Information about upcoming and previous meetings of Get It Right Educators’ Cooperative

Note: GIR is an independent worker-owned cooperative. We cross-post our minutes and meeting info here for the benefit of the Milestone community.

Members

• Chair: Art Richardson
• Vice Chair: Sarah Bee Wilkening
• Secretary: Sean Anderson
• Treasurer: tbd
• Members at large:
  • Kate Freedman
  • Alexis Gardner
  • Stefano Oviedo
  • Janice Schreiber-Poznik

Notice

The next meeting of Get It Right will be held:

Date & Time: Thursay, August 30th, 10:00am – 11:00am

Location: Milestone Democratic School and Online (email [email protected] for a link)

Agenda

1. Call to order by Facilitator – Check In
2. Attendance
3. Duration
4. Approve prior meeting minutes
5. Informational Announcements
6. Next meeting announcement
7. Update the backlog & consent to agenda
8. Reports
9. Discussions
10. Decisions
11. Check-out and meeting evaluation

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Minutes

Friday, August 19th, 2022 – 10:00am

• Attendance Present: Sarah Wilkening, Kate Levine-Freedman, Alexis Gardner, Sean Anderson, Janice Schreiber-Poznik, Art Richardson, Stefano Oviedo
• Discussions held: Content Specialists, New Advisor Hire
• Decisions made: Scheduled Open House

Thursday, August 18th, 2022 – 9:30am

• Attendance:
  • Present: Sarah Wilkening (Vice Chair); Sean Anderson (Secretary); Stefano Oviedo; Janice Schreiber-Poznik; Kate Freedman, Alexis Gardner
  • Absent: Art Richardson (Chair);
  • Quorum: Met
• Discussions held: Workers Compensation, Nonprofit Status
• Decisions made: Rescinded a contract offer to an existing candidate. Offered a contract to a new candidate following Design Team recommendation.

Time & Date: Weds 8/10 11:30am

• Present: Alexis Gardner, Sarah Wilkening, Janice Schreiber-Poznik, Art Richardson, Stefano Oviedo, Sean Anderson 
• Discussion: welcome Alexis!
• Decisions: approved 3 individual contracts

Date & Time: Monday 8/8 11:30

1. Attendance: Stefano Oviedo, Art Richardson, Sean Anderson, Sarah Wilkening, Janice Schreiber-Poznik
2. Decisions by consent:
   1. Ratify master contract with MDS
   2. Approve template for individual employment contracts, for Sean to make offers based on the approved budget

Date & Time: Thursday, August 4th, 2022, 10:30am – 12:00pm

• Attendance: Art Richardson, Janice Schreiber-Poznik, Sarah Wilkening, Sean Anderson, Stefano Oviedo
• Discussion: GIR – MDS contract
• Decisions: none

Date & Time: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022, 10:30am – 12:00pm and 3:30pm – 5:00pm

• Attendance
  • Present:  Art Richardson Janice Poznik Schreiber Sarah Wilkening  Sean Anderson
• Discussions:
  • Non-profit status
  • Workers Compensation
  • Summer contract
  • Sociocracy circle structure kick-off
• Decisions:
  • Authorize honorarium to Milestone members for Design Team leadership
  • Adopted a budget for contract negotiations

Date & Time: Tues, Aug 2nd, 4:30 – 5:30pm

• Attendance: Art Richardson (Chair), Sarah Wilkening (Vice Chair), Sean Anderson (Secretary), Janice Schreiber Poznik (member)
• Discussions:
  • Nonprofit status
  • Workers comp
• Decisions by consent:
  • Employment Classification
  • Sub Pay Procedure
  • Guest Instructor Procedure
  • Inviting Alexis Gardner to join GIR as a full voting member

Date & Time: Thursday, July 28th 1:50 – 3:30pm

• Attendance: Art Richardson (Chair), Sarah Wilkening (Vice Chair), Sean Anderson (Secretary), Janice Schreiber Poznik (member), Kate Freedman (member)
• Decisions by consent:
  • Updated membership of GIR
  • Completed internal investigation into personnel matter and prepared recommendation for Community Engagement