HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
Representative Mindy Greiling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 7PM on June 10, 2008 at Central Middle School Community Auditorium, 4855 Bloom Ave, White Bear Lake, MN, 55110.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
BENSON, John
DAVNIE, Jim
DETTMER, Bob
DITTRICH, Denise
DOMINGUEZ, Willie
ERICKSON, Sondra
FAUST, Tim
GREILING, Mindy (Chair)
McFARLANE, Carol
Members excused:
ANZELC, Tom
BROWN, Robin
DEMMER, Randy
GAROFALO, Pat
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
HILSTROM, Deb
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
MORGAN, Will
MORROW, Terry (Vice-Chair)
OLSON, Mark
SWAILS, Marsha
Additional non-committee members include:
LILLIE, Leon
SCALZE, Bev
RUMMEL, Sandy
WIGER, Chuck
Introductions and welcome by the committee.
Representative McFarlane assumed the gavel at 7:10PM.
The following testifiers provided testimony and opinions regarding HF 4178 and the state of education funding in the White Bear Lake School District and throughout the state of Minnesota:
Ted Blaesing, Superintendent, White Bear Lake Public Schools
Pete Willcoxon, Business Manager, White Bear Lake Public Schools
Keith Anderson, retired teacher, Mounds View Public Schools
Mary Rivand, parent, White Bear Lake Public Schools
John Fisher, Legislative Co-Chair, Retired Educators Association of Minnesota
Chris Wendt, parent, Centennial School District
Chris Knopf, citizen, White Bear Lake
Roger Worner, Superintendent, Centennial Public Schools
Dawn Segermark, parent, White Bear Lake Public Schools
Dan O'Fallan, parent, Centennial Legislative Action Committee
Kate Christopher, citizen, Mathomedi
Gregg Larson, School Board Member, White Bear Lake School District
Lori Swanson, School Board Member, White Bear Lake School District
Jan Halstrom, parent, Stillwater Public Schools
Representative McFarlane adjourned the meeting at 8:30PM.