One of the best ways to support Local #710 is to email our school board members! A sample email is provided below for you to use as a template. Please remember to personalize your message!
Hello [School Board Member(s)],
I am writing to you to show support for the contract agreement Local #710 is requesting. Our teachers are members of our community and deserve fair wages.
[Please feel free to share any other personal anecdotes or stories here.]
CHPS teachers have stood in our community through triumph, tragedy, and all of the times in between. Please take this step of approving their contract to show them how much they are appreciated.
Thank you,
[Your Name]
Send this email to one or all of our school board members, urging them to support the agreement that Local #710 is asking for.
Columbia Heights School Board Members
Mary Granlund, Chair
- GranlunM@colheights.k12.mn.us
- 763-528-4565
- Liaison to Columbia Heights High School
Laura Palmer, Vice Chair
- PalmerL@colheights.k12.mn.us
- 763-528-4461
- Liaison to Valley View Elementary
Michelle Pettway, Clerk
- PettwayM@colheights.k12.mn.us
- 763-528-4560
- Liaison to Columbia Academy
Julie Houle, Treasurer
- HouleJ@colheights.k12.mn.us
- 763-528-4563
- Liaison to North Park School for Innovation
Jessica Medearis, Director
- MedeariJ@colheights.k12.mn.us
- 763-528-4564
- Liaison to Family Center
Corenia Smith, Director
- SmithC2@colheights.k12.mn.us
- 763-528-4562
- Liaison to Highland Elementary
Columbia Heights Teachers 