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In Attendance:

• John Schlagel - Schlagel Inc.
• Marty Harding - Communities Investing in Families
• Vicky Wills - Crystal Cabinets
• JoAnn Faust - Crystal Cabinets
• Russ Johnson - Braham School District
• Lance Olson - Grandview
• Randy Zieske - Schlagel Inc.
• Noel Harness - Pine Technical College
• Nancy Mach - Pine Technical College
• Dennis Adams - Cambridge Community College
• Ted Dimberio - East Central Energy
• Ray Hoheisel - Executive Director, ECMWFP
• Terry Dalbey - Mora/Cambridge Workforce Center
• Kathy Ferrin - Mora High School-STW/Tech Prep Coor.
• Chris Miller - Oak Land Vocational Center
• Nealna Gylling - Princeton High School
• Ginger Glenn - Glenn Metalcraft
• Carol Snow - Elim Home
• Sharon Sandberg - Westling Mfg. Co.
• Nancy Hoffman - ECRDC
• Ken Runberg - Cambridge-Isanti Schools
• Jim Rostberg - State Representative &endash; 18A
• Jon McBroom - Mora Public Schools
• John Norris - Atscott
• Darlene Shafer - Chisago Co. HHS & Chamber of Commerce

 Presentation From Princeton Learning and Living Committee: Present to give the report were: Ginger Glenn, Glen Metalcraft, Nealna Gylling, Princeton High School, JoAnn Faust, Crystal Cabinets, Carol Snow, Elim Home, Vicki Wills, Crystal Cabinets and Sharon Sandberg, Westling Mfg. Co. Representatives presented information on the following activities: Career Expo Night, Transcript Project, Marriage of Bob Business and Suzie Education, Teachers in the Workplace, Focus articles, Committee Goals for 1999-2000 and New Member perspective. They also distributed the Princeton Living and Learning brochure. A question and answer session followed the presentation. Chairman John N. thanked and commended the committee on their work and presentation.

Minutes: Partnership meeting minutes of September 7, 1999 were approved upon motion by Noel H. seconded by John S. Motion carried. Executive Committee minutes of October 2, 1999 were received.

Recognition Award: John N. informed the group and recognized John S. and Schlagel Inc. upon receiving the National Employer Leadership Council’s "School-to-Careers Company of the Year" award. Congratulations were extended to John S. and Schlagel Inc.

Potential STW/Tech Prep Workshop: Nancy M. presented information and told of being scheduled to hear STW/Tech Prep national speaker Randy Dorn. She distributed information and a biographical sketch about the speaker. Kathy F. assisted Nancy M. in discussing the speaker as she had heard him speak and had interest in bringing Mr. Dorn to East Central Minnesota. Both were planning to hear the speaker later in the day as he made presentations to students and staff in Hopkins. If they felt the speaker would benefit students and staff in East Central recommendations to schedule and fund a workshop will be made to the partnership.

Governor’s Workforce Development Framework: Representative Jim Rostberg attended the meeting and discussed his work and membership on the Governor’s Workforce Council. Representative Rostberg is one of four legislators on the council. He distributed a recently released paper entitled, Governor’s Workforce Development Framework &endash; Making Minnesota a world competitor in the 21^st century. A question and answer session followed. Representative Rostberg was extended an invitation to attend future partnership meetings, which would facilitate communication in a two-way fashion between the State and East Central Minnesota.

Presentation by Job Retention Specialist: Rescheduled for November meeting.

1999-00 Partnership Committee Reports: Committees reporting were:

Work Keys and Focus on Training &endash; Will be discussed at next meeting.

Promotion/Communication &endash; Chair Ted D. gave a committee report and distributed a handout Joint Web Site that described the potential for a joint web site including a number of existing organizations in the region that are involved in workforce development. Ted D. requested feedback for the committee. Considerable discussion followed with the result being a request for a more narrowly defined purpose for the site, ongoing maintenance and cost of the site. Committee members were scheduled to meet and thanked the group for the input.

School-To-Work Report: Ray H. reported on the transcript project and gave results of three districts that had submitted final reports, East Central, Hinckley/Finlayson and Pine City. Combined about 80 businesses/employers agreed to participate in the three communities. One transcript request had been received. He told of the availability of STW video tape prepared by the Department of Children, Families and Learning and distributed STW brochures made available by the state. He also mentioned an October 25^th meeting at Hutchinson that will be a sharing session among partnership directors from around the state. The Mora STW committee has agreed to present at the November 9^th partnership meeting.

Executive Committee Report: John N. called attention to the minutes of the October 5, 1999 Executive Committee meeting. He spoke to those items not included in the agenda of this meeting.

Information Sharing and Other Reports: No items were shared or reported.

Adjournment: Chairman John N. adjourned the meeting at 9:05 a.m.

Minutes by Ray Hoheisel