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Minnesota
Professional Development Council
Tuesday,
March 18, 2003
12:15
p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Ramsey
County Library
Roseville,
MN
1. Welcome and Introductions
“We
all know our ideas can be crazy, but are they crazy
enough?”(Kobi
Yamada)
- Deborah Fitzwater- Dewey, meeting Chair,
called the meeting to order.
- Council members turned to their neighbors
to share a recent success story.
2.
Meeting Overview – select time keeper
This
is the fourth meeting of the Council, which had its
first meeting in Sept.
Our last meeting was in February.
At this meeting, we hope to build on the energy
from the February meeting.
Michael Luft went over the agenda.
3.
Review Mission/Vision Document (Marie Johnson)
- Handout – Mission/Vision Document
- In the last meeting discussion, the Council
thought there were too many bullet points to the Vision.
- Stuck with the word individuals, because
people come into this system from all over.
- This Mission/Vision document will be included
in the Council Orientation Packet, along with the historical
document.
Discussion
4.
Vision & Strategies Workgroup Report
a.
Review of workgroup priorities (Claudia Freund)
- Handout – Workgroups Selection Report
Back Document
- The first five workgroup areas were chosen
at the last meeting as priorities for the Council.
- There are three workgroups here that are
defined, but were not chosen as priorities.
- Take a few minutes, think about your personal
priorities, and decide which ones you would be interested
in participating in.
b.
Forming workgroups (Mary Wynne)
- People gave their first and second choices
of workgroups in which they would like to participate.
Discussion
- You can make recommendations for who else
should be participating in a workgroup who is not at
this meeting.
- People might be interested in the articulation
group. Especially
because of the news of the articulation agreements within
the MnSCU system (news from Heidi Malloy).
- Things are happening in MN around articulation
more so than when we originally made this list.
- By popular demand, articulation will return
as a priority.
- The group split up into different workgroups
according to their first choices.
5.
Structure
Workgroup Report (Michael Luft)
a.
Workgroup structure and set-up
- Handout – Proposal for Council Workgroup
Formation Document.
- Workgroups will recruit additional members
and choose a Development Chair.
- Workgroups will develop workplan to be
reviewed by Council.
- Two co-chairs of the whole Council.
- The Council will eventually meet either
quarterly or twice a year.
Discussion
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Looks great!
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Deb and Michael did a lot of work!
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Process question – What happened to people’s
second choice?
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If you are interested in participating
in a second workgroup, you can contact the Chair of
that workgroup.
The contact list of workgroup Chairs will be
emailed and available on the web by following PD Council
links at www.aeyc-mn.org
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Are we going to choose a Council Chair
at this meeting?
So far, the membership organizations have provided
a chair (MnAEYC, MLFCCA, MnSACA).
We can keep doing this until the Council chooses
chairs.
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MECSATA wasn’t included in membership
organizations that have been chairing.
We need to remember them.
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Does MnAEYC have a place on their website
to allow workgroups to convene?
Concordia could create invisible link if we need
it. Workgroups
could post information and have virtual meeting (chat
room meeting and bulletin boards).
Sue Dion offered to bring all workgroups up to
speed if they need help on how to meet online.
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A workplan template will be emailed to
each of the workgroup Chairs.
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Before we leave today, the workgroups
should:
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Come up with first meeting date
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Designate a Development Chair
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Workgroups
a)
Resource Development & Communication
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Development Chair - Deborah Fitzwater-Dewey
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Contact Information:
651-646-8689, dfitzwater-dewey@aeyc-mn.org
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First Meeting – April 9 from 1p.m. – 3p.m.
at the MnAEYC Office (1821 University Ave W, St. Paul,
MN 55104)
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Staff Person – Michael Luft, mluft@aeyc-mn.org
b)
Training & Trainers
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Development Chair - Dawn Goldschmitz
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Contact Information:
612-279-6503, dawn@dcc-corner.com
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First Meeting –
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Staff Person – Katie Connor, kconnor@aeyc-mn.org
c)
Core Competencies
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Development Chair- Sheryl Wennermark
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Contact Information:
612-624-9591, wenne.009@umn.edu
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First Meeting - Wed, April 9th,
1-3 possibly at RCC – next meeting
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Staff Person – Michael Luft, mluft@aeyc-mn.org
d)
Advocacy, Legislation, & Funding
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Development Co-Chairs:
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Vicki Thrasher Cronin: 651-644-8138, Vicki@ready4k.org
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Kathy Wilken: 651-636-1989, tzcar21@aol.com
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First Meeting – April 11th
at 9 at Ready 4 K
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Staff Person – Katie Connor, kconnor@aeyc-mn.org
e)
Articulation
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Development Chair – Valerie Peterson
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Contact Information: 651-290-9704, valeriep@mnchildcare.org
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First Meeting – April 14th
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Staff Person – Katie Connor, kconnor@aeyc-mn.org
f)
New Member Orientation & Structure
6.
Setting Next Council Meeting Date
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The workgroups should meet at least once
before the next Council meeting.
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Katie and Michael will talk about how
they can help chairs move them along and provide staff
services.
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Next
meeting – Tuesday, May 27, 2003, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. at
the Ramsey County
Library, 2180 Hamline, Roseville,
MN
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Bring lunch.
Dessert will be provided.
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The workgroups should keep in mind that
there will be a September Council meeting as well.
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Executive Committee of the PD Council
will include the workgroup chairs.
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First Meeting - Tuesday, June 24, 2003
at MnAEYC – 9a.m. – 12p.m.
7.
Announcements
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National Registry Conference, Madison,
WI – July 17-19, 2003
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Website – http://www.the-registry.org/conference/index.asp
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$200 registration fee
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QNET sponsoring 2 trainings. One in May on family literacy training. Second in June on
social emotional development, in Brainerd.
For more information, please contact Ann
Bailey
at baile045@umn.edu
or 612-624-9589.
8.
Meeting Review
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Clear
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Organized
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Liked to be able to work in smaller group
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As a first timer, I wasn’t completely
lost
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Enthusiasm, sparks
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Contributions!
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Appreciate thoughtfulness that’s gone
into the meeting planning
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New and familiar faces
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Structure
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Appreciate people who stepped forward
as development chair
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Smaller groups allowed for great connection
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Positive energy
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Structure and organization kept everyone
on task and momentum is building
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Prep work great
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Welcoming, great to put names with faces
from emails
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Everyone has a voice around this table.
Decisions have been made.
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Thinking back on more difficult meetings,
it’s been great to have everything falling into
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place.
Used to feel more reserved with group.
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Building on existing work is good
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Organization!
Being able to move forward.
Facilitation was critical and successful.
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Entertaining virtual meeting space is important.
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Is this group always open? At this point, yes.
The structure group will be discussing this
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who should
be at Council and who should be at workgroups.
They will come up with
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proposals for the Council.
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At next meeting, there should be more
discussion on registry conference.
Pertinent to
§ what we’re doing here and maybe
we should send a team from the Council to
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represent
our Council and gather information.
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Attention to time was appreciated.
Next MN Professional Development Council Meeting
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
12:00 – 3:00 P.M.
Ramsey County Library
2180 North Hamline
Roseville, MN
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