Keir requested a list of appointments and term expiration dates. Board adjourned at 1:20 P.M. Next board meeting: TBD
mandated statewide may be a positive step in the right direction, but does not address the issue of urgency. Collins and Roe visited with colleagues in the private colleges and found support and no negative comments. Siegrist met with the AEA Chief Administrators who favored the general direction and had no negative comments. Other outreach meetings continue and there have been positive responses by all organizations to date. At the board’s request, Koob and Reinicke met with the Governor, Lt. Governor and staff in June, and the parties agreed to a second meeting for August with Lt. Governor and staff Emily Hajek. The ITW Board reviewed a written summary of the meeting and a memo by Emily Hajek. Points stressed: No issue of membership on board although no guarantee that current members will be reappointed. Whatever we do has to benefit kids. Clear expectations for learners, professionalize teaching, and address the adequacy and effectiveness of educational system needs. Work is underway in first two of ITW’s recommendation, but not the third (from the latest ITW report). The Governor will consider including ITW in his next round of program and budget positions should there be an agreement reached. ITW needs clarification from the governor about the “communication and lobbying” issues outlined in Emily Hajek’s Aug. 20 memo. Montz moved and Grieves seconded motion based on Koob’s summary of a discussion about the above points: The institute insists on maintaining its autonomy. The governor and his office are welcome to attend all meetings, but we’re an independent organization. The ITW needs clarification of the “communication and lobbying” issues. The institute urges that the governor endorse a mandated model core curriculum, which would be a strong signal of support. The institute requests funding for ITW in the governor’s budget in an amount in the neighborhood of $250,000 to $350,000 for operational costs and the costs of the adequacy/efficiency study. Discussion of motion The requested appropriation is meant to cover the costs of an “adequacy/equity” study and ITW operations. The governor should be invited to attend the next ITW meeting and tell us what he’ll support and his staff may also attend as ITW conducts public meetings. ITW should ask Dr. Koob to meet with the Governor again in September to make assure the ITW appropriation is included in the budgeting process and to clarify the “communication and lobbying” issues. The motion passed unanimously.
THE INSTITUTE FOR TOMORROW’S WORKFORCE An Iowa Nonprofit Educational Foundation www.tomorrowsworkforce.org “ . . . focusing on what learners need to know to be successful.” Board of Directors Meeting Monday, August 27, 2007 Farm Bureau West Des Moines, IA Minutes Members Present: Co-chairmen Bob Koob and Marvin Pomerantz, and members, Jim Collins, Dal Grooms (proxy for Jerry Downin), Tim Grieves, Pat Keir, Carol Montz, Jan Reinicke (proxy for Linda Nelson), Brent Siegrist, and Tom Vilsack (phone). Absent: Som Baccam, Sheldon Ohringer, David Roe, Martha Willits and one vacancy yet to be appointed Others present: Kathy Hanlon, Legislative Service Agency; Jodie Butler and Gerry Ott, Butler Consulting LLC; Kevin Haase, Mid-America Group; Bridget Godes, Angie Lewis Senate Caucus staff; and Doug Gross, Brown-Winick Law Firm. Co-chairman Bob Koob called the meeting to order at11:40 a.m. and welcomed board members and visitors. Business Meeting Co-chairman Koob entertained a motion to approve the May minutes. Motion to approve: Siegrist, second, Reinicke. Motion approved unanimously. Financial update by SecretaryTreasurer Siegrist indicated that the FY2007 end-of-year audit was complete and will be distributed. After paying bills for July and August, the ITW will have approximately $250,000. The audit report will be posted on the ITW Website and provided to the state as per Chapter 7K in its annual report (due January 15th). Board Discussion Co-Chairman Koob summarized the ITW’s commitment to outreach from the last meeting and asked members to report accomplishments to date. Co-chairman Pomerantz and several board members expressed their frustrations about the sense of the lack of urgency to make improvements more quickly and more profoundly to address the needs of Iowa’s students, but acknowledged that there has been some progress made. Grieves and Grooms met with IASB officials to discuss the ITW report. Grieves met with the executive director of SAI. Both organizations see value in the ITW as a catalyst and favor higher expectations for learners based on high standards. The method for achieving this seems to be the issue that is not yet clear. The DOE’s latest suggestion that the model core curriculum be