Executive Committee Meeting
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Indianapolis Downtown Sheraton Hotel
A. Minutes Pam Wright called the morning meeting to order and requested a motion to approve the January 30, 2008 minutes. MOTION: Tom Adams moved to approve the minutes. After a second by Margie Labelle, the motion carried. B. Treasurer's Report and Claim Docket Vendetta Gutshall distributed the February 2008 financial report showing a remaining balance of $150,281.16 in the $242,000 budget and a docket of expenses in the amount of $12,996.59. MOTION: Mary Beth Hamilton moved to accept the financial report and approve the docket as presented. After a second by Lynn Gosser, the motion was approved. The Scholarship balance on hand is $4,413.35 plus $8,200 held by CASE. The total balance in the Roundtable Account for distribution in June is $15,977.89. Vendetta distributed a membership report over a five year period showing 363 current members including 104 unified (voting) members. She noted we have received a $732 membership rebate check from CASE at $6 per ICASE member who has also joined CASE. C. Draft Calendar of Meetings 2008-09 Patti Kem proposed the Spring Conference 2009 be held on February 25 27 and the Fall Conference 2009 be held on September 23 25 at locations yet to be determined. MOTION: Cheryl Corning moved to approve the draft calendar with the two conference dates as noted. After a second by Jan Dunham, the motion was approved. The ISEAS Steering Committee will take action on the same Calendar 2008-09. II. DIVISION REPORT No report
III. EXECUTIVE STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Legislative and Research Committee -At the October 2007 meeting, Pam Wright's recommendation for Joan McCormick as chairperson of the Legislative and Research Committee for 2007-08 was approved. A member from each roundtable serves on the committee. The President-elect and Past President are standing members. 1. Development of a Legislative Agenda Joan McCormick reported the committee is focused on outreach with its SB 251 association partners of Urban Schools, IAPSS, ISBA, IASP, and ISTA. The 2009 Legislators' Breakfast will include the state partners and will be in similar format as past years. Joan reported the ICASE Legislative Platform 2008 contains the following three goals: (a) provide leadership to the ICASE membership regarding the legislative process and current issues; (b) increase collaboration with the lead educational agencies, i.e., ISBA, IAPSS, and Urban Schools Association; and (c) increase the involvement and commitment to the legislative process on behalf of the special needs children of Indiana and ICASE. The committee is also beginning its work on the 2009 platform to address directors' licensing, speech pathology, and educational interpreters. 2. Evaluation of Lobbyist Joan complimented Kelli Waggoner on having set up meetings with legislators on the first day of the session to help ICASE establish a presence. KWK is now filtering the health area bills by key words to catch any add-ons relative to special education. 3. Activities at State and National Levels Joan reported that all members of the Legislative Committee will attend the CASE Summer Institute at Washington D. C. on July 13 16th. Members intend to meet with federal legislators at home prior to the summer institute. 4. Educational Interpreter Certification Rule Nancy Holsapple serves as the ICASE liaison to this task force. In 2002, the Board of Interpreter Standards, as a subsection of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) within the Department of Family and Social Services (FSSA), was given authority to create standards for Educational Interpreters. The rule can be found on the DHHS website at <http://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/5329.html>. It is also in the state regulations at 460 IAC 2-5. The rule establishes state certification standards for behavior, competency, and proficiency interpretation, transliteration, and oral transliteration in a public or private primary or secondary school setting. New and working interpreters in Indiana must be registered with the DHHS to receive state certification. As stated in the current rule, newly hired interpreters after July 1, 2010 will not be able to use the current CEU system to earn their certificate. In the absence of new state regulations, interpreters hired after July 1, 2010 will be required to hold and maintain one of five types of certificates, i.e., RID, MCE, OTC, Cued Speech, SEE-II). Interpreters will be required to maintain these certifications and shall renew their state certification every two years as required by the DHHS. B. Membership and Fiscal Management Committee At the November 2007 meeting, Pam Wright's recommendation for Denise Bashore as the chairperson for Membership and Fiscal Management for 2007-2009 was approved. The Secretary and Treasurer are standing members.
1. Plan development for long term fiscal management Denise Bashore reported she has acquired sufficient background information to set-up subcommittee meetings to include the following: (a.) Patron Membership Tammy Ummel has arranged for 15 vendors to display their materials at the conference. Bose McKinney and Daniels and Bakers are major sponsors at this year's conference. (b.) Porter Scholarship Cheryl Corning will distribute the scholarship application forms at the University Forum meeting. (c.) Product Development Mary Beth Hamilton is exploring additional products for the membership. Vendetta commented that membership applications will be converted to a template to be filled out on-line and printed for mailing. C. Professional Development Committee At the December 2007 meeting, Pam Wright's recommendation for Patti Kem as chairperson of the Professional Development Committee for 2007-2010 was approved. Both the President and Deputy Treasurer (yet to be selected) are standing members. 1. Spring 2008 Conference: February 27-29, 2008 (Sheraton Downtown Indianapolis) Patti Kem complimented all the directors who have stepped up to fulfill assignments. There are approximately 330 registrants. The sticky note pad pocket folders will be handed out with registration packets. Patti reviewed the program. Wednesday (February 27) will be board meetings and the Past Presidents' dinner (6:00 PM). Thursday (February 28) AM will include a motivational speaker (Tyler Green) followed by a status report on Article 7 by Bob Marra. Cathy Pratt will make a luncheon presentation. The evening will include a reception and the annual Basket auction scholarship fund raiser. Friday (February 29) will include the business meeting and awards program, DEL report by Bob Marra, and a business luncheon for members of both the ICASE Executive Committee and ISEAS University Forum.
2. Fall 2008 Conference: September 17 19, 2008 (Fort Wayne Hilton/Grand Wayne Convention Center) At a previous meeting, Lynn Gosser noted current CASE President, Dr. Christy Chambers, will be a featured speaker. Patti Kem is accepting proposals for breakout sessions. 3. Roundtable Topical Proposals: a. April 29, 2008 (Northwest) Donna Krol presented a topical request for April 29, 2008 in the amount of $5,042. Dr. Rob March is to present on "Building a School-wide Positive Behavior Support Plan" at the IU North campus in Gary. The session will be limited to 150 with a registration fee of $60 and a deadline of April 15. MOTION: Margie Labelle moved to accept the proposal. After a second by Cheryl Corning, the motion was approved. b. Fall 2008 (East) - Jan Dunham reported they have yet to set a date for a Rob March presentation at BSU.
c. Spring 2009 (Southeast) Cheryl Corning said they have yet to determine a Spring 2009 topical, likely to be held at Clifty Falls State Park. IV. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Nominating - Tom Adams said he would review the nominating process before presenting the slate of officers at the business meeting. Pam reviewed the balloting process that would be implemented. Pam noted if Vendetta is elected at the business meeting, she would be required to resign her position as Treasurer for the second year of her term. The Executive Committee would appoint an interim treasurer for the duration of her term through June 2009.
B. Recognition/Awards Tom Adams noted recognitions will be given to Cathy Pratt, Mary Kay Davis (JESSE), and Charis Snyder Gilbert (East Noble). Since a $75 contribution is being made to the Scholarship Fund in behalf of retirees granted honorary membership, members asked that a certificate of recognition also be provided to each retiree.
V. SUPPORTING the MEMBERSHIP
A. Identifying and Addressing Membership Needs 1. Needs Assessment update Lynn Gosser reported this is being compiled. 2. SLP Task Force update Pam Wright reported on the January 24 SLP subcommittee meeting with six university trainers. Emergency permits were a focus of discussion and how trainers might better prepare the bachelor's level candidates, such as work with local schools for clinical observations, identify master's level mentors for observations, connect with IHEs for job fairs in the Fall, connect with ISHA student chapters on each campus. All members agreed on the need for a Speech consortium through a distance education model. 3. Article 7 Work Group update Lynn Gosser reported the group will review the latest items in the SBE edition. The State Board is expected to post the article in the Indiana Register and schedule public hearings in South Bend, Fort Wayne, Southeast and Southwest regions, and Indianapolis. The State Board is expected to take action on the article at its May meeting.
4. Support for New Directors Pam Wright has received no requests for assistance from her earlier e-mail contact with new directors. 5. Support for New Executive Committee members Tom Adams is available to assist new members with any questions they may have. B. Improving/Facilitating Communication
1. Roundtable Reports Mary Beth Hamilton (NE) said they will be doing Article 7 training by section assignments by members at their March session. Cheryl Corning (SE) said they are experiencing a heightened interest in filling the representative position for the next term. They have established procedures for a selection at their March meeting. In reply to a question, Pam Wright confirmed that unified members have full privileges including voting as per the revised constitution. Both Donna Krol (NW) and Jan Dunham (E) said they are working on their respective topicals. Larry Bass (SE) said his members did not think geography was a factor in low attendance. Margie Labelle (C) said their two-day retreat in January on current topics was well received; they intend to review their monthly meeting format and will focus on a single topic per session in the future. 2. Website/Listserv Vendetta discussed the need to review the ICASE web content and prepare updates for the webmaster. Tom Hermiz will be asked to have links with the partner organizations set-up. 3. Electronic Newsletter Cheryl Corning announced a contest to name the new e-newsletter, which will be launched this fall as a quarterly publication including an article from the ICASE president. Roundtable representatives will be asked to forward news items to Cheryl for editing and submission to the webmaster for posting.
VI. PROMOTING/ADVANCING the ORGANIZATION
A. Examining Organizational Structure
1. Task Force: Executive Director/Administrative Assistant Pam Wright commented these personnel considerations were under the purview of the Fiscal Management Committee. She asked that a task force be formed to study the proposal, review how other state associations support such positions, and make recommendations to the Executive Committee. Since the Immediate Past-President chairs the Past Presidents' Council, members suggested the council be used as a resource pool for this task force. The task force would need to work in tandem with the Fiscal Management Committee to determine the financial implications. 2. Roundtable Membership/Structure Roundtable Representatives are not currently aware of any directors wishing to realign to another region. B. Strengthening National Connections
1. IAPSS Winter Seminar Tom Adams reported the George Batsche presentation to approximately 400 superintendents and other district administrators on January 31, 2008 was well received. 2. CEC/CASE Meeting in Boston (April 2) Pam Wright, Tom Adams, Patti Kem, and Gary Collings will attend the CEC Convention as well as the CASE Executive Committee and Board of Director meetings. 3. CASE Leadership Institute in Washington D.C. (July 13 16) At the last meeting members moved to support the attendance of the nine (9) members of the Legislative Committee. In future years a rotation schedule may be offered to limit the numbers. MOTION: Lynn Gosser moved to support the Past President and President Elect as standing members of the Legislative Committee to also attend the July 13-16 CASE Leadership Institute in Washington D.C. for registration, travel, lodging, and incidentals. After a second by Jan Dunham, the motion was approved. 4. 19th Annual CASE Conference at Myrtle Beach Resort (November 7 8 , 2008) - MOTION: Mary Beth Hamilton moved to support all expenses for the Past President, President, and President-elect to attend the 19th Annual CASE Conference on November 7 8, 2008 at Myrtle Beach. After a second by Donna Krol, the motion was approved. The CASE Executive Committee meeting will be on November 5 and the Board of Directors meeting on November 6, 2008.
C. Promoting State Partnerships
1. Liaisons Members Designated by the President
a. ASK/IN*SOURCE (Patti Kem)
b. IAPSS/ISBA (Margie Labelle)
c. IASPrincipals (Larry Bass)
d. IASPsychologists (Cheryl Corning)
e. INCEC - Jan Dunham reported the INCEC board was concerned about SB 22, which would allow content area master's degree holders to take the Praxis II for licensure. She invited members to mark their calendars for an October 18 presentation by Jim Wright, author of the RtI Toolkit, at the Ritz Charles in Carmel.
f. ISHA (Mary Beth Hamilton)
g. Medicaid (Tom Adams)
h. University Forum (Cheryl Corning) 2. Appointees Other Agencies/Associations
a. ASK/IPIN (Jim Sands)
b. Center for Evaluation and Education (Pam Wright)
c. DOE Division of Educator Licensing & Development Comm. (Mike Horvath)
d. FSSA/DDARS/DHHS Interpreters (Nancy Holsapple)
e. ISBLIND (Cindy Pittman)
f. ISDeaf (Patti Kem)
g. State Advisory Council (Karol Farrell)
h. State Improvement Grant (George Van Horn)
i. Community Alternatives Grant Mental Health Agency (Mary Beth Hamilton) VII. OTHER BUSINESS None VIII. NEXT MEETING: March 20, 2008 (8:30 AM) DOE/DEL (Riley Room)