This in-person meeting begins with plated lunch from 11:30 to 12:30.  The presentation portion of the meeting is available via virtual attendance beginning around 12:30.

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

Facilitator:

Matt Mons, Director of Human Resources and General Counsel, White Bear Lake Area Schools

Meeting Agenda:

1. Introduction, review of norms, and meeting agenda
   
   
2. Presentation: PELSB Update
   Yelena Bailey, Executive Director, and Michelle Hersh Vaught, Chief of Staff, Minnesota Professional Educators Licensing and Standards Board, will join the group with an update on educator licensing, including: rulemaking, license applications, application processing. They will also respond to your questions regarding specific scenarios as you seek to meet your staffing goals.
   
   
3. Reports and Updates on Settlements
   

   ** Closed Session - available to only those actively representing school management in negotiations **

   Moderated group discussion: members share a brief update as to where they are in the process of negotiating teachers’ and other contracts. Includes 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.