Current
Leadership of the
Minneapolis
Federation of Teachers/
Educational
Support Professionals
The
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT59) is the union representing the
teachers of the Minneapolis Public Schools.
This Minneapolis teachers union is affiliated with Education Minnesota
at the state level; Education Minnesota
has dual affiliation with both important teachers unions at the national level,
the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of
Teachers (AFT).
The
Mission Statement of the MFT is given as follows:
The Minneapolis
Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals
that champions
fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and
high-quality public
education, healthcare and public services for our
students, their
families and our communities. We are committed to
advancing these
principles through community engagement, organizing,
collective
bargaining and political activism, and especially through the
work our members do.
An important document that was presented during a round of
negotiations in spring 2019 gives the essential MFT platform, as follows:
MFT59
10 Point Platform
Common
Sense Bargaining for the Common Good
Beyond
Academics: Educating the Whole Child
All
students deserve books in the library; instruments in the band
room; supplies in the art room; equipment in the gym; vision,
hearing, and dental screenings every year. Students deserve nurses,
social workers, counselors, psychologists, and library media specialists in
their schools--- all day, every day.
Smaller
Class Sizes
All
students deserve to have individual relationships with their teachers, as
strong relationships create strong classrooms. Small class sizes allow
time for teachers to plan quality lessons, talk to families, talk to each
student every day, and give students the attention they need to learn and grow.
Students
are More Than a Test Score
All
students deserve a broad, rich curriculum including academics, arts, music,
language, and trade, emphasizing engagement and authentic learning, instead of
preparation for high-stakes tests. Students deserve teachers and
administrators focused on development of quality curriculum in an educational
environment that acknowledges and respects backgrounds, perspectives, and
learning styles of our diverse communities.
Support,
Don’t Punish: Restorative Practices
All
students deserve compassion, empathy, and a safe place to learn. Students
deserve educators well-trained in restorative practices. Schools must
move toward practices that build relationships and resolve conflict. MPS
must work to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline.
Clean
and Healthy Buildings
All
students deserve fully staffed schools that ensure a clean, healthy, and safe
environment with soap in the bathroom, safe drinking water, sanitary
classrooms, and working air conditioning in every school.
Full-Service
Community Schools
All
students and their families deserve community-based services. Increasing
the number of full-service community schools throughout the city would provide
school-based community access to critical services such as healthcare,
childcare, dental clinics, adult education courses, and enrichment and
recreational opportunities for children from preschool to high school.
Quality
Education for All: Inclusion and Equity
All
students deserve high quality education regardless of their special education
needs, primary language, race, ethnicity, religion, documentation status,
family income, family composition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or zip
code. Students deserve educators committed to disrupting racism and other
systems of oppression in our classrooms and schools. Our schools need to
be welcoming to all our students and their families.
Invest
in Public Schools
All
students deserve a school district committed to fully funded public schools
governed by a democratically elected school board accountable to the
public. Students deserve schools that will not close at a moment’s
notice, schools that educate all children regardless of their needs, and
schools that are staffed by highly qualified, licensed educators.
$15
an Hour for All MPS Employees
All
students deserve a school district committed to investing in all employees by
paying a living wage. MPS employees include bus drivers, educators, food
servers, secretaries, and engineers who are also mentors to students;
they are also our neighbors and parents to our students.
Recess
All
students deserve at least 30 minutes of play and movement on a daily
basis. Recess promotes social and emotional learning such as working
together as a team, making friends, and deciding which game to play next.
Leadership
and staff of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Educational Support
Professionals are given as follows;
MFT59
67th
Eighth Avenue
Minneapolis
MN 55413-1845
612-529-9621
Teacher
Chapter Educational Support
Professionals Chapter
President President
Michelle
Wiese Shaun Laden
612-529-9621
612-529-9621
First VP First VP
Jill Jacobson Susan Joy Broman
612-272-6726
763-639-9879
Second
VP Second
VP
Alex
Hoselton LaShawn Hawkins
ahteacher@gmail.com iggms2glb4i@gmail.com
612-850-6165 612-267-3378
Secretary
Secretary
Greta
Callahan Pamela
Booth
612-703-1406 612-250-1927
Treasurer
Robert
Kohnert
507-461-0149
Executive
Board
Matthew
Collier Brenda
Johnson
651-452-6914 952-594-4870
Tim
Leach Chris
Patnoe
612-382-1383
612-991-0670
Caroline
Long Simon
Smedberg
long0156@tc.umn.edu sdsmedberg
763-205-1734 612-327-0731
Mary
Manor ESP
Business Agent
School.Manor@gmail.com Jeremy
Swenson
612-479-2559 jeremy.swensen@edmn.org
612-287-0290
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Shannon Nordby
(612) 229-1986
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Valerie Olsen Rittler
612-990-9554
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Ken Shain
612-888-3580
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Jolinda Simes
952-926-7161
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Marium Toure
612-724-3193
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Lyle Young
651-246-3884
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MRLF CHAIR
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Rebecca Miller
612-501-2541
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Office Staff
Devin Hogan:
612-287-0263
612-529-9621 ext. 263
612-529-9621 ext. 263
Christina Domeier:
612-287-0261
612-529-9621 ext. 261
Fax:
612-529-0539
Teacher
Business Agents
Bonita Jones:
612-287-0278
Michael Leiter:
612-287-0260
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