APPROVED 1-13-20

Board of Education Information Committee Meeting (Wednesday, December 18, 2019)

Generated by Debbie Tressler on Wednesday, December 18, 2019

1. Board Information Committee

A. Call to Order

12:34 p.m.

B. Roll Call

Members Present: Jason Tauriainen, Zen Kelly, Kaegan Koski, student representative
Members Absent: Penny Vadla

C. Approval of Notes 11-19-19

The notes of the Nov. 19, 2019, meeting were approved as printed.

D. Budget Communication Plan

The committee discussed the governor's budget and where to begin with communications. Ms. Erkeneff will check to see when legislators will be holding Town Hall meetings and inform the committee. The committee agreed that the facts need to be share, on a regular basis. The will help counter misinformation in the public.

E. Legislative Priorities

The committee discussed the upcoming AASB Legislative Fly-Ins to be held Feb. 8-11 and March 28-31. The board needs to decide what to include in the packets for the board members to share with legislators, e.g. what health care information to include.
The committee discussed the pros and cons of HB 156 regarding health care shared costs. They discussed how the employee associations might feel about HB 156.
The committee discussed the information from AASB regarding the current bills and the possibility of getting the information earlier in order to have more time to prepare.

F. Key Communicators 2020

The committee discussed the importance of reaching people engaged in the process and various ways to communicate and share information. The committee discussed holding another Key Communicator Forum, possibly in the evening or community coffee meetings including Key Communicators. Mr. Koski stated that students feel like there is no longer a budget issue; it ended when last year's budget was solved. He thinks informed students could be helpful.

Ms. Erkeneff is continuing highlight stories to include current students, former students and staff.
The committee discussed reaching out to people planning to run for public office to inform them of the facts.

G. Adjourn

1:17 p.m.