CATE California Association of Teachers of English

“What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen.”
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friday, September 10, 2004

Council Presidents Meet: dinner and agenda per President Oppliger memo sent separately.

Saturday, September 11, 2004

8:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast and pre-meeting.

If you have not posted your report on CATEweb, please place 40 copies of your written report on table provided in the meeting room.

8:30 A.M.-9:00 A.M.

1. Call to order, welcomes, introductions (Please be prepared to tell about yourself, your Board position, recent activities, and recommend a book—1 minute each

9:00-10.15

2. Approval of minutes for May, 2004
3. Adopt September 10-12, 2004 Agenda
4. CATE Board Reports

a. President (Rippee – 15 minutes)

1. Correspondence

a. Letters of notification of position on board
b. Invitation to Kern Council
c. Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program

2. Report highlights
3. Appointments (Action Items)

a. Anne Fristrom-Treasurer
b. Punky Fristrom-Convention Coordinator Consultant


4. Appointments

c. Keri Kemble-Marilyn Kahl Scholarship Update
d. Advisory Board (Berry, Mitchell, Morimoto, Mayfield, Fristrom, A., Roseboro, Williams, Hase, Hemric)
e. Committee structure for 2004-2005 (see below)

4. Membership List Sales
5. NCTE Award Recognition to CE & CATEweb congratulations
6. Annual Plans and Goals
7. Commendation to 2005 conference committee
8. Other


b. Vice-President (Morimoto –5 minutes)

1. Advisory Committee Report
2. Calendar of meetings and sites (Action Item)
3. Other

c. Past President (Roseboro – 10 minutes)

1. CATE awards and election process
2. Distinguished Service Award
3. NCTE Liaison Report (Reminder: all Board members must be NCTE members)
4. Other

d. Council Presidents (Oppliger– 5 minutes)

1. Report on Presidents’ Meeting
2. Presidents’ Handbook Revision
3. Other

e. Secretary’s Report (Hemric – 5 minutes)

1. Policy revision process to be reviewed at December meeting)
2. Directory Update
3. Business cards/binders
4. Other

f. Treasurer’s Report (A. Fristrom - 6 minutes)

1. Annual Review of Treasurer (Action Item)
2. Financial Report
3. Reimbursement Updates/Reminders
4. Other

g. Membership Chair’s Report (Williams – 5 minutes)

1. Membership figures update
2. Membership Booth and CRA Convention
3. Needs for 2005
4. Online
5. Review forms, letters, etc. (Precision form revision)
6. Booth at CRA?
7. Goals
8. Other

h. Convention Coordinator’s Report (Hase-7 minutes)

1. Registrar Appointment (Action Item for confirmation?)
2. On-line registration
3. Sponsorship
4. Other

CATE Convention 2005 Report (Berry/& Stockton– 7 minutes)

1. Program update and tentative schedule
2. Registration
3. Other

10:15-10:30 BREAK

10:30-12:00

5. Standing Committee Meetings -
(Reminder: Give written minutes and delegated tasks to secretary by end of meeting on Sunday to be included in the minutes. * denotes Chair and note taker.)

a. Policy/Censorship – Mayfield*, Chapman, Jago, Nitschke, McAninch, Linn, Younglove, McBride, Roseboro, Zaragoza-Diaz)

1. Legislative Issues and Analyst report (Mayfield, Zaragosa-Diaz)
2. Resolutions for CATE 2004 (Mayfield)
3. Resolutions for NCTE (Roseboro)
4. Goals for the year
5. Other

b. Convention Coordinating - Fristrom, P. *, Joseph, , Berry, Browne, Fristrom, A., Hase, Linn, Mitchell, Stockton, Rippee, Williams

1. CATE Registrar Contract details
2. Outstanding balances for CATE 2005
3. CATE 2005 Package pricing
4. NCTE for CATE exhibitors
5. Helms-Briscoe
6. On-line registration
7. Sponsorship
8. Long and short range planning
9. Goals for the year
10. Other

c. Leadership - Karpowicz*, Morimoto, Bowles, Brennan, Delfino, ,Dunstan, Hemric, Joseph, Browne,, Surabian, Allen, Enmark, Kriielart

1. Evaluation of Leadership plans
2. Review of CATE scholarships – status and update (Reid & Kahl?)
3. Review of Leadership project (guests at Board Meetings)
4. Recruitment for CATE Board offices
5. Goals for the year
6. Review strategic plans and annual goals submitted for CATE
7. Other

12:00-1:00 P.M. LUNCH

1:00 – 5 p.m.

1:00-1:45 6. Committee Meeting Reports

a. Policy/Censorship (Mayfield)
b. Convention Coordinating (Hase)

1. Action Items

c. Leadership (Karpowicz)

1:45-2:45 7. Report of Liaisons

a. California Department of Education (Breneman – 5 minutes)
b. Policy Analyst (Zaragoza-Diaz – 5 minutes)
c. CYRM (Gullo – 5 minutes)
d. California Writing Project (Faith Nitschke – 5 minutes)
e CLRP (Carol Jago– 5 minutes)
f. CE Editor (Jago – 5 minutes)
g. CATEweb – (Jordan – written)
h. CATENet – (Burke –written)
i. Resolutions Chair (Mayfield – 5 minutes)
j. CCCC (Mayfield/Younglove 5 minutes)
k. CommuniCATE (Mayfield – 5 minutes)

2:45-3:15 8. Reports of CATE Councils

a. Capitol Council (Dunstan-3 minutes)
b. Central Council (Delfino-3 minutes)
c. FACET Council (Oppliger-3 minutes)
d. Greater San Diego Council (Bowles-3 minutes)
e. Redwood Council (McBride-3 minutes)
f. Southland Council (Linn-3 minutes)
g. TUCATE Council (Surabian-3 minutes)
h. Upper Council (Enmark-3 minutes)

BREAK

3:15-3:30

3:30-5:00 P.M. 9. Open Discussion

a. Reflection on Strategic Plans and Long Term Goals
b. CATE and Master Plan for Education in California
c. Adjourn to Sunday morning; dinner on your own
Sunday, September 12, 2004

8:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast and Conversation

8:30 A.M. Call to Order and Announcements

9:00 A.M..- 11:00 10. Standing Committee Meetings

(Reminder: Give written minutes and delegated tasks to secretary by end of meeting on Sunday to be included in the minutes. * denotes Chair and note taker.)
a. Executive/Finance (Morimoto*, Allen, Bowles, Fristrom, P., Fristrom, P., Hase Mitchell, Rippee)

1. 2004-2005 Budget issues
2. Discuss funding of award winners to attend NCTE
3. Short and long-range planning
4. Goals for the year
5. Other

b. Publications (Chapman*, Berry, Nitschke, Breneman, Delfino , Dunstan, Jago, Mayfield, McAninch, Younglove Enmark)

1. California English (announcements pertinent for inclusion in issues)
2. NCTE Writing Contests (vacancy for secondary; Bonnie Rooney)
3. CATE Writing Contests
4. Marilyn Kahl (submissions to Keri Kemble by April 15; send to committee with recommendations for final decision)
5. Goals for the year
6. Other

c. Membership (*Williams, Allen, Hemric, Joseph, McBride, Stockton, Surabian, Linn, Karpowisc)

1. Membership procedures
2. Brochure plans and distribution
3. Goals for the year
4) Other

11:00-11:30 11. Committee Meeting Reports

a. Executive/Finance (Morimoto)
b. Membership (Williams)
c. Publications (Chapman)

11:30-12:00 12. Old Business

13. New Business

a. Member-at-Large vacancy/appointment (Action Item)
b. NCTE Coordinator vacancy/appointment (Action Item)

12:00 noon 14. Adjournment, check out, lunch.