OOCS Oversight and Governance

Our Authorizer: 

Oshki Ogimaag Community School is a public charter school authorized by Osprey Wilds:

Osprey Wilds Learning Center

Oshki Ogimaag Community School Board 

The Oshki Ogimaag Community School Board of Directors is made up of licensed teachers employed at OOCS, parent/guardians of students currently enrolled at Oshki Ogimaag Community School and Grand Portage Community Members. Please reach out to discuss any questions, comments, concerns, and suggestions that you may have.

 

 

Tesha Dickenson

Parent Member

tdickenson@oshkiogimaag.org

Call 218-475-2817

Chairperson 

Elected: 11/13/2024
Seated:  01/15/2025
Expires: 06/30/2028

Jeana Van Dyne

3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Teacher and Environmental Education Coordinator

jvandyne@oshkiogimaag.org

Call 218-475-2112 ext 3102

Vice Chairperson – Educator Board Member 

Elected: 11/13/2024
Seated: 01/15/2025
Expires: 06/30/2028

I live in Grand Portage and I have been teaching at Oshki Ogimaag Community School for nine years. I have my Bachelors degree in Elementary Education (K-6) from Bemidji State University. My favorite thing about teaching at Oshki Ogimaag is having the wilderness right outside our doors to do fun educational activities.

 

 

John Morrin

Community Member

jmorrin@oshkiogimaag.org

Call 218-370-8759

Treasurer 

Re-elected: 11/13/2024
Seated: 01/15/2025
Expires:  06/30/2028

Tina Gatzke

2nd Grade Teacher, Assistant Director and Special Education Coordinator

tgatzke@oshkiogimaag.org

Call 218-475-2112 ext 2012

Secretary  – Educator Board Member 

Elected: 11/13/2024
Seated: 01/15/2025
Expires: 06/30/2028

 

I have been at Oshki Ogimaag since September 2022. Currently, I am the Assistant Director, Special Education Coordinator, Literacy Lead and Interventionist here at Oshki Ogimaag. I have been in the field of education for 28 years, in roles from Teacher to Director, and working with ages from early childhood to college. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy: Applied Ethics from St. Catherine University and I earned my Master’s degree in Family Life Education from Concordia University, St. Paul. My Master’s research was centered around Autism Spectrum Disorders, and have experience  both in teaching and parenting young people on the autism spectrum. I knew I wanted to be a teacher since I was in Kindergarten, and find great joy in my work. The mission of Oshki Ogimaag is meaningful to me and it is an honor and privilege to teach in Grand Portage, I love all that I learn alongside students every day and time we spend in nature, classrooms without walls! We have six kids in our family, three are adults, one is a senior this year and two are students at GES (which is where I taught prior to joining the team at Oshki Ogimaag). Outside of school, my favorite things to do are watch movies, spend time with my family, cooking, playing board games or going on min-adventures, time with friends, walking in the woods, relaxing around a bonfire and listening to the waves of Gichigami.

Agatha Armstrong

Community Member

aarmstrong@oshkiogimaag.org

Call 218-475-2802

Elected: 11/13/2024
Seated: 01/15/2025
Expires: 06/30/2028

Joanne Czeswik

Community Member

jvczeswik@oshkiogimaag.org

Call 651-295-0123

Elected: 11/13/2024
Seated: 01/15/2025
Expires: 06/30/2028

Patty Winchell-Dahl

Community Member

pwinchell-dahl@oshkiogimaag.org

Call 218-475-2440

Re-elected: 11/13/2024
Seated: 01/15/2025
Expires: 06/30/2028

Kristin Lindenmuth

Parent Member

klindenmuth@oshkiogimaag.org

Call 218-626-7988

Elected: 11/13/2024
Seated:  03/19/2025
Expires: 06/30/2028

Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)

Meeting: Thursday, March 20th at 3pm in the OOCS Conference Area

Daniel Deschampe

Denise Magiskan

Charlene James

Roger James

Kat Sherer

Board Meeting Information

The Oshki Ogimaag Community School Board of Directors holds a Regular Meeting on the third Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise specified.

2024-2025 Board Meeting Schedule

  • Meeting Time: 4:30pm (unless otherwise specified)
  • Location: Oshki Ogimaag Community School Conference Area (unless otherwise specified)
  • July 17, 2024
  • July 30, 3034 Special Meeting
  • August 21, 2024
  • September 18, 2024
  • October 15, 2024
  • October 23, 2024 Special Meeting
  • November 13, 2024 Annual Meeting 
  • November 20, 2024
  • December 18, 2024
  • January 15, 2025
  • February 19, 2025
  • March 19, 2025
  • April 16, 2025
  • May 21, 2025
  • June 18, 2025

 

Bylaws

2024-2025 Meeting Materials

 

2023-2024 Board Meeting Materials

2022-2023 Board Meetings

PAC Meetings