• Successfully championed an 11.4% increase in ABE funding.
• Second Literacy Minnesota-MCEA Statewide Summer Institute held.
• Hired new lobbyists: Sherry Munyon and Linda Sandvig.
• Increased membership to 400.
• Professional Issues Committee instituted Promising Practices.

2006

• First joint Literacy Minnesota-MCEA Statewide Summer Institute held.
• ABE Awards presented at Statewide Summer Institute.
• Increased membership to more than 350.
• Instituted Treasurer position on Board.

2005

• The Professional Issues Committee conducted statewide salary survey.
• Hired part-time consultant to manage administration of organization.
• Increased presence in literacy community with expanded website and attendance at conferences/trainings.
• The Volunteer Issues Committee published the Tap into the Service-Learning Resource: Tools to Get Started.
• Annual ABE Awards presented at Summer Intensive Training.

• Held retreat at ARC in Cambridge.
• Continued Alternative Licensure project at Literacy Training Network.
• Produced the second ABE Impact Report.
• Annual ABE Awards presented at Summer Intensive Training.

• Held general session at Summer Intensive Training on unallotment.
• Paula Freiermuth is hired for Alternative Licensure project.
• Learners invited to Awards ceremony at Summer Intensive Training.
• Produced Volunteer Issues paper.

• Received a second Innovative Grant to produce a video on Adult Basic Education.
• Partnered with MCEA on a fall conference, where the first Pegasus Award is given out.
• The Executive Board held its first retreat in Buffalo.
• The Professional Issues Committee developed a proposal to the Board of Teaching for Adult Basic Education licensure.

• Received an Innovative Grant to publish ABE Best Practices and ABE Learner Stories.
• Board members attend spring Literacy Training Network Regionals.
• The Pegasus Award is developed.

• Email job posting becomes a member benefit.

• Launched the Literacy Minnesota website.
• The first Awards Ceremony is held.

• The Legislative Coalition is formed.
• Another legislative forum is held in September.

• Literacy Minnesota hosts sessions on licensure at Summer Intensive.
• Website planning begins.

• Hired a VISTA volunteer.
• The newsletter is started.

• The famous yellow, legislative post cards make their first appearance.

• The first Literacy Minnesota lobbyist is hired.
• The ABE Resource Guide is developed.

• The Impact Report is completed.
• The dual membership with MCEA is introduced.

• The first legislative forum is held, in addition to several panel discussions.
• The first membership cards with bookstore discounts are distributed.

• 20-30 charter members begin the organization with a $20,000 grant from MALC.
• Six committees are part of the original organization: Advocacy, Professionalization, Marketing/Membership, Forum Planning, Adult Learners, and Legislative Issues.
• Work is begun on Adult Basic Education competencies and licensure.
• The first president of Literacy Minnesota is Dianne Dayton.