STATE OF MINNESOTA TWELFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
EDUCATION REFORM
MINUTES
A quorum was present and Representative Erickson, Chair of the Education Reform Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:16 AM on February 15, 2011, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ERICKSON, Sondra, Chair
BARRETT, Bob
BENSON, John
CARLSON, Lyndon
CRAWFORD, Roger
DAVNIE, Jim
KATH, Kory
KIEFFER, Andrea
KIEL, Debra
MARIANI, Carlos
MCFARLANE, Carol
MORAN, Rena
MURDOCK, Mark
MYHRA, Pam
NORTON, Kim
O'DRISCOLL, Tim
PETERSEN, Branden
WOODARD, Kelby
Members excused:
DOEPKE, Connie, Vice Chair
GREILING, Mindy
PETERSON, Sandra
Representative Kieffer moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on February 10, 2011, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
The committee heard presentations.
Presenters:
Kent Pekel, Executive Director, College Readiness Consortium, University of Minnesota
Dirk Mattson, Director of Assessment and Testing, Minnesota Department of Education
Peter Olson, Principal, Princeton High School
Jon Millerhagen, Elementary Principal, Washburn Elementary
Jim Smokrovich, Principal, Grand Rapids High School
Kris Stueve, Principal, Cambridge-Isanti Primary School
Valeria Silva, Superintendent, St. Paul Public Schools
Andrew Collins, Assistant Superintendent, St. Paul Public Schools
All presenters stood for questions.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 AM.
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REP. SONDRA ERICKSON, CHAIR
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Melissa Hackenmueller
Committee Legislative Assistant