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Date: 2/7/15
Location : Maple Grove Community Center
Attendance:

Emily Hoeschen (Secretary)

Linda Snowberg (Treasurer)

Deb Peterson (President)

Hannah Anderson (CSB Student)

Mary Lillestol (Vice President)
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Stephanie Brondani (Membership Director)
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Sue Paasch (President Elect)
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Kate Brondani (Highlights / Celebrate Literacy)
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Eva Boehm (MRA / MDE Legislation)
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Bonnie Houck (MRA Legislation)
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Katy Plain (Grant writing)
Items to Discuss:
1. Welcome to our guests!
2. ILA- International Literacy Association Update
 What does that look like for MRA?
 New guest speaker: Nonie K Lesaux (Harvard) Making Assessment
Matter
3. Minutes were read by Emily from last Octobers meeting
4. Treasurer’s Report- Linda
 Credit cards for Deb and Sue
5. Membership Report-Stephanie
 Numbers still dwindling- what do we do?
6. Advocacy Report and Proposal- Eva Boehm and Bonnie Houck
 MRA Legislative Advocacy
 Need to prepare our ASK (Elevator Speech) in order to discuss with legislators
 How involved does MRA want to be? We need a voice!
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7. Update on LiRN- Deb
 TIES Building- February 19 th
 Discussion leaders- we need some?
 Networking geographically
8. Update on MRA Summer Conference- Sue
9. Celebrate Literacy-March 6
 Katie reserved Maple Grove Community Center for Celebrate
Literacy and March 7 Leadership meeting
 Grants-Solicit, select, notify
 Sharing from past grant winners (Eva & Emily will contact)
 Writers are Readers-Solicit, select and notify
 Gift Cards / Journal for writers (Linda)
 Celebrate Literacy Nominees-Solicit nominees, presenters to introduce nominees
 Food for the evening-Purchase and serve (Mary & Linda)
 Ordering the plaques for nominees (Katie)
 Silent Auction- Solicit contributions from councils, coordinate the sale- (Stephanie)
 Book Table (Linda & Emily)
 Beverages – Sue
 Purchase food for Leadership meeting breakfast- (Mary & Linda)
 2016 Celebrate Literacy will offer one time grant for Bernietta
Campbell- plan for next year
 Nascar racing theme
 Friday March 6 th (Decorations 5:00 p.m.) Desserts 6:30 p.m. Show
7:00 p.m. Maple Grove Community Center
8. Review committee for grant applications
9. Review Writers are Readers submissions
 Google Docs to read and review
10. February election of new/returning officers
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 Treasurer-Linda
 IRA Liaison- Andrew Rummel
 Social Media Coordinator- Hannah Anderson (Sue will send a draft)
 Vice President- Carey Seeley
 Secretary- Maddy? (Deb will contact)
11. Executive Board attending local council events
 Review assignments
 $50.00 for gifts, treats, etc.
 Traveling expenses
12. IRA registration- July 17-20 in St. Louis
13. Next Highlights Submission
15. Next Leadership Meeting March 7 th 2015
Maple Grove Community Center 9:00-4:00 p.m.
Minutes prepared by: Emily Hoeschen 2/7/15
Approved by: Sue Paasch 2/9/15
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