Background
At their January 9, 2007, meeting the School Board authorized the formation of a Legislative Action Committee. The Committee exists as a non-partisan organization to serve the following purposes:
- Advise the Roseville Area School Board concerning legislative issues and matters affecting public education.
- Provide information and education to the community, including but not limited to parents, concerning legislative issues and matters affecting public education.
- Promote parental and community involvement in legislative issues and matters affecting public education.
- Advocate for education-related legislative positions as developed and decided by the LAC (Legislative Action Committee) annually.
2007-2008 Meeting Schedule
LAC meetings will be held at Fairview Community Center from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on the following dates.
Monday, October 22
Monday, November 26
Monday, December 17Wednesday, January 23*** (date change)
Monday, February 25
Monday, March 24
Monday, April 28
Monday, May 19
For more information on becoming a member of the LAC or if you have questions, contact the Legislative Action Committee at: lac@isd623.org
2007 Legislative Action Committee Platform
A public education system of high quality is a cornerstone of a strong community and economy. We believe that we need world-class public schools with stable, adequate funding to serve our students, our community, our state and our country.
We believe that the state needs to do the following to achieve the student success that all Minnesotans believe is important
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Adequately fund education and make funding transparent to taxpayers.
- Put more money on the formula so all schools have the resources to help students achieve state and federal performance expectations.
- Complete P.S. Minnesota study and implement defined reforms to make the funding formula more understandable and linked to student needs.
- Help close the achievement gap by providing dedicated resources to groups with the largest gaps.
- Fully fund special education and eliminate the cross-subsidy.
- Maintain compensatory funding for students in specific categories that need additional support to achieve success: Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and Free and Reduced Lunch Students.
- Significantly increase funding for school readiness programs and all day Kindergarten to improve early learning and help decrease the gap.
- Help districts meet unique community needs by increasing local control (funding, curriculum and administrative.)
- No more unfunded mandates.
- Maintain stable academic requirements during the transition to more rigorous performance standards.
Membership
The Roseville LAC membership strives to represent most schools and programs in the district. The current members are:
| Member | E-mail address | School/Group |
Amy Anderson |
Little Canada, ECSE |
|
Todd Anderson |
ECFE |
|
Eva Ekola |
EDW, ECFE |
|
Michelle Howard |
PCS |
|
Teri Mathews |
Edgerton, RAHS |
|
Missy McDonald |
PCS |
|
Linda McLoon |
School Board |
|
Ann Nelson |
PCS, ECFE |
|
Tony Nickelsen |
Brimhall, RAMS |
|
Joan Steinmann |
PCS |
|
Janet Van Nevel |
PCS |
|
Beth Zander |
PCS |
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Legislative Action Committee or would like more information, please contact the Legislative Action Committee at: lac@isd623.org
Meeting Minutes
State Legislators Representing Roseville Public Schools
To find the legislator that represents you, go to:
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/Districtfinder.asp
House District 54A |
Senate District 54 |
House District 54B |
Senate District 55 |
District 55A |
Senate District 66 |
District 66B |
Want to Learn More About Education Funding and Issues Affecting Schools in Minnesota?
The Minnesota School Boards Association and the Association of Metropolitan School Districts have information on legislative issues affecting public education. For more information, you may access their websites using the following links.
Minnesota School Boards Association
http://www.mnmsba.org/public/main.cfm
Association of Metropolitan School Districts
http://www.amsd.org/legislativemenu.html
Other legislative information may be found on the Legislature
web site at http://www.leg.state.mn.us/
Other Resources and Websites
where parents and district patrons can
Obtain Information, or
Voice their Opinions in Advocacy of Public Education:
Alliance for Student Achievement
www.allianceforstudentachievement.org
The purpose of the Alliance for Student Achievement is to speak with one voice on pre K-12 education policies and
issues, with the goal of improving student achievement in Minnesota.
Association of Metropolitan School Districts
www.amsd.org
The Association of Metropolitan School Districts is a group of 27 suburban and urban school districts that lobbies
at the Legislature for the needs of public schools in the metro area. The AMSD web site is a useful tool for anyone
interested in K-12 issues at the Legislature.
Legislation and Bill Status Resource
www.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota House of Representatives
www.house.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota Senate
www.senate.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota House and Senate Loggers on Education
http://216.114.200.148/Public/displaycontent.cfm?ScreenID=573
Parent Lobbying Packet
www.amsd.org/pdfs/parentpacket.pdf
Parents United for Public Schools
www.parentsunited.org
Parents United for Public Schools is a statewide, grass-roots organization of concerned and informed
Minnesota parents and citizens committed to Minnesota's leadership in quality public education.
P.S. Minnesota
www.psminnesota.org
P.S. Minnesota is an uprecedented coalition of statewide education organizations and parents dedicated
to meeting the educational challenges facing students in the 21st century.