October 8th, 2019

Welcome & Introductions

Help Chat
What are people doing to meet the new cultural competency standard?  Carlton staff has expressed interest in opportunities. There was a discussion regarding where to find training and the possibility of sharing. We have found a local instructor in Cloquet that is training to provide this training. 

8710.0310 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL RULES FOR TEACHING LICENSES.D. "Cultural competency training" means a training program that promotes self-reflection and discussion including but not limited to all of the following topics: racial, cultural, and socioeconomic groups; American Indian and Alaskan native students; religion; systemic racism; gender identity, including transgender students; sexual orientation; language diversity; and individuals with disabilities and mental health concerns. Training programs must be designed to deepen teachers' understanding of their own frames of reference, the potential bias in these frames, and their impact on expectations for and relationships with students, students' families, and the school communities, consistent with part 8710.2000, subpart 4, and Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (q).

Vice-Chair Nominations
Waiting to hear back from the Superintendents. 

Action Committees
Review where we are at (see May minutes below):
Action Committees work time

• Collaboration:
  
  • Newsletter Draft
    
  • Collaboration Newsletter - Volume #1 - Please make a copy of this, edit as needed (i.e. put your building NASC members names on it) and distribute it however works best in your building.
    
  • Looking at using a Google form to find more stories, and find teachers looking to collaborate. 
    
• Innovation: 
  
  • Discussed collaboration on staff development opportunities such as the cultural competency requirement
    
    • Possible to train a trainer or create a training program to be used at all NASC schools? Share costs, etc. 
      
    • Possible to create a multi-session opportunity where a different “expert” each time from various districts virtually shares knowledge with a cohort of NASC staff and includes time for reflection and discussion?
      
• Staff Development:
  
  • EDCAMP Flyer https://tinyurl.com/nasc2019edcamp
    
  • Those attending, please ask your union for $50 for food
    
  • Transportation plans
    

Things to do:

• Distribute the Collaboration Newsletter to your buildings. 
  

Other

• None

Set next meeting
November 19th @ Moose Lake

Members Present: 
Barnum: Evan Lembke, Randi Lembke
Carlton: Ben Midge, Christy Schwoch, Billie Waugh
Cloquet: Michelle Brenner, Bekki Morrison
Cromwell-Wright: Kellee Young
Esko: Jennifer Hoffmann, Tammy Thornton
Hermantown:
McGregor: Jerod Fischer, Carrie White
Moose Lake: Carrie Sanda
Willow River: Meghan Kazmierczak, Nikki Molis
Wrenshall: