At Thursday Night’s EM-R Executive Board Meeting at RAHS the board approved a contract vote for our membership which will take April April 5 and 6 in your building. Details on the settlement will follow soon.
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Feb. 26, 2018 – The field of possible candidates for this year’s Minnesota Teacher of the Year honor has been narrowed to 43. A selection panel of 23 community leaders chose the semifinalists from an initial field of 167 candidates from across the state.
The panel will review the semifinalists’ portfolios again in late March and will select about 10 finalists from among the group. The current Minnesota Teacher of the Year, Corey Bulman, will announce his successor at a banquet May 6 at the Radisson Blu Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.
Education Minnesota, the statewide educators union, organizes and underwrites the Teacher of the Year program. Candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade and Adult Basic Education teachers, from public or private schools. The Minnesota Teacher of the Year Program also receives support from the following organizations: Education Minnesota ESI, Educators Lifetime Solutions, EFS Advisors, Harvard Club of Minnesota Foundation, McDonald’s Restaurants of Minnesota, Radisson Blu Mall of America, SMART Technologies and United Educators Credit Union.
Semifinalists for 2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year are listed below, including the district, school, subject area and grade taught:
Heather Anton, Waconia Public Schools, Southview Elementary, elementary, 1
Courtney Bell , Minneapolis Public Schools, North Academy of Arts and Communication, social studies, 9-12
Dani Berry, Intermediate District 287, Epsilon, math, 7-12
Holly Bowen-Bailey, Duluth Public Schools, Ordean East Middle School, English, 6-8
Eric Carlson, Kelliher Public Schools, Kelliher Public School, visual arts, K-12
Ethan Cherin, Saint Paul Public Schools, St. Paul Central High School, social studies, 9-12
Elizabeth Dorsing, Anoka-Hennepin School District, Blaine High School, math, 9-12
Kari Eloranta, Mounds View Public Schools Mounds View eALC, language arts 10-12+
Amanda Gislason, Owatonna Public Schools, McKinley Elementary, visual arts, K-5
Scott Glew, Elk River Area Schools, Salk Middle School, social studies, 8
Laurie Halvorson, Saint Paul Public Schools, Como Park Elementary, elementary, 5
Kelly Holstine, Shakopee Public Schools, Tokata Learning Center, English, 9-12
Justin Hudalla, Saint Paul Public Schools, Battle Creek Middle School, global studies, 8
Angie Hurtig, Bertha-Hewitt Public Schools, Bertha-Hewitt Public School, elementary, 2
Molly Keenan, Saint Paul Public Schools, Harding High School, social studies, 10-12
Rebecca Kittelson, Wayzata Public Schools, Sunset Hill Elementary, elementary, 2
Adam Kuehnel, State of Minnesota, Minnesota Correctional Facility–Faribault, English language arts, adult basic education
Alyssa Kuhlman, Minneapolis Public Schools, Burroughs Community School, elementary, 2
Shirley Land, Saint Paul Public Schools, Galtier Community School, Pre-K
Alyssa Larsen, Waconia Public Schools, Waconia High School, human geography and world history, 10-12
Tim Leistikow, Fridley Public Schools, Fridley High School, English, 11-12
Kathryn Mackin, Mahtomedi Public Schools, Mahtomedi Middle School, language arts, 6
Stephanie Maybee, Inver Grove Heights Community Schools, Salem Hills Elementary, music, K-5
Shaylee McComb, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Public Schools, Weaver Elementary, music, K-5
Jay Meiners, Lakeview Public Schools, Lakeview High School, science, 9-12
Melissa Mills, Lakeville Area Public Schools, Crystal Lake Education Center, early childhood special education, birth-3
Jaquinetta Mitchell, Osseo Area Schools, Osseo Senior High, English, 9-10
Patrick Moriarty, Roseville Area Schools, Roseville Area High School, band, 10-11
Jennifer Naslund, Westonka Public Schools, Shirley Hills Primary School, elementary, 4
Malia Norton, Medford Public Schools, Medford Elementary, elementary, 2
Kathryn Oberg, St. Louis Park Public Schools, Peter Hobart Elementary, elementary, 5
Melissa Oberg, Cook County Schools, Cook County School, special education, 6-12
Claudia Powers, Mounds View Public Schools, Irondale High School, special education, 9-12
Sarah Ryan, Rochester Public Schools, Century High School, language arts, 11-12
Bill Sucha, Mounds View Public Schools, Irondale High School, band, 9-12
Renee Swanson, High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul, biology, 9-12
Lisa Thompson, Osseo Area Schools, Basswood Elementary, elementary, 5
Sheena Tisland, Red Wing Public Schools, Red Wing High School, language arts, 9
Ashley Topp, Anoka-Hennepin School District, Blaine High School, English, 9-12
Jacob Toufar, Shakopee Public Schools, Shakopee East Junior High, technology education, 7-9
Gregory Truso, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District, Wilshire Park Elementary, elementary, 2
Greg Ueland, Roseville Area Schools, Roseville Area High School, social studies, 9 and 12
Sara Windschitl, Metro Deaf School in St. Paul, elementary, 1
Education Minnesota Roseville’s Pat Moriarty was nominated this year for Education Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year. Pat has led the music department at RAHS for years and has developed an outstanding music department. He is a highly dedicated professional with a tremendous sense of care for the students he has directed.
New materials are now available on Education Minnesota’s website that highlight why it’s so important for educators and other public workers to stick together as corporate interests and lawmakers try to destabilize labor unions.
Resources include background on the Janus case, videos highlighting the power of our union, information on what happened in Wisconsin and Iowa when they lost collective bargaining and more.
Minnesota’s labor movement and our allies are also joining together on Feb. 24 for the Working People’s Day of Action rally at the state Capitol. It is one of 11 similar events happening around the nation to stand up for equitable pay, affordable health care, quality schools, vibrant communities and a secure future for all of us.
Oral arguments for the Janus case are scheduled for Feb. 26 before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Public Sector Union Alliance will launch a digital advertising campaign Tuesday as part of its work to build a new narrative about public services, workers and their unions.
The ads will appear on social media sites, YouTube, Pandora, Hulu and other video partners until the Supreme Court makes a decision in the Janus case.
Education Minnesota is a leading member of the Public Sector Union Alliance, which is a group of unions representing public employees across Minnesota working together to help fight off the attacks against organized labor. Check out the videos at bettertogethermn.com starting Tuesday. Please share the ads on social media using #betterlivesMN.
Education Minnesota Roseville’s Greg Ueland is a nominee for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Greg, who has been an AVID Teacher and a coach of Volleyball and Track is a teacher who is very involved in being a force for support and accountability for the entire school. Greg is a teacher who is very involved in the building and one of the many awesome teachers in Education Minnesota Roseville. He joins 166 other candidates for this year’s Minnesota Teacher of the Year Program. Good luck Mr. Ueland!
EMR family, please be aware that our fellow educators in St. Paul will be authorizing a strike vote on January 31. We hope for the best for St. Paul. Read more here.
The NEA Representative Assembly, the largest conference of teachers in the United States is happening in downtown Minneapolis this summer and they will need volunteers! The conference runs for June 30 to July 5. Volunteers are paid 40 dollars a day as a stipend, plus parking and Breakfast, Lunch and snacks. This is a great opportunity to meet educators from all over the country. Get involved by registering at https://goo.gl/6Cnpab
Math Teacher at RAHS Joe Weyer joins the many Nationally Board Certified teachers in Roseville Schools. Nationally Board Certified teacher. Certification entails a rigorous process of learning and reflection and we are extremely proud of those educators who achieve this recognition. Joe is one of the reasons that Education Minnesota Roseville makes ISD 623 an outstanding school district,
