This in-person meeting begins with plated lunch from 11:30 to 12:30.  Virtual attendance to the Presentation portion of the meeting is available to those that do not attend in-person.

Lunch start: 11:30 a.m.   
Meeting start: 12:30/12:45 p.m.

Facilitator:

Doug Birk, Director of Administrative Services, St. Michael-Albertville Schools

Meeting Agenda:

1. Introduction, review of norms, and meeting agenda
   
   
2. Program
   1. Legislative Update
   2. Negotiating with Support Staff in 2022  - i.e. the Revenge of the Janus decision and a Changing Labor Market.  Panel of peers sharing perspectives on shifts in relationships with unions for paraprofessionals, clerical, and/or food service and maintenance groups.  Panel members:
      • Laurel Anderson, Executive Director of Human Resources at ISD 279
      • Tim Caskey, Executive Director of Human Resources at ISD 728
      • Donna Friedmann, Director of Administration and Human Resources · Forest Lake Area Schools
   3. Small Group Breakout - individual reflections on panel discussion.
   4. Idea of the Month 
      
      
3. Reports and Updates on Settlements
   Moderated group discussion: members share a brief update as to where they are in the process of negotiating teachers’ and other contracts. Includes please share the main issues they have brought to the table as well as any other issues or proposals you feel would be of interest to the group.