MSBA’s websiteAfter your school district election results are canvassed, please visit
www.mnmsba.org/School-Board-Election to enter in your newly elected school board members. This will allow you to register new board members for the Phase workshops, the Leadership Conference and other events.
Upcoming MSBA WorkshopsPhase I Workshop
■ Tuesday, December 8 — MSBA office, St. Peter■ Friday, December 11 — Best Western Kelly Inn, St. Cloud■ Tuesday, January 12 — Hyatt Regency MinneapolisThe Phase I Workshop helps new board members hit the ground running. Phase I covers
the role of the school board, the role of the superintendent, the leadership team relationship and common scenarios facing new board members.
Visit www.mnmsba.org/Phase-I-Workshop for schedule and registration information.
Phase II Workshop■ Saturday, December 12 — Best Western Kelly Inn, St. Cloud■ Wednesday, January 13 — Hyatt Regency MinneapolisPresented by MSBA staff and state experts, the Phase II Workshop covers core topics such
as the budget, school finance, local levies, policies, significant laws affecting school boards, collective bargaining and personnel issues.
Visit www.mnmsba.org/Phase-II-Workshop for schedule and registration information.
Charter School Board Workshop■ Wednesday, January 13 — Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMSBA is offering all three state-required training components (Board Governance, Financial
Matters and Employment Matters) for charter school board members.Registration will be available soon at www.mnmsba.org/CharterSchoolBoardTraining.
2016 Leadership Conference Early Bird Sessions■ Wednesday, January 13 — Minneapolis Convention Center
“Easiest Catch: Don’t be Another Fish in the ’Net”
Presenter: Mark Lanterman, Chief Technology Officer of Computer Forensic Services
“Designing an Effective Superintendent Evaluation”
Presenters: Amy Fullenkamp-Taylor and Sandy Gundlach, MSBA
Visit www.mnmsba.org/EarlyBirdSessions for more information and to register.
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2016 MSBA Leadership ConferenceThanks to our sponsors for their generous support of the 2016 Leadership Conference.
Minnesota School Boards Association Insurance TrustGeneral Conference Sponsor and Lanyards
National Insurance ServicesRecognition Luncheon
Riverport Insurance ServicesGeneral Conference Sponsor
PreferredOneGeneral Session Staging and Production
EhlersThursday Keynote Speaker Jim Bearden
SodexoShow & Tell
Staples AdvantageTote Bags
Wold Architects and EngineersFriday Keynote Speaker Yong Zhao
Nexus SolutionsGeneral Conference Sponsor
Johnson Controls, Inc.Thursday and Friday Round Tables
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MSBA report: School districts fare well on Election Day; new high set for operating levy referendum passage rate
MSBA’s report on school district referendum results for Election Day (Tuesday, November 3) shows that most school districts fared well with their voters. Out of 52 school districts requesting operating levies, 47 districts passed at least one question and five districts failed, for a passage rate of 90.4 percent. The 90.4 percent passage rate for operating levies is the highest in history since MSBA started tracking them in 1980. The previous high was 86.4 percent in 1997.
Also, out of the 37 school districts requesting bond and capital levies on Election Day, 23 school districts passed at least one question. Fourteen school districts’ requests failed, for a passage rate of 62.2 percent.
Visit www.mnmsba.org/Elections-Referendums for the complete referendum results.
Five MSBA Board of Directors’ seats open in January 2016Elections will be held for five open MSBA Board of Directors’ seats on Thursday, January 14, and
Friday, January 15, during the 2016 Leadership Conference at the Minneapolis Convention Center.Please contact Kelly Martell at [email protected] or 800-324-4459 if you are interested in
running. Don’t know your MSBA Director District? Visit www.mnmsba.org/AboutMSBA for a MSBA Director District list and map.
■ Three-year terms:• MSBA Director District 2 (south-central Minnesota) — current director: Jodi Sapp, Mankato Area• MSBA Director District 5 (north metro) — current director: Suzy Guthmueller, Centennial• MSBA Director District 8 (Minneapolis and St. Paul) — current director: Carla Bates, Minneapolis• MSBA Director District 11 (northeast Minnesota) — current director: John Berklich, Hibbing
■ One-year term:• MSBA Director District 1 (southeast Minnesota) — current director: Kathy Green, Austin
Sauk Rapids ‐Rice superintendent named Minnesota Superintendent of the YearThe Minnesota Association of School Administrators has named Sauk Rapids ‐Rice
Superintendent Dr. Daniel Bittman as its 2016 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year.“Since day one, Dr. Bittman has had a positive impact in his district — I am very pleased
to see him become a great leader at Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools and within the surrounding communities,” said MASA Executive Director Dr. Gary Amoroso. “Dr. Bittman is highly respected by his colleagues in Minnesota. We are very proud to have him represent our administrators as Minnesota’s Superintendent of the Year.”
Visit www.mnmsba.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Bittman_SOY_2016.pdf for more information.
Delegates: Pre-Delegate meetings start this week; reserve hotel for Delegate AssemblyMembers of the MSBA Delegate Assembly are reminded that Pre-Delegate Assembly Meetings begin this
week. Visit www.mnmsba.org/PreDelegateAssemblyMeetings to find the location closest to you.Also, Delegates are reminded to book their hotel rooms for the MSBA Delegate Assembly conference. The
Delegate Assembly is slated for Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Minneapolis — Park Place Hotel. To ensure availability and receive the group room rate, Delegates must make your hotel arrangements no later than Friday, November 20. Visit www.mnmsba.org/DelegateAssembly to access a link to make your reservations online.
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Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund PlusNotice of Meeting of Participants
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a meeting of the Participants of the Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund Plus will be held at the Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington, 3900 American Boulevard W., Bloomington, MN 55437, at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.
Dated: October 19, 2015 Kirk Schneidawind, Secretary Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund Plus
Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund PlusNotice of Meeting of Trustees
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a meeting of the Trustees of the Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund Plus will be held at the Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington, 3900 American Boulevard W., Bloomington, MN 55437, at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.
Dated: October 19, 2015 Kirk Schneidawind Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund Plus
At its annual meeting on October 22, the Minnesota School Boards Association Insurance Trust (MSBAIT) re-elected Trustees Bill Leland (Albert Lea Area) and Roy Nelson (Red Lake) for four-year terms and elected Kirby Ekstrom (North Branch Area) as a Trustee for a one-year term. Bill Leland was re-elected as chair, Kevin Donovan (Mahtomedi) was re-elected as vice-chair and Kirk Schneidawind (MSBA Executive Director) was appointed as Secretary-Treasurer.
MSBA INSURANCE TRUST RE-ELECTS BILL LELAND AS CHAIRTop row (from left to right): Roy Nelson (Red Lake), Kirk Schneidawind (MSBA), Keith Young (Eveleth-Gilbert), Kent Thiesse (Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial), Gary Lee (MSBA) and Denise Drill (MSBA).
Bottom row (from left to right): Kirby Ekstrom (North Branch Area), Kathy Green (Austin), Bill Leland (Albert Lea Area) and Sue Honetschlager (MSBA).
Not pictured: Kevin Donovan (Mahtomedi)
MSBA’s Executive Search Service can find your next school leaderMSBA’s Executive Search Service can help find your next superintendent.The MSBA Executive Search Service is grounded in its commitment to provide a
collaborative, highly professional and efficient search process that supports school boards in fulfilling one of their most important school board responsibilities — hiring a superintendent.
Visit www.mnmsba.org/ExecutiveSearchService or contact MSBA’s Sandy Gundlach at [email protected] or for information.
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. Job openings, Marketplace notices and other information can be e-mailed to [email protected] or faxed to 507-931-1515.
Visit www.mnmsba.org/MSDLAF for the latest Minnesota School
District Liquid Asset Fund Plus rates.www.facebook.com/mnmsba www.twitter.com/mnmsba
Job OpeningsSuperintendents/Directors■ Brandon-Evansville is accepting applications for a superintendent/principal through December 31.■ Lancaster is accepting applications for a superintendent/principal (open until filled).■ Menahga is accepting applications for a superintendent through November 18.
In Memory■ Sibley East School Board Member Beth DuFrane passed away October 11. MSBA sends it condolences to
Beth’s family, friends and colleagues.
Marketplace■ North Branch Area is auctioning its excess inventory online now through Wednesday, November 18.
Visit www.jjsauctionservice.net/cgi-bin/mndetails.cgi?jjsauction1 to access the online auction.
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School boards accomplish this by clarifying the school district’s purpose and direction. MSBA’s experience and knowledge can help you put your district’s strategic plan on the right course. Contact Jeff Olson today at 800-324-4459 or [email protected] and ask about MSBA’s Strategic Planning Services.
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■ Minnesota students’ scores mixed on Nation’s Report Cardhttp://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNMDE/bulletins/121cc0d
■ Record number of Minnesota students involved in community servicehttp://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNMDE/bulletins/1220cb6
■ U.S. Department of Agriculture awards Minnesota three grants to support nutrition effortshttp://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNMDE/bulletins/121313c
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