Board Meeting Minutes 9/30/11

IAAE Board Meeting Minutes
September 30, 2011
DMACC Ankeny Campus
FFA Building Room 114

1. Call to Order
1. In Attendance:  Rachelle Brown, Pam Courtney, Josh Dean, Lisa Demuth, Brett Eubank, Brian Friesner, Lisa Hackman, Bob Howlett, Pat Johansen,  Theresa Keeley, Greg McCullough, Steve Peters, Marlana Schnell, Joel Schutte, Dawn Young
2. Regrets: Ken Burrington, Jen Duncan, Brian Galusha, Doug Harrold, Robyn Naberhaus, Linda Rosulek, Gina Scheffler

2. Welcome and introductions

3. Risky Business Updates
1. Friday October 21 at Prairie Meadows.  
2. Viterbo is offering graduate credit for a combination of Risky Business attendance and research.

4. Treasurer’s Report
1. Conference expenses (attachment).
2. $20,000 in the bank.
3. Motion passed to approve Treasurer’s report as presented.

5. Motion passed to recognize that minutes from the last meeting were not available.

6. Board Responsibilities
1. Web content - Jen, Brett
2. Journal/newsletter/success stories - Jen, Josh
3. Legislative Day/legislative issues - Rachelle, Robyn, Steve, Dawn
1. Monday February 20, 2012

7. Conference Responsibilities (attachment)
1. Lisa D. updated the conference duties handout.
1. Speakers – Marlana, Pat
1. Marlana has a few suggestions for keynotes.
2. Registration – Doug, Marlana, Theresa
1. Northwest AEA cannot manage the registration anymore.  We need someone/group to manage this.
1. Rachelle Brown will check into this.
2. Theresa will send a “Save the Date” announcement to Jen to get on the web and the blog.
3. Entertainment – Jen, Lisa D., Joel
1. Motion approved to appropriate up to $300 for main door prize.
2. Board members are asked to bring at least one door prize of up to $10.
4. Marketing/vendors – Robyn
1. Reminder to ask any vendors that you deal with throughout the year to be a vendor at the conference.
5. Printed Materials - Lisa H., Pat, Brian F., Theresa
1. DMACC can do the printing (Marlana)
6. Awards and Grants – Pam, Dawn
7. Conference Chair - Lisa D.
8. Elections – Brett, Josh
9. Printing - Marlana

8. 2012 State Conference
1. Keynote Speakers
1. Ideas
1. Robert Marazano
2. Bill Cordes - motivational
3. Charlie Applestein – stay motivated to do the job.
4. L Horne
5. Mike Schmoker
6. Brian Harris
7. Chris Okiishi – mental health – Theresa will e-mail him to find out topics.
2. Theme
3. Breakout sessions
1. Residential educator strands
1. Transitioning students back and forth
2. Technology
3. Curriculum
1. Common Core
2. STEM
3. 1 to 1
4. Poverty
1. Homelessness
5. Other
1. Mental health
1. U of I Child Psych.
2. Orchard Place
4. Holiday Inn Details
1. Number of Rooms – 80 will be held
2. Number of breakout rooms
3. Meals
1. We will keep the meals similar to last year.
4. Other
1. $88/night
5. Mailings and Registration
6. Other

9. Website and newsletter content
1. Cleaning up website
2. New information added – Legislative day, State Conference, etc.
3. Greg suggested links to alternative schools/programs from the IAAE website.

10. Other issues
1. Administrators Networking meeting dates
1. Thursday November 10, 2011
2. Friday February 24, 2012

11. Adjournment

Next Board meeting: Friday December 2, 2011
Respectfully Submitted:  Dawn Young