[familyschool] Re: Relevant info (I'm researching)
- From: Shawn <shawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 15:34:12 -0500
Never mind...
Shawn McGinty
Co-Owner
deanbuilders.net
On Jun 2, 2014 3:32 PM, "Shawn" <shawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Neither Jessica F (my wife) or I received the email(s)would some one post
> them here or forward to us please.
>
> Shawn McGinty
> Co-Owner
> deanbuilders.net
> On Jun 2, 2014 3:25 PM, "Ian Coldwater" <jessesparkles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Wait, what? Where did you see that?
>>
>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 2:12 PM, "Erika Zurawski" <zura0007@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Looks like we may not have another option, given that Tania just
>> resigned… Interesting.
>>
>>
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>> *From:* familyschool-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [
>> mailto:familyschool-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <familyschool-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On Behalf Of *Jeffrey Jones, LICSW
>> *Sent:* Monday, June 02, 2014 2:09 PM
>> *To:* familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [familyschool] Re: Relevant info (I'm researching)
>>
>>
>>
>> I am so excited to see community members talking about creating a co-op
>> or collective school without all the authoritarian hierarchy nonsense. Jeff
>> Jones
>>
>>
>> On 6/2/14, 1:22 PM, Sabine Meyer wrote:
>>
>> Frieda and all:
>>
>> I think right now we just need to get through all we are dealing with in
>> the moment and make sure everyone remains sane in that process.
>>
>> But, yes, I think having a teacher/program coordinator and founding
>> member, such as Carrie Bakken, and perhaps also Holly Bell (and/or a second
>> teacher/advisor, and/or a student) speak to us later in the summer would be
>> great. Carrie has taken the co-op concept to national conferences
>> and they just hosted a conference w/Hamline, too, on teacher-powered
>> schools. It's for sure something to seriously check out.
>>
>> For those interested, this is Carrie Bakken speaking about her Avalon
>> experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ8k0EZdJvg.
>>
>> All best,
>>
>> -Sabine
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Frieda Gardner <fgardner1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>> Sabine:
>>
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>>
>> Great that you've got someone at Avalon who can let us know how
>>
>> the collective works.
>>
>>
>>
>> Colleen Bell's sister Holly also works at Avalon. Would it be a good
>>
>> idea for one of us (me?) to call her for *her* insights, so we can
>>
>> increase perspectives?
>>
>>
>>
>> Let me know.
>>
>>
>>
>> Frieda
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>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 11:00 AM, Sabine Meyer wrote:
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>>
>>
>> I just got home from dropping V & friends, and I need to be at work -
>> and do work - all day today (and this evening) as well as all day Tue - Th.
>> I will be at school tomorrow night. We are going to be gone from the 6th to
>> the 16th. After our return, I'll have a work crunch for perhaps 3 or 4 more
>> days, then I'll free up for the summer and would be happy to jump into any
>> committee work that can use my areas of expertise.
>>
>> That said, I asked Carrie Bakken at Avalon Charter School to send me the
>> job description for their program coordinator (teachers but they have
>> reduced teaching/advising loads so they can also be PT administrators) to
>> get a sense of what they do but, more so, of what generally needs to get
>> done when there is a collective of teachers that has chosen a "no admin
>> other than office management" governance structure (their case) or may be
>> faced with a situation of that sort due to restructuring (our case).
>>
>> I think looking at the list of responsibilities would help us
>> tremendously if we end up with no admin, for a while, or at some point in
>> the future think we want to go that teacher co-op route "for good." I will
>> ask Carrie's permission to share, and if she agrees, which I think she will
>> do, I will email it to you, Lola. I think it gives a good sense of what
>> types of admin areas need attention for a charter school that has chosen or
>> is left w/no principal and/or no ED.
>>
>> -Sabine
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Lola Schoenrich <lschoenrich@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>> Sabine,
>>
>>
>>
>> What other committees of this sort do you think would be helpful?
>>
>>
>>
>> Lola
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 8:43 AM, Sabine Meyer <meye0336@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Let's form a "compliance review committee" and meet over the summer to
>> sort this all out. We need to look at state (DoE) laws and regulations,
>> charter laws and regulations, VOA expectations, and what has been/needs to
>> be done for long-term compliance in our specific case. The committee should
>> be parent, teacher and board reps working together, I think, for best
>> results. And we should rely heavily on VOA and MACS rep input as we do the
>> work.
>>
>> We will sort this out!
>>
>> -Sabine
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 8:38 AM, <papalamaitcalli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> There is a general licensure K-6/8? Not sure. and a 5/6-12 in a specific
>> area.
>>
>> Elle Meza
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Trish Lynne Deutsch <trishlynne@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> But licensed in what? Does every teacher need to be licensed to teach
>> "social studies", "science", "math", etc?
>>
>>
>>
>> We've heard, "Mel is the only teacher licensed in social studies". True?
>> Is it a requirement that every teacher have a "social studies" license?
>>
>> On Sunday, June 1, 2014, <d.dohmeier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Teacher licensure- All instructional staff in Minnesota charter schools
>> must be appropriately licensed or have received a waiver or variance from
>> the Minnesota Board of Teaching. VOA requests and checks file folder
>> numbers for all instructional staff.
>>
>> http://
>> mn.gov/board-of-teaching/images/Special%2520Permissions%2520Overview%25202%252E12%252E13.pdf
>>
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Trish Lynne Deutsch <trishlynne@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> http://www.educationevolving.org/pdf/Volunteers_of_america.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>> I'll add more in responses as I go.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Dr. Sabine Meyer
>> Professor, General Education
>> Rasmussen College - National Online
>> meye0336@xxxxxxxxx
>> (612) 298 5060
>> Skype: Sabinem69
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> --
>>
>> Dr. Sabine Meyer
>> Professor, General Education
>> Rasmussen College - National Online
>> meye0336@xxxxxxxxx
>> (612) 298 5060
>> Skype: Sabinem69
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Dr. Sabine Meyer
>> Professor, General Education
>> Rasmussen College - National Online
>> meye0336@xxxxxxxxx
>> (612) 298 5060
>> Skype: Sabinem69
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
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