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Legal Notices REQUEST FOR BIDS Bids will be received by the Scott County Purchasing Department GC218, Scott County Government Center, Shakopee, Minnesota, 55379-1220 until 2:00 o’clock p.m., Wednesday January 28th, 2015 for the service of resurfacing three county garage floors at the Scott County Public Works Department. Copies of the RFB may be obtained at the Scott County Purchasing Department by emailing at jmbeuch@co.scott.mn.us or calling at 952.496.8399. Specifications may also be obtained by visiting the Scott County Government Center, Purchasing Department GC218, Shakopee, Minnesota, 55379-1220 or online at the official Scott County website at www. co.scott.mn.us. The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids in the complete discretion of the County. Advertisement of bids is pursuant to Minnesota Statues Sections 375.21, 471.345, and 471.35. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 24 and 31, 2014. State of Minnesota ) : ss. County of Scott ) Scott Co. Court File No. 70-JV-14-20872 NOTICE OF JUVENILE HEARING In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of Dana Ann Rodeghier TO: Dana Ann Rodeghier, 16721 Whitewood Avenue, Prior Lake, MN 55372: Take notice that a hearing regarding the child, H.C.R., DOB: 10/08/2009, will be held in juvenile court on January 22, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as possible at the Scott County Justice Center, 200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota. You are required to be at the hearing or your parental rights may be terminated. You are required to be at the hearing or the court may enter an order permanently affecting your parental or custodial rights to the child. Upon request, the clerk will provide you with a copy of the Petition describing the matter. If you fail to appear at the time and place listed above and stated on the Petition, judgment by default may be entered against you. BY THE COURT: Heather Kendall Scott County Court Administrator /s/ Cynthia R. Jensen Deputy Clerk Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 24, 31, 2014 and January 7, 2015.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 2/8/2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $127,209.80 MORTGAGORS: Lynn A. Sorenson and David P. Sorenson, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 2/13/2006 as Document Number A 729875 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to Ventures Trust 2013-IH-R by MCM Capital Partners, LLC, its trustee DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 5/1/2014 as Document Number A960711 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 220021280 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The Assessor’s Parcel Number (Property Tax ID#) for the Real Property is 220021280. ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF JORDAN, SCOTT COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED DOC # A351376, ID, 220021280, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE EAST 30 FEET OF LOT 4, BLOCK 12, CITY OF JORDAN. BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM GORDELLA G. MCCOLLUM, SINGLE AS SET FORTH IN DOC # A351376 DATED 04/04/1995 AND RECORDED 04/21/1995, SCOTT COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF MINNESOTA. ABSTRACT PROPERTY STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 108 3rd St E, Jordan, MN 55352 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: BSI Financial Services TRANSACTION AGENT: None THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE: $190,905.29 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes. Pursuant to the power of sale con-
tained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Scott, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 1/22/2015 at 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SALE: Scott Sheriff’s Office, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, MN 55379 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 7/22/2015, or the next business day if 7/22/2015 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: 12/3/2014 Ventures Trust 2013-I-H-R by MCM Capital Partners, LLC, its trustee, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee Klatt, Odekirk, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2014 and January 7, 2015.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the mortgage dated April 20, 2006, executed by Varinder Singh, a single person and Rajbir Singh, a single person, as mortgagors, to TCF National Bank, a national banking association, as mortgagee, recorded in the office of the Registrar of Titles of Scott County, Minnesota, on May 11, 2006, as Document No. T176579, which mortgage conveyed and mortgaged the following described property, which property is registered land, situated in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota, which property has a street address of 4301 West 141st Street, Savage, Minnesota 55378, and tax identification number 26-117-012-0: Lot 5, Block 2, Creek Ridge, according to the map or plat thereof on file or of record in the Office of the Registrar of Titles in and for Scott County, Minnesota That the original principal amount secured by said mortgage was $207,370.00; that there has been compliance with any condition precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by said mortgage and foreclosure of said mortgage required by said mortgage, any note secured thereby, or any statute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt remaining secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there is claimed to be due upon said mortgage and is due thereon at the date of this notice, the sum of $226,608.96 in principal and interest. That by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the said mortgage will be foreclosed by the sale of the above described premises with appurtenances, which said sale will be made by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota, at the Sheriff’s office in the Law Enforcement Center, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota, on February 5, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, to pay the amount then due on said mortgage, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorneys’ fees as allowed by law, in accordance with the provisions of said mortgage. The time allowed by law for redemption by the mortgagors, their personal representatives or assigns, is six (6) months from the date of said sale. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on August 5, 2015, unless the foreclosure is postponed pursuant to Minn. Stat. §580.07, or the redemption period is reduced to five (5) weeks under Minn. Stat. §582.032. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT BY A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DATED: December 10, 2014 TCF National Bank FOLEY & MANSFIELD, P.L.L.P. By: Karl K. Heinzerling Atty. No. 142475 Attorneys for Mortgagee 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1200 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2014 and January 7 and 14, 2015.
OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortCOUNTY HIGHWAY gagor must vacate the mortgaged PROJECT property by 11:59 p.m. on August 5, 2015, unless the foreclosure is Bids Close January 27, 2015 postponed pursuant to Minn. Stat. Jordan, Minnesota §580.07, or the redemption period NOTICE OF BID FOR SALE is reduced to five (5) weeks under Stat. §582.032. OF BUILDING AND REMOVAL Minn. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLFROM PROPERTY - Sealed writ- LECT A DEBT BY A DEBT COLten bids for the sale of a house LECTOR. ANY INFORMATION and its removal from the property OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR will be accepted until a deadline THAT PURPOSE. of 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January DATED: December 10, 2014 TCF National Bank 27, 2015, by Anthony J. Winiecki, FOLEY & MANSFIELD, P.L.L.P. Interim County Engineer PhysiBy: Karl K. Heinzerling cal Development Department, Atty. No. 142475 Scott County, 600 Country Trail Attorneys for Mortgagee East, Jordan, Minnesota 55352 for 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1200 and on the behalf of the Board of Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Commissioners of said County. A Published in the Belle Plaine Herald sealed bid may be submitted for on Wednesdays, December 10, 17, 24 the sale and removal of a house de- and 31, 2014 and January 7 and 14, 2015. scribed as follows:
CP 17-32 SP 70-617-024 A rambler-style, single-family house, built circa 1984, which has a gross living area of approximately 1,584 SF with 3 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms, and an attached two (2) stall garage. The building described above is located in Shakopee, Minnesota at a street address of 1376 Heron Court, Shakopee, Minnesota. The Contract for the building will be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. Proposals, plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the County Highway Engineer at 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, MN 55352. SIGN UP WITH ConneX ON THE COUNTY EGRAM WEBSITE (https://egram.co.scott. mn.us) TO DOWNLOAD PROPOSAL AND PLANS AT NO CHARGE. Bids must be sealed, identified on the envelope and accompanied by a Bidder’s Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to at least 5% of the total bid made payable to the Treasurer of Scott County. The County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities thereof. December 29, 2014 Scott County Auditor/Treasurer Courthouse 200 4th Avenue West Shakopee, MN 55379 Anthony J. Winiecki Scott County Interim County Engineer Physical Development 600 Country Trail East Jordan, MN 55352 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 31, 2014 and January 7 and 14, 2015. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the mortgage dated March 26, 2003, executed by George L. Krtek and Linda A. Krtek, married as husband and wife, as mortgagors, to TCF National Bank, a national banking association, as mortgagee, recorded in the office of the Registrar of Titles of Scott County, Minnesota, on April 3, 2003, as Document No. T141925, as modified by a Loan Modification Agreement dated February 19, 2007, and filed March 20, 2007 as Document No. T183029, which mortgage conveyed and mortgaged the following described property, which property is registered land, situated in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota, which property has a street address of 1709 Presidential Lane, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379, and tax identification number 270740100: Lot 3, Block 2, Minnesota Valley 2nd Addition, Scott County, Minnesota That the original principal amount secured by said mortgage was $203,425.00; that there has been compliance with any condition precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by said mortgage and foreclosure of said mortgage required by said mortgage, any note secured thereby, or any statute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt remaining secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there is claimed to be due upon said mortgage and is due thereon at the date of this notice, the sum of $202,241.23 in principal and interest. That by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the said mortgage will be foreclosed by the sale of the above described premises with appurtenances, which said sale will be made by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota, at the Sheriff’s office in the Law Enforcement Center, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota, on February 5, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, to pay the amount then due on said mortgage, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorneys’ fees as allowed by law, in accordance with the provisions of said mortgage. The time allowed by law for redemption by the mortgagors, their personal representatives or assigns, is six (6) months from the date of said sale. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 22, 2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $202,492.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Gina J. Patterson-Amighi and Anoosh D. Amighi, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 100053906120039385 SERVICER: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC LENDER: Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Scott County Minnesota, Recorder, on January 5, 2007, as Document No. A761537. ASSIGNED TO: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company Dated: July 24, 2013, and recorded September 3, 2013 by Document No. A944608. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit No. 802, Common Interest Community No. 1073, Villages of Southbridge Condominium, Scott County, Minnesota PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7411 DERBY LN UNIT 802, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 PROPERTY I.D: 27-279-018-0 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Three and 83/100 ($275,433.83) THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM on January 22, 2015 PLACE OF SALE: in the lobby of the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, 301 S. Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN 55379 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. Section580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. Section580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 22, 2015, or the next business day if July 22, 2015 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: December 3, 2014 Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company Randall S. Miller and Associates, PLLC Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2050 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Phone: 952-232-0052 Our File No. 14MN00130-1 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. A-4499064 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2014 and January 7 and 14, 2015.
wednesday, december 31, 2014 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 3, 2012 MORTGAGOR: Beau A. George, a single man. MORTGAGEE: Frandsen Bank & Trust. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded December 17, 2012 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A 923713. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated December 3, 2012 Recorded December 17, 2012, as Document No. A 923714. TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Frandsen Bank & Trust RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 701 Frontier Drive, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 200610440 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 1, Block 4, Heritage Acres Second Addition, Scott County, Minnesota. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $132,550.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $143,866.29 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the
Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: February 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on August 17, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: December 11, 2014 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 14-008185 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 17, 24 and 31, 2014 and January 7, 14 and 21, 2015.
If Conferences Are Important, Should More Parents Attend? (continued from page 1)
in his classes attend conferences. About 5 percent of the families of ninth-through 12th graders in his classes attend conferences. “They think their child is doing well enough on their own or they think their child will figure it out,” Otto said. While Otto’s classes are electives – classes students want to take compared to traditional required classes like math and English – the numbers aren’t much better. Jacobson teaches sophomore English and college English to high school seniors. She estimates only 20 percent of the students she teaches are represented at conferences by one or more parents. Melissa Hanson, a math teacher in the senior high school, saw “just shy of 40 percent” participation in the fall conferences. “It is important for the school and parents to be partners in a child’s education. Personally, I would like to meet the parents/ guardians of all my students. It is nice to put a face to a name (parents) and understand the child’s background. Sometimes, technology can’t replace a faceto-face meeting,” she said. “It can be too impersonal in certain situations.”
Is it Easy to Pass?
So why the drop-off in participation? School board members believe the district’s use of Infinite Campus, teacher Facebook pages, Twitter and e-mail keep parents in the loop and informed. When the issue is especially important, teachers will call parents to discuss some facet of a child’s work or behavior, Smith said. “I think it is a function of the type of information given at an elementary conference and the use of technology. The information for secondary grades and assignments is more readily available then for elementary,” said Matt Lenz, a school board member with children in elementary and secondary grades. “The communication with both elementary and secondary teachers is quite simple and easy.”
More is Better
Lenz believes the nature of conferences has changed. He sees a switch from teacher telling a parent all about how a child is doing in multiple topics in elementary conferences to a parent having to talk with a teacher about concerns in a class at the secondary level. Lenz believes more frequent conversations with teachers is beneficial. “In my house, my wife and I look at our kids’ grades about once a week and inquire with our kids about what is happening. If the story we are told does not make sense, we communicate with the teacher,” Lenz said. “The teachers have also done a better job of sending e-mails about upcoming tests and big assignments in secondary grades. I do not think parents do not want to attend conferences, but the need might not be there.” “I think technology plays a part
in parents not attending. They can check grades and e-mail or call if they have questions. Schoology (a learning-management system) allows them to stay current with classroom assignments and projects as well,” Hanson said. Dave Kreft, the junior-senior high school principal, sees the decline in participation. He says plenty of effort has been made to make participation a worthwhile use of time. For example, the district has scheduled senior class meetings at a time that complements conferences. It has scheduled class ring information and sales and the academic letter at times that coincide with conferences. “The district has attempted many things to try and get more involvement from the parents with only moderate success at conferences,” Ludvik said. In the spring, the school will hold its mandatory spring activities eligibility meeting right before conferences. “Challenges we face at the 7-12 (grades) level include the consistent access to online grades, families constantly busy with all sorts of activities, and the lack of a ‘homeroom’ as they do in an elementary (level),” Kreft said. “Regardless of the age, skill level, or the degree of academic success, it is valuable for parents to hear from the teachers of their children. There are times where there are consistencies in what we are seeing at school versus what is seen at home. There are also times where there are inconsistencies and it is valuable to brainstorm possible reasons for this and solutions to it. No matter what, it is valuable that you hear about the academic and social progress of your child.” As part of the state’s World’s Best Workforce program, students send their parents weekly e-mails containing results of recent testing and homework assignments plus reminders about upcoming assignments and examinations. “The district will continue to offer as many opportunities as possible for parents to be involved and informed with their children’s development. I do believe this is an important issue,” Ludvik said. The elementary school conferences were Nov. 6 and 13. Conferences for junior and senior high families were Nov. 13 and 17. The next round of conferences is slated for Feb. 19 and 23 for junior- and senior high school students. Elementary school parent-teacher conferences are March 16 and 19. If participation in junior-senior high parent-teacher continues to dwindle, Smith could see using one of the two secondary conference days as an opportunity for professional development, a time when teachers work on ways to improve their craft. That would be a better use of time, Smith agreed, than sitting in a classroom waiting for conferences with parents who won’t attend.