STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
JOINT MEETING
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE & E-12 EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEES
Representative Mindy Greiling, Chair of the K-12 Education Finance Committee, and Representative Carlos Mariani, Chair of the E-12 Education Committee, called the first joint meeting to order at 7:10PM on Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at the Glover-Suddeth Center, 2100 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll:
K-12 Education Finance Members Present:
GREILING, Mindy (Chair) FAUST, Tim
MORROW, Terry (Vice-Chair) HEIDGERKEN, Bud
BENSON, John MARIANI, Carlos
BROWN, Robin MARQUART, Paul
DAVNIE, Jim MORGAN, Will
DETTMER, Bob OLSON, Mark
DITTRICH, Denise SWAILS, Marsha
DOMINGUEZ, Willie
ERICKSON, Sondra
K-12 Education Finance Members Excused:
ANZELC, Tom
DEMMER, Randy HILSTROM, Deb
MCFARLANE, Carol
GAROFALO, Pat MURPHY, Mary
E-12 Education Members Present:
MARIANI, Carlos (Chair) LAINE, Carolyn
DITTRICH, Denise (Vice-Chair) PETERSON, Sandra
BENSON, John SLAWIK, Nora
BROWN, Robin SLOCUM, Linda
DAVNIE, Jim SWAILS, Marsha
DETTMER, Bob TILLBERRY, Tom
ERICKSON, Sondra URDAHL, Dean
GREILING, Mindy WARD, John
HEIDGERKEN, Bud WARDLOW, Lynn
HORNSTEIN, Frank WELTI, Andy
E-12 Education Members Excused:
ABELER, Jim HOSCH, Larry
DEMMER, Randy NORNES, Bud
GOTTWALT, Steve
A Quorum was present.
Introductions and welcome by the committee co-chairs.
Rep. Dominguez assumed the gavel at 7:20PM.
The following testifiers provided testimony and opinions regarding challenges and successes in student achievement.
Testimony was presented by:
Greg Gray, Consultant, Minneapolis Urban League
Bernadeia Johnson, Chief Academic Officer, Minneapolis Public Schools
Eleanor Coleman, Chief of Student Support, Family and Community Engagement
Santrelle Nicole Stewart, Fourth Grader, Minneapolis
Lee Schwanke, Minneapolis Federation of Teachers
Eric Pone, Co-Chair, Minneapolis Public Schools District Parents Advisory Committee
Claudia Fuentes, Office of Mayor Rybak
Lawrence Holloman, Citizen/Parent, Minneapolis
Ray Roybal, Citizen, Minneapolis
Mary Bock, Citizen/Parent, Minneapolis
#2119 Girl Scout Troop Leader and 3 Girl Scouts, Minneapolis
Alyce Dillon, Citizen/Parent, Minneapolis
Victoria Weinberg, Learning Disability Association of Minnesota
Latanza Freeman, President/ CEO, LifeLine Youth Off Street Ministry
Rashlin Robinson, Corey Wilson, Raven Shambley, Donshell Hodges, Qsashu Black and Starletta Leslie, Members of LifeLine Youth Off Street Minitry
Nick Wallace, Brown Power Base and African American Family Services
William Dikel, Child Psychiatrist, Northpoint
Phyllis Sloan, Executive Director, LaCriche Early Childhood Centers
Melissa Tucker, Citizen/Parent and Headstart Policy Council Delegate, Minneapolis
Shabetha Thomas, Parents in Community Action (Headstart) and Hennepin County Caseworker
Rico Alexander, Associate Director of Operations, Parents in Community Action (Headstart)
Jose Santos Jr, Executive Director, The Family Guidance Center
Marvin Bouchier, Teacher/Coach, Minneapolis Public Schools
Mark Kosmas, Citizen, Minneapolis
Paul Spies, Parent, Minneapolis
Terry Lydell, President, MAAP
Frangena Johnson, Citizen, Minneapolis
Representative Dominguez adjourned the meeting at 8:45PM.
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Rep. Mindy Greiling, CHAIR
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Rep. Carlos Mariani, CHAIR
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Elizabeth Mandelman
Committee Legislative Assistant