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CATE BOARD MEETINGAGENDA
Board of Directors Meeting
Crowne Plaza Hotel
5985 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles
(310) 642-7500
Friday, September 8, 2007
7:00 -
9:00PM
Council
presidents meet; dinner and agenda per Angus Dunstan.
Saturday, September 9, 2007
8:00 - 8:30AM
Continental breakfast and conversation. (If you have not posted your
report online, please place 40 copies of your written report on
table provided in the meeting room.)
8:30 - 9:00AM
I.
Call to order, welcomes, and introductions. Please be
prepared to tell about yourself, your Board position, recent
activities, and recommend a book (*1 minute each).
9:00 - 10:15AM
II.
Approval of May 2007 minutes
III.
Adoption of September 2007 agenda
IV.
Consent docket - Items here will be considered as one motion.
Any item may be removed from this docket for discussion prior
to voting. (See
addendum.)
A.
Resignations
1. Al and Cista Leonard
(Literary Magazine Contest coordinators)
2. Greg Johnson (Kern
Rep)
B.
Appointments
1. Teisha Hase as
Convention Coordinator
2. Kathleen Cecil as
Resolutions Chair
3. Angus Dunstan as
Policy Chair
4. Advisory Board:
Berry, Rippee, Delfino, A. Fristrom, P. Fristrom, Dunstan, Williams,
Hase, Himel
V.
CATE Board Reports
A. President
(Berry - 10 minutes)
1. Gratitude
2. CATEweb update
(ACTION ITEM)
3. Committee membership
(handout)
4. Challenge: Increased
efficiency
a. MAL opportunities
b. Serving new teachers
5. Email correspondence
a. CE expansion
b. Jan Ewell
c. WaMu grant
d. CaHSEE prep book (Barron's)
6. Other
B. Vice-President (Delfino - 5 minutes)
1. Advisory Committee
Report
2. Update on calendar of
meetings and sites
3. Other
C. Past President (Rippee - 10 minutes)
1. CATE awards
a. Classroom Excellence
b. Award of Merit
c. Distinguished Service
2. Election process
a. Online,
CE, and Annual Business
Meeting voting (ACTION ITEM)
b. Offices to be
elected: President, Vice President, MAL College, MAL Middle, MAL
Unspecified
3. NCTE Liaison Report
a. All Board members
must be NCTE members
b. Blau to receive DSA
at Friday Business meeting
c.
California English
awarded as exemplary journal
d. NCTE Leadership
Conference highlights
4. Hurricane Katrina
donation
5. Other
D. Presidents’ Council (Dunstan - 5 minutes)
1. Report on Presidents’
Meeting (plans and goals)
2. Other
E. Secretary
(Tracey - 5 minutes)
1. Policy revision
process to be reviewed at December meeting
2. Directory update
a. Poster: verify, edit,
initial when perfect.
b. Contact info changes
- email to Lorraine who will forward
3. Business cards and
binders for new Board members
4. Other
F. Treasurer
(A. Fristrom - 10 minutes)
1. Annual Review of
Treasurer (Action Item)
2. Financial Report
3. Reimbursement
Updates/Reminders
4. Commendation to
council treasurers
5. Other
G. Membership
(Williams - 5 minutes)
1. Membership figures
update
2. Electronic lists sent
3. Booth at CRA
4. Summer recruiting
results
5. Other
H. Convention Coordinator (Hase - 7 minutes - ONLINE)
1. On-line registration
2. Sponsorship
3. 2007 CATE Convention -
only 2 POs out
4. 2008 update
5. 2012 overflow site
revision
6. 2009 update
7. Exhibits Manager's
report; actions taken for 2008
8. FAX machine dedicated
phone line
9. Possible future dates
booked for Board meetings w/Marriott discuss w/ committee
10. Other
I. CATE 2007 Report (Himel - 7 minutes)
1. Program update and
tentative schedule
2. Registration
3. Flyer dispersal
4. Friday Night
5. Technology strand
6. Other
J. Convention Consultant/Parlimentarian Extraordinaire (P. Fristrom
- 10 minutes)
1. Bylaws proposals (ACTION ITEM)
2. Survey Monkey - its applications for CATE
10:15 - 10:30PM
BREAK
10:30 - 12:00PM
VI. Standing
Committee Meetings (Reminders: Give written minutes and delegated
tasks to secretary by end of meeting on Sunday to be included in the
minutes.
A. Policy/Censorship - ANGUS
DUNSTAN, Jim Burke, Carmen Carrillo, Kathleen Cecil, Carrie
Danielson, Carol Jago, Ellen Jensen, Debra Martinez, Jayne Marlink,
Maureen Rippee, Anne Sahlberg, Bill Younglove, Martha Zaragoza-Diaz
1. NCTE Resolutions
2. CATE Core Values
3. Code of Ethics
4. Survey Monkey applications
5. Other
B. Convention Coordinating
-
TEISHA HASE, Michelle Berry, Charleen Delfino, Susan Dillon, Anne
Fristrom, Punky Fristrom, Nancy Himel, Richard Hockensmith, Liz
McAninch, Cheryl Hogue Smith, Lorraine Tracey
1. Contract with
Marriott in Ontario 2012
2. LB visit (menus,
tour)
3. 2 Minutes for CATE -
2008 and beyond
4. 2008 Update from
Nancy--sponsorships, etc.
5. Exhibits Manager
report action for 2008
6. Curtin contract
7. Future contracts for board meetings
8. 2009 update
9. Goals for the year
10. Other
C.
Leadership -
CAROL SURABIAN, Kathy Allen, Bob Chapman, Cathy Cirimele, Carol
Clarke, Audrey Fleming, Tish Griggs, Greg Johnson, Susan Karpowicz,
Shelly Medford, Joan Williams
1. Review of CATE
scholarships (Virginia Reid to small councils at 2008 convention)
2. Review of Leadership
project
3. Recruitment for CATE
Board offices
4. Survey Monkey
applications
5. Leadership goals for
the year
6. Other
12:00 - 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00PM
VII. Committee
Meeting Reports
A. Policy/Censorship
(Dunstan)
B. Convention Coordinating(Hase)
C. Leadership
(Surabian)
2:00 - 3:00PM
VIII. Report of Liaisons
A. Calif. Dept. of Ed.
(Goodwin - 15 minutes)
B. Policy Analyst
(Zaragoza-Diaz - 15 minutes)
C. CYRM
(Fleming)
D. CWP
(Marlink) (move to Sunday)
E. CLRP
(Jago)
F. NCTE Region 8
(Jago)
G. CE Editor
(Jago)
H. CATEweb
(Jordan)
I. CATENet
(Burke)
J. Resolutions
(Griggs/Cecil)
K. CCCC
(Younglove)
L. CTA
(Martinez)
3:00 - 3:30PM
IX. Reports of
CATE Councils - 3 minutes each
A. Capitol Council
(Dunstan)
B. Central Council
(McAninch)
C. FACET Council
(Cirimele)
D. GSDCTE
(Danielson)
E. Kern
(Johnson)
F. Redwood Council
(Sahlberg)
G. Southland Council
(Hernandez)
H. TUCATE Council
(Surabian)
I. Upper Council
(Medford)
3:30 - 3:45PM BREAK
3:45 - 5:00PM
X.
Open discussion
XI. Adjourn until
Sunday morning; dinner on your own
Sunday,
September 10, 2007
8:00 - 8:30AM
Continental breakfast and conversation
8:30 - 9:00AM
I.
Call to Order and announcements
P
9:00 - 11:00AM
II.
Standing
committee meetings (Reminders: Give written minutes and delegated
tasks to secretary by end of meeting on Sunday to be included in the
minutes.
A.
Executive/Finance -
CHARLEEN DELFINO, Michelle Berry, Angus Dunstan, Anne Fristrom,
Punky Fristrom, Teisha Hase, Ellen Jensen, Jayne Marlink, Maureen
Rippee, Cheryl Hogue Smith, Martha Zaragoza-Diaz
1. Support for CATE
nominees to NCTE awards (i.e. Classroom Excellence)
2. Lifetime retired
teachers' membership
3. Survey Monkey
applications
3. Goals for the year
4. Other
B.
Publications -
LIZ MCANINCH, Jim Burke, Carmen Carrillo, Kathleen Cecil, Bob
Chapman, Cathy Cirimele, Carol Clarke, Susan Dillon, Nancy Himel,
Carol Jago, Anne Sahlberg, Bill Younglove
1.
California English
2.
CATEweb
3. CATE
Writing Contests a. Professional Writing Contest - read entries
b. Student contest - review deadlines and plan for reading entries
4. Marilyn Kahl
Scholarship - coordinator recommendation/renewal
5. NCTE Writing Contests - coordinators
a. Promising Young Writers
b. Achievement in Writing
c. Literary Magazine
6. Goals for Year
C.
Membership -
JOAN WILLIAMS, Kathy Allen, Carrie Danielson, Audrey Fleming, Tish
Griggs, Richard Hockensmith, Greg Johnson, Susan Karpowicz, Debra
Martinez, Shelly Medford, Carol Surabian, Lorraine Tracey
1. Grants for new
memberships
2. Attracting and
retaining new members
3. Powerpoint on CD
4. Membership gift
5. Web presence for
Membership
6. Leadership cards
follow-up
7. CATENet connection to
CATE members
8. Final reminder card
9. Survey Monkey
applications
10.
Goals for the year
11:00 - 11:30AM
III.
Committee Meeting Reports
A. Executive/Finance
(Delfino)
B. Membership
(Williams)
C. Publications
(McAninch)
11:30 - noon
IV. Old Business
V. New Business
V. Adjournment, check out, and lunch.
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