A. Minutes Tom Adams called the meeting to order and requested a motion to approve the November 16, 2006 minutes. MOTION: Cindy Pittman moved for approval. After a second by Lynn Gosser, the motion carried.
B. Treasurer's Report and Claim Docket Vendetta Gutshall distributed handouts for the December Financial Report. The November 2006 Docket was presented in the amount of $29,887.54. MOTION: Cindy Pittman moved to approve the Docket as presented. After a second by Mary Beth Hamilton, the motion was approved. The financial report showed $59,333.41 of the $167,650 budget had been expended to date.
C. Membership Committee Vendetta Gutshall reported the Patron subcommittee is expected to meet in January 2007. She noted that vendors in attendance at the 2006 Fall Conference will be granted "free" tables at the 2007 Spring Conference. D. Roundtable Topical Proposals None E. Strategic Plan Tammy Ummel reported on the November 6 work group session which she facilitated to develop a list of pros and cons of the current structure, including the roles and responsibilities of the officers, roundtables and representatives, and committees and chairpersons. A list of considerations was compiled in the report that Tammy presented to the members of the Executive Committee. Tom Adams summarized that: (1) the Executive Directory Survey was being updated; (2) no update of the needs assessment is available; (3) Jan Rees will chair the Fiscal Management Task Force; and (4) progress reports on all components of the plan will be discussed at a special meeting on January 30, 2007.
II. Reports: 2006-2007 A. Conferences/Activities
1. Fall Conference 2006: Tom Adams reported the final revenue after expenses to be $28,575. 2. Spring Conference 2007: February 15-16, 2007 Pam Wright commented the remaining details are related to contacting sponsors to underwrite costs. She noted the format has changed slightly from previous years. The conference will start Wednesday with a legislative session. Bob Marra will speak on Thursday instead of Friday when our featured speaker is scheduled. 3. Fall Conference 2007: September 26-28, 2007 French Lick Resort has been selected with keynote speakers on leadership to be provided by the IN-SIG project with strands from its pilot sites. Members discussed the desirability of underwriting the costs and offering George Batsche as a keynoter at a future IAPSS Conference. Tom Adams will present the offer to John Ellis. [NOTE: John Ellis has responded that the IAPSS Professional Development Committee would like to consider the ICASE offer for its January 30, 2008 (not 2007) Winter Conference.] 4. CEC/CASE Board Update At last month's meeting, Tom Adams noted the CASE Winter Board of Directors meeting will be held on January 17-19, 2007 with CASE paying for the expenses of Vendetta Gutshall as the ICASE designee and ICASE paying expenses for both the President and President-elect. B. Standing Committee Reports 1. Porter Scholarship The two recipients will be invited by Cheryl Corning to the Spring Conference to receive their respective plaques and be recognized by the membership. Vendetta Gutshall reported the scholarship funds for tuition have been forwarded to the recipients' universities. 2. Recognition/Awards Pam Wright reported the February 15 luncheon will include the awards ceremony to recognize scholarship recipients, retirees and Leonard Burrello with a Career Achievement Award. MOTION: Lynn Gosser moved to grant Honorary Membership and a scholarship donation to Julia Prather (West Central Joint Services) in recognition of her retirement. After a second by Cheryl Harshman, the motion was approved.
3. Past-Presidents' Council Cindy Pittman will invite past presidents and host this dinner meeting on the evening of February 14, 2007 (5:30 PM). 4. Nominations Pam Wright reminded members to solicit names from their respective roundtables and send resumes for candidates to be considered for the President-elect (2007-08) position. She reported Ann Schnepf and Karol Farrell will serve on this committee. 5. Roundtable Activities Jim Murray (C) said they will meet on February 1 for a goal setting session as a follow-up to their retreat. Mary Beth Hamilton (NE) said they will meet December 15 for a general session. Lynn Gosser (E) said they met last Friday with Tammy Mahon about the new programs at Indiana Wesleyan University for teachers on emergency permits. Larry Bass (SW) said their meeting on December 18 will include Maury Miller to present on ISU programs. Cheryl Corning (SE) said they will meet December 15 to discuss items from this board meeting. Cheryl Harshman (NC) said they will meet December 14 in Lafayette to discuss transition issues including measurable goals. C. Article 7 Tom Adams reported on an earlier discussion with Pat Pierce about the advisability of a work group to develop position papers in regard to the future Article 7 draft and how to structure input from ICASE. Tom proposed the members of the Executive Committee become the Article 7 Study Committee. Vendetta suggested the Legislative Chair and perhaps other chairpersons be included in the study committee. D. Report: Division of Exceptional Learners Response-to-Intervention: At last month's meeting, Sharon Knoth reported that the IEP@BSU has paid the statewide licensing fee ($4,500) for all Indiana sites to access the March 14 (Reading and Math Strategies), and the May 9, 2007 (School-based Mental Health and Positive Behavioral Interventions) web broadcasts. Contact Heather Neiheisel <Neiheisel@bsu.edu> to register to receive materials prior to any of the broadcasts.
The PowerPoint presentation and related documents from George Batsche's presentation at the RtI seminar of the ISEAS Academy can be viewed on the ISEAS web site at <http://www.indstate.edu/soe/iseas/>. After December 11, 2006, anyone may view a videostreaming of the seminar by opening the following link with Internet Explorer <http://video.pattanpgh.net/mediasite/viewer/?peid=feb7ac38-af29-4ce1-a6db-78838d779cf7> with username = nasdsesat3 and password = rti12606. SLP Licensure: In response to a question about licensing of speech pathologists, Bob Marra clarified that under the revised state statute candidates must first apply to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (formerly the Health Professions Bureau) for its private practice certificate, which then is to be filed with the DOE Division of Professional Standards to obtain a teaching license. Bob noted the DOE's intent to seek legislative authority to issue emergency permits with subsequent regulatory changes as necessary. Article 7: Bob reviewed the progress of the Article 7 discussions with the members of the State Advisory Council, which he expects to be completed by the end of this school year. The council will likely host meetings (not hearings) the Summer of 2007 before filing a document with the Division to be reviewed and released to the State Board of Education, which will initiate the promulgation process. The State Advisory Council's work on the revision of Article 7 can be viewed on the DOE website <http://doe.state.in.us/exceptional/advisory/welcome.html>. Comments pertaining to the rewrite of Article 7 can be sent to the following e-mail address <tsapc@doe.state.in.us>. Riley Autism Center: Bob introduced Naomi Swiezy, clinical director of the Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center, which was established in 1997 and the new facility opened in 2001. The Center is affiliated with the IU School of Medicine through its Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services and is located in Riley Hospital for Children (317/274-8162). Two years ago the Center for Disease Control (CDC) funded a grant to build an education component at the Center. This fall the DOE Division of Exceptional Learners funded a model classroom in Indianapolis Public Schools as a future demonstration site and an extension of the Center's clinic laboratory classroom. The model classroom is expected to be available as a visitation/observation site by next school year. Naomi focuses on parent and staff training (coaching) with the Center's staff of 20 including a special educator (Patricia Korzekwa). She seeks to work proactively with parents to anticipate their children's behavior in contrast to serving as a crisis worker. The Center seeks to build capacity in the community through its on-going work and a week long summer training, for example, in the laboratory classroom practicing applied behavior analysis techniques. The Sarkine Center is the only academic and research program on autism in the State of Indiana. As a part of the IU School of Medicine, the Center is a teaching institution dedicated to bringing the most current and accurate information to its professionals, students, and consumers. Interventions are based on individual goals and objectives of the caregivers. Typically, some combination of medication management, applied behavioral techniques, supportive counseling, and speech and language intervention is involved and reflects the most recent and empirically supported approaches to treatment. Individuals and families may be offered participation in research projects or community-based opportunities. In addition, services may be provided on an ongoing or consultant basis; however, the general goal is to help children and adults with autism and related disorders to achieve their potential and to participate as fully as possible in family, school, and community life. E. Report: Public Policy and Legislative Committee Pam Wright reminded members a February 14 (4:00 5:30 PM) legislative update will be held in preparation for the February 15 (7:30 8:45 AM) legislative breakfast at the State House.
F. Liaisons No reports
III. NEXT MEETING: - January 30, 2007 (8:30 AM) at the ISEAS office.
- February 14, 2007 (12:00 Noon with lunch) Downtown Radisson (Indianapolis)