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2007 Board Retreat
Fargo, ND
June 25, 26, & 27 Doublewood Inn
The Education Standards and Practices Board (ESPB) meeting was called to order by Chris Douthit, board chair. Board members who were present were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. ESPB staff present were Janet Welk, executive director and Diane Weber, administrative assistant. Others present were Bill Peterson, Attorney General’s Office; Andrew Dahlen, Sherry Warner-Seefeld, Jane Rupprecht, Ellen Dunn, Erin Mowers, Dakota Draper, Mike Geiermann, Steven Scott, Deb Ertelt, Anne Scott, Dave Seifert, Karen Eriksmoen, Deanna Paulson, Clover Ell, Bonnie Nelson, Marjory Hochgraber, Diane Buresh-Harrison, Jim Keal, Jason Thiner, Corral Hagen-Christensen, Kent Heck, Helmuth Schmidt and Mike Siggerud.
Paul Johnson joined the meeting on June 26 and 27. Marianna Malm did not attend the retreat.
The June retreat was the last board meeting for Laura Carley, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, and Marianna Malm.
June 25, 2007
Introductions were made. Janet asked the Board’s consideration to add Lee Odell to the agenda. Don made a motion to add Mr. Odell. Second by Neil. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Dan Vainonen and Don Paulsrud.
Administrative Case
Guthrie, Charles
A motion was made by Laura to dismiss the request for inquiry which had been filed. Second by Pam. Motion carried. Administrative board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski and Dan Vainonen. Mr. Guthrie is currently employed as an administrator at Warwick Public Schools.
Ranum, Charles
A motion was made by Pam to dismiss the request for inquiry which had been filed. Second by Dan. Motion carried. Administrative board members who were in agreement were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski and Dan Vainonen. Mr. Ranum is employed as an administrator at Des Lacs-Burlington Public Schools.
Reidinger, Gene
A motion was made by Dan to dismiss the request for inquiry which had been filed. Second by Kathy. Motion carried. Administrative board members who voted in favor were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski and Dan Vainonen. Mr. Reidinger is employed as an administrator at Warwick Public Schools.
Cases
Lee, Cal
A motion was made by Laura to dismiss the request for inquiry which had been filed. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud, and Dan Vainonen. Mr. Lee is employed as a teacher in physical education and social studies at Glenburn Public Schools.
Michels, Steven
A motion was made by Phil to dismiss the request for inquiry which has been filed. Second by Neil. Motion carried. Board members who voted in favor were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. Mr. Michels is employed as a music teacher at Warwick Public Schools.
Montgomery, Michelle
A motion was made by Pam to proceed with disciplinary action and offer an informal settlement agreement of a $250 fine. Second by Neil. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. Ms. Montogmery is an elementary teacher at Holy Family Elementary School in Grand Forks. NDCC 15.1-13-24 & 25
Restemayer, Heidi
Laura made the motion to proceed with formal disciplinary action and offer an informal settlement agreement of a $200 fine. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who voted in favor were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. Ms. Restemayer is an elementary teacher at Fordville-Lankin Public Schools. NDCC 15.1-13-24 & 25
Scott, Steven
A motion was made by Phil to dismiss the request for inquiry. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who were in agreement were Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. Laura Carley did not vote. Mr. Scott is employed as a North High in Fargo as a counselor.
Tjon, Mavis
Laura made a motion to seek further information/response to the potential allegations. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who were in agreement were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. Bill Peterson will be contacting Ms. Tjon for the response. Ms. Tjon was employed at West Fargo Public Schools as a music instructor.
Wagner, Douglas
A motion was made by Laura to dismiss the request for inquiry which had been filed. Second by Phil. Motion carried. Board members who voted in favor were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. Mr. Wagner is employed as a math and physical education instructor at Des Lacs-Burlington High School.
Odell, Lee
A motion was made by Don to issue an initial, two-year license. Second by Pam. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. Mr. Odell’s license application was brought before the Board because of his background check.
Phil made the motion approving the May, 2007 minutes as written. Second by Pam. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
Pam made a motion approving the May, 2007 financial reports. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who voted in favor were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. The May financial statement showed $57,960.99 in income received, $41, 251.08 in total expenses with a net income of $16,709.91.
A motion was made by Don approving May, 2007 licensure report. Second by Pam. Motion carried. Board members who agreed were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. The licensure report showed 431 total licenses issued.
The 2005-06 audit report was mailed to the Board for their review. Janet read the audit report improvements. A motion was made by Laura approving the 2005-06 audit report w/improvements. Second by Dan. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. Chris thanked Janet and Diane on a good job on internal controls and the maintenance of good accounting records.
ESPB’s office lease will be increasing $300 per year. Pam made the motion for Janet to sign the new lease agreement. The lease agreement will be good for three years. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who voted in agreement were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. The office rent includes cleaning service and all utilities, excluding the telephone.
The critical shortage areas for 2007-08 were declared by the Board. All content areas are considered critical shortage areas with the exception of physical education and elementary education. The shortage areas did not change from 2006-07. Pam made a motion approving the shortage areas. Second by Dan. Motion carried. Board members who voted in favor were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
The Board set the 2007-08 meeting dates. The dates are August 9, September 13, September 25 (joint board), October 11, November 8, December 13, January 10, February 14, March 13, April 10, May 8 and June retreat 23, 24 and 25. The board meetings will be held at the State Capitol, since the Capitol remodeling is now complete.
June 26, 2007
The Policy Subcommittee approved the staff educational policy tuition $1000 reimbursement and educational policy for board members. A motion was made by Phil. Second by Pam. Board members who voted in favor were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Paul Johnson, Kathy Kiedrowski, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
Much discussion was done by the Board regarding fingerprinting. A motion was made by Pam to allow student teacher applicants to be fingerprinted and have fingerprinting to be done thru ESPB; to change the ESPB fingerprinting clearance date from 6 months to 18 months. Second by Neil. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. The intent of extending the fingerprinting timeline is to assist districts who need to do fingerprinting for all personnel working in a school setting and to make sure the fingerprinting standard is for the state and national checks. The Board suggested all state colleges, administrators, and school boards be notified of the fingerprinting change for student teachers. Janet will work with DPI and the North Dakota University System.
The Board had an opportunity to review administrative rules draft for substitute teaching for student teachers. A motion was made by Pam approving student teachers to be eligible for a 40-day provisional license upon completion of all requirements of their bachelor’s degree minus awarding of the degree/posting on an official transcript. Once the degree has been posted and the official transcript has been received, the student will receive an initial two-year license. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who were in agreement were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
Kathy gave a summary for the testing subcommittee. A motion was made by Pam to test all content areas. Second by Neil. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
Neil then made a motion to drop all PPST testing for school psychology and speech pathology, as they are required to complete the Praxis II test as part of the approved program as well as required to complete a master’s degree. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who were in agreement were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
A summary of the PAAC recommendations were given by Neil. Turtle Mountain Community College program review—multicultural education/native American studies standard met. Elementary teacher education standards 50015.1 thru 50015.3e met; 50015.4 met with weakness; 50015.5a thru 50015.6 met. Composite science standards 13047.1 not met, 13047.2 thru 13047.10 met. NCATE Standards 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 met; NCATE Standard 2, not met. Neil made the motion to accept PAAC’s Turtle Mountain Community College program review recommendation of a focus visit in the spring of 2009. Second by Pam. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
Jamestown College program review for elementary education, Pam made a motion to approve PAAC’s recommendation to accept the team’s decision of met w/weakness and 1) re-examine geography and NCATE standards 1 and 2 during the focus visit; and 2) accept the space science course syllabi. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. Phil made the motion to accept provisional approval for music w/a focus visit in the spring of 2009 for a complete review of the music program. Second by Kathy. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen. A motion was Don to accept the English as a second language endorsement course requirements. Second by Kathy. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
Phil made a motion to not to accept Valley City State’s prior learning credits. Second by Don. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
Much discussion was done by the Board regarding future growth such as increasing the renewal requirements, the types of coursework acceptable for renewal credits, changing demographics, board member growth, ESPB office staffing with ESPB authority of the drivers education and special credentials, new board member orientation, emergency rules and administrative rules rewrites. A professional development sub-committee was appointed and include Dan Vainonen, Don Paulsrud, Neil Nordquist, and Kathy Kiedrowski.
June 27, 2007
The Budget Subcommittee met before the regular meeting. Pam made a motion approving the 2007-08 budget report. Second by Neil Nordquist. Motion carried. Board members who voted yes were Laura Carley, Pam Cronin, Chris Douthit, Phil Eastgate, Kathy Kiedrowski, Paul Johnson, Neil Nordquist, Don Paulsrud and Dan Vainonen.
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