(These
minutes are considered a draft until approved at the next scheduled
meeting.)
MEMBERS PRESENT: Lynn Gosser (President), Vendetta Gutshall (President-elect), Denise Bashore (Treasurer), Gary Collings (Secretary), Larry Bass (SW), Margie Labelle (C), Bev Garrison (SE), Jan Dunham (E), Mary Beth Hamilton (NE), Donna Krol (NW), Cheryl Harshman (NC), Steve Wornhoff (Membership and Fiscal), Patti Kem (Professional Development)
MEMBER ABSENT:
Pam Wright (Past-President), Joan McCormick (Legislative and Research)
OTHERS
PRESENT:
Jean Updike (DVR), Nancy Zemaitis, Bob Marra
I.
APPROVALS
A.
Minutes – Lynn Gosser called the meeting to order and requested a
motion to approve the September 17, 2008 minutes with location corrected to
read Hilton Hotel at Fort Wayne.
MOTION:
Donna Krol moved to approve the September 17, 2008 minutes as
corrected. After a second by Denise Bashore, the motion carried.
B.
Treasurer's Report and Claim Docket – Denise Bashore distributed the
Profit/Loss Statement as of September 30, 2008 showing a Profit of $
$69,039.13.
The September 1 - 30, 2008 docket was
presented in the amount of $12,916.54.
MOTION:
Vendetta Gutshall
moved to accept the September 1 - 30, 2008 Treasurer’s Report and Docket
as presented. After a second by
Cheryl Harshman, the motion was approved.
Besides the $10,200 held by CASE after paying three scholarships, the cash
balance in the Scholarship Fund is $3,173.59 as of September 30, 2008
including $1,345.06 raised from the Golf Outing and CD sales.
1.
Duties of Deputy Treasurer – Denise Bashore commented such duties have yet
to be determined.
II.
CEL REPORT
– Lynn Gosser introduced Jean Updike and Nancy Zemaitis to discuss
Vocational Rehabilitation. Jean
is the director of employment at DVR and worked with Nancy on the SB 290
Committee. The topic of
discussion was transition for which DVR contracts with community
rehabilitation programs for assistance.
Beginning October 1, 2008 DVR had 34 contracts covering 88 counties.
Jean emphasized that DVR
wants to receive applications for students during their Junior year or age
17 and does not want to wait until after the student exits school.
Transition outcomes will be a future DVR indicator from the federal
office.
In other business Lynn
asked Bob Marra to clarify the Article 7 provisions for prior written notice
and CD/language. Bob commented
that prior written notice did not need to specify length, frequency,
duration, schedules, etc. It
only needs to address eligibility in general terms.
Members responded that directors are conscious of the timeline and
documentation within the 50 days framework.
Members discussed the
five days waiting period as a potential obstacle to CD referrals.
The use of a second qualified person in conjunction with the SLP was
also discussed. In reply to a
question about speech therapy as a related service, Bob commented that he is
working with Kathy Davis through a Purdue entity to review the funding
formula.
Three year
re-evaluations should be discussed every year.
The technical beginning date is the one on which the child actually
was declared eligible for the first time with any disability.
There is a current disconnect on the date requirement through CODA
and ISART7. If an evaluation
results in a de-classification, a subsequent evaluation establishing
eligibility would establish a new beginning date.
In reply to a question,
Bob responded that local procedures establish when the child is considered
to be within the RtI process.
For example, the RtI process may be differentiated at a point when personnel
other than the classroom teacher are involved and the dynamics for the
student are being changed in contrast to random acts of intervention.
In closing Bob noted
that OSEP will be conducting its visit at the end of the month and these two
issues seemed to have surfaced:
(1) how are nonpublic school funds monitored by CEL, and (2) how does CEL
track the students involved in early intervening services?
III. EXECUTIVE STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT
A.
Legislative
and Research Committee – No report
B.
Membership and
Fiscal Management Committee – Steve Wornhoff distributed a Membership
Committee roster and its subcommittees and requested updates to the list.
The full committee met on October 15th and will meet again
on December 8th.
Denise Bashore disseminated a first draft of the ICASE membership roster
showing 330 names across various categories.
Steve distributed a
draft ICASE claim form that was revised through discussion.
MOTION:
Jan Dunham moved to approve the claim form as revised.
After a second by Mary Beth Hamilton, the motion was approved.
The form will be placed on the ICASE website with a note that its
use requires prior authorization.
1.
IRS - Steve
reported that he will chair a subcommittee to explore both the
organization’s IRS status and a future tax-exempt foundation for the
scholarship fund. Denise Bashore
volunteered to serve on the committee.
Jan Rees was suggested as another member.
2.
Topicals -
Steve proposed another subcommittee to review the Topical procedures for
distribution of funds to both ICASE and the roundtables.
Vendetta Gutshall volunteered to chair this committee.
3.
Products -
Mary Beth Hamilton expressed concern about the limited orders for products.
She said the subcommittee may consider direct website orders through
the vendor
4.
Website -
Steve reported that Tammy Mahon (Indiana Wesleyan University) from the East
RT will chair the Website/Listserv subcommittee.
Forty-nine photos were taken at the Fall Conference and will be
posted on the ICASE website.
5.
Newsletter -
Cheryl Corning reported that the next issue of the Briefcase newsletter is
in the works. Go to
www.icase.org.
C.
Professional
Development Committee – Patti Kem distributed the summary of the conference
evaluations including the break-out sessions and vendor feedback.
Both the conference and facilities were well received.
1.
Conference/Activities/Reports – Patti distributed a draft agenda for
the September 2009 Fall Conference.
At last month’s meeting, members were asked to consider the
Indianapolis area due to its centralized location and available facilities
to hold our conference, which has grown to 400+ attendees.
2.
50th
Anniversary Set-aside Fund (Henry Winkler) – Pending future discussion.
3.
Roundtable
Topical Proposals – Bev Garrison reported that Southeast is exploring a
web-based topical.
At a previous meeting, members reviewed the Topical Schedule through
2012 showing a minimum of two topicals each year by assigned roundtables.
East is scheduled for Fall 2008 and Southeast Spring 2009.
North Central is scheduled for Fall 2009 and Southwest 2010.
Northeast is scheduled for Fall 2010 and Southeast for Spring 2011.
Central is scheduled for Fall 2011 and East for Spring 2012.
IV.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
A.
Nominating –
Pam Wright chairs the Nomination Committee with elected representatives from
each Roundtable as it seeks to fill the President-elect position and the
first three-year term for Treasurer.
B.
Recognition/Awards – Cindy Pittman was previously approved for Honorary
Membership.
MOTION:
Vendetta Gutshall moved to grant Honorary Membership to both Jan Rees
and Glenda Hott with a $75 contribution to the Scholarship Fund for each in
recognition of their upcoming retirements.
After a second by Jan Dunham, the motion was approved.
All three retirees are to be recognized in February 2009 at the
Spring Conference.
Members discussed the
contributions of Hank Binder and noted that it had been 20 years (1988)
since he was first honored with the Distinguished Service Award.
MOTION:
Cheryl Harshman moved to grant the Distinguished Service Award to
Hank Binder. After a second by
Mary Beth Hamilton, the motion was approved.
Members were informed that Ray Graves had retired from the DOE
licensing office on October 1.
V.
SUPPORTING THE MEMBERSHIP
A.
Identifying and Addressing Membership Needs
1.
SLP Task Force
Update – No meeting since September 30th discussion of distance
education possibilities.
2.
Support for
New Directors – Patti Kem reported that their second follow-up session was
held at Fort Wayne with Vicki Hershman as the presenter.
A third session will be held during the Spring Conference 2009 on
February 26th.
3.
RtI Task Force
– No meetings since this group met September 8th with Lucy Witte
and Glenda Hott in attendance.
The ISTA/IFT workshops were held on October 13th through the 16th.
B.
Improving/Facilitating Communication
1.
Roundtable
Reports – Jan Dunham (E) said their recent topical with Rob March was well
attended. Cheryl Corning (SE)
said Sharon Schultz will brief their group on RtI from the national
perspective.
VI.
PROMOTING/ADVANCING THE ORGANIZATION
A.
Examining Organizational Structure
1.
Summit of Education Administration Associations – Lynn Gosser
reported that IN*SOURCE, ASK, CEL, ICASE have met to collaborate on Article
7 training materials. Their next
meeting will be October 29th.
B.
Strengthening National Connections
1.
CASE Annual Report – At the September meeting, Pam Wright asked that
committee chairs summarize their reports with the following assignments:
Legislative (Joan), Professional Development (Patti), Awards (Gary),
Communication (Vendetta and Lynn), Constitution (Pam).
2.
CASE
Membership/Executive Committee Updates – None
3.
19th
Annual CASE Conference at Myrtle Beach Resort (November 7-8, 2008)
– Pam Wright is the voting member at the Board of Directors meetings
this year. Her expenses will be
reimbursed by CASE. Lynn Gosser
is also to attend as the ICASE President with her expenses to be paid by
ICASE according to the constitution.
ICASE will also pay the expenses for Vendetta Gutshall as
President-elect to attend both the November 7 – 8 CASE Board of Directors
meeting at Myrtle Beach and the April 2, 2009 CASE Board of Directors
meeting in Seattle during the CEC Convention.
C.
Promoting State Partnerships –
1.
Liaisons – Mary Beth Hamilton clarified that four-year degree speech
therapists do not need direct on-site supervision.
2.
Appointees – No reports
VII.
OTHER BUSINESS – The May
21, 2009 meeting of the ICASE Executive Committee was changed to
May 14, 2009.
Steve Wornhoff announced that Martha McFarland will replace Becky Bowman
as the assistant director at Hamilton Boone Madison.
Jay Arthur will replace Martha as the director of special education
for Carmel Clay Schools.
VIII.
NEXT MEETING: November
20, 2008 at the DOE (Riley Room)