SSC Board of Directors
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Document 7
Southeast Service Cooperative Board of Directors
Regular Board Meeting and Strategic Planning Session
5:00 PM, Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Wood Lake Meeting Center – Cedar Room
Time
Topic/Activity
Call to Order – Chairwoman Carol Cravath
Welcome, Consent Agenda, Introductions, Dinner, Video - Suzanne Riley, Executive Director
5:00
PM
Consent Agenda – Chairwoman Carol Cravath - MOTION
The following items are part of the consent agenda action, unless a Board member requests that
an item be addressed independently:
 Agenda – Document 7
 Minutes of Last Board Meeting – Document 8
 School Health Pool, New Member. Accept Goodhue School District’s request to enter
into the School Health Insurance Pool joint powers agreement effective October 1, 2015.
MOTION: _______________ move, _______________ second to approve and accept the
items on the consent agenda: Meeting agenda, meeting minutes, Goodhue Public Schools
participation in School Health Insurance Pool.
Taking risks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebtGRvP3ILg
Brief review of last year’s planning session and outcomes
a) Context map, big questions, bold steps, online registration consumer experience
activity, what we’ve accomplished since then - Suzanne
5:15
b) markit's work with us – Beth Timm
 marketing planning with the statewide MSC Cooperative Purchasing group
 professional development needs assessment - education and local government
 SSC organizational marketing
5:35
Focus and Structure of this year’s planning - Suzanne
a) August – Marketing and Development
b) February – Continuous Improvement and Baldrige
5:40
Organizing SSC “Buckets” – Activity – Katie Hartman and Dale Walston
6:00
BREAK
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Time
Topic/Activity
6:10
Big Questions 2014-2015 – Review and feedback so far? - Suzanne
 Does our focus on marketing and development during our 2015-16 phase 1 strategic
planning change our big questions and/or create new ones?
 Think about these Big Questions during markit’s overview of SSC’s marketing.
6:15
SSC Marketing Plan Overview – markit representative Beth Timm and Adam Hirsch – Report
and Q & A
a) Strengths, weaknesses, trends, threats, opportunities
b) Competitive advantage
c) Service, pricing, and promotion strategy
6:50
Big Questions 2015-2016 relating to marketing and development - Suzanne
 Individual idea generation.
 Silent grouping of ideas.
7:10
BREAK
7:20
SSC Marketing Plan – Strategic Recommendations – Beth Timm and Adam Hirsch
7:40
Bold Steps - Suzanne
Establish 1 or 2 bold steps for 2015-16 relating to marketing and development
8:10
SSC Website Navigation – Small Group Activity – Katie Hartman
8:25
Closing Comments
8:30
NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT - MOTION
Regular Meeting Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Finance Committee meeting at 5:00 PM followed by the Board meeting at 5:30.
MOTION: __________________ move, ________________ second to adjourn the meeting.
Calendar on next page
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CALENDAR
2015 Board Meeting Schedule – Meetings are located in the Wood Lake Meeting Center at
Southeast Service cooperative and start at 5:30 PM unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Wednesday, March 25
Wednesday, April 22
Wednesday, May 27
Wednesday, June 24
July – No meeting
Wednesday, August 12 (CCOGA renewal)
Wednesday, August 19 - third Wednesday Strategic Planning Session
Wednesday, September 23
Wednesday, October 28
Tuesday, November 17 – third Tuesday
Wednesday, December 30 - fifth Wednesday.
Christmas holiday is Thurs-Fri, December 2425 and New Year’s Eve is Thursday, Dec 31.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 – ANNUAL
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. May need to
reschedule to fifth Wed January 30
depending on AESA Legislative Platform
Planning meeting
Association of Education Service Agencies Conference – December 2-5, 2015, New Orleans (SSC Board
Member Tess Kruger and AAC member Rachel Udstuen are attending, along with Carol Cravath and
staff.)
MSC Board Meetings:
 Mike Christensen elected at the June 2014 Board meeting to a four-year term on the MSC
Board July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2018.
 Mary Blair elected at the June 2015 Board meeting to a four-year term on the MSC Board
July 10, 2015 through June 30, 2019.
Thursday July 9, 2014 at 8:00 am, during MSC Board Conference, RadissonBlu, Mall of America
MN Service Cooperatives Board Conference 2015 – Wed-Fri, July 8-9-10, hosted by Southeast Service
Cooperative at Radisson Blue, Mall of America, Bloomington, MN.
MN Service Cooperatives Board Conference 2016 – Wed-Fri, July 13-14-15, hosted by Northeast Service
Cooperative at Canal Park, Duluth, MN.
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