ASSEMBLY BUSINESS

ATTENDANCE - 88 Total in attendance

61        Delegates
  5         Alternates
  9         Board of Directors
  2        Guests
11        Staff

29 out of a possible 58 MSEA school districts were represented at the 2008 Delegate Assembly.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS

3-Year Treasurer term effective July 1, 2008:
     Diana Vogt, Rochester (Incumbent)
     

3-Year Director terms effective July 1, 2008:
     Cindy Antonson, Moorhead
     MJ Hanson, Lake of the Woods

RESOLUTIONS

Click on a resolution below to view the entire resolution language. (pdf)

Resolution Summary (short summary)
Res #1 - Approve Board Actions - Passed
Res #2 - Feb 1st Resolution Deadline - Passed
Res #3 - Relocate MSEA Office - Tabled
Res #4 - Buy American - Passed

ASSEMBLY REPORTS

President's Report
Executive Director's Report
Budget/Personnel Committee Report
Program Committee Report

2007 Delegate Assembly minutes - Approved
(pdf document - 10 pages)

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Sue Ezell Leadership Award (SELA)

Congratulations to Carol Marchand, Bagley paraprofessional for receiving the 2008 SELA award!

Also nominated:
Kathy Bergs, Sleepy Eye para
Linda Pederson, Moorhead para
Sue Rusk, Minnetonka para
Lori Sizenbach, Remer/Longville para
Mark Spangler, Mankato para

Thank you all for your passion and commitment to your units and to MSEA!

$500 Nancy Crippen Educational Scholarships

Congratulations to the following recipients:

MEMBERS
Albert Contech, Rochester para
Lynette Dinnebier, Little Falls food service
Linda Evans, Rochester para

DEPENDENTS
Anna Altman, Shakopee
Anna Baker, Eden Prairie
Stephen Farinella, Centennial
Cory Formaneck, Breckenridge
Erik Hest, Moorhead
Heather Jensen, Mankato
Laura Venteicher, Rochester

Newsletter of the Year Award

Congratulations to Mankato for publishing the 2008 Unit Newsletter of the Year!

Fair Share Conversions

132 fair share fee payers from 27 MSEA bargaining units coverted to full member status during the 2007-08 school year. MSEA awards $10 to units for every fair share fee payer conversion by March 1st. Conversions after March 1st will be paid out at the next Assembly.