MEETING NAME

MEETING NAME
MEETING DATE
11/06/2013
MEETING TIME
1:00pm – 3:00pm
FACILITATOR
Denice Skelton
NOTE TAKER
Aniekan Udoessien
ATTENDEES
Becky Krystyniak, Beth Mann, Diane Moeller, Eric Williams, John Haas, Osman Alawiye, Rob
Galler, Scott Staska
ABSENT
J. J. Johnson, John Eller, Jim Johnson, Patricia Hughes
Agenda topics
WELCOME, DISCUSSION
NORM, AGENDA REVIEW
DENICE SKELTON
DISCUSSION
The group was reminded of the discussion norms and the agenda was reviewed
ACTION ITEMS
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
DEADLINE
NA
NA
NA
BUSINESS PLAN REVIEW
DISCUSSION
DENICE SKELTON
The group discussed a review of the content of the business plan and made revisions
VISION AND MISSION:
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The content of the executive summary will be re-written to incorporate a P-12 perspective and reframed as
a preface to the document. The new executive summary will start from “VISION” in pp. 4
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Mission and vision statements were interchanged
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Under “Leadership”, an advisory board, rather than the Dean of the School of Education, will have oversight
over the center’s administration
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The “Objectives” section will now consist of just three points. The second point will be re-worded to:
“Professional Learning Opportunity and Collaboration,” and its content revised to reflect this change
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SERVICES:
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The bullet points were reduced from 7 to 5
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A graphic illustrating the “goals” and “services” will be inserted
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Words like “should” and “could” will be changed to “will” and “intend” to indicate commitment
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On pp. 9, the phrase “Minnesota State University – Mankato” will be converted to a hyperlink
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On pp. 6, under P-12 in the Overview section, “Students” will be enlisted as top ranking beneficiaries of
services
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A graphic depicting a conceptual model for education preparation will be introduced
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:
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An alternative organization structure was presented
In it, the “P-12 Induction” position was replaced with “Director” during the meeting
There were questions about whether there would be just one director or two co -directors
Also, if all the positions below the director would be full-time or part-time
“Induction leader” title will be changed to reflect its role
An advisory board will be instituted to guide the decision making process
A professional development subcommittee will also be constituted
BUDGET:
No conclusion was reached as to the amount of the budget.
ACTION ITEMS
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
DEADLINE
Introduction of a preface to the document
Scott Staska
12/13/2013
Contact John Eller to see if he see if he’d be available to proofread
the document
Denice Skelton
Before the
next meeting
Insert the necessary footnotes in the appendix
Denice Skelton
12/13/2013
Collaborate with H/R to develop the final organizational structure
Denice Skelton
N/A
Research funding (grants) sources
John Haas
12/13/2013
OBSERVERS
N/A
RESOURCE
PERSONS
N/A
SPECIAL NOTES
FOR TPI OFFICE
MANAGER
N/A