STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Mindy Greiling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:15PM on January 17, 2007, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
GREILING, Mindy (Chair)
MORROW, Terry (Vice-Chair)
ANZELC, Tom
BENSON, John
BROWN, Robin
DAVNIE, Jim
DEMMER, Randy
DETTMER, Bob
DITTRICH, Denise
DOMINGUEZ, Willie
ERICKSON, Sondra
FAUST, Tim
GAROFALO, Pat
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
HILSTROM, Deb
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
McFARLANE, Carol
MORGAN, Will
MURPHY, Mary
OLSON, Mark
SWAILS, Marsha
A quorum was present.
Representative Morrow moved the minutes of January 16, 2007 be adopted.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The following individuals provided an overview of their organization, its mission and how it relates to achievement:
Jim Bartholomew, Education Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnership
Jan Alswager, Director of Governmental Relations, and Rene Lara, Education Minnesota
Mary Cecconi, Executive Director, Parents United
Peggy Smith, State Legislative Chair, MN PTA
Grace Schwab, Governmental Relations Director, MN School Boards Association
Sam Walseth, Director of Legislative Action, Minnesota Rural Education Association
Scott Croonquist, Executive Director, Association of Metropolitan School Districts
Ann McInerney, Student Service Coalition Chair, Student Services for Effective Education
Charlie Kyte, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of School Administrators
John Hoffman, Early Childhood Coordinator, Coalition for Children with Disabilities
Elaine Keefe, Lobbyist, Minnesota Library Association
Elaine Keefe, Lobbyist, Minnesota School Nutrition Association
Roger Aronson, Lobbyist, Minnesota Elementary School Prinicipals Association
Roger Aronson, Lobbyist, MN Association of Secondary School Prinicpals
Ron Solberg, Lobbyist, Lake Superior Area School Districts
Brad Lundell, Executive Director, Schools for Equity in Education
Mary Gilbert, Legislative Liaison, St. Paul Public Schools
Jim Grathwol, Lobbyist, Minneapolis Public Schools
Dennis Carlson, Assistant Superintendent, and Valerie Dosland, Lobbyist, Anoka-Hennepin School District
Valerie Dosland, Lobbyist, Intermediate School Districts
Nancy Farnham, Director, New Visions Charter School/MN Learning Resource Center
Todd Otis, President, Ready4K
Stacia Smith, Education and Workforce Development Policy Manager, MN Chamber of Commerce
The meeting was adjourned at 3:39PM.
Rep. Mindy Greiling, CHAIR
Elizabeth Mandelman
Committee Legislative Assistant