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Board Minutes

April 9, 2003

State Capitol, Bismarck, ND

Before the meeting could begin, Janet Welk asked for nominations from the floor for a temporary board chair. Marianna Malm made a motion to nominated Chris Douthit. Second by Dan Vainonen. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U.Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist and Dan Vainonen.

The Education Standards and Practices Board was then called to order by the temporary board chair, Chris Douthit. Board members present were Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist and Dan Vainonen. Kirk Welstad joined the group at 9:00 am. By means of conference call, board members Laura Carley joined the group at 9:20 am and Amy Benz joined the group at 2:20 pm. Others who attended the meeting were ESPB personnel, Lou Aronson, Deb Jensen, Loris Marcusen, Diane Weber and Janet Welk; Bill Peterson from the Attorney General’s Office; Leanne Nelson and Gloria Lokken from North Dakota Education Association; Bev Fischer, Gary Gronberg and Greg Gallagher from the Department of Public Instruction; August Ritter and Jerry Roth of Project Launch and Senator Dwight Cook from the ND Legislative Assembly.

Board member, Pam Cronin, did not attend the meeting.

A motion was made by Marianna Malm to approve the March minutes as written. Second by Dan. Motion carried. Board members who voted in agreement were Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad.

Diane gave the March financial report. The financial report showed $25,376.22 in revenue, $40,562.20 in expenses, with a minus $15,185.98 net income. A transfer of $20,000 from the money market account was made into the checking account. Janet reported that approximately $50,000 of Teacher Quality Grant would soon be replaced into the ESPB account. A motion as made by Dean to approve the financial statement. Second by Neil. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad.

Greg Gallagher spoke to the board regarding Tetra Data sharing our ESPB database. This data warehouse collects critical data elements concerning schools, students, teacher, course, schedules and academic assessment. The data elements that would be primarily used would be teacher license number, higher education degree subject or discipline and date that the teacher license was issued. A motion was made by Dean to give permission to Tetra Data to share information from the ESPB database. Second by Kirk. Motion carried. Board members who agreed were Laura Carley, Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad.

August Ritter and Jerry Roth ask the board to consider changing the date of issuance of T/I and Interim/Emergency licenses from August 15 to August 1st. allowing more time to provide training and information prior to the beginning of the school year. A motion was made by Dean to move the date to August 1st. Second by Dan. Motion carried. Board members who voted in agreement were Laura Carley, Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad.

During the discussion, it was suggested that a committee be formed to develop recommendations for alternate route for licensure. The committee will consist of Dean U. Koppeman, Neil Nordquist, Mark Wilson, August Ritter, Jerry Roth, Dan Vainonen, Deb Jensen and Janet Welk.

Bev Fischer gave a presentation on the Title consolidated plan reporting on funding for Title II Professional Development and highly qualified.

The board reviewed the Highly Qualified Objective Uniform, State Standard for Evaluation (House) draft which the board had asked Deb to prepare at the last meeting. The draft uses the Program Approval Standards as the House criterion based measure for all licenses. The Highly Qualified House was adopted by the board with the understanding that some references to the HB 1489 may need to be updated as that bill is amended. A motion was made by Marianna to adopt the draft. Second by Dan. Motion carried. Board members who voted in agreement were Laura Carley, Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad.

Deb and Neil presented the following recommendations to the board from the PAAC meeting on March 26, 2003. The PAAC reviewed the draft requested by the board at its March meeting, in which the program approval standards are used as a criterion-based “high, objective, uniform, state standard of evaluation” for determining if teachers are highly qualified under NCLB. They made a number of elaborations on the draft language which will be incorporated for April board meeting.

The PAAC discussed whether all of the standards in each set should be required in the portfolio or just those related to content knowledge. They decided all should be included, since samples of teaching recommendations and the allowance for successful teaching experience could be used as evidence for pedagogy.

The PAAC made the following formal recommendations to the board regarding alternative licensure.

1. Those with Interim (Emergency) licenses should have some minimal amount of preparation in pedagogy and appropriate interaction with students prior to entering the classroom. This could perhaps be seminar just before school starts, or later for late hires
2. The full program of study should be completed by all those on Interim license within three years as required in the federal definition.
3. North Dakota must not “cave” on professionalism by allowing anyone to teach. (i.e.) North Dakota should not create additional alternatives that bypass professional education expectations or full licensure requirements, beyond the existing Interim licenses. The PAAC felt that North Dakota’s current Interim licenses (working with current standards and approved colleges) are adequate to providing alternative entry into the profession along with the additional reeducation avenues that would be available in the major equivalency options for those who have already completed a teaching major.)

Deb conducted program approval team training for 20 individuals in Bismarck, March 27-28, 2003. Evaluations from the training were attached to the printed assistant director’s report. The April 10-11 training in Grand Forks has 27 pre-registered.

Deb also reported that the board will need to review, at Bill Peterson’s recommendation, whether PPST scores need to be reported prior to first licensure for those on Interim licenses. Amy will place this on the June retreat agenda with the other rules review.

Belgaarde, Wanda (Adm.)
No action as taken by the Administrative Board due to inadequate response that been received. Bill Peterson will be contacting Ms. Belgaarde for her own response and be contacting the Solen Public School for her personnel file.

Aucker, Ray (Adm.)
Bill Peterson informed the board that Mr. Aucker would not be available for the administrative hearing; therefore the previous decision by the board to deny license renewal stands.

Sondag, Mark (Adm.)
Mr. Sondag’s request for license renewal will be placed on the agenda for May. Mr. Sondag was unable to provide the documentation concerning his probation. Also, since Mr. Sondag’s license and administrative credential are no longer current, he should not appear on the Administrative Board case listing.

Titus, Garrett (Adm.)
Mr. Titus’s court date is scheduled for April 22nd. Bill Peterson recommended that the Administrative Board review the case after the courts have reached a decision.

Lloyd, Brent
Due to the concerns of the Board, Bill Peterson will contact the victim/victims for specifics and contact the Anamoose Public School for Mr. Lloyd’s personnel file.

Uggen, Stuart
Janet did hear from the Fargo School District that Mr. Uggen is with TFFR and is being reported on the MISO3 forms. A motion as made by Dean to start disciplinary action against his license and to offer an informal settlement agreement of $250 fine. Second by Neil. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Walstad. Laura Carley and Marianna Malm did not vote. Fargo Public District has agreed to pay the fine for Mr. Uggen. NDCC 15.1-13-25(1)(h) and NDCC 15.1-13-17(1)

Craig, Theresa
A motion was made by Neil to issue an initial, two-year license. Second by Dan. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. Ms. Craig’s license was brought to the board because of her background check.

Espe, Sandra
A motion was made by Dean to start disciplinary action against her license and to offer an informal settlement agreement of $250 fine. Second by Dan. Motion carried. Board members who voted in agreement were Laura Carley, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. Chris Douthit did not vote. NDCC 15.1-13-25(1)(h) and NDCC 15.1-13-17(1)

Goldberry, Karen
A motion was made by Neil to start disciplinary action against her license and to offer an informal settlement agreement of $250 fine. Second by Dean. Motion carried. Board members who agreed were Laura Carley, Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. NDCC 15.1-13-25(1)(h) and NDCC 15.1-13-17(1)

Parry, Ellis
A motion as made by Dean to issue an interim reciprocal, two-year license. Second by Neil. Motion carried. Board members who voted in agreement were Laura Carley, Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. Mr. Parry’s license request was brought before the board due to his background check.

Williams, Donald
Neil made a motion to contact Mr. Williams for the following documentation: current employer, provide successful outpatient alcohol treatment, provide another evaluation and provide character references from his minister, American Legion and a member of the ND Foster Parent group. Second by Chris. Motion carried. Board members who voted in agreement were Laura Carley, Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad.

Lengthy discussion was held on engrossed house bill #1489. A motion was made by Neil regarding highly qualified teachers in the composite majors of social studies for highly qualified: Secondary teachers with majors in history, geography, civics and government, economics (minimum of 32 SH) or composite social studies (minimum of 42 SH) will be licensed to teach in each specific social studies discipline in which the individuals has a minimum number of semester hours aligned with the ND standards for that area: history 18 SH, geography 12 SH, civics and government 12 SH and economics 12 SH or a minimum of 6 SH aligned with the ND standards of any other specific social studies discipline. Second by Amy. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Amy Benz, Laura Carley, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. Chris Douthit was unavailable during the vote.

A motion was made by Neil regarding highly qualified teachers in the composite majors in science:

Secondary teachers with majors in biology, chemistry, earth science or physics (minimum of 32 SH) or physical science and other composite science degrees (minimum of 42 SH) will be licensed to teach in each specific science discipline in which the individual has the minimum preparation for that specific science discipline aligned with the ND standards for the areas (12 SH). Second by Dan. Motion carried. Board members who voted in agreement were Amy Benz, Laura Carley, Kathy Kiedrowoski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. Chris Douthit was unavailable during the vote.

A motion as made by Neil to change the grade level (Section 2, page 2, line 3) early childhood B-grade 3 to P-K, K. Second by Marianna. Motion carried. Board members in agreement were Amy Benz, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. Laura Carley and Chris Douthit were unavailable for the vote.

A motion was made by Dan to change the grade levels (Section 5 &6, page 5 & 6) for middle school 5-6 to 5-8, elementary school in a self-contained classroom 1-8 and elementary 1-6. Second by Marianna. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Amy Benz, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Dan Vainonen, and Kirk Welstad. Laura Carley, Chris Douthit and Neil Nordquist were unavailable for the vote.

A motion was made by Chris to change the grade level (Section 6, page 6, line 13) for secondary 9-12 to 7-12. Second by Dean. Motion carried. Board members who were in agreement were Amy Benz, Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. Laura Carley and Neil Nordquist were unavailable for the vote.

A motion was made by Dean to have the changes that were discussed sent via e-mail for the board to review. A conference call will be scheduled for Friday, April 11th to review the changes that had been discussed regarding HB 1489. Second by Marianna. Motion carried. Board members who were in agreement were Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Marianna Malm, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. Amy Benz, Laura Carley and Neil Nordquist were unavailable for the vote.

The board meeting was recessed until 9:00 am, April 11 via conference call. After much discussion, a motion was made by Kirk to accept the HB 1489 new draft dated 4/9/03. Second by Dean. Motion carried. Board members who voted in agreement were Amy Benz, Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Kathy Kiedrowski, Dean U. Koppelman, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Kirk Welstad. Marianna Malm was not available for the conference call.

The board meeting for May has been rescheduled to Monday, May 5.

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